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Matt Forbeck

May 03, 2024

Matt Forbeck (born August 4, 1968)[1] is an American author and game designer from Beloit, Wisconsin.

Matt Forbeck
Born (1968-08-04) August 4, 1968 (age 55)[1]
Occupation
  • Author
  • game designer
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
SpouseAnn
Children5
Website
www.forbeck.com

Biography edit

Forbeck first became interested in role-playing games at age 13 when he started playing Dungeons & Dragons.[2] He earned a degree in creative writing from the Residential College at the University of Michigan and graduated in 1989.[3] Forbeck began working full-time on games and fiction after graduating.[3] He was the editor on an adventure by Gary Gygax for New Infinities called Epic of Yarth: Necropolis.[4]: 239  He wrote Outlaw (1991) and Western Hero (1991) for the Iron Crown Enterprises and Hero Games.[4]: 325  Forbeck and Shane Hensley formed Pinnacle Entertainment Group to publish Deadlands.[5] Forbeck spent four years as the president of Pinnacle and was the director of the adventure games division at Human Head Studios for two years.[3] Forbeck left Pinnacle to move to Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG) just before the two companies ended their relationship, and sold his Brave New World role-playing game to AEG.[4]: 264  Forbeck has designed collectible card games, roleplaying games, miniatures games, and board games, and he has written short fiction, comic books, and novels for the companies Wizards of the Coast, Games Workshop, TSR, Decipher, White Wolf, Pinnacle, Green Ronin, AEG, Reaper Miniatures, Image Comics, WildStorm Productions, Idea + Design Works, and many others.[6] Forbeck has also worked for Atari, Ubisoft, Mattel, Playmates Toys, and Human Head Studios.[7] Along with game designer Jason Blair, he wrote the script for the video game Conduit 2.[8]

Forbeck has won Origins Awards for Best Roleplaying Game for Deadlands and The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game, Best Miniatures Rules for Warzone and The Great Rail Wars, Best Roleplaying Adventure for Independence Day, Best Fantasy Board Game for Genestealer, and Best Short Story for "Prometheus Unwound" from The Book of All Flesh.[6] He is the author of the well-received Secret of the Spiritkeeper, the first book in the Knights of the Silver Dragon series.[6]

Forbeck and his wife Ann live in Beloit, Wisconsin with their children Marty, Pat, Nick, Ken and Helen.[6]

Bibliography edit

Role-playing games edit

Collectible card games edit

  • WildStorms: The Expandable Super-Hero Card Game (1995)
  • Fastbreak (1996) – a now-out-of-print collectible card game (CCG) by WildStorm based on professional basketball.[10] It was first released in August 1996 and was designed by Matt Forbeck.[11][12] The original set had 303 cards plus 2 promo cards, though one source claims there are 8 promo cards.[10][11] The art was cartoony with a humor theme and was described as having a "consistent theme" with its "best traits [being] its humor and the realism".[11] Matt Forbeck is featured on a card, and, as one of the designers, put significant effort into designing and playing the game.[12]
Gameplay involves players taking on the role of coaches to guide their basketball players to victory. Two rows of five-man teams are lined up and a basketball token is passed between the player cards using Dribble cards.[11] The ball moves up columns and across rows on a 5×5 grid.[11] Counter play is initiated through Foul cards that can steal or shoot the ball that is being dribbled via Grab cards.[11] Passes are resisted with Steals and Shoot cards resisted with Blocks.[11] Wild cards allow effects outside of moving the ball.[11]

Fiction edit

Blood Bowl series edit

  1. Blood Bowl (2005)
  2. Dead Ball (2005)
  3. Death Match (2006)
  4. Rumble in the Jungle (2007)
  • The Blood Bowl Omnibus (2007) collects #1-3

Guild Wars series edit

Knights of the Silver Dragon series edit

  • Secret of the Spiritkeeper (2004)
  • Prophecy of the Dragons (2006)
  • The Dragons Revealed (2006)
  • Knights of the Silver Dragon (2008) omnibus of all three novels, with Ree Soesbee, Dale Donovan and Linda Johns

