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Sandy Petersen

November 29, 2023

Carl Sanford Joslyn "Sandy" Petersen (born September 16, 1955) is an American game designer. He worked at Chaosium, contributing to the development of RuneQuest and creating the acclaimed and influential horror role-playing game Call of Cthulhu. He later joined id Software where he worked on the development of the Doom franchise and Quake.

Sandy Petersen
Sandy Petersen in May 2004
Born
Carl Sanford Joslyn Petersen

(1955-09-16) September 16, 1955 (age 68)
St. Louis, Missouri
OccupationGame designer

Biography edit

Petersen was born in St. Louis, Missouri and developed a love for dinosaurs at age 3. He studied paleontology in college and later attended University of California, Berkeley, majoring in zoology.[1]

Work edit

Chaosium edit

He became a full-time staff member at Chaosium.[2] His interest for role-playing games and H. P. Lovecraft were fused when he became principal author of Chaosium's game Call of Cthulhu, published 1981,[3] and many scenarios and background pieces thereafter.[4][citation needed]

He authored several critically acclaimed RuneQuest supplements for Avalon Hill and Games Workshop.[4] Petersen served as co-designer for West End Games's Ghostbusters role-playing game.[4]

MicroProse edit

He worked some time for MicroProse, where he is credited for work on Sid Meier's Pirates! and Sword of the Samurai.[4] Between 1989 and 1992 he worked on the video games Darklands, Hyperspeed, and Lightspeed. He made some contributions to Civilization.[citation needed] Petersen was laid off in 1992 and was jobless for 5 months. He considered that period as one of the worst times of his life.[5]

Ensemble Studios edit

He left id Software for Ensemble Studios in June 1997.[6] There, he worked as a game designer on several of their Age of Empires titles, including Rise of Rome, Age of Kings, and The Conquerors.[4] During this time, he was a frequent poster on the HeavenGames forums under the username ES_Sandyman. He ran a popular series of threads, "Ask Sandyman", where forum members could ask him about anything they wanted.[7]

Other works edit

Petersen was the executive producer for the 2011 film The Whisperer in Darkness which was nominated for awards at the Chicago International Film Festival and Warsaw International Film Festival. It was produced by H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society Motion Pictures in the style of a 1930s black and white horror film.[citation needed]

In April 2011[8] he served as the publisher of horror magazine Arcane: Penny Dreadfuls for the 21st Century.[9]

Petersen took a professorship at The Guildhall at SMU in 2009 following the closure of Ensemble Studios, where he taught several courses on game design.[10]

Petersen worked at Barking Lizards Technologies as their creative director, after leaving The Guildhall, and worked on their iOS release Osiris Legends.[citation needed]

In mid-2013 Petersen led a successful Kickstarter campaign by his company, Green Eye Games, to produce the boardgame Cthulhu Wars. Over US$1,400,000 was raised achieving over 3,500% of the initial target. This success allowed the creation of more figures (60), map expansions and additional scenario options.[11] Green Eye Games also produced the unsuccessful kickstarter Cthulhu World Combat (iOS, Android, Windows, PSN, Xbox Live).[12][13][14]

In June 2015, it was announced that Petersen and Greg Stafford returned to Chaosium Inc.[15] Petersen retired from the board in 2019, but continues to do occasional freelance work for the company.[16]

Personal life edit

Petersen is a practicing member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but sees no conflict between his faith and his design of games involving Satanic elements. While working on Doom, he said to John Romero, "I have no problems with the demons in the game. They're just cartoons. And, anyway, they're the bad guys."[17]

Sandy is married, has five children, and 15 grandchildren.

