Stan!

{{Short description|American game designer and writer}} {{Other uses|Stan (disambiguation)}} {{multiple issues| {{resume like|date=July 2025}} {{blp sources|date=July 2025}} }}

{{Infobox writer  | name = Steven "Stan!" Brown | image = Stan brown.jpg | caption = Stan! Brown | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = {{flatlist| * Writer * cartoonist * game designer }} | nationality = American | period = | genre = Role-playing games, fantasy | influences = }}

'''Stan!''' (born '''Steven Brown''') is an American author, cartoonist, and game designer. He is sometimes credited as '''Stan Brown'''.

==Biography== Brown was born and grew up on Long Island and attended Binghamton University.<ref name="wizardsbio">{{cite web|url=http://ww2.wizards.com/Books/Wizards/Bios/default.aspx?doc=stanbrown|title=Stan Brown (Stan!)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224005451/http://ww2.wizards.com/Books/Wizards/Bios/default.aspx?doc=stanbrown|archive-date=February 24, 2009}}</ref> Brown began publishing fiction, cartoons, and games professionally in 1982, usually under the pen name "Stan!."<ref name="wizardsbio"/><ref name="HG">{{Cite book | contribution=Circus Maximus | title=Hobby Games: The 100 Best | author=Stan! | editor-last=Lowder | editor-first=James | editor-link=James Lowder | publisher=Green Ronin Publishing | year=2007 | pages=55–57 | isbn=978-1-932442-96-0}}</ref> He is the author of numerous short stories, novels, roleplaying products, comics and cartoons.<ref name="wizardsbio"/> He has served as a graphic designer and line editor for West End Games; an editor and game designer for TSR, Inc.; and an author, senior game designer, and creative director for Wizards of the Coast, Inc.<ref name="wizardsbio"/> He has also been the creative content manager at Upper Deck Entertainment.<ref name="wizardsbio"/>

In 2007, R. Hyrum Savage formed a subsidiary of his OtherWorld Creations with Brown called Super Genius Games.<ref name="designers">{{Cite book|author=Shannon Appelcline|title=Designers & Dragons|publisher=Mongoose Publishing|year=2011| isbn= 978-1-907702-58-7|page=418}}</ref> He has also worked as the creative content manager for Upper Deck Entertainment, and the creative vice president for The Game Mechanics, Inc.<ref name="HG"/> Brown is the Creative Director for Super Genius Games. He co-founded The Game Mechanics with JD Wiker, Marc Schmalz, and Rich Redman.

Stan! has worked on a variety of role-playing titles, including Paranoia, Dragonlance, Marvel Super Heroes, Ravenloft, and Forgotten Realms, as well as being a principal designer for d20 Modern. He is also the author of two novels published by Wizards of the Coast.

==Bibliography== ===Fiction=== *Dragon Day (MSP 2005) *Dragons' Return—This Land is in Our Blood (MP 2005) *Children of the Rune—Skin Deep (MP 2004) *Brothers of the Monkey—Chapter Two (WotC website 2002) *Bertrem's Guide to the War of Souls, vol. 2—A Journey to Schallsea and The Insurrection That Never Was (WotC 2002) *The Crab (WotC 2001) *Bertrem's Guide to the Age of Mortals—"Regional Dietary Regimens", "Celebrations and Festivals", and *"Popular Games of the Fifth Age" (WotC 2000) *More Leaves From the Inn of the Last Home—“Slugs, Fungi, Molds, and Other Things I Hope To Never See Again” (WotC 2000) *The Odyssey of Gilthanas (TSR 1999) * *Realms of Mystery—Ekhar Lorent: Gnome Detective (TSR 1998) *Mysterious Cairo—The Sands of Change (WEG 1992)

====Game design==== *Modern Organizations: Crime & Punishment (TGM 2005) *Crossing the Line (WotC web site 2005) *Complete Adventurer (WotC 2005) *d20 Future (WotC 2004) *A Friendly Warning (WotC web site 2004) *Planar Handbook (WotC 2004) *Modern Magic print edition (GR 2004) *Crisis on Canyon Road (WotC web site 2004) *Modern Magic, volume 2 (TGM 2004) *The Ghost in the End Zone (RPGA 2004) *Resolutions (WotC web site 2004) *Modern Magic, volume 1 (TGM 2003) *The Dead of Winter (WotC web site 2003) *Criminal Intent: The Villain's Almanac (GoO 2003) *The Final Feast (WotC web site 2003) *Blood Sugar (WotC web site 2003) *Modern Player's Companion print edition (GR 2003) *The Petersen Counterstrike (WotC web site 2003) *Bad Moon Waning (WotC web site 2003) *A Funny Thing Happened At Carousel #5 (WotC web site 2003) *Modern Player's Companion, volume 2 (TGM 2003) *Stone Dead (WotC web site 2003) *Urban Arcana Campaign Setting (WotC 2003) *Modern Player's Companion, volume 1 (TGM 2003) *No Man's Land (WotC web site 2003) *d20 Modern RPG (WotC 2002) *Bastion of Broken Souls (WotC 2002) *Book of Challenges (WotC 2002) *Beginner Games—prototypes (WotC 2000) *Rise of the Titans (WotC 2000) *Pokémon Jr. Adventure Game (WotC 1999) *Children of the Night: The Created (TSR 1999) *The Odyssey of Gilthanas (TSR 1999) *Children of Solace (RPGA 1999) *Dragonlance Classics 15th Anniversary Edition (TSR 1999) *Palanthas (TSR 1998) *Trail of the Tylor (RPGA 1998) *The Dragonlance Bestiary (TSR 1998) *Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Game (TSR 1998) *Citadel of Light (TSR 1998) *Pyramids of Brass (RPGA 1998) *Leviathan's Deep (RPGA 1998) *SAGA Fate Deck (TSR 1997) *Heroes of Sorcery (TSR 1997) *Children of the Night: Ghosts (TSR 1997) *Cryptic Campaigns (WEG 1996) *Fires of Marl (WEG 1996) *Shadow of a Black Sun (WEG 1995)

