Troy Christensen created the Phantasm Adventures game, and the first edition was published in 1982.[2] In 1987 he rewrote the game as Phantasm Adventures II.[2]Advanced Phantasm Adventures was released in 1988, and was described by Dragon as a rich and complicated fantasy role-playing game system.[3] The rules was first printed as an independent publication, just as Dungeons & Dragons was reaching the height in American popularity in the late 1980s.[4] In 1987, he moved to Japan and went to school there.[2] He attended the International Christian University in Mitaka Japan, with the aspiration of learning Japanese for cartoon translation. Although Troy Christensen was living in Japan and going to a Japanese university, he could not speak the language. The cultural shock put great pressure on his ability to maintain grades. He found his escape when he sought out Japanese gamers. There he made contact with Dai Nippon Kaiga (大日本絵画), a company willing to publish his new game ideas. Working through their Artbox brand division, he released numerous books and manuals that exemplified Japanese language radical role-playing games. With the release of Advanced Phantasm Adventures and Multiverse, he introduced a number of new concepts to the role-playing game genre. He is known among other things for his series of Japanese language role-playing games.[5]
Notably the Phantasm Adventure rules allowed for a large scope of playable races, unseen before this game, numbering more than fifty. With a combination of racial and personal statistics, ranging from a score of 1 to 10, each player character could be given a comparative score that classified the individual among all other NPCs and player characters in the game. Thus the game made it possible for a pixie barbarian as well as an ogre necromancer. By multiplying their racial and personal scores, they could be played in the same campaign with varying and startling mix of possibilities. It was a new game concept to divorce race and class restrictions on a character design and it was unheard of at the time to have more than a dozen playable races to pick. The rules also created a whole new methodology of creating spellcasters. Instead of simply selecting spells from a list, in Phantasm Adventures each wizard is unique in the way they harnessed, memorized, and cast each spell. The rules alluded that no two spell casters would ever be the same.[3]
As early as 1984 Troy Christensen was writing books for Villains & Vigilantes. He would eventually write three modules: Devil's Domain, Most Wanted III, and Dawn of the Devil. All three books expanded upon the universe of Villains & Vigilantes, with the Devil's Domain being reviewed in the Space Gamer magazine.[6]
By the mid-1990s he had worked for a number of prestigious game publishers. He reached the height of his game writing with AD&D second edition Thief's Challenge,[7]The Castle Guide,[8]Arms and Equipment Guide,[9][10] and RoleMasterHeroes and Rogues.[11] In 1992 he released two short role-playing books called Bloodbath and Bloodchant. Both of the books described gruesome and sometimes powerful visuals of decapitation and mutilation. A review warned parents away from the gratuitous violence of the game rules.[12] Distinctively ahead of his time, Troy Christensen produced a wide range of games and sold them not just in the United States, but also in Japan. Making that leap across geographic and cultural boundaries, he found an audience for many new game designs.
Christensen continues to write paper and pencil role-playing games. In recent years he has released a new version of Phantasm Adventures on numerous digital storefronts. In the new edition, the game has been published in five books, two of which are presently available. The other books have yet been released but are projected to be published in 2015.
Novelsedit
Amish Johnson and the Pegasus Chamber, the first book of the Amish Johnson Trilogy, was published in July 2014. With special arrangement, in October 2014 Amazon published Christensen's next novella called The Tome.
^Brown, Timothy; Lee, Tony (1998). Official Price Guide To Role-Playing Games (1 ed.). New York: The Ballantine Publishing Group. pp. 61, 457–458. ISBN0-676-60144-8.
^ abcPhantasm Adventures IV: Character Guide, p. PT4, at Google Books
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troy, christensen, born, july, 1964, american, author, game, designer, based, grand, rapids, michigan, established, figure, role, playing, game, community, borngrand, rapids, michiganoccupationwriter, game, designer, supportnationalityamericanperiod1984, prese. Troy Christensen born July 16 1964 is an American author and game designer Based in Grand Rapids Michigan he is an established figure in the role playing game community 1 Troy ChristensenBornGrand Rapids MichiganOccupationWriter game designer IT supportNationalityAmericanPeriod1984 presentGenreSpeculative fiction fantasy science fictionNotable worksAmish Johnson and the Pegasus Chamber Phantasm AdventuresWebsiteemeraldtablet wbr wordpress wbr com Contents 1 Biography 2 Novels 2 1 Rules and novels 3 References 4 External linksBiography editTroy Christensen created the Phantasm Adventures game and the first edition was published in 1982 2 In 1987 he rewrote the game as Phantasm Adventures II 2 Advanced Phantasm Adventures was released in 1988 and was described by Dragon as a rich and complicated fantasy role playing game system 3 The rules was first printed as an independent publication just as Dungeons amp Dragons was reaching the height in American popularity in the late 1980s 4 In 1987 he moved to Japan and went to school there 2 He attended the International Christian University in Mitaka Japan with the aspiration of learning Japanese for cartoon translation Although Troy Christensen was living in Japan and going to a Japanese university he could not speak the language The cultural shock put