Mike Mearls

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Michael Mearls is a writer and designer of fantasy role-playing games (RPGs) and related fiction. He is one of the best known of the current generation of designers.

He was published by a number of big-name gaming publishers for several years before being hired in June 2005 as a designer by Wizards of the Coast. He is currently a Lead Developer on Dungeons & Dragons R&D^[1] working on the upcoming 4th Edition. During the period from 2000-up until his hiring at WotC, he was one of the most prolific freelance writers in the gaming industry. Mearls is an alumnus of Dartmouth College.^{[citation needed]} While at Dartmouth he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity.

[edit] Notable Credits

• He was one of the creators of the Iron Heroes role playing game.
• "The Siege of Durgham's Folly," from Necromancer Games
• Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook II
• Many articles in Dragon magazine

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[edit] External links

• Mike Mearls in the Pen & Paper RPG Database
• Mike Mearls's home page