Owen K.C. Stephens
Owen K.C. Stephens is a game designer who has worked on a number of products for the Starfinder, Pathfinder and Star Wars Roleplaying Game and other games.
Career
In 2000, Wizards of the Coast brought Owen K.C. Stephens on as a designer for the launch of the Star Wars Roleplaying Game. He was laid off with numerous other designers in 2001, and became a freelance designer.After OtherWorld Creations began updating their d20 books to the Pathfinder rules system in 2009, they brought Stephens onboard as a line manager for Pathfinder.
Stephens has done design work for the Star Wars Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Starfinder Roleplaying Game, d20 Modern, EverQuest Role-Playing Game, The Black Company Roleplaying Game, The Wheel of Time Roleplaying Game, Gamma World Sixth Edition, as well as Dungeons & Dragons material appearing in Dragon magazine and NeoExodus: A House Divided.
He is a Developer for Paizo Publishing and Green Ronin Publishing, and the owner and Publisher for Rogue Genius Games. He is also the Master of Ceremonies for Paizo's annual talent context, RPG Superstar. He is the Starfinder Design Lead.
Awards and honors
"Black Company"- 2003 EN World "ENnie" Award - Best Campaign Setting or Setting Supplement
- 2008 En World "ENnie" Award - Best Rules, Best d20/d20 OGL Product, Best Game, Product of the Year
- 2011 En World "ENnie" Award - Best Monster/Adversary
- 2011 En World "ENnie" Award - Best Supplement
- 2014 En World "ENnie" Award - Best Adventure
- 2016 En World "ENnie" Award - Best Setting
Media mentions
Owen K.C. Stephens has appeared in the following newspaper and magazine articles, websites and podcasts.Podcasts
- Demiplane of Gaming: Stephens was one of the two hosts of the RPG-oriented Demiplane of Gaming, which ran from 2012 to 2014.
- RPG Countdown: Stephens appeared on these episodes: 18 December 2009 ; 29 January 2010 ; 26 February 2010.
Websites
- Robot Viking Owen appeared in this interview: Owen K.C. Stephens: RPG Super Genius
- Rite Publishing Owen appeared in this interview: Fridays & Functions 10 Questions with Owen K.C. Stephens
- The Encounter Table Owen appeared in this interview: Owen K. C. Stephens.