Seth Johnson I N K S L I N G E R GAME DESIGNER -- WRITER
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Seth Johnson I N K S L I N G E R GAME DESIGNER -- WRITER Curriculum Vitae August 2012 Game Design – Writing - Game Playtesting and Development –Copywriting - Editing - Multimedia Note: This document only contains a listing of projects announced to the public as of the date above. HIGHLIGHTS • Developing the miniatures game HeroClix (2005-present), creating dozens of expansions and hundreds of figures that incorporate a wide array of genres and licenses into a single coherent game. • Designing the family board game Double Double Dominoes. • Writing the children’s novel Nanovor: Prank Week. • Working with many major licenses including DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Star Trek, Halo, Gears of War, Assassin’s Creed, Dragonlance, and World of Warcraft • Winning the ENnie Gold Award for Best Monster/Adversary Book (DC Adventures: Heroes and Villains: Volume 1) and the Origin Award for Best Roleplaying Supplement (Redhurst Academy of Magic) • Creating board games, role playing games, miniatures games, card games, iOS games, Xbox 360 games, Playstation 2 games, handheld electronic games... • Writing novels, short stories, newspaper articles, magazine stories, online pieces and more. A full listing of all projects I’ve contributed to follows. Seth Johnson - Curriculum Vitae – [email protected] Page 1 of 7 Game Design • HeroClix (WizKids Games; Lead Designer, 2005-2008; Senior Contributing Designer, 2008- present) o Streets of Gotham HeroClix (2012) o Batman HeroClix (2012) o Assassin’s Creed HeroClix (2012) o The Dark Knight Rises: Fast Forces (2012) o The Dark Knight Rises HeroClix (2012) o Star Trek Tactics: Away Team (2012) o Star Trek Tactics HeroClix (2012) o Lord of the Rings HeroClix Epic Campaign Box (2011) o Lord of the Rings HeroClix (2011) o Gears of War HeroClix (2011) o Halo HeroClix (2011) o Marvel HeroClix: Giant-Sized X-Men Wave 2 (2011; Toys R US Exclusive) o Marvel HeroClix: Giant-Sized X-Men Wave 1 (2010; Toys R US Exclusive) o HeroClix: Watchmen (2010) o HeroClix: Watchmen: Colossal Dr. Manhattan (2010) o DC HeroClix: Brave and the Bold (2010) o Marvel HeroClix: Iron Man Armor Wars Battle Pack (2010) o DC HeroClix Classics: Batman Battle Pack (2010) o DC HeroClix Classics: Spider-Man Battle Pack (2010) o Marvel HeroClix: Hammer of Thor (2010) o Marvel HeroClix: "Asgard" (2010) o DC HeroClix: Arkham Asylum (2008) o DC HeroClix: "The Asylum" (2008) o Marvel HeroClix: Secret Invasion (2008) o DC HeroClix: Batman: Alpha (2008) o Marvel HeroClix: Fantastic Four Starter Game (2008) o DC HeroClix: Anti-Monitor: Guardian of Fear (2008) o DC HeroClix: "Dawn of Time/Time Zones" (2008) o DC HeroClix: Crisis (2008) o DC HeroClix: The Anti-Monitor Action Pack (2008) o Marvel HeroClix: “The Arena” (2007) o Marvel HeroClix: Mutations and Monsters (2007) o DC HeroClix: “The Harbor” (2007) o DC HeroClix: Starro the Star Conqueror (2007) o DC HeroClix: “The Bank” (2007) o DC HeroClix: Justice League (2007) o Marvel HeroClix: Galactus, Eater of Worlds (2007) o HeroClix / HorrorClix: “Stephens Bros. Carnival” (2007) o Marvel HeroClix: The Mighty Thor (2007) o DC HeroClix: The Dark Knight (2007) o HeroClix / HorrorClix: “Castle Ruins” (2007) o Marvel HeroClix: Fin Fang Foom (2007) o DC HeroClix: Legion of Super Heroes Starter Game (2007) o Marvel HeroClix: Avengers (2007) o HeroClix: “JSA Museum” (2007) o DC HeroClix: Origin (2007) o Dark Horse HeroClix / HorrorClix: Hellboy and the BPRD (2007) o Marvel HeroClix: 2099 (2006) o HeroClix: “Deep Space” (2006) Seth Johnson - Curriculum Vitae – [email protected] Page 2 of 7 o Marvel HeroClix: Supernova (2006) o Marvel HeroClix: Days of Future Past Action Pack (2006) o Image HeroClix: Invincible (2006) o DC HeroClix: The Green Lantern Corps (2006) o HeroClix, “The Prison” (2006) o Marvel HeroClix: Sinister (2006) o Marvel HeroClix: Danger Room Game (2006) o DC HeroClix: The Spectre (2006) o DC HeroClix: Giants (2006) o HeroClix, “The Junkyard” (2006) o DC HeroClix: Collateral Damage (2006) o HeroClix: City of Heroes (2005, NCSoft/WizKids Games) o HeroClix: City of Villains (2005, NCSoft/WizKids Games) o HeroClix, “The Lab” (2005) o Marvel HeroClix: Armor Wars (2005) o DC HeroClix: Icons (co-designer) (2005) • Nanovor (Smith & Tinker; Game Systems and Content Design Lead, 2008-2010) o Nanovor: Nanoscope (handheld device; 2009) o Nanovor: Online Battle Game (2009) o Nanovor: Internet Action Game (2008) o Nanovor: Sensei Taslos Solo Pack (2010) o Nanovor: Sensei Vishaya Solo Pack (2010) o Nanovor Solo Training Pack (2009) o Firewall Training Minigame (2009) o Circuit Jumper Training Minigame (2009) o Nanokata Training Minigame (2009) • HorrorClix (WizKids Games; Lead Designer, 2006; Contibuting Designer, 2005-2007) o