Owen K.C. Stephens

Owen K.C. Stephens
BornOwen K.C. Stephens
OccupationGame designer
NationalityAmerican
GenreRole-playing games
SpouseLj Stephens
Website
www.owenkcstephens.com

Owen K.C. Stephens (born October 28, 1970)[1] is a game designer who has worked on a number of products for the Starfinder, Pathfinder and Star Wars Roleplaying Game and other games.

Career

In 2000, Wizards of the Coast brought Owen K.C. Stephens on as a designer for the launch of the Star Wars Roleplaying Game. He was laid off with numerous other designers in 2001, and became a freelance designer.[2]

After OtherWorld Creations (under the name Super Genius Games) began updating their d20 books to the Pathfinder rules system in 2009, they brought Stephens onboard as a line manager for Pathfinder.[3]

Stephens has done design work for the Star Wars Roleplaying Game (Wizards of the Coast), Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Starfinder Roleplaying Game, d20 Modern (Wizards of the Coast), EverQuest Role-Playing Game, The Black Company Roleplaying Game, The Wheel of Time Roleplaying Game, Gamma World Sixth Edition, as well as Dungeons & Dragons material appearing in Dragon magazine and NeoExodus: A House Divided.

He is a Developer for Paizo Publishing and Green Ronin Publishing, and the owner and Publisher for Rogue Genius Games. He is also the Master of Ceremonies for Paizo's annual talent context, RPG Superstar.[4] He is the Starfinder Design Lead.[citation needed]

Awards and honors

"Black Company"[5]

  • 2003 EN World "ENnie" Award - Best Campaign Setting or Setting Supplement

"Star Wars Saga Edition"[6]

  • 2008 En World "ENnie" Award - Best Rules, Best d20/d20 OGL Product, Best Game, Product of the Year

"Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Bestiary 2"[7]

  • 2011 En World "ENnie" Award - Best Monster/Adversary

"Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Advanced Player's Guide"[7]

  • 2011 En World "ENnie" Award - Best Supplement

"Razor Coast: Heart of the Razor"[8]

  • 2014 En World "ENnie" Award - Best Adventure

"Southlands Campaign Setting"[9]

  • 2016 En World "ENnie" Award - Best Setting

Media mentions

Owen K.C. Stephens has appeared in the following newspaper and magazine articles, websites and podcasts.

Podcasts

  • Demiplane of Gaming:[10] Stephens was one of the two hosts of the RPG-oriented Demiplane of Gaming, which ran from 2012 to 2014.
  • RPG Countdown:[11] Stephens appeared on these episodes: 18 December 2009[12] (The Genius Guide to the Dragonrider); 29 January 2010[13] (The Genius Guide to Feats of Spellcasting); 26 February 2010[14] (The Genius Guide to the War Master).

Websites

  • Robot Viking[15] Owen appeared in this interview: Owen K.C. Stephens: RPG Super Genius [16]
  • Rite Publishing[17] Owen appeared in this interview: Fridays & Functions 10 Questions with Owen K.C. Stephens [18]
  • The Encounter Table[19] Owen appeared in this interview: Owen K. C. Stephens.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Owen K.C. Stephens at Pen & Paper". Archived from the original on 2005-02-16.
  2. ^ a b "Interview - Owen K. C. Stephens".
  3. ^ Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. p. 418. ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.
  4. ^ "Paizo launch RPG Superstar 2015". 9 December 2014. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  5. ^ "ENnie Awards 2005". Archived from the original on 2014-01-13. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  6. ^ "ENnie Awards 2008". Archived from the original on 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  7. ^ a b "ENnie Awards 2011". Archived from the original on 2019-03-12. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  8. ^ "ENnie Awards 2014". Archived from the original on 2014-08-22. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  9. ^ "ENnie Awards 2016". Archived from the original on 2017-01-19. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  10. ^ "The Demiplane of Gaming". Archived from the original on 2015-01-10. Retrieved 2015-01-10.[user-generated source]
  11. ^ "RPG Countdown". Archived from the original on 2009-03-07.. RPG Countdown on Facebook Archived 2016-01-17 at the Wayback Machine.
  12. ^ "RPG Countdown (18 December 2009)". Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
  13. ^ RPG Countdown (29 January 2010) Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  14. ^ RPG Countdown (26 February 2010 Archived 22 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
  15. ^ http://www.robotviking.com .
  16. ^ Owen K.C. Stephens: RPG Super Genius Archived 2011-01-15 at the Wayback Machine.
  17. ^ Rite Publishing Archived 2011-06-02 at the Wayback Machine.
  18. ^ Fridays & Functions 10 Questions with Owen K.C. Stephens Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine.
  19. ^ "The Encounter Table". Archived from the original on 2015-01-10. Retrieved 2024-12-16.