Credits edit

Video games edit

Role-playing games edit

Board games edit

  • Cthulhu Wars (2015)
  • Theomachy (2016)
  • Orcs Must Die! (2016)
  • Castle Dicenstein (2017)
  • Evil High Priest (2018)
  • The Gods War (2018)
  • Hyperspace (2019)
  • Planet Apocalypse (2020)

Films edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Petersen, Sandy. "Yithian Evolution". YouTube. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  2. ^ Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.
  3. ^ Petersen, Sandy (September 1993). "Eye of the Monitor". Dragon (197): 57–62.
  4. ^ a b c d e Petersen, Sandy (2007). "Up Front". In Lowder, James (ed.). Hobby Games: The 100 Best. Green Ronin Publishing. pp. 341–344. ISBN 978-1-932442-96-0.
  5. ^ Petersen, Sandy. "Tales from the Dark Days of Id Software". YouTube. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  6. ^ Feldman, Curt (July 9, 1997). . GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 3, 1998. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  7. ^ "Ask Sandyman – Age of Kings Heaven".
  8. ^ Shumate, Nathan; Petersen, Sandy; Crook, Jeff; Pollock, Justin (April 2011). Arcane: Penny Dreadfuls for the 21st Century. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1461059608.
  9. ^ Arcane: Penny Dreadfuls for the 21st Century.
  10. ^ The Guildhall at SMU Faculty, Guildhall @ SMU Faculty Biographies.
  11. ^ "Cthulhu Wars".
  12. ^ Barking Lizards Management Team.
  13. ^ "Cthulhu World Combat by Sandy Petersen — Kickstarter".
  14. ^ http://www.cthulhuworldcombat.com 2012-11-21 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ Stafford, Greg (2015-06-02). "GREG STAFFORD & SANDY PETERSEN REJOIN CHAOSIUM INC". Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  16. ^ Chaosium. "The Chaosium Team". Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  17. ^ Kushner, David (2003). Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture. p. 144.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • Ask Sandy Series @ Age of Kings Heaven (1999-2001)
  • yog-sothoth.com interview
  • . Archived from the original on 2008-05-21.
  • MobyGames biography
  • The Guildhall @ SMU Homepage
  • (in Italian) An interview in Italian language on RiLL.it (2011)