Eberron series edit

  • The Lost Mark:
  1. Marked for Death (2005)
  2. The Road to Death (2006)
  3. The Queen of Death (2006)

Endless Quest series edit

  • Escape the Underdark (2018)
  • Big Trouble (2018)
  • Into the Jungle (2018)
  • To Catch a Thief (2018)
  • Escape from Castle Ravenloft (2019)
  • The Mad Mage's Academy (2019)

Magic: The Gathering comics edit

  • Magic: The Gathering #1–4, with artist Martin Coccolo (2011–12)[13][14]
    • Magic: The Gathering Volume 1 (tpb, 2012, IDW Publishing, ISBN 9781613772287)
  • Magic: The Gathering: The Spell Thief #1–4, with artists Christian Duce, Martin Coccolo (2012)[15][16][17]
    • Magic: The Gathering Volume 2: The Spell Thief (tpb, 2012, IDW Publishing, ISBN 9781613774144)
  • Magic: The Gathering: Path of Vengeance #1–4, with artists Jack Jadson, Martin Coccolo (2012–13)[18][19][20]
    • Magic: The Gathering Volume 3: Path of Vengeance (tpb, 2013, IDW Publishing, ISBN 9781613776377)

Novels edit

  • Mutant Chronicles (2008)
  • Amortals (2010)[21]
  • Vegas Knights (2011)[22]
  • Carpathia (2012)
  • Leverage: The Con Job (2012)[23][24]
  • Halo: New Blood (2015)[citation needed]
  • Halo: Legacy of Onyx (2017)
  • Halo: Bad Blood (2018)[citation needed]
  • Minecraft Dungeons: The Rise of the Arch-Illager (2020) [25]

Nonfiction edit

  • Star Wars vs. Star Trek: Could the Empire Kick the Federation's Ass? And Other Galaxy-Shaking Enigmas (2011)[26]

Collections edit

  • Crocodilopolis (1992)
  • Space Station Boomtown 13 (1994)
  • Interesting Times (1994)
  • Musings (1995)
  • Reconciliation (1995)
  • Talking Heads (1999)
  • Reborn on the Bayou (1999)
  • Head Games (1999)
  • Prometheus Unwound (2001)
  • Coming Home (2005)
  • In the Belly of the Behemoth (2011)
  • The Fury Pact (2012)

Essays edit

  • "Author's Introduction" in The Blood Bowl Omnibus (2007)

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Matt Forbeck". www.goodreads.com.
  2. ^ Jones, Jeremy (April 6, 2008). "Dungeons & Dragons Co-creator Enriched the World with Fantasy". Spartanburg Herald-Journal.
  3. ^ a b c "About Matt". Forbeck.com. April 22, 2005.
  4. ^ a b c Appelcline, Shannon (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.
  5. ^ Dellinger, Paul (October 8, 1998). "Niche Found in Game World: Their Business Is a Game". The Roanoke Times.
  6. ^ a b c d . Archived from the original on February 24, 2009.
  7. ^ Forbeck, Matt (2007). "Space Hulk". In Lowder, James (ed.). Hobby Games: The 100 Best. Green Ronin Publishing. pp. 284–287. ISBN 978-1-932442-96-0.
  8. ^ "Eric Nofsinger ('Conduit 2')". Digital Spy. Feb 4, 2011.
  9. ^ "Take a Sneak Peek into the Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game Playtest Rulebook". marvel.com. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  10. ^ a b Brown, Timothy (1999), The Official Price Guide to Collectible Card Games, pp. 109–112.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h Miller, John Jackson (2003), Scrye Collectible Card Game Checklist & Price Guide, Second Edition, pp. 182–183.
  12. ^ a b Forbeck, Matt (11 July 2005). "Dead Ball Cover Spotted". forbeck.com. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
  13. ^ "IDW Launching 'Magic: The Gathering' Comic". icv2.com. September 1, 2011. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  14. ^ Wright, Eddie (2012-05-21). "Exclusive Preview: Magic: The Gathering #4". MTV News. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  15. ^ "Magic: The Gathering: The Spell Thief #1". CBR. 2012-06-26. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  16. ^ "Interview with Matt Forbeck | Article by Brendan Weiskotten". www.coolstuffinc.com. May 23, 2012. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  17. ^ "Magic: The Gathering - The Spell Thief (Volume)". Comic Vine. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  18. ^ "Magic: The Gathering - Path of Vengeance TPB". CBR. 2013-04-30. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  19. ^ "Path of Vengeance #3". MAGIC: THE GATHERING. February 22, 2013. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  20. ^ Magic the Gathering Vol. 3: Path of Vengeance | IDW Publishing. www.idwpublishing.com. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  21. ^ Brown, Eric (December 11, 2010). "Review: Amortals, by Matt Forbeck". The Guardian. p. 9.
  22. ^ "missing". Canberra Times. September 4, 2011. p. A26.
  23. ^ "Leverage: The Con Job Is on Sale Now". Forbeck.com. December 31, 2012.
  24. ^ "The Con Job by Matt Forbeck, Electric Entertainment: 9780425253830 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com.
  25. ^ "Rise of the Arch-Illager". Minecraft.net. 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  26. ^ Eberson, Sharon (December 11, 2011). "Gifts for the Pop Culture Fan". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. A10.

