Jason Carl is a game designer who has worked on a number of roleplaying games for companies such as White Wolf, TSR and Wizards of the Coast, Kenzer & Company, and Exile Game Studio. He is currently the Brand Marketing Manager of Paradox Interactive's World of Darkness property.
Jason Carl | |
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| Occupation(s) | Game designer, brand manager |
| Known for | Game design on Dungeons & Dragons and World of Darkness |
Career
editCarl recalls his introduction to role-playing games: "Some junior high buddies back in my home state of Maine first introduced me to roleplaying in 1980... we played Keep on the Borderlands. From that moment on, I was totally and irreversibly hooked."[1] Years later, he began doing freelance design for White Wolf Publishing and Dungeon magazine.[1]
Wizards of the Coast
editAfter working as the Policy Director for Organized Play for the Magic: The Gathering game, Carl became a member of the Wizards of the Coast R&D team, designing adventures and modules for the Dungeons & Dragons game: "Both careers have their rewards... but I've wanted to be involved in RPG design since I was fourteen - after all, I still remember rolling my first d20. So I couldn't pass up the opportunity to make the switch."[1] When the D&D third edition was released in 2000, Carl was the designer chosen to begin the process of adding detail to the character classes in the supplement Sword and Fist (2001); he felt that this book "is important because it establishes the model for those that will follow it".[1]
World of Darkness
editCarl was the CEO of By Night Studios from 2010 to 2018; By Night Studios is the official licensed publisher of new Mind’s Eye Theatre products for White Wolf’s World of Darkness setting.[2][3] In 2019, he transitioned to the publisher's advisory board.[4]
In early 2018, Carl was a game producer on the 5th edition of Vampire: The Masquerade (part of the World of Darkness series)[5] and an "executive vice president of community" at White Wolf,[6] a subsidiary of Paradox Interactive. Later in 2018, Paradox dissolved White Wolf as an independent entity.[7][8] In 2019, the 5th edition of Vampire: The Masquerade won the Origins Award for Best Roleplaying Game of the Year and won the Origins Fan Favorite Award.[9]
Since 2019, Carl has been the Brand Marketing Manager of Paradox's World of Darkness.[10][11] He also been the storyteller of multiple canon World of Darkness actual play web series including L.A. by Night,[12] and Seattle By Night.[13] Carl is the storyteller for the NY by Night web series which is a sequel to L.A. by Night.[14] Em Friedman, for Polygon, stated that L.A. by Night "survived Geek & Sundry's decline [...] in no small part to the masterful work of storyteller and series creator Jason Carl".[15] On NY by Night, Friedman commented that "Carl has a deft hand for scene-setting, creating lyric love letters to real-world locations both famous and obscure" and that "Carl and the players have always been innovators, working toward high production values, costuming, and even creating prerecorded interstitial scenes".[15]
Works
editDungeons & Dragons 2nd edition
- The Apocalypse Stone (2000)[16]
- The Dungeon of Death (2000)[17]
Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition
- Player's Handbook (2000)
- Monster Manual (2000)
- Dungeon Master's Guide (2000)
- Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Game (2000)[18]
- Lords of Darkness (2001)[19]
- Magic of Faerûn (2001)[20]
- Sword and Fist (2001)[1]
- Diablo II: To Hell Back (2001)[21][22]
- Silver Marches (2002)[23]
- Kingdoms of Kalamar Player's Guide (2002)[24]
Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 edition
- Monster Manual (2003)[25]
- Races of Faerûn (2003)[26]
Exile Game Studio
- Hollow Earth Expedition (2006)[27]
- Mysteries of the Hollow Earth (2009)[28]
World of Darkness
- Liege, Lord and Lackey (1997)[29]
- Laws of Elysium (1998)[30]
- Laws of the Night Revised (1999)[31]
- Laws of the Hunt Revised Edition (2002)[32]
- Mind's Eye Theater: Vampire The Masquerade (2013)[33]
- Mind's Eye Theatre: Blood & Betrayal (2013)[34]
- Mind's Eye Theatre: Vampire The Masquerade Storyteller Secrets (2014)[35]
- Mind's Eye Theatre: Pickering Lythe (2015)[36]
- Mind's Eye Theatre: Werewolf The Apocalypse (2016)[37]
- Vampire: The Masquerade 5th edition (2018)[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Ryan, Michael G. (January 2001). "Profiles: Jason Carl". Dragon (#279). Renton, Washington: Wizards of the Coast: 12, 14, 16, 18.
- ^ "Who is By Night Studios?". By Night Studios. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014.
