Jason Carl
Jason Carl | |
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| Occupation(s) | Game designer, brand manager |
| Known for | Game design on Dungeons & Dragons and World of Darkness |
Jason Carl is a game designer who has worked on a number of roleplaying games for companies such as White Wolf, TSR and Wizards of the Coast, Kenzer & Company, and Exile Game Studio. He is currently the Brand Marketing Manager of Paradox Interactive's World of Darkness property.
Career
Carl recalls his introduction to role-playing games: "Some junior high buddies back in my home state of Maine first introduced me to roleplaying in 1980... we played Keep on the Borderlands. From that moment on, I was totally and irreversibly hooked."[1] Years later, he began doing freelance design for White Wolf Publishing and Dungeon magazine.[1]
Wizards of the Coast
After working as the Policy Director for Organized Play for the Magic: The Gathering game, Carl became a member of the Wizards of the Coast R&D team, designing adventures and modules for the Dungeons & Dragons game: "Both careers have their rewards... but I've wanted to be involved in RPG design since I was fourteen - after all, I still remember rolling my first d20. So I couldn't pass up the opportunity to make the switch."[1] When the D&D third edition was released in 2000, Carl was the designer chosen to begin the process of adding detail to the character classes in the supplement Sword and Fist (2001); he felt that this book "is important because it establishes the model for those that will follow it".[1]
World of Darkness
Carl was the CEO of By Night Studios from 2010 to 2018; By Night Studios is the official licensed publisher of new Mind’s Eye Theatre products for White Wolf’s World of Darkness setting.[2][3] In 2019, he transitioned to the publisher's advisory board.[4] Since 2019, Carl has been the Brand Marketing Manager of Paradox's World of Darkness.[5][6] He also been the storyteller of multiple canon World of Darkness actual play web series including L.A. by Night,[7] and Seattle By Night.[8] Carl is the storyteller for the NY by Night web series which is a sequel to L.A. by Night.[9] Em Friedman, for Polygon, stated that L.A. by Night "survived Geek & Sundry's decline [...] in no small part to the masterful work of storyteller and series creator Jason Carl".[10] On NY by Night, Friedman commented that "Carl has a deft hand for scene-setting, creating lyric love letters to real-world locations both famous and obscure" and that "Carl and the players have always been innovators, working toward high production values, costuming, and even creating prerecorded interstitial scenes".[10]
Works
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Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition
- The Apocalypse Stone (2000)[11]
- The Dungeon of Death (2000)[12]
Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition
- Player's Handbook (2000)
- Monster Manual (2000)
- Dungeon Master's Guide (2000)
- Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Game (2000)[13]
- Lords of Darkness (2001)[14]
- Magic of Faerûn (2001)[15]
- Sword and Fist (2001)[1]
- Diablo II: To Hell Back (2001)[16][17]
- Silver Marches (2002)[18]
- Kingdoms of Kalamar Player's Guide (2002)[19]
Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 edition
- Monster Manual (2003)[20]
- Races of Faerûn (2003)[21]
Exile Game Studio
- Hollow Earth Expedition (2006)[22]
- Mysteries of the Hollow Earth (2009)[23]
World of Darkness
- Liege, Lord and Lackey (1997)[24]
- Laws of Elysium (1998)[25]
- Laws of the Night Revised (1999)[26]
- Laws of the Hunt Revised Edition (2002)[27]
- Mind's Eye Theater: Vampire The Masquerade (2013)[28]
- Mind's Eye Theatre: Blood & Betrayal (2013)[29]
- Mind's Eye Theatre: Vampire The Masquerade Storyteller Secrets (2014)[30]
- Mind's Eye Theatre: Pickering Lythe (2015)[31]
- Mind's Eye Theatre: Werewolf The Apocalypse (2016)[32]
- Vampire: The Masquerade 5th edition (2018)[33]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Ryan, Michael G. (January 2001). "Profiles: Jason Carl". Dragon (#279). Renton, Washington: Wizards of the Coast: 12, 14, 16, 18.
- ↑ "Who is By Night Studios?". By Night Studios. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014.
