Edward E Simbalist
Born(1943-09-05)5 September 1943
Canada
Died12 March 2005(2005-03-12) (aged 61)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
OccupationWriter, game designer, teacher
NationalityCanadian
Period1972–2005
GenreRole-playing games, fantasy, wargames

Edward E. Simbalist (5 September 1943 – 12 March 2005[citation needed]) was a role-playing game designer.

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 to get it published over the next year as Chivalry & Sorcery, the first role-playing game from Fantasy Games Unlimited.[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 supervised both of his role-playing game lines until FGU reached a point where it was no longer able to release new products.[1]: 74 

He was Canadian and lived in Edmonton.[citation needed] He also was a teacher at Edith Rodgers junior high school.[citation needed]

Bibliography

The Great Cats Book Volume One (SkillSkape) (2003), Mystic Station Designs
The Creatures Book Volume One (SkillSkape) (2004), Mystic Station Designs

References

  1. ^ a b c d Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.

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