Chris Seeman
Chris Seeman (born 1967[citation needed]) is a professor of theology and role-playing game author.
Education and teaching
[edit]Professor Seeman holds a Ph.D. in Near Eastern Religions from the University of California at Berkeley. B.A., University of San Francisco. M.A., Graduate Theological Union .
He teaches Theology courses at Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio.
Tolkien and role-playing games
[edit]Chris Seeman began publishing the Middle-earth Role Playing fanzine Other Hands in 1993.[1]: 138 [2] Jessica Ney-Grimm of Iron Crown Enterprises (ICE) contributed MERP content to Other Hands, and Seeman later became an assistant line editor on the game for ICE.[1]: 138 [2] Chris Seeman and Matt Forbeck both did some work on The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game for Decipher, Inc.[1]: 142 [3]
In 1992 he established [1] Other Hands Magazine: The International Journal of Middle-earth Gaming, which he published on a quarterly basis until 2001.
He has also been co-editor and author for The Guild Companion eZine and many content submissions there.
He created and manages a website called "The Tolkien Music List" at [2] www.tolkien-music.com.
- "Kin-strife". Archived from the original on February 4, 2007. (1995)
- Southern Gondor: The Land - "Southern Gondor: The Land". Archived from the original on February 4, 2007. (1996)
- "Southern Gondor: The People". Archived from the original on February 4, 2007. (1996)
- "Arnor: The Land". Archived from the original on February 4, 2007. (1997)
- "Arnor: The People". Archived from the original on February 4, 2007. (1997)
- "The Northern Waste". Archived from the original on April 15, 2007. (1997)
- "Hands of the Healer". Archived from the original on February 4, 2007. (1997)
- "Fell Beasts and Wondrous Magic". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. (2003)
- "Moria". Archived from the original on March 4, 2007. (2003)
References
[edit]- http://www.merpcon.com/merpcon-guest-speakers-biographies/edit[permanent dead link] MerpCon Guest Speakers Biographies,
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070223101938/http://www.merp.com/essays/aboutchrisseeman Merp.com version of Chris Seeman biography. used with permission of original author.
- http://www.roliste.com/bio.jsp?id=581 Roliste.com Biographie : Chris Seeman (in French).
- ^ a b c Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.
- ^ a b http://www.rpg.net/columns/briefhistory/briefhistory8.phtml RPG.net article "A BRIEF HISTORY OF GAME #8: ICE, PART ONE: 1980-1992"
- ^ http://www.rpg.net/columns/briefhistory/briefhistory9.phtml RPG.net article " A BRIEF HISTORY OF GAME #9: ICE, PART TWO: 1993-PRESENT" section of note: "The New ICE: 2001-2006"
