Chris Seeman

Chris Seeman (born 1967[citation needed]) is a professor of theology and role-playing game author.

Education and teaching

Professor Seeman holds a Ph.D. in Near Eastern Religions from the University of California at Berkeley. B.A., University of San Francisco. M.A., Graduate Theological Union .

He teaches Theology courses at Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio.

Tolkien and role-playing games

Chris Seeman began publishing the Middle-earth Role Playing fanzine Other Hands in 1993.[1]: 138 [2] Jessica Ney-Grimm of Iron Crown Enterprises (ICE) contributed MERP content to Other Hands, and Seeman later became an assistant line editor on the game for ICE.[1]: 138 [2] Chris Seeman and Matt Forbeck both did some work on The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game for Decipher, Inc.[1]: 142 [3]

In 1992 he established [1] Other Hands Magazine: The International Journal of Middle-earth Gaming, which he published on a quarterly basis until 2001.

He has also been co-editor and author for The Guild Companion eZine and many content submissions there.

He created and manages a website called "The Tolkien Music List" at [2] www.tolkien-music.com.

MERP

  • "Kin-strife". Archived from the original on February 4, 2007. (1995)
  • Southern Gondor: The Land - "Southern Gondor: The Land". Archived from the original on February 4, 2007. (1996)
  • "Southern Gondor: The People". Archived from the original on February 4, 2007. (1996)
  • "Arnor: The Land". Archived from the original on February 4, 2007. (1997)
  • "Arnor: The People". Archived from the original on February 4, 2007. (1997)
  • "The Northern Waste". Archived from the original on April 15, 2007. (1997)
  • "Hands of the Healer". Archived from the original on February 4, 2007. (1997)

Decipher LotR RPG

References

  1. ^ a b c Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.
  2. ^ a b http://www.rpg.net/columns/briefhistory/briefhistory8.phtml RPG.net article "A BRIEF HISTORY OF GAME #8: ICE, PART ONE: 1980-1992"
  3. ^ http://www.rpg.net/columns/briefhistory/briefhistory9.phtml RPG.net article " A BRIEF HISTORY OF GAME #9: ICE, PART TWO: 1993-PRESENT" section of note: "The New ICE: 2001-2006"