- ^ "White Wolf – The Amazing People and A Look Ahead". White Wolf Official Blog. 2017-10-12. Archived from the original on 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ Night Studios [@bynightstudios] (November 25, 2019). "Hello friends! By Night Studios is today a team with fresh new faces, energy, and ideas!". Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Instagram.
- ^ a b Hall, Charlie (2018-07-25). "Vampire: The Masquerade's latest edition is trying to deal with sex and power in 2018". Polygon. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "How the Makers of 'Vampire: the Masquerade' Convinced its Customers the Game Isn't for Nazis". Vice. August 31, 2018. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ Batchelor, James (19 November 2018). "Paradox taking control of White Wolf after Vampire: The Masquerade LGBTQ+ controversy". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ^ Hall, Charlie (22 December 2018). "White Wolf hands over Vampire tabletop RPG to new leadership". Polygon. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ^ "Vampire: The Masquerade Fifth Edition Wins Best RPG at 2019 Origins Awards". 411Mania. June 16, 2019. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ^ Ryan, Jon (2019-08-09). "Bloodlines 2's Tabletop Origins Reveals What Makes the Vampire RPG Unique". IGN. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "For World of Darkness, the future of tabletop RPGs is increasingly digital". VentureBeat. 2020-08-02. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "Vampire: The Masquerade Play Show L.A By Night Announces S5 Premiere". CBR. 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "Every New World of Darkness Project, From Video Games to Comics". CBR. 2020-07-22. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ Sheehan, Gavin (2022-06-27). "Vampire: The Masquerade Show LA By Night Announces Sequel". Bleeding Cool News And Rumors. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ^ a b Friedman, Em (July 1, 2022). "New York by Night brings Vampire-themed actual play to the City That Never Sleeps". Polygon. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
- ^ "Pyramid: Pyramid Review: The Apocalypse Stone (for AD&D)". www.sjgames.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "Pyramid: Pyramid Review: The Dungeon of Death (for AD&D)". www.sjgames.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "Pyramid: Pyramid Review: Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Game". www.sjgames.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "Lords of Darkness (3e) | Product History". DriveThruRPG. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "Magic of Faerûn". RPGGeek. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "Diablo II: To Hell and Back". RPGGeek. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "Diablo II: To Hell Back (Dungeons Dragons Accessory) by Jason Carl: new (2001)". www.abebooks.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "Pyramid: Review of Silver Marches". www.sjgames.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "Kingdoms of Kalamar Player's Guide". RPGGeek. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "Monster Manual (3.5) - Wizards of the Coast | Dungeons & Dragons 3.x | Dungeons & Dragons 3.x | DriveThruRPG.com". www.drivethrurpg.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "Races of Faerûn (3.5) - Wizards of the Coast | Dungeons & Dragons 3.x | Forgotten Realms 3.x | Dungeons & Dragons 3.x | Forgotten Realms | DriveThruRPG.com". www.drivethrurpg.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "Hollow Earth Expedition RPG - Exile Game Studio | DriveThruRPG.com". www.drivethrurpg.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "Mysteries of the Hollow Earth - Exile Game Studio | DriveThruRPG.com". www.drivethrurpg.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "Liege, Lord and Lackey - White Wolf | Vampire: the Dark Ages | DriveThruRPG.com". www.drivethrurpg.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "Laws of Elysium - White Wolf | Mind's Eye Theatre (OWoD) | DriveThruRPG.com". www.drivethrurpg.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "Laws of the Night (Revised) - White Wolf | Mind's Eye Theatre (OWoD) | DriveThruRPG.com". www.drivethrurpg.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "Laws of the Hunt (revised) - White Wolf | Mind's Eye Theatre (OWoD) | DriveThruRPG.com". www.drivethrurpg.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "Mind's Eye Theatre: Vampire The Masquerade - By Night Studios | DriveThruRPG.com". www.drivethrurpg.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "Mind's Eye Theatre: Blood & Betrayal - By Night Studios | DriveThruRPG.com". www.drivethrurpg.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "Mind's Eye Theatre: Vampire The Masquerade Storyteller Secrets - By Night Studios | DriveThruRPG.com". www.drivethrurpg.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "Mind's Eye Theatre: Pickering Lythe - By Night Studios | DriveThruRPG.com". www.drivethrurpg.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "Mind's Eye Theatre: Werewolf The Apocalypse - By Night Studios | DriveThruRPG.com". www.drivethrurpg.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
External links
edit- "Jason Carl at Pen & Paper". Archived from the original on October 9, 2007. Retrieved November 29, 2009.