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Jean Wells (Oeva Jean Wells Koebernick) was the first female game designer hired by TSR. She was hired by Gary Gygax in 1979{{cite dragon|24| | Jean Wells (Oeva Jean Wells Koebernick) was the first female game designer hired by TSR. She was hired by Gary Gygax in 1979{{cite dragon|24|19|The Melee in D&D}}, after a short correspondence and subsequent visit to TSR headquarters in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
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Some of the products that Jean contributed to were: | Some of the products that Jean contributed to were: | ||
* The Dungeon Master's Guide{{cite dragon|25|33|The Proper Place of Character Social Class in D&D}} | |||
* The Rogue's Gallery | * The Rogue's Gallery | ||
* Palace of the Silver Princess | * Palace of the Silver Princess | ||
Revision as of 02:47, 12 November 2024
| Jean Wells | |
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| Nationality: | American |
| Born: | Jacksonville, Florida, United States |
| Died: | January 25, 2012 (aged 56) |
| Alias: | Oeva Jean Wells Koebernick |
Jean Wells (Oeva Jean Wells Koebernick) was the first female game designer hired by TSR. She was hired by Gary Gygax in 1979[1], after a short correspondence and subsequent visit to TSR headquarters in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
Career
Her work began as an editor, artist, and player at TSR. One of her player characters (the magic user Ceatitle Trodar Northman) later being memorialized in The Rogue's Gallery, of which she was also an editor. Jean was also the inaugural writer for Dragon Magazine's Sage Advice column, which she ran from issues #31 to #39. However, controversy over her inaugural adventure module, B3, Palace of the Silver Princess, resulted in the module being withdrawn from sale just before launch, and ultimately ended in her leaving TSR.
Some of the products that Jean contributed to were:
- The Dungeon Master's Guide[2]
- The Rogue's Gallery
- Palace of the Silver Princess
- Dragon Magazine Sage Advice
Palace of the Silver Princess (Orange version)
Jean Wells was tasked by TSR to create one of the introductory series of "B" modules for the Basic version of Dungeons and Dragons in 1980[3]. For this, Jean created B3, Palace of the Silver Princess (Orange version). This module followed a pattern developed for B1, In Search of the Unknown, where rooms and encounters were intentionally left blank, to be filled in by the games' Dungeon Master for play. Although the module had passed editorial review, two of the illustrations included in the text were objected to by Will Niebling in upper management.[4] After this, the module was passed on to Tom Moldvay, who removed the images and substantially changed the contents of the original module, for what became known as the Green version. All copies of the Orange Cover were removed from sale for destruction, although some copies were preserved.
External links
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References
Notes
Citations
- ↑ "The Melee in D&D". Dragon #24 (Apr 1979), p.19.
- ↑ "The Proper Place of Character Social Class in D&D". Dragon #25 (May 1979), p.33.
- ↑ "http://www.wizards.com/dnd/DND_PSP.asp"
- ↑ https://grognardia.blogspot.com/2010/02/interview-jean-wells-part-ii.html
Bibliography
Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
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| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockswells of the Gnarley Forest | People Group | Clan, | The Adventure Begins | 71 |
| Lord Lockswells Manor | Building | Manor, | The City of Greyhawk: Gem of the Flanaess | 35 |
| Saint Cuthbert, Shrine of, (Lord Lockswells Manor) | Building | Shrine, | The City of Greyhawk: Gem of the Flanaess | 35 |
| Wells of Darkness | Place | Dragon magazine #359 | 98 | |
| Wells of Darkness (73rd Layer of the Abyss) | Planar | Plane/Dimension, | Dungeon magazine #147 | 50, 58, 84 |
| Wells of Darkness (Savage Tides) | Adventure | Located in: Abyss, | Dragon magazine #359 | 98 |
| Wells of Darkness (Savage Tides) | Adventure | Located in: Abyss, | Dungeon magazine #148 | 52 |