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The Best Living Game Designer?

Started by RPGPundit, January 01, 2010, 01:34:49 PM

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Imperator

#30
January 04, 2010, 10:56:31 AM
I would say Greg Stafford, but luckily there is no shortage of great designers.
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The Butcher

#31
January 04, 2010, 12:23:36 PM
Quote from: Lawbag;352982Living?

Oops. :o

Well, most of them. Cross out Arneson and Gygax, and there you go.

In fact, never mind, I'll edit the post.

Settembrini

#32
January 04, 2010, 04:20:17 PM
Roleplaying only:

Marc W. Miller
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Koltar

#33
January 04, 2010, 08:54:45 PM
Richard Garfield, Steve Jackson,...and Sean Punch.


- Ed C.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUn-eN8mkDw&feature=rec-fresh+div

This is what a really cool FANTASY RPG should be like :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-WnjVUBDbs

Still here, still alive, at least Seven years now...

Ian Absentia

#34
January 04, 2010, 09:43:55 PM
Lick bottom, lick bottom, yum-yum!

!i!

Xanther

#35
January 04, 2010, 11:07:54 PM
Steve Jackson even if you include GURPS, TFT, Car Wars and all the Microgames cement him in my mind as the best living game designer.
 

Koltar

#36
January 04, 2010, 11:12:35 PM
Quote from: Xanther;353104Steve Jackson even if you include GURPS, TFT, Car Wars and all the Microgames cement him in my mind as the best living game designer.

...as much as I try to dislike it - don't forget MUNCHKIN.


- Ed C.
The return of \'You can\'t take the Sky From me!\'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUn-eN8mkDw&feature=rec-fresh+div

This is what a really cool FANTASY RPG should be like :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-WnjVUBDbs

Still here, still alive, at least Seven years now...

Mistwell

#37
January 05, 2010, 12:15:36 AM
Both Frank Mentzer are still alive Dave Cook, and at least deserve honorable mention.

I definitely think Monte Cook is up there.

T. Foster

#38
January 05, 2010, 12:21:27 AM
Marc Miller, Greg Stafford, Steve Perrin, Sandy Petersen
Quote from: RPGPundit;318450Jesus Christ, T.Foster is HARD-fucking-CORE. ... He\'s like the Khmer Rouge of Old-schoolers.
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Ronin

#39
January 05, 2010, 04:35:59 PM
Marc Miller
Monte Cook
David Pulver
Frank Chadwick
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Levi Kornelsen

#40
January 05, 2010, 04:59:07 PM
James Raul.

He never published anything.  I played one game he ran; he used his house stuff, making changes based on the players and their characters.  Everyone loved it.

I was assured by the people what brung me that his games are always like that, and that he has nothing in print.  Which, when you get down to it, is as close to a 100% player satisfaction rate as I can imagine.

If you want to insist on published designers, I have no idea.  I've got no way of finding out what designers have the best ratio of pleased-to-displeased, which strikes me as the only sane standard for "best-ness".

Lawbag

#41
January 05, 2010, 05:06:29 PM
Quote from: The Butcher;353018Oops. :o
 
Well, most of them. Cross out Arneson and Gygax, and there you go.
 
In fact, never mind, I'll edit the post.

Those two are legends enough to really still be alive...
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#42
January 06, 2010, 01:16:12 AM
Quote from: Mistwell;353112Both Frank Mentzer are still alive Dave Cook, and at least deserve honorable mention.

Seconded:  Frank Mentzer

RPGObjects_chuck

#43
January 06, 2010, 10:54:38 AM
Aaron Allston.

He no longer designs games, but he's still alive.

Also a big fan of Scott Bennie, and Jeff Grubb.

T. Foster

#44
January 06, 2010, 11:36:09 AM
Quote from: JRR;353367Seconded:  Frank Mentzer
Nice to see the Cyborg Commando fans representing :p
Quote from: RPGPundit;318450Jesus Christ, T.Foster is HARD-fucking-CORE. ... He\'s like the Khmer Rouge of Old-schoolers.
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