Robert J. Schwalb | |
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 Robert Schwalb, 2015 | |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Game designer |
| Known for | Dungeons & Dragons |
Robert J. Schwalb is a writer in the role-playing game industry, and has worked as a game designer and developer for such games as Dungeons & Dragons, A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, and many other RPG supplements.
Robert J. Schwalb has worked for Wizards of the Coast. His works for Dungeons & Dragons include: Fiendish Codex II: Tyrants of the Nine Hells (2006, with Robin Laws), Drow of the Underdark (2007, with Ari Marmell, Anthony Pryor, and Greg A. Vaughan), Elder Evils (2007), Exemplars of Evil (2007), Tome of Magic (2006, with Matthew Sernett, Dave Noonan, and Ari Marmell), Player's Handbook II (2006).
He has also worked for Green Ronin Publishing on Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, and he has contributed to Witch Hunter: The Invisible World for Paradigm Concepts (2007).
Schwalb was a long-time developer and staff member for Green Ronin.[1]: 376 With Patrick O'Duffy and Chris Pramas, Schwalb wrote The Pirate's Guide to Freeport (2007), a 256-page sourcebook on Green Ronin's best-known locale.[1]: 375 Schwalb designed the A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying game, which previewed in 2008 and published in 2009; this was his last project for Green Ronin before he moved over to Wizards of the Coast.[1]: 376 His additional role-playing work includes work for Black Industries, Fantasy Flight Games, and several other companies.[2]
Schwalb became the writer for the online version of the popular Dragon column "Demonomicon of Iggwilv" in 2008, having thus far contributed articles for Yeenoghu and Baphomet.
Schwalb also co-wrote Divine Power, a 4th Edition D&D supplement, which made the Wall Street Journal Best-Seller list for July 2009.[3]
In 2012, Schwalb became one of the lead designers for the fifth edition of Dungeons & Dragons.[citation needed] He also wrote for Monte Cook Games' Numenera line, including the Numenera Character Options book and the adventure Beyond All Worlds.[4]
In 2014, after completing his work on the fifth edition, Schwalb launched Schwalb Entertainment and began writing a new RPG entitled Shadow of the Demon Lord.[5]
In 2018, Schwalb contributed to the new Judge Dredd role-playing game, Judge Dredd & The Worlds of 2000 AD, by EN World's EN Publishing.
In late 2019, Schwalb created a new roleplaying game, using the same system as Shadow of the Demon Lord, Punkapocalyptic role-playing game. The world has gone down and nearly everyone who has lived through it has gone mad. In PunkApocalyptic: The Roleplaying Game, based on the wild and irreverent miniatures game of the same name by Bad Roll Games, you and your friends assume the roles of mercenaries who roam the Wasteland. The game was released using Kickstarter.[6]
