Lynn Willis
Lynn Willis | |
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Born | United States |
Died | January 18, 2013 United States |
Occupation(s) | Game designer, writer |
Lynn Willis (died January 18, 2013) was a
Biography
Willis began by designing science fiction wargames for Metagaming Concepts, starting with Godsfire in 1976.[1]: 78 He designed the MicroGames Olympica (1978) and Holy War (1979).[1]: 79 Chaosium published Lords of the Middle Sea (1978),[1]: 82 and Willis joined Chaosium in 1978.[1]: 83 GDW published Bloodtree Rebellion (1979). Willis's relationship with Chaosium proved the most enduring; he would turn to role-playing games. He helped founder Greg Stafford trim and refine the RuneQuest rules into Basic Role-Playing, the rules that would serve as the base for many of Chaosium's RPG lines.[1]: 85 He wrote the Call of Cthulhu campaign The Masks of Nyarlathotep (1984) with Larry DiTillio.[1]: 86 He was included in the design credits for Worlds of Wonder (1982) and the Ringworld RPG (1984).
With other members of Chaosium, he co-wrote the
Willis left Chaosium in late 2008 due to ill health; at the time, he was the longest serving employee at Chaosium, having 30 years of experience with the company.[1]: 95
Death
On September 11, 2008, the President of Chaosium, Charlie Krank, informed the public that Willis had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.[4] Willis died on January 18, 2013.[5][6]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.
- ^ "Charles S. Roberts/H.G. Wells Award Winners (1986)". Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design. Archived from the original on 2008-04-15. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
- ^ "Chaosium Inc. (Nameless Cults: The Cthulhu Mythos Fiction Of Robert E. Howard) (Secrets of Japan: Surviving the Mythos in Present-Day Japan)(Call Of Cthulhu, 6th ed.)". Library Bookwatch. May 1, 2005. Archived from the original on March 29, 2015 – via HighBeam Research.
- ^ Chaosium.com Archived 2012-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Lynn Willis: Rest In Peace Archived 2013-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ISBN 978-0-7864-6953-6.
External links
- Lynn Willis at BoardGameGeek
- Official Chaosium Staff profile of Willis
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- Willis archive at the Wayback Machine (archived October 4, 2007)