Greg Stafford - Revision history

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	Around 1974, Stafford created ''[[White Bear and Red Moon]]'', a board game about the struggle of several people in the area of [[Dragon Pass]], but in essence the conflict between the [[Lunar Empire]] and the barbarian Kingdom of Sartar and their allies, all set in the world of Glorantha.		Around 1974, Stafford created ''[[White Bear and Red Moon]]'', a board game about the struggle of several people in the area of [[Dragon Pass]], but in essence the conflict between the [[Lunar Empire]] and the barbarian Kingdom of Sartar and their allies, all set in the world of Glorantha.

	Not able to find a publisher, Stafford founded a company of his own, Chaosium, November [[1975]]. When at the same time the game of ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' became popular, people wanted to use the setting of ''White Bear and Red Moon'' in their own role-playing games, and Chaosium published ''[[RuneQuest]]'', which was written by "[[Steve Perrin]], [[Ray Turney]], and Friends."		Not able to find a publisher, Stafford founded a company of his own, Chaosium, November 1975. When at the same time the game of ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' became popular, people wanted to use the setting of ''White Bear and Red Moon'' in their own role-playing games, and Chaosium published ''[[RuneQuest]]'', which was written by "[[Steve Perrin]], [[Ray Turney]], and Friends."

	His, by his own words, "masterpiece" is ''[[Pendragon RPG\|Pendragon]]'', which was published 1985 by Chaosium.		His, by his own words, "masterpiece" is ''[[Pendragon RPG\|Pendragon]]'', which was published 1985 by Chaosium.

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	'''Greg Stafford''' (born February 9th 1948) is a game designer and publisher. He is the creator of the [[Glorantha]] game world, co-designer of the ''[[RuneQuest]]'', ''[[Pendragon RPG\|Pendragon]]'', and ''[[HeroQuest (role-playing game)\|HeroQuest]]'' [[role-playing game\|role-playing systems]], founder of [[Chaosium]] and [[Issaries]], designer of the ''[[White Bear and Red Moon]]'' and ''[[Nomad Gods]]'' [[board game]]s, and co-designer of the ''[[King of Dragon Pass]]'' [[computer game]]. He is a practising [[shaman]], and until recently lived in [[Mexico]], tutoring English as a foreign language and exploring places of ~~archeological~~ interest.		'''Greg Stafford''' (born February 9th 1948) is a game designer and publisher. He is the creator of the [[Glorantha]] game world, co-designer of the ''[[RuneQuest]]'', ''[[Pendragon RPG\|Pendragon]]'', and ''[[HeroQuest (role-playing game)\|HeroQuest]]'' [[role-playing game\|role-playing systems]], founder of [[Chaosium]] and [[Issaries]], designer of the ''[[White Bear and Red Moon]]'' and ''[[Nomad Gods]]'' [[board game]]s, and co-designer of the ''[[King of Dragon Pass]]'' [[computer game]]. He is a practising [[shaman]], and until recently lived in Mexico, tutoring English as a foreign language and exploring places of archaeological interest.

	Greg Stafford's interest in roleplaying and gaming originated in his adolescent fascination with [[mythology]]. During his freshman years he read anything he could find on the subject, and when he exhausted the libraries, he started to write his own stories. This was the start of the world of Glorantha.		Greg Stafford's interest in roleplaying and gaming originated in his adolescent fascination with [[mythology]]. During his freshman years he read anything he could find on the subject, and when he exhausted the libraries, he started to write his own stories. This was the start of the world of Glorantha.

