Daniel D. Fox
| Born | Daniel D. Fox Kansas City, Missouri |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Game designer |
| Nationality | United States |
| Genre | Role-playing games |
| Website | |
| grimandperilous | |
Daniel D. Fox is an American game designer and writer, as well as a founder of Grim & Perilous Studios. He is best known as the creator of ZWEIHÄNDER Grim & Perilous RPG, MAIN GAUCHE: Grim & Perilous Supplement and Dark Astral.
Personal life
[edit]Daniel D. Fox is from Kansas City.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Fox spent most of his career in advertising, working for WPP plc at VMLY&R, and began his career in game design on Strike To Stun (a popular destination for the Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay community). Following his contributions to several fan-made supplements for WFRP, Fox began writing an Old School Revival manuscript for a new RPG based on Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay. He later brought the book to Kickstarter, publishing ZWEIHÄNDER Grim & Perilous RPG in 2017.
Andrews McMeel Publishing
[edit]Fox accepted a job offer from Andrews McMeel Publishing in May 2019 [3] as executive creative director of games.[4] Working as an RPG designer for Andrews McMeel Publishing, he redesigned ZWEIHÄNDER Grim & Perilous RPG Revised Core Rulebook with new mechanics, errata, artwork and layout design.[1] Fox's work also includes Dark Astral (2018) and MAIN GAUCHE: Grim & Perilous Supplement (2019).
Fox was a notable guest at Gen Con in 2018, and spoke as a keynote presenter on Twitch 2018, following ZWEIHÄNDER Grim & Perilous RPG winning Best Game and Product of the Year at the ENnies.
Fox later began running a games division at McNeal.[5] McMeel released Blackbirds in 2022, the first role-playing game to he "powered by Zweihänder", created by Ryan Verniere using the system created by Fox.[1] Fox created several additional tabletop games using the lore and mechanics of Zweihänder.[6]
Fox announced that he would be leaving McNeal at the end of 2022, and Andrews McMeel shuttered their RPG-focused account on Twitter account on January 3, 2023.[4]
World of Game Design
[edit]SLLSWRD Publishing announced in 2024 that Fox reacquired the license to Zweihänder from World of Game Design.[7]
Bibliography
[edit]Games Fox has written or contributed to include the following:[8]
Role Playing Games
[edit]- ZWEIHÄNDER Grim & Perilous RPG Revised Core Rulebook (2019) (Andrews McMeel Publishing)
- MAIN GAUCHE: Grim & Perilous RPG (2019) (Andrews McMeel Publishing)
- SLLSWRD Magazine #1 (2018) (Grim & Perilous Studios)
- Dark Astral (2018) (Grim & Perilous Studios)
- ZWEIHÄNDER Grim & Perilous RPG (2017) (Grim & Perilous Studios)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Wilbur, Brock (2022-02-03). "Zweihänder and Blackbirds are the dark engines driving future legends". The Pitch. Archived from the original on 2025-01-08. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ^ Hall, Charlie (2024-03-12). "Award-winning Zweihander RPG is back from the dead with a new edition on Kickstarter". Polygon. Archived from the original on 2025-01-08. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ^ https://www.andrewsmcmeel.com/rpg-expert-forges-new-path-at-amu/
- ^ a b Hoffer, Christian (2023-02-02). "Andrews McMeel Reportedly Shuts Down RPG Division". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on 2025-01-08. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ^ Wilbur, Brock (2022-11-07). "Best of KC 2022: Zweihänder and Blackbirds are the dark engines driving future legends". The Pitch. Archived from the original on 2025-01-08. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ^ Hadlock, Amanda (2023-03-07). "Daniel D. Fox talks the power of parenting through D&D and the new YouTube series with his son". The Pitch. Archived from the original on 2025-01-08. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ^ "Daniel D. Fox Reacquires Zweihänder RPG from World of Game Design". Tabletop Gaming News. 2024-10-25. Archived from the original on 2025-01-08. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ^ Fox, Daniel D. "Publications List". Official website. Retrieved 3 June 2019.