HorrorClix: Freakshow (design concepts) (2007, WizKids Games) o HorrorClix: “Sated” (Scrye Magazine, April 2007) o HeroClix / HorrorClix: “Stephens Bros. Carnival” (2007, WizKids Games) o HorrorClix: Vlad the Impaler (2007, WizKids Games) o HeroClix / HorrorClix: “Castle Ruins” (2007, WizKids Games) o Horror Clix: AVP: Predators (2007, WizKids Games) o Dark Horse HeroClix / HorrorClix: Hellboy and the BPRD (2007, WizKids Games) o Horror Clix: AVP: Aliens (2006, WizKids Games) o HorrorClix: The Lab (design lead) (2006, WizKids Games) o HorrorClix: The Great Cthulhu (additional design) (2006, WizKids Games) o HorrorClix (additional design) (2006, WizKids Games) • Mage Knight (WizKids Games; Lead Designer, 2004-2005) o MageKnight: Nexus (2005, WizKids Games) o MageKnight: The Apocalypse Dragon (2005, WizKids Games) o Mage Knight: Omens (2005, WizKids Games) • Old School Hats (contributor, 2012, Subversive Puppet Show) • Operation: Eradication (designer, 2012, Hare Brained Schemes / Gates Foundation / Centers for Disease Control) • Double Double Dominoes (board game design, 2012, Calliope Games) • DC Adventures RPG: Universe (author, 2013, Green Ronin Publishing) • DC Adventures RPG: Heroes and Villains, Volume 2 (co-author, 2012, Green Ronin Publishing) • Mutants and Masterminds: The Heroes' Journey: Chapter 3: "Power Play" (author, 2011, Green Ronin Publishing) • Do: The Book of Letters (contributor, 2011, Evil Hat Productions) Seth Johnson - Curriculum Vitae – [email protected] Page 3 of 7 • DC Adventures RPG: Heroes and Villains, Volume 1 (co-author, 2011, Green Ronin Publishing) • DC Adventures RPG (contributor, 2010, Green Ronin Publishing) • Halo ActionClix (additional design; 2008, WizKids Games) • Mutants and Masterminds: The Iron Age (co-author) (2007, Green Ronin Publishing) • Star Wars PocketModel TCG (additional design; WizKids Games, 2007) • Pirates of the Mysterious Isles (writing and design assist) (2006, WizKids Games) • Pirates: Quest for Davy Jones Gold (additional design) (2006, WizKids Games) • Etherscope: The Great Metropolis (2006, Goodman Games) • Battlestar Galactica Collectible Card Game (additional design) (2006, WizKids Games) • Prey (design assist) (2006, Human Head Studios) • Dragonlance: Legends of the Twins (co-author) (2006, Sovereign Press) • “The Quarter”, Beyond the Storm: Shadows of the Big Easy (2005 Hurricane Katrina relief book) • Advanced Race Codex: Gnomes (co-author) (2005, Green Ronin Publishing) • Lord of the Rings Constructible Strategy Game (additional design; unreleased; WizKids Games) • World of Warcraft RPG (co-author) (2005, Blizzard Entertainment / Sword & Sorcery Studios) • "Frosty the Snowminion" 2005 holiday gift, WizKids Games • Dracula’s Revenge: The Halloween Scenarios, Part I (2004, Human Head Studios) • Dracula’s Revenge: The Halloween Scenarios, Part II (2004, Human Head Studios) • Warcraft: Shadows and Light (co-author) (2004, Blizzard Entertainment / Sword & Sorcery Studios) • Dawnforge: Age of Legend (co-author) (2004, Fantasy Flight Games) • Warcraft: Lands of Conflict (co-author) (2004, Blizzard Entertainment / Sword & Sorcery Studios) • Warcraft: Magic and Mayhem (co-author) (2004, Blizzard Entertainment / Sword & Sorcery Studios) • Warcraft: Alliance and Horde Compendium (co-author) (2003, Blizzard Entertainment / Sword & Sorcery Studios) • Dead Man's Hand (design assist) (2003, Human Head Studios) • Kingdom of the Sword and Stars, sourcebook for the Sovereign Stone RPG (2003, Sovereign Press) • The Redhurst Academy of Magic Student Handbook (co-author) (2003, Human Head Studios; 2004 Origins Award winner, Best RPG Supplement) • "The Hand of Pagelus", prestige class, Campaign Magazine #7 (2003, Fast Forward Entertainment) • Warcraft Roleplaying Game Player's Handbook (co-author) (2003, Blizzard Entertainment / Sword & Sorcery Studios) • "Totem Warrior" prestige class, Campaign Magazine #6 (2003, 2002, Fast Forward Entertainment) • "Fallen Heroes", Campaign Magazine #5 (December 2002, Fast Forward Entertainment) • "Jet Set" campaign setting (with Karl Emerson), Campaign Magazine #3 (March 2002, Fast Forward Entertainment) • "Casefiles: Espionage Adventure Ideas", Campaign Magazine #3 (March 2002, Fast Forward Entertainment) • "Cult Leader" prestige class, Campaign Magazine #2 (December 2001, Corsair Publishing) • "Company of the Golden Sword" campaign setting, Campaign Magazine #1 (August 2001, Corsair Publishing) • Rune: Viking Warlord (design assist) (October 2001, Human Head Studios) • Rune: Halls of Valhalla (design assist) (March 2001, Human Head Studios) • Sketch! Adventure Game (with Brian Schomburg) (Corsair Publishing, 2000) • "Unsummon Con Geek", InQuest Gamer, 1999 • "Legends: Lara Croft", InQuest Gamer, 1999 • "The Metropolis Armory", The Metropolis Sourcebook for The DC Universe Roleplaying Game (November