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Samuel John Ross, Jr., known as S. John Ross, is a game writer, game designer, graphic artist, and the creator and owner of Cumberland Games & Diversions. He is best known as an early self-publisher of role playing games with Risus, and was guest of honor at several conventions. ==Career== S. John Ross began writing professionally in 1990, and has also served stints as an editor and done graphic production work. He has written role-playing material for Avalon Hill, Flying Buffalo, Guardians of Order, Last Unicorn Games, Steve Jackson Games, TSR, West End Games, White Wolf, and Wizards of the Coast in addition to his own company, Cumberland Games & Diversions.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 S. John Ross )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Special Guests )〕 Ross' well-received ''Uresia: Grave of Heaven'' (2003) was an original setting published for the ''Big Eyes, Small Mouth'' role-playing game; it was reminiscent of ''Swords & Sorcery'' anime. Ross created ''Risus: The Anything RPG''〔http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wetpaint-launches-free-service-which-lets-anyone-start-their-own-click-and-type-website-70736777.html〕 and ''Sparks'' paper miniatures. He also created the retro-science fiction-fantasy role-playing game ''Encounter Critical'', and maintains the All-Systems Library.〔 His fonts have appeared on television, books and billboards. They have been used by Anheuser-Busch, Atheist Bus Campaign,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Someone Once Told Me World Tour 28 Sept. )〕 Comedy Central, Disney Italy, Office Depot, Penguin Books and Ariane Sherine.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=S. John Ross: a brief bio )〕 In Discordianism, he wrote ''Novus Ordo Discordia, the Gospel of St. Pesher the Gardener,'' which was included in ''Apocrypha Discordia'',〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Apocrypha Discordia )〕 and the "foreplay" or foreword for ''Ek-sen-trik-kuh Discordia: The Tales of Shamlicht''., both under the name Patriarch Wilhelm Leonardo Pesher-Principle.〔〔 He was nominated for an Origins Award for a short stint as editor of ''Pyramid'' magazine,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Awards for Steve Jackson Games )〕 and was named to the Order of the Pineapple along with author Adam Gorightly in 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Order of the Pineapple 2013 )〕 ''Risus 1.5'' was named Best Free RPG at RPGnet in 2001〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=RPGnet 2001 Award Results )〕 and he contributed to ''Pulp Hero'' which received a Silver ENnie for Best Writing in 2006.〔 Ross has been a named guest at several conventions including Technicon in 1995, 1997, and 1998; A-Kon in 2004〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Information on A-Kon 2004: Guests )〕 and 2009;〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Information on A-Kon 2009: Guests )〕 and Starland Gamefest in 2013. Ross was named a special guest for GameFest to be held in May 2014.〔 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「S. John Ross (game designer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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