External links edit

  • Matt Forbeck's official site
  • . Archived from the original on April 28, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
  • Matt Forbeck interview, Gen Con 2009
  • Doomzine #23 interview with Matt Forbeck
  • Matt Forbeck: The Terrible Minds Interview
  • . Archived from the original on June 8, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
  • . Archived from the original on October 5, 2007. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  • Matt Forbeck at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
  • . Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2013.

May 03, 2024
matt, forbeck, born, august, 1968, american, author, game, designer, from, beloit, wisconsin, born, 1968, august, 1968, occupationauthor, game, designernationalityamericanalma, materuniversity, michiganspouseannchildren5websitewww, forbeck, contents, biography. Matt Forbeck born August 4 1968 1 is an American author and game designer from Beloit Wisconsin Matt ForbeckBorn 1968 08 04 August 4 1968 age 55 1 OccupationAuthor game designerNationalityAmericanAlma materUniversity of MichiganSpouseAnnChildren5Websitewww wbr forbeck wbr com Contents 1 Biography 2 Bibliography 2 1 Role playing games 2 2 Collectible card games 2 3 Fiction 2 3 1 Blood Bowl series 2 3 2 Guild Wars series 2 3 3 Knights of the Silver Dragon series 2 3 4 Eberron series 2 3 5 Endless Quest series 2 3 6 Magic The Gathering comics 2 3 7 Novels 2 4 Nonfiction 2 5 Collections 2 6 Essays 3 References 4 External linksBiography editForbeck first became interested in role playing games at age 13 when he started playing Dungeons amp Dragons 2 He earned a degree in creative writing from the Residential College at the University of Michigan and graduated in 1989 3 Forbeck began working full time on games and fiction after graduating 3 He was the editor on an adventure by Gary Gygax for New Infinities called Epic of Yarth Necropolis 4 239 He wrote Outlaw 1991 and Western Hero 1991 for the Iron Crown Enterprises and Hero Games 4 325 Forbeck and Shane Hensley formed Pinnacle Entertainment Group to publish Deadlands 5 Forbeck spent four years as the president of Pinnacle and was the director of the adventure games division at Human Head Studios for two years 3 Forbeck left Pinnacle to move to Alderac Entertainment Group AEG just before the two companies ended their relationship and sold his Brave New World role playing game to AEG 4 264 Forbeck has designed collectible card games roleplaying games miniatures games and board games and he has written short fiction comic books and novels for the companies Wizards of the Coast Games Workshop TSR Decipher White Wolf Pinnacle Green Ronin AEG Reaper Miniatures Image Comics WildStorm Productions Idea Design Works and many others 6 Forbeck has also worked for Atari Ubisoft Mattel Playmates Toys and Human Head Studios 7 Along with game designer Jason Blair he wrote the script for the video game Conduit 2 8 Forbeck has won Origins Awards for Best Roleplaying Game for Deadlands and The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game Best Miniatures Rules for Warzone and The Great Rail Wars Best Roleplaying Adventure for Independence Day Best Fantasy Board Game for Genestealer and Best Short Story for Prometheus Unwound from The Book of All Flesh 