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Stevens attended [[Saint Olaf College]], where she met game designers [[Jonathan Tweet]] and [[Mark Rein-Hagen]].<ref name = "appelcline10">Appelcline, Shannon. [http://www.rpg.net/columns/briefhistory/briefhistory10.phtml "History of Game, #10"]. 3 January 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2013.</ref> |
Stevens attended [[Saint Olaf College]], where she met game designers [[Jonathan Tweet]] and [[Mark Rein-Hagen]].<ref name = "appelcline10">Appelcline, Shannon. [http://www.rpg.net/columns/briefhistory/briefhistory10.phtml "History of Game, #10"]. 3 January 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2013.</ref> Stevens received an MBA from the [[University of Washington]].<ref name="paizo">{{cite web |url=http://paizo.com/people/LisaStevens |title=Paizo People: Lisa Stevens}}</ref> After graduating, she continued to hang out on campus running ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' games.<ref name="designers">{{Cite book|author=Shannon Appelcline|title=Designers & Dragons|publisher=Mongoose Publishing|year=2011| isbn= 978-1-907702-58-7}}</ref>{{rp|232}} |
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Stevens received an MBA from the [[University of Washington]].<ref name="paizo">{{cite web |url=http://paizo.com/people/LisaStevens |title=Paizo People: Lisa Stevens}}</ref> |
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| Born | Lisa Stevens |
| Occupation | Editor |
| Nationality | United States |
| Genre | Role-playing games |
Lisa Stevens is an American editor, CEO of Paizo Publishing,[1] and COO of Goblinworks.[2]
Education
Stevens attended Saint Olaf College, where she met game designers Jonathan Tweet and Mark Rein-Hagen.[3] Stevens received an MBA from the University of Washington.[4] After graduating, she continued to hang out on campus running Dungeons & Dragons games.[5]: 232
Career
Stevens joined Tweet and Rein-Hagen in the game company Lion Rampant, which published Ars Magica in 1987.[3] In 1990, Lion Rampant merged with White Wolf,[4] which published Rein-Hagen's Vampire: the Masquerade. In 1991, she left White Wolf to join Wizards of the Coast.[4] She was a vice president for Wizards when they published Magic: The Gathering in 1993,[6] and she launched The Duelist to support it.[7]
She is also an expert on Star Wars collectibles[8] and was the brand manager for Wizards' Star Wars role-playing game.[9]
In May 2002, she formed Paizo Publishing, and is the CEO of the company.[4] She led the group which published Dragon and Dungeon magazines.
References
- ^ Jayson Peters (August 5, 2009). "Pathfinder RPG Uses Its Charisma Bonus, Sells Out First Run". East Valley Tribune: Nerdvana.
- ^ David Miller (December 6, 2011). "Pathfinder Online MMO". Purple Pawn.
- ^ a b Appelcline, Shannon. "History of Game, #10". 3 January 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Paizo People: Lisa Stevens".
- ^ Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.
- ^ Cherie Henderson (July 23, 1994). "It's Magic! Popular Cards Do a Disappearing Act". The Miami Herald. p. G1.
- ^ Adrienne Ward Fawcett (June 26, 1995). "The Marketing 100: Lisa Stevens". Advertising Age. p. S24.
- ^ Bonnie Britton (March 31, 2002). "The Force Will Be with Us". The Indianapolis Star. p. I1.
- ^ Frank Vinluan (November 12, 2000). "Game Gives Sci-Fi Fans Free Rein". The Seattle Times. p. B4.