Edward E. Simbalist
Edward E. Simbalist (5 September 1943 – 12 March 2005) was a role-playing game designer.
Edward E Simbalist | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 September 1943 Canada |
| Died | 12 March 2005 (aged 61) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Occupation | Writer, game designer, teacher |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 1972–2005 |
| Genre | Role-playing games, fantasy, wargames |
Career
Edward E. Simbalist and Wilf K. Backhaus designed a role-playing game called Chevalier, which they brought to Gen Con IX in 1976 with hopes to sell it to TSR; after witnessing Gary Gygax berate a staff member, Simbalist decided not to approach Gygax about the game.[1]:72 At the convention, they met Scott Bizar of Fantasy Games Unlimited, who was interested in the game and helped guide it to print over the next year as Chivalry & Sorcery, the first RPG from FGU.[1]:72 In the late 1970s, Bizar contacted Simbalist and Phil McGregor to produce a science-fiction role-playing game, which was published in 1980 as Space Opera.[1]:73 Simbalist continued supervising his two RPG lines until FGU became unable to release new products.[1]:74
He was Canadian and lived in Edmonton. He also was a teacher at Edith Rodgers junior high school.
Books written or co-authored by Edward E. Simbalist
- Chevalier (1976), self-publisher
- Chivalry & Sorcery (1977), Fantasy Games Unlimited
- Bireme & Galley (Chivalry & Sorcery) (1978), Fantasy Games Unlimited
- Chivalry & Sorcery Sourcebook (1978), Fantasy Games Unlimited
- Destrier (Chivalry & Sorcery) (1978), Fantasy Games Unlimited
- Swords & Sorcerers (Chivalry & Sorcery) (1978), Fantasy Games Unlimited
- Arden (Chivalry & Sorcery) (1979), Fantasy Games Unlimited
- Saurians (Chivalry & Sorcery) (1979), Fantasy Games Unlimited
- Space Opera (1980), Fantasy Games Unlimited
- Chivalry & Sorcery Sourcebook 2 (1981), Fantasy Games Unlimited
- Ground & air Equipment (Space Opera) (1981), Fantasy Games Unlimited
- Seldon's Compendium of Starcraft 1 (Space Opera) (1981), Fantasy Games Unlimited
- Star Sector, Atlas 1 (Space Opera) (1981), Fantasy Games Unlimited
- Star Sector, Atlas 2 (Space Opera) (1982), Fantasy Games Unlimited
- Chivalry & Sorcery 2nd edition (1983), Fantasy Games Unlimited
- Chivalry & Sorcery Sourcebook 1 & 2, 2nd Ed. (1983), Fantasy Games Unlimited
- Swords & Sorcerers, 2nd Ed. (Chivalry & Sorcery) (1983), Fantasy Games Unlimited
- Seldon's Compendium of Starcraft 2 (Space Opera) (1984), Fantasy Games Unlimited
- Star Sector, Atlas 3 (Space Opera) (1984), Fantasy Games Unlimited
- Star Sector, Atlas 5 (Space Opera) (1985), Fantasy Games Unlimited
- Seldon's Compendium of Starcraft 3 (Space Opera) (1988), Fantasy Games Unlimited
- Chivalry & Sorcery 3rd edition (1996), Highlander Designs
- Creatures Bestiary (Chivalry & Sorcery) (1997), Highlander Designs
- Game Master's Handbook (Chivalry & Sorcery) (1997), Highlander Designs
- Armourers' Companion (Chivalry & Sorcery) (1999), Britannia Game Designs Ltd
- Chivalry & Sorcery Light (1999), Britannia Game Designs Ltd
- Knights' Companion (Chivalry & Sorcery) (1999), Britannia Game Designs Ltd
- Chivalry & Sorcery: The Rebirth (4th edition - 2000), Britannia Game Designs Ltd
- Game Master's Toolkit Volume 1 (Chivalry & Sorcery) (2002), Mystic Station Designs
The Great Cats Book Volume one (SkillSkape) (2003), Mystic Station Designs
The Creatures Book Volume one (SkillSkape) (2004), Mystic Station Designs
References
- Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.