6 He is the author of the well received Secret of the Spiritkeeper the first book in the Knights of the Silver Dragon series 6 Forbeck and his wife Ann live in Beloit Wisconsin with their children Marty Pat Nick Ken and Helen 6 Bibliography editRole playing games edit Mutant Chronicles 1993 Deadlands 1996 contributor Brave New World 1999 Tales from the Loop 2017 additional writing Marvel Multiverse Role Playing Game 2022 9 Collectible card games edit WildStorms The Expandable Super Hero Card Game 1995 Fastbreak 1996 a now out of print collectible card game CCG by WildStorm based on professional basketball 10 It was first released in August 1996 and was designed by Matt Forbeck 11 12 The original set had 303 cards plus 2 promo cards though one source claims there are 8 promo cards 10 11 The art was cartoony with a humor theme and was described as having a consistent theme with its best traits being its humor and the realism 11 Matt Forbeck is featured on a card and as one of the designers put significant effort into designing and playing the game 12 Gameplay involves players taking on the role of coaches to guide their basketball players to victory Two rows of five man teams are lined up and a basketball token is passed between the player cards using Dribble cards 11 The ball moves up columns and across rows on a 5 5 grid 11 Counter play is initiated through Foul cards that can steal or shoot the ball that is being dribbled via Grab cards 11 Passes are resisted with Steals and Shoot cards resisted with Blocks 11 Wild cards allow effects outside of moving the ball 11 Fiction edit Blood Bowl series edit Blood Bowl 2005 Dead Ball 2005 Death Match 2006 Rumble in the Jungle 2007 The Blood Bowl Omnibus 2007 collects 1 3 Guild Wars series edit Ghosts of Ascalon 2010 with Jeff Grubb Knights of the Silver Dragon series edit Secret of the Spiritkeeper 2004 Prophecy of the Dragons 2006 The Dragons Revealed 2006 Knights of the Silver Dragon 2008 omnibus of all three novels with Ree Soesbee Dale Donovan and Linda Johns Eberron series edit The Lost Mark Marked for Death 2005 The Road to Death 2006 The Queen of Death 2006 Endless Quest series edit Escape the Underdark 2018 Big Trouble 2018 Into the Jungle 2018 To Catch a Thief 2018 Escape from Castle Ravenloft 2019 The Mad Mage s Academy 2019 Magic The Gathering comics edit Magic The Gathering 1 4 with artist Martin Coccolo 2011 12 13 14 Magic The Gathering Volume 1 tpb 2012 IDW Publishing ISBN 9781613772287 Magic The Gathering The Spell Thief 1 4 with artists Christian Duce Martin Coccolo 2012 15 16 17 Magic The Gathering Volume 2 The Spell Thief tpb 2012 IDW Publishing ISBN 9781613774144 Magic The Gathering Path of Vengeance 1 4 with artists Jack Jadson Martin Coccolo 2012 13 18 19 20 Magic The Gathering Volume 3 Path of Vengeance tpb 2013 IDW Publishing ISBN 9781613776377 Novels edit Mutant Chronicles 2008 Amortals 2010 21 Vegas Knights 2011 22 Carpathia 2012 Leverage The Con Job 2012 23 24 Halo New Blood 2015 citation needed Halo Legacy of Onyx 2017 Halo Bad Blood 2018 citation needed Minecraft Dungeons The Rise of the Arch Illager 2020 25 Nonfiction edit Star Wars vs Star Trek Could the Empire Kick the Federation s Ass And Other Galaxy Shaking Enigmas 2011 26 Collections edit Crocodilopolis 1992 Space Station Boomtown 13 1994 