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James Jacobs is an American designer and author of role-playing games and texts in the fantasy, horror and the occult genres. ==Career== Jacobs has been involved in the roleplaying industry since the age of sixteen, when his adventure "Scepter of the Underworld" was published in ''Dungeon'' #12 in 1988.〔〔(Interview with James Jacobs ) in ''Kobold Quarterly'' #12〕 Jacobs grew up in Point Arena, California, and went to college at the University of California, Davis. He moved to Seattle after graduating from college and worked his way into Wizards of the Coast's sales department. Jacobs has been the developer, lead designer, and sometimes cartographer on projects for Bastion Press, Green Ronin Publishing, Wizards of the Coast, and Paizo.〔 Jacobs has authored and co-authored several other products for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy roleplaying game, including ''Dungeon Master's Guide II'', ''Lords of Madness'', ''Frostburn'', and ''Red Hand of Doom''.〔Berlant, Joseph (September 2004). "Buyers guide", ''Chronicle'' 26 (9): 25–29.〕〔(''Pen & Paper'' listing for James Jacobs )〕 He also wrote ''Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss'' with fellow Paizo editor Erik Mona.〔 Jacobs and Erik Mona co-wrote ''Expedition to the Ruins of Greyhawk'' (2007), a 3rd edition ''D&D'' remake of ''Greyhawk Ruins'' (1990). Jacobs has worked as the associate editor, and later the managing editor of ''Dungeon'' magazine.〔 In the 2000s, Jacobs served as the editor-in-chief of ''Dungeon'' magazine, published by Paizo Publishing. Jacobs described himself as "one of the chief architects" of the ''Dungeon'' Adventure Paths, in addition to working on all the other adventures published in the magazine.〔 Jacobs became the Editor in Chief for ''Dungeon'' magazine in June 2006.〔(Paizo press release about James Jacobs becoming Editor-in-Chief of Dungeon )〕 Jacobs is the Creative Director for the ''Pathfinder'' Adventure Paths-focused monthly publication from Paizo.〔 He also wrote "Burnt Offerings", the adventure featured in ''Pathfinder: Rise of the Runelords #1''. Among Jacobs' other writings is the "Demonomicon of Iggwilv" feature in ''Dragon'' magazine, and he has contributed a number of adventure stories for ''Dungeon''. Jacobs has also created many notable ''Dungeons & Dragons'' creatures, with the ulitharid, draknor, and the kaorti among the most prominent. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James Jacobs (game designer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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