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	'''Greg Stafford''' (born [[February 9th~~]] [[~~1948]]) is a [[game designer]] and [[publisher]]. He is the creator of the [[Glorantha]] game world, co-designer of the ''[[RuneQuest]]'', ''[[Pendragon RPG\|Pendragon]]'', and ''[[HeroQuest (role-playing game)\|HeroQuest]]'' [[role-playing game\|role-playing systems]], founder of [[Chaosium]] and [[Issaries]], designer of the ''[[White Bear and Red Moon]]'' and ''[[Nomad Gods]]'' [[board game]]s, and co-designer of the ''[[King of Dragon Pass]]'' [[computer game]]. He is a practising [[shaman]], and until recently lived in [[Mexico]], tutoring English as a foreign language and exploring places of archeological interest.		'''Greg Stafford''' (born February 9th 1948) is a game designer and publisher. He is the creator of the [[Glorantha]] game world, co-designer of the ''[[RuneQuest]]'', ''[[Pendragon RPG\|Pendragon]]'', and ''[[HeroQuest (role-playing game)\|HeroQuest]]'' [[role-playing game\|role-playing systems]], founder of [[Chaosium]] and [[Issaries]], designer of the ''[[White Bear and Red Moon]]'' and ''[[Nomad Gods]]'' [[board game]]s, and co-designer of the ''[[King of Dragon Pass]]'' [[computer game]]. He is a practising [[shaman]], and until recently lived in [[Mexico]], tutoring English as a foreign language and exploring places of archeological interest.

	Greg Stafford's interest in roleplaying and gaming originated in his adolescent fascination with [[mythology]]. During his freshman years he read anything he could find on the subject, and when he exhausted the libraries, he started to write his own stories. This was the start of the world of Glorantha.		Greg Stafford's interest in roleplaying and gaming originated in his adolescent fascination with [[mythology]]. During his freshman years he read anything he could find on the subject, and when he exhausted the libraries, he started to write his own stories. This was the start of the world of Glorantha.

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	His, by his own words, "masterpiece" is ''[[Pendragon RPG\|Pendragon]]'', which was published 1985 by Chaosium.		His, by his own words, "masterpiece" is ''[[Pendragon RPG\|Pendragon]]'', which was published 1985 by Chaosium.

	~~[[Category:1948 births\|Stafford, Greg]]~~		[[Category:Role-Playing Game Designers\|Stafford, Greg]]
	~~[[Category:Board game designers\|Stafford, Greg]]~~
	~~[[Category:Computer and video game designers\|Stafford, Greg]]~~
	[[Category:Role-~~playing game designers~~\|Stafford, Greg]]

	Original Wiki source: [http://en.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia]		Original Wiki source: [http://en.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia]

PoC at 10:49, 10 January 2006

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'''Greg Stafford''' (born [[February 9th]] [[1948]]) is a [[game designer]] and [[publisher]]. He is the creator of the [[Glorantha]] game world, co-designer of the ''[[RuneQuest]]'', ''[[Pendragon RPG|Pendragon]]'', and ''[[HeroQuest (role-playing game)|HeroQuest]]'' [[role-playing game|role-playing systems]], founder of [[Chaosium]] and [[Issaries]], designer of the ''[[White Bear and Red Moon]]'' and ''[[Nomad Gods]]'' [[board game]]s, and co-designer of the ''[[King of Dragon Pass]]'' [[computer game]]. He is a practising [[shaman]], and until recently lived in [[Mexico]], tutoring English as a foreign language and exploring places of archeological interest.

Greg Stafford's interest in roleplaying and gaming originated in his adolescent fascination with [[mythology]]. During his freshman years he read anything he could find on the subject, and when he exhausted the libraries, he started to write his own stories. This was the start of the world of Glorantha.

Around 1974, Stafford created ''[[White Bear and Red Moon]]'', a board game about the struggle of several people in the area of [[Dragon Pass]], but in essence the conflict between the [[Lunar Empire]] and the barbarian Kingdom of Sartar and their allies, all set in the world of Glorantha.

Not able to find a publisher, Stafford founded a company of his own, Chaosium, November [[1975]]. When at the same time the game of ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' became popular, people wanted to use the setting of ''White Bear and Red Moon'' in their own role-playing games, and Chaosium published ''[[RuneQuest]]'', which was written by "[[Steve Perrin]], [[Ray Turney]], and Friends."

His, by his own words, "masterpiece" is ''[[Pendragon RPG|Pendragon]]'', which was published 1985 by Chaosium.

[[Category:1948 births|Stafford, Greg]]
[[Category:Board game designers|Stafford, Greg]]
[[Category:Computer and video game designers|Stafford, Greg]]
[[Category:Role-playing game designers|Stafford, Greg]]

Original Wiki source: [http://en.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia]