Steven E. Schend

Steven E. Schend is a fantasy writer and game designer.

Background
Schend was born in 1967 and his childhood was heavily fantasy-influenced. He previously worked as a teacher, a street sweeper, a curb builder and a landscaper before gaining employment in fantasy, where he has worked for over fifteen years. He is a former game designer and editor for TSR, Inc., Wizards of the Coast, Bastion Press, Green Ronin, and Goodman Games, as well as a former substitute teacher in Washington and Wisconsin.

Erlkazar was the setting of Schend's first D&D campaign set in the Forgotten Realms, which he played around 1988. His character was Gamalon Idogyr.

He is currently an adult instructor of World Building for Writers and Game & Adventure Design workshops/seminars. He also teaches college classes at various venues, including Kendall College of Art & Design. He claims his favorite role is spokesperson for the denizens of the Forgotten Realms.

He is also currently working on a novel in his "Vanguard" universe and a non-fiction World-Building book for writers.

Sourcebooks
Undermountain adventures;
 * Lands of Intrigue, 2nd edition sourcebook.
 * Cormanthyr: Empire of the Elves, 2nd edition sourcebook.
 * The Fall of Myth Drannor, 2nd edition sourcebook.
 * Sea of Fallen Stars, 2nd edition sourcebook.
 * Undermountain: The Lost Level, adventure.
 * Undermountain: Maddgoth's Castle, adventure.
 * Undermountain: Stardock, adventure.
 * City of Splendors, 2nd edition, with Ed Greenwood

Novels

 * Blackstaff
 * Blackstaff Tower