Mike Mearls
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| Occupation | Writer, game designer |
| Nationality | United States |
| Genres | Role-playing games |
Michael Mearls is a writer and designer of fantasy role-playing games (RPGs) and related fiction.
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[edit] Education
Mearls is an alumnus of Dartmouth College.[1] While at Dartmouth he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity.
[edit] Career
He worked as a freelance writer and designer for various gaming publishers for several years before being hired in June 2005 as a designer by Wizards of the Coast. He was a lead developer for Dungeons & Dragons R&D[2] working on the new 4th Edition. During the period from 2000-up until his hiring at WotC, he was one of the most prolific freelance writers in the gaming industry.
[edit] Writing credits
- Iron Heroes role playing game.
- "The Siege of Durgham's Folly," from Necromancer Games
- Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition Player's Handbook II[3]
- Playtest: New Hybrid and Multiclass Options, Dragon magazine #400[4]
- Dragon magazine #360[5]
[edit] References
- ^ TheDartmouth.com | Graduation List as of June 5, 1997
- ^ Mike Mearls' blog - Wizards Community
- ^ Crawford, Jeremy; Mearls, Mike; Wyatt, James. "Contents". Player's Handbook 2. Wizards of the Coast. http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=products/dndacc/9780786950164. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
- ^ Mearls, Mike. "Playtest: New Hybrid and Multiclass Options". Dragon magazine #400. Wizards of the Coast. http://www.wizards.com/dnd/toc.aspx?x=dnd/4new/drtoc/400. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ Mearls, Mike (2007-09-21). "Encounter Design in 4th Edition". Dragon magazine #360. Wizards of the Coast. http://www.wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/drdd/20070921. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
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