Rodney Thompson

Rodney Thompson
Born	March 8, 1980 Chattanooga, Tennessee
Occupation	Author
Nationality	American
Subject	Role-playing games
Notable works	Star Wars Roleplaying Game (Wizards of the Coast)

Rodney Thompson is a game designer whose writing credits include numerous books for the Star Wars Roleplaying Game and the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. He is the lead developer for the 4th edition version of the Dark Sun campaign setting.^[1]

Bibliography

Wizards of the Coast

d20 Modern

• d20 Future^[2]
• d20 Future Tech^[3]

Dungeons & Dragons

3rd edition

• Dragon Magic^[4]

4th Edition

• Dark Sun Campaign Setting^[5]
• Heroes of the Fallen Lands^[6]
• Heroes of the Forgotten Kingdoms^[7]
• Monster Vault^[8]

Star Wars Roleplaying Game

Revised Core Rulebook edition

• Hero's Guide ^[9]

Saga Edition

• Star Wars Roleplaying Game: Saga Edition ^[10]
• Starships of the Galaxy (Saga Edition) ^[11]
• Star Wars Gamemaster Screen ^[12]
• Threats of the Galaxy ^[13]
• Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide ^[14]
• Force Unleashed Campaign Guide ^[15]
• Scum and Villainy ^[16]
• The Clone Wars Campaign Guide ^[17]
• Legacy Era Campaign Guide^[18]
• Jedi Academy Training Manual ^[19]
• Rebellion Era Campaign Guide ^[20]
• Galaxy At War ^[21]
• Scavenger's Guide to Droids ^[22]
• Galaxy of Intrigue ^[23]
• The Unknown Regions ^[24]

Green Ronin Publishing

Generic d20

• The Noble's Handbook^[25]
• Dirge of the Damned^[26]

Future

• Future Players Companion^[27]

Freeport Setting

• Crisis in Freeport^[28]
• Buccaneers in Freeport^[29]

Alderac Entertainment Group

• Stargate SG-1 Role Playing Game^[30]

Board games

• Lords of Waterdeep
• Dungeon Command

Media Mentions

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

Podcasts

• Order 66 podcast:^[31] Rodney has appeared on the following twelve episodes discussing aspects of the Star Wars Saga Edition roleplaying game: April 6, 2008 ^[32] (The Third GM), May 18, 2008 ^[33] (When Vader Attacks), July 14, 2008 ^[34] (Worst Show Ever), November 17, 2008 ^[35] (The Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, The Scum of the Universe and Everything), January 12, 2009 ^[36] (One Year of the Big O!), January 26, 2009 ^[37] (Grand Rodney of the Republic), March 22, 2009 ^[38] (Three Men and a Little Legacy), May 10, 2009 ^[39] (Execute Episode 66), June 1, 2009 ^[40] (Educating You In The Face), September 2, 2009 ^[41] (Rodney's Rebel Field Guide), September 28, 2009 ^[42] (Galaxy at War), December 21, 2009 ^[43] (BOOM! Infinite Oregano).