- ↑ "White Wolf – The Amazing People and A Look Ahead". White Wolf Official Blog. 2017-10-12. Archived from the original on 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ↑ Night Studios [@bynightstudios] (November 25, 2019). "Hello friends! By Night Studios is today a team with fresh new faces, energy, and ideas!". Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Instagram.
- ↑ Ryan, Jon (2019-08-09). "Bloodlines 2's Tabletop Origins Reveals What Makes the Vampire RPG Unique". IGN. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ↑ "For World of Darkness, the future of tabletop RPGs is increasingly digital". VentureBeat. 2020-08-02. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ↑ "Vampire: The Masquerade Play Show L.A By Night Announces S5 Premiere". CBR. 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ↑ "Every New World of Darkness Project, From Video Games to Comics". CBR. 2020-07-22. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ↑ Sheehan, Gavin (2022-06-27). "Vampire: The Masquerade Show LA By Night Announces Sequel". Bleeding Cool News And Rumors. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Friedman, Em (July 1, 2022). "New York by Night brings Vampire-themed actual play to the City That Never Sleeps". Polygon. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
- ↑ "Pyramid: Pyramid Review: The Apocalypse Stone (for AD&D)". www.sjgames.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ↑ "Pyramid: Pyramid Review: The Dungeon of Death (for AD&D)". www.sjgames.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ↑ "Pyramid: Pyramid Review: Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Game". www.sjgames.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ↑ "Lords of Darkness (3e) | Product History". DriveThruRPG. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ↑ "Magic of Faerûn". RPGGeek. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ↑ "Diablo II: To Hell and Back". RPGGeek. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ↑ "Diablo II: To Hell Back (Dungeons Dragons Accessory) by Jason Carl: new (2001)". www.abebooks.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ↑ "Pyramid: Review of Silver Marches". www.sjgames.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ↑ "Kingdoms of Kalamar Player's Guide". RPGGeek. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ↑ "Monster Manual (3.5) - Wizards of the Coast | Dungeons & Dragons 3.x | Dungeons & Dragons 3.x | DriveThruRPG.com". www.drivethrurpg.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ↑ "Races of Faerûn (3.5) - Wizards of the Coast | Dungeons & Dragons 3.x | Forgotten Realms 3.x | Dungeons & Dragons 3.x | Forgotten Realms | DriveThruRPG.com". www.drivethrurpg.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ↑ "Hollow Earth Expedition RPG - Exile Game Studio | DriveThruRPG.com". www.drivethrurpg.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ↑ "Mysteries of the Hollow Earth - Exile Game Studio | DriveThruRPG.com". www.drivethrurpg.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ↑ "Liege, Lord and Lackey - White Wolf | Vampire: the Dark Ages | DriveThruRPG.com". www.drivethrurpg.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ↑ "Laws of Elysium - White Wolf | Mind's Eye Theatre (OWoD) | DriveThruRPG.com". www.drivethrurpg.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ↑ "Laws of the Night (Revised) - White Wolf | Mind's Eye Theatre (OWoD) | DriveThruRPG.com". www.drivethrurpg.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ↑ "Laws of the Hunt (revised) - White Wolf | Mind's Eye Theatre (OWoD) | DriveThruRPG.com". www.drivethrurpg.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ↑ "Mind's Eye Theatre: Vampire The Masquerade - By Night Studios | DriveThruRPG.com". www.drivethrurpg.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ↑ "Mind's Eye Theatre: Blood & Betrayal - By Night Studios | DriveThruRPG.com". www.drivethrurpg.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ↑ "Mind's Eye Theatre: Vampire The Masquerade Storyteller Secrets - By Night Studios | DriveThruRPG.com". www.drivethrurpg.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ↑ "Mind's Eye Theatre: Pickering Lythe - By Night Studios | DriveThruRPG.com". www.drivethrurpg.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ↑ "Mind's Eye Theatre: Werewolf The Apocalypse - By Night Studios | DriveThruRPG.com". www.drivethrurpg.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
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External links
- "Jason Carl at Pen & Paper". Archived from the original on October 9, 2007. Retrieved November 29, 2009.