David Chart
{{Short description|British-born Japanese role-playing game designer}}
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David Chart is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games.
Career
David Chart authored Akrasia: Thief of Time (2001), the first in Eden Studios's "Eden Odyssey" series of adventures.{{Cite book|author=Shannon Appelcline|title=Designers & Dragons|publisher=Mongoose Publishing|year=2011| isbn= 978-1-907702-58-7}}{{rp|342}} Chart became the line editor for Ars Magica at Atlas Games in 2002.{{rp|258}} Chart oversaw the Ars Magica fifth edition rules which were published in late 2004.{{rp|259}} Chart used "open calls" to expand the number of Ars Magica writers, allowing anyone to submit drafts for review.{{rp|259}}
Awards
In 2005, Ars Magica fifth edition (for which Chart was the developer) won the Origins Award for best role-playing game{{cite web |title=Origins Awards Winners |url=https://www.originsawards.net/origins-award-winners |website=Origins Awards |access-date=3 April 2021}} and the Gold ENnie Award for best rules.{{cite web |title=2005 Nominees and Winners – Ennies Award |url=https://ennie-awards.com/portfolio-item/2005-nominees-and-winners/ |website=ENnie awards |access-date=3 April 2021}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.davidchart.com/ Home page]
- {{cite web|url=http://pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=234|title=David Chart :: Pen & Paper RPG Database|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070519224957/http://pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=234|archivedate=May 19, 2007}}
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Category:Role-playing game designers
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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