Stan!
Steven "Stan!" Brown | |
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Nationality | American |
Genre | Role-playing games, fantasy |
Stan! (born Steven Brown) is an American author, cartoonist, and game designer. He is sometimes credited as Stan Brown.
Biography
[edit]Brown was born and grew up on Long Island and attended Binghamton University.[1] Brown began publishing fiction, cartoons, and games professionally in 1982, usually under the pen name "Stan!."[1][2] He is the author of numerous short stories, novels, roleplaying products, comics and cartoons.[1] He has served as a graphic designer and line editor for West End Games; an editor and game designer for TSR, Inc.; and an author, senior game designer, and creative director for Wizards of the Coast, Inc.[1] He has also been the creative content manager at Upper Deck Entertainment.[1]
In 2007, R. Hyrum Savage formed a subsidiary of his OtherWorld Creations with Brown called Super Genius Games.[3] He has also worked as the creative content manager for Upper Deck Entertainment, and the creative vice president for The Game Mechanics, Inc.[2] Brown is the Creative Director for Super Genius Games. He co-founded The Game Mechanics with JD Wiker, Marc Schmalz, and Rich Redman.
Stan! has worked on a variety of role-playing titles, including Paranoia, Dragonlance, Marvel Super Heroes, Ravenloft, and Forgotten Realms, as well as being a principal designer for d20 Modern. He is also the author of two novels published by Wizards of the Coast.
Bibliography
[edit]Fiction
[edit]- Dragon Day (MSP 2005)
- Dragons' Return—This Land is in Our Blood (MP 2005)
- Children of the Rune—Skin Deep (MP 2004)
- Brothers of the Monkey—Chapter Two (WotC website 2002)
- Bertrem's Guide to the War of Souls, vol. 2—A Journey to Schallsea and The Insurrection That Never Was (WotC 2002)
- The Crab (WotC 2001)
- Bertrem's Guide to the Age of Mortals—"Regional Dietary Regimens", "Celebrations and Festivals", and *"Popular Games of the Fifth Age" (WotC 2000)
- More Leaves From the Inn of the Last Home—“Slugs, Fungi, Molds, and Other Things I Hope To Never See Again” (WotC 2000)
- The Odyssey of Gilthanas (TSR 1999) *
- Realms of Mystery—Ekhar Lorent: Gnome Detective (TSR 1998)
- Mysterious Cairo—The Sands of Change (WEG 1992)
Game design
[edit]- Modern Organizations: Crime & Punishment (TGM 2005)
- Crossing the Line (WotC web site 2005)
- Complete Adventurer (WotC 2005)
- d20 Future (WotC 2004)
- A Friendly Warning (WotC web site 2004)
- Planar Handbook (WotC 2004)
- Modern Magic print edition (GR 2004)
- Crisis on Canyon Road (WotC web site 2004)
- Modern Magic, volume 2 (TGM 2004)
- The Ghost in the End Zone (RPGA 2004)
- Resolutions (WotC web site 2004)
- Modern Magic, volume 1 (TGM 2003)
- The Dead of Winter (WotC web site 2003)
- Criminal Intent: The Villain's Almanac (GoO 2003)
- The Final Feast (WotC web site 2003)
- Blood Sugar (WotC web site 2003)
- Modern Player's Companion print edition (GR 2003)
- The Petersen Counterstrike (WotC web site 2003)
- Bad Moon Waning (WotC web site 2003)
- A Funny Thing Happened At Carousel #5 (WotC web site 2003)
- Modern Player's Companion, volume 2 (TGM 2003)
- Stone Dead (WotC web site 2003)
- Urban Arcana Campaign Setting (WotC 2003)
- Modern Player's Companion, volume 1 (TGM 2003)
- No Man's Land (WotC web site 2003)
- d20 Modern RPG (WotC 2002)
- Bastion of Broken Souls (WotC 2002)
- Book of Challenges (WotC 2002)
- Beginner Games—prototypes (WotC 2000)
- Rise of the Titans (WotC 2000)
- Pokémon Jr. Adventure Game (WotC 1999)
- Children of the Night: The Created (TSR 1999)
- The Odyssey of Gilthanas (TSR 1999)
- Children of Solace (RPGA 1999)
- Dragonlance Classics 15th Anniversary Edition (TSR 1999)
- Palanthas (TSR 1998)
- Trail of the Tylor (RPGA 1998)
- The Dragonlance Bestiary (TSR 1998)
- Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Game (TSR 1998)
- Citadel of Light (TSR 1998)
- Pyramids of Brass (RPGA 1998)
- Leviathan's Deep (RPGA 1998)
- SAGA Fate Deck (TSR 1997)
- Heroes of Sorcery (TSR 1997)
- Children of the Night: Ghosts (TSR 1997)
- Cryptic Campaigns (WEG 1996)
- Fires of Marl (WEG 1996)
- Shadow of a Black Sun (WEG 1995)
Articles
[edit]- The Essential Modern Spellbook (Green Ronin web site 2004)
- The Odds Breaker (TGM web site 2004)
- The Creation of the D&D Worlds (Dragon Magazine #315)
- The Itinerant Bazaar (WotC web site)
- Modern Talents (TGM web site)
- Modern Classes (TGM web site)
- Making Urban Arcana More Prestigious (WotC web site 2003)
- Fharlanghn's Garden (WotC web site)
- Compete Feats (TGM web site)
- Urban Heroes (Dragon Magazine #305)
- The Geography of Bertrem's Guide to the War of Souls, volume 2 (WotC web site 2002)
- The D&D Player's Movie Marathon (Dragon Magazine #283)