November 29, 2023
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Carl Sanford Joslyn Sandy Petersen born September 16 1955 is an American game designer He worked at Chaosium contributing to the development of RuneQuest and creating the acclaimed and influential horror role playing game Call of Cthulhu He later joined id Software where he worked on the development of the Doom franchise and Quake Sandy PetersenSandy Petersen in May 2004BornCarl Sanford Joslyn Petersen 1955 09 16 September 16 1955 age 68 St Louis MissouriOccupationGame designer Contents 1 Biography 2 Work 2 1 Chaosium 2 2 MicroProse 2 3 Ensemble Studios 2 4 Other works 3 Personal life 4 Credits 4 1 Video games 4 2 Role playing games 4 3 Board games 4 4 Films 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksBiography editPetersen was born in St Louis Missouri and developed a love for dinosaurs at age 3 He studied paleontology in college and later attended University of California Berkeley majoring in zoology 1 Work editChaosium edit He became a full time staff member at Chaosium 2 His interest for role playing games and H P Lovecraft were fused when he became principal author of Chaosium s game Call of Cthulhu published 1981 3 and many scenarios and background pieces thereafter 4 citation needed He authored several critically acclaimed RuneQuest supplements for Avalon Hill and Games Workshop 4 Petersen served as co designer for West End Games s Ghostbusters role playing game 4 MicroProse edit He worked some time for MicroProse where he is credited for work on Sid Meier s Pirates and Sword of the Samurai 4 Between 1989 and 1992 he worked on the video games Darklands Hyperspeed and Lightspeed He made some contributions to Civilization citation needed Petersen was laid off in 1992 and was jobless for 5 months He considered that period as one of the worst times of his life 5 Ensemble Studios edit He left id Software for Ensemble Studios in June 1997 6 There he worked as a game designer on several of their Age of Empires titles including Rise of Rome Age of Kings and The Conquerors 4 During this time he was a frequent poster on the HeavenGames forums under the username ES Sandyman He ran a popular series of threads Ask Sandyman where forum members could ask him about anything they wanted 7 Other works edit Petersen was the executive producer for the 2011 film The Whisperer in Darkness which was nominated for awards at the Chicago International Film Festival and Warsaw International Film Festival It was produced by H P Lovecraft Historical Society Motion Pictures in the style of a 1930s black and white horror film citation needed In April 2011 8 he served as the publisher of horror magazine Arcane Penny Dreadfuls for the 21st Century 9 Petersen took a professorship at The Guildhall at SMU in 2009 following the closure of Ensemble Studios where he taught several courses on game design 10 Petersen worked at Barking Lizards Technologies as their creative director after leaving The Guildhall and worked on their iOS release Osiris Legends citation needed In mid 2013 Petersen led a successful Kickstarter campaign by his company Green Eye Games to produce the boardgame Cthulhu Wars Over US 1 400 000 was raised achieving over 3 500 of the initial target This success allowed the creation of more figures 60 map expansions and additional scenario options 11 Green Eye Games also produced the unsuccessful kickstarter Cthulhu World Combat iOS Android Windows PSN Xbox Live 12 13 14 In June 2015 it was announced that Petersen and Greg Stafford returned to Chaosium Inc 15 Petersen retired from the board in 2019 but continues to do occasional freelance work for the company 16 Personal life editPetersen is a practicing member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints but sees no conflict between his faith and his design of games involving Satanic elements While working on Doom he said to John Romero I have no problems with the demons in the game They re just cartoons And anyway they re the bad guys 17 Sandy is married has five children and 15 grandchildren Credits editVideo games edit Sid Meier s Pirates 1989 Civilization 1991 Lightspeed 1990 Hyperspeed 1991 Darklands 1992 Doom 1993 Doom II Hell on Earth 1994 The Ultimate DOOM 1995 Quake 1996 Hexen Beyond Heretic 1996 Final Doom 1996 Quake II 1997 uncredited Age of Empires 1997 Age of Empires The Rise of Rome 1998 Age of Empires II 1999 Age of Empires II The Conquerors 2000 Age of Empires III 2005 Age of Empires III The WarChiefs 2006 Halo Wars 2009 Osiris Legends 2011 Role playing games edit Call of Cthulhu 1981 Ghostbusters 1986 Board games edit Cthulhu Wars 2015 Theomachy 2016 Orcs Must Die 2016 Castle Dicenstein 2017 Evil High Priest 2018 The Gods War 2018 Hyperspace 2019 Planet Apocalypse 2020 Films edit The Whisperer In Darkness 2011 See also editDragonReferences edit Petersen Sandy Yithian Evolution YouTube Retrieved 23 March 2022 Shannon Appelcline 2011 Designers amp Dragons Mongoose Publishing p 86 ISBN 978 1 907702 58 7 Petersen Sandy September 1993 Eye of the Monitor Dragon 197 57 62 a b c d e Petersen Sandy 2007 Up Front In Lowder James ed Hobby Games The 100 Best Green Ronin Publishing pp 341 344 ISBN 978 1 932442 96 0 Petersen Sandy Tales from the Dark Days of Id Software YouTube Retrieved 15 March 2022 Feldman Curt July 9 1997 Ensemble s Second Title Picks Up Speed GameSpot CBS Interactive Archived from the original on December 3 1998 Retrieved November 28 2016 Ask Sandyman Age of Kings Heaven Shumate Nathan Petersen Sandy Crook Jeff Pollock Justin April 2011 Arcane Penny Dreadfuls for the 21st Century CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN 978 1461059608 Arcane Penny Dreadfuls for the 21st Century The Guildhall at SMU Faculty Guildhall SMU Faculty Biographies Cthulhu Wars Barking Lizards Management Team Cthulhu World Combat by Sandy Petersen Kickstarter http www cthulhuworldcombat com Archived 2012 11 21 at the Wayback Machine Stafford Greg 2015 06 02 GREG STAFFORD amp SANDY PETERSEN REJOIN CHAOSIUM INC Retrieved 2015 06 03 Chaosium The Chaosium Team Retrieved 2023 10 24 Kushner David 2003 Masters of Doom How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture p 144 External links editOfficial website Ask Sandy Series Age of Kings Heaven 1999 2001 GameSpy interview 2002 yog sothoth com interview Pen amp Paper Roleplaying Game Credits for Sandy Petersen Archived from the original on 2008 05 21 MobyGames biography The Guildhall SMU Homepage in Italian An interview in Italian language on RiLL it 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sandy Petersen amp oldid 1181784711, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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