Ken Rolston

Ken Rolston

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Ken Rolston is an American computer game and board game designer best known for his work with West End Games and the hit computer game series "The Elder Scrolls". In February 2007, instead of retiring after 25 years in the game design industry, he elected to join the staff of computer games company Big Huge Games to create a new role-playing game.cite web|url=http://www.bighugegames.com/press_kenrolston.shtml|title=Veteran Designer Ken Rolston Joins BHG: 13 February 2007 press release]

Ken has a Masters Degree from NYU, and is a member of the Science Fiction Writers Association. He has been a professional games designer since 1982.

Paper-and-Pencil RPG

Before entering the computer game field, for twelve years Ken was an award-winning designer of paper-and-pencil role-playing games. His credits include games and supplements for "Paranoia", "RuneQuest", Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, AD&D, D&Dcite web|url=http://www.bighugegames.com/press_kenrolston.shtml|title=Veteran Designer Ken Rolston Joins BHG: 13 February 2007 press release] .

Ken also was winner of the H. G. Wells Award for Best Role-playing Game, Paranoia, 1985,and served as role-playing director for West End Games, Games Workshop, and Avalon Hill Game Company.

Videogame Industry

He was most recently lead designer for Bethesda's . He was also lead designer for the role-playing game, , and lead designer in its expansions.

Ken Rolston designs computer role-playing and adventure games. Currently lead designer on an as-yet-unannounced project for Big Huge Games

Works

* "Something Rotten in Kislev" for Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay
* "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Shot"
* ""

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