Interesting Times 1994 Musings 1995 Reconciliation 1995 Talking Heads 1999 Reborn on the Bayou 1999 Head Games 1999 Prometheus Unwound 2001 Coming Home 2005 In the Belly of the Behemoth 2011 The Fury Pact 2012 Essays edit Author s Introduction in The Blood Bowl Omnibus 2007 References edit a b Matt Forbeck www goodreads com Jones Jeremy April 6 2008 Dungeons amp Dragons Co creator Enriched the World with Fantasy Spartanburg Herald Journal a b c About Matt Forbeck com April 22 2005 a b c Appelcline Shannon 2011 Designers amp Dragons Mongoose Publishing ISBN 978 1 907702 58 7 Dellinger Paul October 8 1998 Niche Found in Game World Their Business Is a Game The Roanoke Times a b c d Matt Forbeck Archived from the original on February 24 2009 Forbeck Matt 2007 Space Hulk In Lowder James ed Hobby Games The 100 Best Green Ronin Publishing pp 284 287 ISBN 978 1 932442 96 0 Eric Nofsinger Conduit 2 Digital Spy Feb 4 2011 Take a Sneak Peek into the Marvel Multiverse Role Playing Game Playtest Rulebook marvel com Retrieved 21 April 2022 a b Brown Timothy 1999 The Official Price Guide to Collectible Card Games pp 109 112 a b c d e f g h Miller John Jackson 2003 Scrye Collectible Card Game Checklist amp Price Guide Second Edition pp 182 183 a b Forbeck Matt 11 July 2005 Dead Ball Cover Spotted forbeck com Retrieved 2019 01 09 IDW Launching Magic The Gathering Comic icv2 com September 1 2011 Retrieved 2021 06 12 Wright Eddie 2012 05 21 Exclusive Preview Magic The Gathering 4 MTV News Retrieved 2021 06 12 Magic The Gathering The Spell Thief 1 CBR 2012 06 26 Retrieved 2021 06 12 Interview with Matt Forbeck Article by Brendan Weiskotten www coolstuffinc com May 23 2012 Retrieved 2021 06 12 Magic The Gathering The Spell Thief Volume Comic Vine Retrieved 2021 06 12 Magic The Gathering Path of Vengeance TPB CBR 2013 04 30 Retrieved 2021 06 12 Path of Vengeance 3 MAGIC THE GATHERING February 22 2013 Retrieved 2021 06 12 Magic the Gathering Vol 3 Path of Vengeance IDW Publishing www idwpublishing com Retrieved 2021 06 12 Brown Eric December 11 2010 Review Amortals by Matt Forbeck The Guardian p 9 missing Canberra Times September 4 2011 p A26 Leverage The Con Job Is on Sale Now Forbeck com December 31 2012 The Con Job by Matt Forbeck Electric Entertainment 9780425253830 PenguinRandomHouse com Books PenguinRandomhouse com Rise of the Arch Illager Minecraft net 2020 07 06 Retrieved 2020 07 07 Eberson Sharon December 11 2011 Gifts for the Pop Culture Fan Pittsburgh Post Gazette p A10 External links editMatt Forbeck s official site Matt Forbeck Interview on the Magic The Gathering Comic Archived from the original on April 28 2012 Retrieved May 14 2012 Matt Forbeck interview Gen Con 2009 Doomzine 23 interview with Matt Forbeck Matt Forbeck The Terrible Minds Interview Interview Matt Forbeck Kobold Quarterly Archived from the original on June 8 2012 Retrieved May 14 2012 Matt Forbeck Pen amp Paper Archived from the original on October 5 2007 Retrieved May 16 2012 Matt Forbeck at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database Review Carpathia Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Retrieved May 7 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Matt Forbeck amp oldid 1205696403 Collectible card games, wikipedia, wiki, 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