Owen K.C. Stephens
{{Short description|American role-playing game designer}}
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Owen K.C. Stephens (born October 28, 1970){{cite web|url=http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=81|title=Owen K.C. Stephens at Pen & Paper|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050216114703/http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=81|url-status=dead|archivedate=2005-02-16}} is a game designer who has worked on a number of products for the Starfinder, Pathfinder and Star Wars Roleplaying Game and other games.
Career
In 2000, Wizards of the Coast brought Owen K.C. Stephens on as a designer for the launch of the Star Wars Roleplaying Game. He was laid off with numerous other designers in 2001, and became a freelance designer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.encountertable.com/2014/05/interview-owen-k-c-stephens.html|title = Interview - Owen K. C. Stephens}}
After OtherWorld Creations (under the name Super Genius Games) began updating their d20 books to the Pathfinder rules system in 2009, they brought Stephens onboard as a line manager for Pathfinder.{{Cite book|author=Shannon Appelcline|title=Designers & Dragons|publisher=Mongoose Publishing|year=2011| isbn= 978-1-907702-58-7|page=418}}
Stephens has done design work for the Star Wars Roleplaying Game (Wizards of the Coast), Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Starfinder Roleplaying Game, d20 Modern (Wizards of the Coast), EverQuest Role-Playing Game, The Black Company Roleplaying Game, The Wheel of Time Roleplaying Game, Gamma World Sixth Edition, as well as Dungeons & Dragons material appearing in Dragon magazine and NeoExodus: A House Divided.
He is a Developer for Paizo Publishing and Green Ronin Publishing, and the owner and Publisher for Rogue Genius Games. He is also the Master of Ceremonies for Paizo's annual talent context, RPG Superstar.{{Cite web|url = http://www.geeknative.com/49907/paizo-launch-rpg-superstar-2015/|title = Paizo launch RPG Superstar 2015|date = 9 December 2014|access-date = 10 January 2015|archive-date = 10 January 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150110201155/http://www.geeknative.com/49907/paizo-launch-rpg-superstar-2015/|url-status = live}} He is the Starfinder Design Lead.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}
Awards and honors
"Black Company"{{cite web|title=ENnie Awards 2005|url=http://www.ennie-awards.com/blog/about-us/2005-noms-and-winners/|access-date=2018-01-24|archive-date=2014-01-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113120532/http://www.ennie-awards.com/blog/about-us/2005-noms-and-winners/|url-status=dead}}
- 2003 EN World "ENnie" Award - Best Campaign Setting or Setting Supplement
- 2008 En World "ENnie" Award - Best Rules, Best d20/d20 OGL Product, Best Game, Product of the Year
"Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Bestiary 2"{{cite web|title=ENnie Awards 2011|url=http://www.ennie-awards.com/blog/about-us/2011-nominees-and-winners/|access-date=2018-01-24|archive-date=2019-03-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190312050617/http://diehardgamefan.com/2011/12/26/diehard-gamefans-2011-tabletop-gaming-awards/|url-status=dead}}
- 2011 En World "ENnie" Award - Best Monster/Adversary
"Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Advanced Player's Guide"
- 2011 En World "ENnie" Award - Best Supplement
- 2014 En World "ENnie" Award - Best Adventure
- 2016 En World "ENnie" Award - Best Setting
Media mentions
Owen K.C. Stephens has appeared in the following newspaper and magazine articles, websites and podcasts.
=Podcasts=
- Demiplane of Gaming:{{Cite web | url=http://demiplaneofgaming.blogspot.com/ | title=The Demiplane of Gaming | access-date=2015-01-10 | archive-date=2015-01-10 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110193714/http://demiplaneofgaming.blogspot.com/ | url-status=live }}{{User-generated source|date=August 2022}} Stephens was one of the two hosts of the RPG-oriented Demiplane of Gaming, which ran from 2012 to 2014.
- RPG Countdown:{{cite web |url=http://rpgcountdown.com/ |title=RPG Countdown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090307234612/http://rpgcountdown.com/ |archivedate=2009-03-07 }}. [http://www.facebook.com/rpgcountdown RPG Countdown on Facebook] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117093931/https://www.facebook.com/rpgcountdown |date=2016-01-17 }}. Stephens appeared on these episodes: 18 December 2009{{cite web|url=http://rpgcountdown.com/2009-12-18 |title=RPG Countdown (18 December 2009)|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715205424/http://rpgcountdown.com/2009-12-18 |archivedate=15 July 2011 |accessdate=18 December 2009}} (The Genius Guide to the Dragonrider); 29 January 2010[http://rpgcountdown.com/2010-01-29#comments RPG Countdown (29 January 2010)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715205447/http://rpgcountdown.com/2010-01-29#comments |date=2011-07-15 }}. Retrieved 29 January 2010. (The Genius Guide to Feats of Spellcasting); 26 February 2010[http://rpgcountdown.com/2010/02 RPG Countdown (26 February 2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110222064730/http://rpgcountdown.com/2010/02 |date=22 February 2011 }}. Retrieved 26 February 2010. (The Genius Guide to the War Master).
=Websites=
- Robot Vikinghttp://www.robotviking.com . Owen appeared in this interview: Owen K.C. Stephens: RPG Super Genius [http://www.robotviking.com/2010/07/09/owen-k-c-stephens-rpg-super-genius/ Owen K.C. Stephens: RPG Super Genius] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110115033604/http://www.robotviking.com/2010/07/09/owen-k-c-stephens-rpg-super-genius/ |date=2011-01-15 }}.
- Rite Publishing[http://ritepublishing.com Rite Publishing] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110602090942/http://ritepublishing.com/ |date=2011-06-02 }}. Owen appeared in this interview: Fridays & Functions 10 Questions with Owen K.C. Stephens [http://ritepublishing.com/?s=fridays-functions-10-questions-with-owen-k-c-stephens-questhaven Fridays & Functions 10 Questions with Owen K.C. Stephens] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715190121/http://ritepublishing.com/?s=fridays-functions-10-questions-with-owen-k-c-stephens-questhaven |date=2011-07-15 }}.
- The Encounter Table{{Cite web | title=The Encounter Table | url=http://www.encountertable.com/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110192103/http://www.encountertable.com/ | access-date=2024-12-16 | archive-date=2015-01-10}} Owen appeared in this interview: Owen K. C. Stephens.
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