References

1. Dark Sun out of development. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
2. Thompson, Rodney; Perkins, Christopher; Wiker, J.D. (September 2004). d20 Future. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0-7869-3423-2.
3. Thompson, Rodney; Wiker, J.D. (February 2006). d20 Future Tech. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0-7869-3949-7.
4. Thompson, Rodney; Stephens, Owen K.C. (September 2006). Dragon Magic (3rd ed.). Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 0-7869-3936-2.
5. Thompson, Rodney; Robert J. Schwalb, Richard Baker (August 2010). Dark Sun Campaign Setting (4th ed.). Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0-7869-5493-3. Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help)
6. Thompson, Rodney; Mearls, Mike; Slavicsek, Bill (September 2010). Heroes of the Fallen Lands (4th ed.). Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0-7869-5620-3.
7. Thompson, Rodney first2=Mike; Mearls; Slavicsek, Bill (November 2010). Heroes of the Fallen Lands (4th ed.). Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0-7869-5619-7.
8. Thompson, Rodney; Bonner, Logan; Sernett, Matthew (November 2010). Monster Vault (4th ed.). Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0-7869-5631-9.
9. Thompson, Rodney; Wiker, J.D. (June 2003). Hero's Guide. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0-7869-2883-5.
10. Thompson, Rodney; Owen K.C. Stephens, Christopher Perkins (June 2007). Star Wars Roleplaying Game: Saga Edition. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0-7869-4356-2. Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help)
11. Thompson, Rodney; Owen K.C. Stephens, Gary Astleford (December 2007). Starships of the Galaxy. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0-7869-4823-9. Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help)
12. Thompson, Rodney (February 2008). Star Wars Gamemaster Screen. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0-7869-4936-6.
13. Thompson, Rodney; Gary Astleford; Eric Cagle; Robert J. Schwalb; John Snead; Patrick Stutzman (May 2008). Threats of the Galaxy. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0-7869-4781-2.
14. Thompson, Rodney; Sterling Hershey, John Jackson Miller, Abel G. Peña (August 2008). Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0-7869-4923-6. Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help)
15. Thompson, Rodney; Sterling Hershey, Owen K.C. Stephens, Peter Schweighofer (September 2008). Force Unleashed Campaign Guide. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0-7869-4743-0. Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help)
16. Thompson, Rodney; Gary Astleford, Robert J. Schwalb, Owen K.C. Stephens, J.D. Wiker (November 2008). Scum and Villainy. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0-7869-5035-5. Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help)
17. Thompson, Rodney; Patrick Stutzman, J.D. Wiker, Gary Astleford, T. Rob Brown (January 2009). The Clone Wars Campaign Guide. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0-7869-4999-1. Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help)
18. Thompson, Rodney; Sterling Hershey; Gary Astleford (March 2009). Legacy Era Campaign Guide. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0-7869-4356-2.
19. Thompson, Rodney; Eric Cagle, Patrick Stutzman, Robert Wieland (May 2009). Jedi Academy Training Manual. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0-7869-5183-3. Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help)
20. Thompson, Rodney; Sterling Hershey, Owen K.C. Stephens, J.D. Wiker (July 2009). Rebellion Era Campaign Guide. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0-7869-4983-0. Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help)
21. Thompson, Rodney; Gary Astleford; Eric Cagle; Daniel Wallace (September 2009). Galaxy At War. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0-7869-5221-2.
22. Thompson, Rodney; Sterling Hershey, Patrick Stutzman, Robert Wieland (November 2009). Scavenger's Guide to Droids. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0-7869-5230-4. Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help)
23. Thompson, Rodney; Eric Cagle, Gary Astleford, T. Rob Brown (January 2010). Galaxy of Intrigue. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0-7869-5400-1. Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help)
24. Thompson, Rodney; Sterling Hershey; Daniel Wallace (January 2010). The Unknown Regions. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0-7869-5399-8.
25. Thompson, Rodney (November 2003). The Noble's Handbook. Green Ronin Publishing. ISBN 978-1-932442-08-3.
26. Thompson, Rodney (February 2007). Dirge of the Damned. Green Ronin Publishing. ISBN 978-1-932442-85-4.
27. Thompson, Rodney; Astleford, Gary (February 2006). Future Players Companion. Green Ronin Publishing. ISBN 978-1-932442-54-0.
28. Thompson, Rodney; Robert J. Schwalb; Chris Pramas (May 2006). Crisis in Freeport. Green Ronin Publishing. ISBN 978-1-932442-56-4.
29. Thompson, Rodney; Ari Marmell, Anthony Pryor, Robert Vaughn (December 2007). Buccaneers in Freeport. Green Ronin Publishing. ISBN 978-1-932442-97-7. Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help)
30. Thompson, Rodney; Robert Defendi; Scott Gearin; Patrick Kapera; Christina Kamnikar; Kevin Wilson (September 2003). Stargate SG-1 Role Playing Game. Alderac Entertainment Group. ISBN 978-1-887953-95-5.
31. Order 66 podcast. Order 66 podcast RSS feed.
32. Order 66 podcast (April 6 2008). Retrieved February 20, 2010.
33. Order 66 podcast (May 18 2008). Retrieved February 20, 2010.
34. Order 66 podcast (July 14 2008). Retrieved February 20, 2010.
35. Order 66 podcast (November 17 2008). Retrieved February 20, 2010.
36. Order 66 podcast (January 12 2009). Retrieved February 20, 2010.
37. Order 66 podcast (January 26 2009). Retrieved February 20, 2010.
38. Order 66 podcast (March 22 2009). Retrieved February 20, 2010.
39. Order 66 podcast (May 10 2009). Retrieved February 20, 2010.
40. Order 66 podcast (June 1 2009). Retrieved February 20, 2010.
41. Order 66 podcast (September 2 2009). Retrieved February 20, 2010.
42. Order 66 podcast (September 28 2009). Retrieved February 20, 2010.
43. Order 66 podcast (December 21 2009). Retrieved February 20, 2010.

External links

• Pen & Paper listing for Rodney Thompson
• Rodney Thompson's Blog at wizards.com
• Rodney Thompson Product Listing on RPG.net