Wolfgang Baur

Wolfgang Baur was born in a suburb of Chicago, and later attended the University of Illinois and then Cornell University for graduate studies in biochemistry and molecular biology to pursue an academic career in research.{{Cite journal| last = Kenson| first = Stephen| author-link = Steve Kenson| title = ProFiles: Wolfgang Baur| journal = Dragon| issue = #265| page = 28| publisher = Wizards of the Coast| location = Renton, Washington|date=November 1999}} When he ran out of funding in 1991, Baur took a temporary job as assistant editor to Barbara Young at Dungeon magazine: "By the time my scholarship was reinstated, I didn't want to go back... I'd been writing for Dungeon Adventures and Iron Crown, but this was an opportunity to work in a field I loved."

Baur was involved in many projects at TSR as either designer or editor, including Dungeon and Dragon magazines, the Planescape (Planes of Law, Planes of Chaos), Al-Qadim (Secrets of the Lamp, Assassin Mountain), and Birthright settings (Warlock of the Stonecrowns), editing the Star*Drive setting, Dataware, and Doom of Daggerdale. Baur also worked for ICE on books such as Treasures of Middle-earth. Baur also worked on the Dark•Matter setting for the Alternity science fiction role-playing game. His roleplaying game titles include Frostburn, Expedition to the Demonweb Pits, Book of Roguish Luck, Castle Shadowcrag, and Empire of the Ghouls.{{Cite book | contribution=Legend of the Five Rings | title=Hobby Games: The 100 Best | last=Baur | first=Wolfgang | editor-last=Lowder | editor-first=James | editor-link=James Lowder | publisher=Green Ronin Publishing | year=2007 | pages=172–175 | isbn=978-1-932442-96-0}}

Baur was the "Kobold-in-chief" for Open Design LLC (which changed its name to Kobold Press in 2012{{cite book |last=Appelcline |first=Shannon |year=2014 |title=Designers & Dragons: The '00s |publisher=Evil Hat Productions |isbn=9781613170878}}), and was editor-in-chief of its quarterly periodical Kobold Quarterly.{{Cite news|title=Grand Old Master of gaming recognized: Ed Greenwood |work=Colborne Chronicle |date=June 12, 2008 |page=8}} Open Design published Kobold Quarterly #1 (Summer 2007) before the final print issue of Dragon.{{Cite book|author=Shannon Appelcline|title=Designers & Dragons|publisher=Mongoose Publishing|year=2011| isbn= 978-1-907702-58-7}}{{rp|390}} Baur stated on July 17, 2008, that the GSL was "absolutely terrible for Kobold Quarterly," as the periodical would be unable to publish material for both D&D third edition and fourth edition.{{rp|296}} He won the eighth annual Diana Jones Award for Excellence in Gaming in 2008.{{Cite web| date=August 2008 | url=http://www.dianajonesaward.org/08winner.html| title=Diana Jones Award 2008}} Kobold Quarterly and Open Design won five ENnie Awards in 2009.

Baur is a member of the Alliterates (a group of local and national authors),{{Cite web| website=Alliterates.com|url=http://alliterates.com/| title=Alliterates.com}} and serves as a judge for the RPG Superstar competitions, as part of a three-judge panel of respected figures from the field.{{Cite web| url=http://paizo.com/rpgsuperstar|title=RPGsuperstar|publisher=Paizo}}

Wolfgang has appeared in the following newspaper and magazine articles, websites and podcasts.

• Atomic Array:[http://atomicarray.com/ Atomic Array] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821180657/http://atomicarray.com/ |date=August 21, 2010 }}. [http://www.facebook.com/atomicarray Atomic Array on Facebook]. Wolfgang appeared on these episodes: 009[http://atomicarray.com/kobold-quarterly-007-aa009 Kobold Quarterly 007 (Atomic Array 009)]. Retrieved November 7, 2008. (Kobold Quarterly 007), 015[http://atomicarray.com/kobold-quarterly-008-aa015 Kobold Quarterly 008 (Atomic Array 015)]. Retrieved January 30, 2009. (Kobold Quarterly 008), and 021[http://atomicarray.com/kobold-quarterly-009-aa021 Kobold Quarterly 009 (Atomic Array 021)]. Retrieved April 24, 2009. (Kobold Quarterly 009).
• Open Design:[http://opendesignpodcast.com/ Open Design Podcast]. [http://www.facebook.com/opendesignpodcast Open Design on Facebook]. Co-host with Ed Healy and Rone Barton. The official podcast for Wolfgang's publishing company.
• RPG Countdown:[http://rpgcountdown.com/ RPG Countdown]. [http://www.facebook.com/rpgcountdown RPG Countdown on Facebook]. Wolfgang appeared on these episodes: April 22, 2009[http://rpgcountdown.com/2009-04-22 RPG Countdown (22 April 2009)]. Retrieved April 22, 2009. (Kobold Quarterly 009), November 6, 2009[http://rpgcountdown.com/2009-11-06 RPG Countdown (06 November 2009)]. Retrieved November 6, 2009. (Kobold Quarterly 011).

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• [http://www.koboldpress.com Kobold Press ]
• {{cite web|url=http://pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=501 |archive-date=October 22, 2007 |title=Wolfgang Baur at The Pen and Paper Database|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071022074805/http://pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=501}}
• Interviews and Q&As
• Podcast at [http://thetome.podbean.com/2007/08/27/the-tome-ep-27-wolfgang-baur/ The Tome Show]
• {{Cite web| author=Bradford Ferguson| title=4th Edition D&D| publisher=4ereviews.com| date=June 4, 2008| url=http://www.4ereviews.com/Interviews/20080604/WolfgangBaur.htm}}
• [http://www.trumix.com/podshows/2400502 Pulp Gamer, Inside Track]
• [http://rockettscience.com/2007/08/14/writing-for-pay-2-wolfgang-baur-interview-up Writing for Pay]
• [http://ollamh.blogspot.com/2008/11/interview-with-wolfgang-baur-open.html Ollamh Lorekeeper, Part 1]
• [http://ollamh.blogspot.com/2008/11/inteview-with-wolfgang-baur-open-design.html Ollamh Lorekeeper, Part 2]

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