Robert Marriner-Dodds (born December, 1991),[1] is a British tabletop role-playing game designer[2] best known for creating Carbon 2185 | A Cyberpunk RPG which has been featured in New Scientist.[4]
Robert Marriner-Dodds | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 1991 (age 32) Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England[1] |
| Occupation | Game Designer[2] |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | British |
| Genre | Cyberpunk, fantasy |
| Notable works | Carbon 2185 A Cyberpunk RPG, Dragon Drop Adventures |
| Children | 1[3] |
Personal life
editMarriner-Dodds was born in Southend-on-Sea, England. He studied Video game design at college [3] and Computer science at university in Cambridge.[1]
Marriner-Dodds has a sister, Cassandra Dodds[5] and a daughter (born 2018).[3]
Marriner-Dodds came out as Queer in October 2020 via social media.[6]
Career
editDragon Turtle Games
editMarriner-Dodds founded Dragon Turtle Games in 2016 while in Hong Kong.[7][8] Between 2017 and 2018 through Dragon Turtle Games he wrote and published Dragon Drop Adventures 1, 2, and 3, a series of simple adventures for Dungeons & Dragons designed to be easy to run for new gamemasters.[9][10][11] In 2019, after a successful crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter[12][13] Marriner-Dodds wrote and released Carbon 2185 | A Cyberpunk RPG. The crowdfunding campaign for Carbon 2185 reached more than 14 times the funding amount required to publish the game and was, at the time, the most funded cyberpunk project ever to appear on Kickstarter.[14][15] Carbon 2185 went on to receive widespread acclaim and was featured in various publications such as Forbes, New Scientist, and RPG Net.[16]
Studio Cerca
editIn early 2020 Marriner-Dodds and his sister Cassandra Dodds co-founded Studio Cerca.[5][17][18] Through Studio Cerca, the siblings intend to write and publish family friendly Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition Content inspired by the works of Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki and the films of Studio Ghibli.[19][20][21]
References
edit- ^ a b c "About Dragon Turtle Games". Dragon Turtle Games.
- ^ a b "Robert Marriner-Dodds RPG Designer". Board Game Geek.
- ^ a b c "Carbon 2185 Terminal Overdrive with Robert Marriner-Dodds". Morrus Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk.
- ^ "The Outer Worlds makes me want an AI-driven role-playing game". New Scientist.
- ^ a b "Studio Cerca - A New Anime-Themed RPG Company". 80LV. 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Twitter". Twitter. 15 October 2020.
- ^ "Bonus Content – Interview with Robert Marriner-Dodds". Game Store Prophets. March 2019.
- ^ "Mammoth Gamescast Interview with Robert Marriner-Dodds". Podbean.
- ^ "Dragon Drop Adventures (2017)". RPG Geek.
- ^ "Dragon Drop Adventures 2 (2017)". RPG Geek.
- ^ "Dragon Drop Adventures 3 (2018)". RPG Geek.
- ^ "Carbon 2185 A Cyberpunk RPG". Kickstarter.
- ^ "The D&D 5e-powered cyberpunk Carbon 2185 returns to Kickstarter with Terminal Overdrive". Geek Native. 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Cyberpunk dystopian D&D: A review of Carbon 2185". Geek Native. 29 June 2019.
- ^ "CYBERPUNK RPG CARBON 2185 RETURNS TO KICKSTARTER!". Tribality. 20 October 2020.
- ^ "RPG NET REVIEW OF CARBON 2185". RPG Net.
- ^ "Studio Cerca About Us". Studio Cerca.
- ^ "Studio Cerca: Carbon 2185 and Dragon Drop creator launches RPG company". Geek Native. 15 May 2020.
- ^ "A Ghibli-Style Dungeons & Dragons Setting Is Coming". The Gamer. 17 May 2020.
- ^ "A Studio Ghibli Inspired Role Playing Game is Coming". Nerdbot. 23 May 2020.
- ^ "Studio Cerca Is An Anime-Themed RPG Company From Carbon 2185 Creator". ENWorld.