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, off and on, for over thirty 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.[1] His character was Gamalon Idogyr.
He has been an adult instructor of World Building for Writers and Game & Adventure Design workshops/seminars. He also briefly taught college classes at various venues, including Kendall College of Art & Design. He was a stay-at-home dad for his two amazing children and since they've reached schooling age, he's also worked for a few colleges and libraries in various capacities. 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.
Bibliography[]
Sourcebooks[]
- Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue, with Anne Brown and J. Robert King
- City of Splendors, with Ed Greenwood
- Lands of Intrigue
- Cormanthyr: Empire of the Elves
- The Fall of Myth Drannor
- Empires of the Shining Sea
- Calimport
- Skullport
- Sea of Fallen Stars
- Cloak & Dagger, with Eric L. Boyd and Sean K. Reynolds
- Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition (Editorial assistance)
- The Grand History of the Realms (Additional design)
Adventures[]
- Undermountain: The Lost Level
- Undermountain: Maddgoth's Castle
- Undermountain: Stardock
- Hellgate Keep
- Wyrmskull Throne
Novels[]
- Blackstaff
- Blackstaff Tower
- Realms of the Deep: Persana's Blade
Steven's complete bibliography of written and edited works (not just Realms-related materials) is at his personal website.
Appendix[]
Further Reading[]
- Steve Kenson (August 1999). “ProFiles: Steven E. Schend”. In Dave Gross ed. Dragon #262 (TSR, Inc.), p. 112.
External links[]
References[]
- ↑ Steven E. Schend (August 1997). “Book Three: Erlkazar & Folk of Intrigue”. In Roger E. Moore ed. Lands of Intrigue (TSR, Inc.), p. 1. ISBN 0-7869-0697-9.