great pressure on his ability to maintain grades He found his escape when he sought out Japanese gamers There he made contact with Dai Nippon Kaiga 大日本絵画 a company willing to publish his new game ideas Working through their Artbox brand division he released numerous books and manuals that exemplified Japanese language radical role playing games With the release of Advanced Phantasm Adventures and Multiverse he introduced a number of new concepts to the role playing game genre He is known among other things for his series of Japanese language role playing games 5 Notably the Phantasm Adventure rules allowed for a large scope of playable races unseen before this game numbering more than fifty With a combination of racial and personal statistics ranging from a score of 1 to 10 each player character could be given a comparative score that classified the individual among all other NPCs and player characters in the game Thus the game made it possible for a pixie barbarian as well as an ogre necromancer By multiplying their racial and personal scores they could be played in the same campaign with varying and startling mix of possibilities It was a new game concept to divorce race and class restrictions on a character design and it was unheard of at the time to have more than a dozen playable races to pick The rules also created a whole new methodology of creating spellcasters Instead of simply selecting spells from a list in Phantasm Adventures each wizard is unique in the way they harnessed memorized and cast each spell The rules alluded that no two spell casters would ever be the same 3 As early as 1984 Troy Christensen was writing books for Villains amp Vigilantes He would eventually write three modules Devil s Domain Most Wanted III and Dawn of the Devil All three books expanded upon the universe of Villains amp Vigilantes with the Devil s Domain being reviewed in the Space Gamer magazine 6 By the mid 1990s he had worked for a number of prestigious game publishers He reached the height of his game writing with AD amp D second edition Thief s Challenge 7 The Castle Guide 8 Arms and Equipment Guide 9 10 and RoleMaster Heroes and Rogues 11 In 1992 he released two short role playing books called Bloodbath and Bloodchant Both of the books described gruesome and sometimes powerful visuals of decapitation and mutilation A review warned parents away from the gratuitous violence of the game rules 12 Distinctively ahead of his time Troy Christensen produced a wide range of games and sold them not just in the United States but also in Japan Making that leap across geographic and cultural boundaries he found an audience for many new game designs Christensen continues to write paper and pencil role playing games In recent years he has released a new version of Phantasm Adventures on numerous digital storefronts In the new edition the game has been published in five books two of which are presently available The other books have yet been released but are projected to be published in 2015 Novels editAmish Johnson and the Pegasus Chamber the first book of the Amish Johnson Trilogy was published in July 2014 With special arrangement in October 2014 Amazon published Christensen s next novella called The Tome Rules and novels edit Name Year ISBN Notes Publisher Language Devil s Domain 1984 ISBN Paperback FGU English Most Wanted III 1985 ISBN Paperback FGU English Dawn of the Devils 1986 ISBN Paperback FGU English Phantasm Adventures 1987 ISBN 978 4 499 20523 8 Paperback DaiNippon Kaiga Japanese Phantasm Adventures GM Screen 1988 ISBN 978 4 499 20521 4 Paperback DaiNippon Kaiga Japanese Black Keep of Serpent s Lake 1988 ISBN Paperback DaiNippon Kaiga Japanese Bloodbath 1988 ISBN Paperback TC International English Bloodchant 1989 ISBN Paperback TC International English Misty Island Campaign 1989 ISBN 978 4 499 20542 9 Paperback DaiNippon Kaiga Japanese Phantasm Adventures World Guide 1989 ISBN Paperback DaiNippon Kaiga Japanese Advanced Phantasm Adventures 1990 ISBN 4 499 20556 5 Paperback DaiNippon Kaiga Japanese Heroes and Rouges 1990 ISBN 1 55806 141 X Paperback ICE English The Castle Guide 1990 ISBN 978 0 88038 837 5 Paperback TSR English Arms And Equipment Guide 1991 ISBN 1 56076 109 1 Paperback TSR English Multiverse 1991 ISBN 4 499 20577 8 Paperback DaiNippon Kaiga English Thief s Challenge 1993 ISBN 1 56076 562 3 Paperback TSR English Amish Johnson and the Pegasus Chamber 2014 ISBN 1 311 46674 6 Digital TC International English Phantasm Adventures IV Character Guide 2014 ISBN 1 310 41398 3 Digital TC International English Phantasm Adventures IV GameMaster Guide 2014 ISBN 1 311 52985 3 Digital TC International English The Tome 2014 ISBN ASIN B00OX15778 Digital TC International EnglishReferences edit Brown Timothy Lee Tony 1998 Official Price Guide To Role Playing Games 1 ed New York The Ballantine Publishing Group pp 61 457 458 ISBN 0 676 60144 8 a b c Phantasm Adventures IV Character Guide p PT4 at Google Books a b Smith Lester 1996 Review Advanced Phantasm Adventures Dragon Magazine 17 193 27 Schick Lawrence 1991 Heroic Worlds A History and Guide to Role Playing Games Prometheus Books ISBN 0 87975 653 5 Becker Kathy September 1988 Fantasy game grabs Japanese Imagination Grand Rapids Press p C3 Barton William A September 15 1985 Capsule Review Devil s Domain Space Gamer 10 76 34 DriveThruRPG www drivethrurpg com Retrieved April 25 2024 Review White Wolf 27 1991 Moore Roger 1991 New Products for July Dragon Magazine 16 171 24 Swan Rick April 1993 Role playing Reviews Dragon Lake Geneva Wisconsin TSR 192 86 Catalog IronCrown Retrieved April 25 2024 Smith Lester 1996 Review Bloodchant Dragon Magazine 17 193 26 External links edit Troy Christensen Pen amp Paper RPG Database Archived from the original on August 25 2005 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Troy Christensen amp oldid 1220731896, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