- Have You Seen My Youthful Innocence Around Here Somewhere? (Shred Magazine #4)
- Be Kind To Be Cruel—Brewing A Truly Terrifying Campaign (Shred Magazine #3)
- Extra! Extra! Read All About It!—Applying Tabloid Journalism to Your Campaign (Shred Magazine #2)
- GMing RPGs Under A Time Limit (Shred Magazine #1)
- How Do You Stop The Rhino From Charging? (Dungeon Magazine #71)
- Hark, The Herald (Dragon Magazine Annual #2)
- HOM-Sector For The HOL-I-DAY (Polyhedron #127)
- Undead Again (Dragon Magazine #234)
Cartoons and illustrations
[edit]- Typos of Doom '06 (WotC web site)
- Ptypos of Doom (Malhavoc Press web site)
- Typos of Doom '05 (WotC web site)
- Iyov's First Quest online D&D coloring album (WotC web site)
- WotC Book Department 2004 Holiday Card (WotC web site)
- 2004 D&D Holiday Cards (WotC web site)
- Pledge Drive Cartoons (KPLU radio station)
- Cold Pizza host D&D caricatures (ESPN2)
- Typos of Doom (WotC web site)
- Humorous PC Portraits (WotC web site)
- Monstrous Madness (AndyCollins.net)
- WotC Book Department 2003 Holiday Card (WotC web site)
- 2003 D&D Holiday Cards (WotC web site)
- 2003 TGM Holiday Card (TGM web site)
- Grub's First Adventure online D&D coloring album (WotC web site)
- Gen Con Time Warp puzzle contest (Gen Con 2003)
- Goblin Fey Hunter (TGM web site)
- April Fool's Day Maps 2003—Dirt Cavern, Ice Maze, and The Underdark (WotC web site)
- The Year of Solving Dangerously (Games Magazine April 2003)
- WotC Book Department 2002 Holiday Card (WotC web site)
- Lair of the Beholder online D&D coloring album (WotC web site)
- 2002 D&D Holiday Cards (WotC web site)
- Gen Con Time Warp puzzle contest (Gen Con 2002)
- Hick the RPG cover illustration (ID Adventures)
- Table Talk comic strip (Campaign Magazine issue #s 4 – 12)
- April Fool's Day Map 2002 (WotC web site)
- Bolt & Quiver comic strip (Dungeon/Polyhedron Magazine issue #s 90 – 106) •
- All's Fair in Love and Warcraft (Dragon Magazine Annual 2001)
- WotC Book Department 2001 Holiday Card (WotC web site)
- The D&D Player's Movie Marathon (Dragon Magazine #283)
- Table Talk comic strip (Shred Magazine issue #s 1 – 7)
- Dr. Symm comic strip (Shred Magazine issue #s 1 – 7)
- Cover Illustrations (Shred Magazine issue #s 1 – 7)
- The Reed Richards Guide to Everything (WotC 1999)
- Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Game (WotC 1998)
- HOM-Sector For The HOL-I-DAY (Polyhedron #127)
Editing
[edit]- d20 Modern Menace Manual (WotC 2003)
- Dragon Dice: Dice Commander's Manual (TSR 1997)
- Requiem (TSR 1996)
- Death Ascendant (TSR 1996)
- Death Unchained (TSR 1996)
Media mentions
[edit]Stan! has appeared in the following newspaper and magazine articles, websites and podcasts.
Podcasts
[edit]- Atomic Array:[4][5] Stan! appeared on these episodes: 037[6] (Snows of an Early Winter).
- RPG Countdown:[7][8] Stan! appeared on these episodes: 18 December 2009[9] (The Genius Guide to the Shadow Assassin).
Videos
[edit]- Meet Stan!:[10] A 29-minute video of Stan! telling about his life growing up, going to school and getting into the gaming industry.
- Secrets of TSR:[11] Panel discussion from PaizoCon 2012. Stan! tells some great stories about his time working on Dungeons & Dragons.
- Stan!, Gamerati:[12] Stan! talks about his time living in Japan, starting the countries first English-language gaming guild, etc.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Stan Brown (Stan!)". Archived from the original on February 24, 2009.
- ^ a b Stan! (2007). "Circus Maximus". In Lowder, James (ed.). Hobby Games: The 100 Best. Green Ronin Publishing. pp. 55–57. ISBN 978-1-932442-96-0.
- ^ Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. p. 418. ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.
- ^ "Atomic Array: Gen Con 2010 Special Edition IV". Archived from the original on 2010-08-21. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
- ^ "Log In or Sign Up to View". Facebook.com. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "Snows of an Early Winter (Atomic Array 037)". Archived from the original on 2012-07-07. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
- ^ "RPG Countdown (25 FEB 2009)". Archived from the original on 2009-03-07. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
- ^ "Log In or Sign Up to View". Facebook.com. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "RPG Countdown (18 December 2009)". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
- ^ "YouTube". Youtube.com. Retrieved 4 January 2018.[dead YouTube link]
- ^ "YouTube". Youtube.com. Retrieved 4 January 2018.[dead YouTube link]
- ^ "YouTube". Youtube.com. Retrieved 4 January 2018.[dead YouTube link]
External links
[edit]- Homepage for Stan!
- "Pen & Paper listing for Stan!". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
- Super Genius Games