====Articles==== *The Essential Modern Spellbook (Green Ronin web site 2004) *The Odds Breaker (TGM web site 2004) *The Creation of the D&D Worlds (Dragon Magazine #315) *The Itinerant Bazaar (WotC web site) *Modern Talents (TGM web site) *Modern Classes (TGM web site) *Making Urban Arcana More Prestigious (WotC web site 2003) *Fharlanghn's Garden (WotC web site) *Compete Feats (TGM web site) *Urban Heroes (Dragon Magazine #305) *The Geography of Bertrem's Guide to the War of Souls, volume 2 (WotC web site 2002) *The D&D Player's Movie Marathon (Dragon Magazine #283) *Have You Seen My Youthful Innocence Around Here Somewhere? (Shred Magazine #4) *Be Kind To Be Cruel—Brewing A Truly Terrifying Campaign (Shred Magazine #3) *Extra! Extra! Read All About It!—Applying Tabloid Journalism to Your Campaign (Shred Magazine #2) *GMing RPGs Under A Time Limit (Shred Magazine #1) *How Do You Stop The Rhino From Charging? (Dungeon Magazine #71) *Hark, The Herald (Dragon Magazine Annual #2) *HOM-Sector For The HOL-I-DAY (Polyhedron #127) *Undead Again (Dragon Magazine #234)

====Cartoons and illustrations==== *Typos of Doom '06 (WotC web site) *Ptypos of Doom (Malhavoc Press web site) *Typos of Doom '05 (WotC web site) *Iyov's First Quest online D&D coloring album (WotC web site) *WotC Book Department 2004 Holiday Card (WotC web site) *2004 D&D Holiday Cards (WotC web site) *Pledge Drive Cartoons (KPLU radio station) *Cold Pizza host D&D caricatures (ESPN2) *Typos of Doom (WotC web site) *Humorous PC Portraits (WotC web site) *Monstrous Madness (AndyCollins.net) *WotC Book Department 2003 Holiday Card (WotC web site) *2003 D&D Holiday Cards (WotC web site) *2003 TGM Holiday Card (TGM web site) *Grub's First Adventure online D&D coloring album (WotC web site) *Gen Con Time Warp puzzle contest (Gen Con 2003) *Goblin Fey Hunter (TGM web site) *April Fool's Day Maps 2003—Dirt Cavern, Ice Maze, and The Underdark (WotC web site) *The Year of Solving Dangerously (Games Magazine April 2003) *WotC Book Department 2002 Holiday Card (WotC web site) *Lair of the Beholder online D&D coloring album (WotC web site) *2002 D&D Holiday Cards (WotC web site) *Gen Con Time Warp puzzle contest (Gen Con 2002) *Hick the RPG cover illustration (ID Adventures) *Table Talk comic strip (Campaign Magazine issue #s 4 – 12) *April Fool's Day Map 2002 (WotC web site) *Bolt & Quiver comic strip (Dungeon/Polyhedron Magazine issue #s 90 – 106) • *All's Fair in Love and Warcraft (Dragon Magazine Annual 2001) *WotC Book Department 2001 Holiday Card (WotC web site) *The D&D Player's Movie Marathon (Dragon Magazine #283) *Table Talk comic strip (Shred Magazine issue #s 1 – 7) *Dr. Symm comic strip (Shred Magazine issue #s 1 – 7) *Cover Illustrations (Shred Magazine issue #s 1 – 7) *The Reed Richards Guide to Everything (WotC 1999) *Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Game (WotC 1998) *HOM-Sector For The HOL-I-DAY (Polyhedron #127)

====Editing==== *d20 Modern Menace Manual (WotC 2003) *Dragon Dice: Dice Commander's Manual (TSR 1997) *Requiem (TSR 1996) *Death Ascendant (TSR 1996) *Death Unchained (TSR 1996)

==Media mentions== Stan! has appeared in the following newspaper and magazine articles, websites and podcasts.

===Podcasts=== * Atomic Array:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://atomicarray.com/ |title=Atomic Array: Gen Con 2010 Special Edition IV |access-date=2010-08-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821180657/http://atomicarray.com/ |archive-date=2010-08-21 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/atomicarray|title=Log In or Sign Up to View|website=Facebook.com|access-date=4 January 2018}}</ref> Stan! appeared on these episodes: 037<ref>{{cite web |url=http://atomicarray.com/snows-early-winter-aa037 |title=Snows of an Early Winter (Atomic Array 037) |access-date=2009-12-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707084150/http://atomicarray.com/snows-early-winter-aa037 |archive-date=2012-07-07 }}</ref> (''Snows of an Early Winter''). * RPG Countdown:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rpgcountdown.com/ |title=RPG Countdown (25 FEB 2009) |access-date=2018-01-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090307234612/http://rpgcountdown.com/ |archive-date=2009-03-07 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/rpgcountdown|title=Log In or Sign Up to View|website=Facebook.com|access-date=4 January 2018}}</ref> Stan! appeared on these episodes: 18 December 2009<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rpgcountdown.com/2009-12-18 |title=RPG Countdown (18 December 2009) |access-date=2009-12-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715205424/http://rpgcountdown.com/2009-12-18 |archive-date=2011-07-15 }}</ref> (''The Genius Guide to the Shadow Assassin'').

===Videos=== * Meet Stan!:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga9m3nBLQRQ|title=YouTube|website=Youtube.com|access-date=4 January 2018}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref> A 29-minute video of Stan! telling about his life growing up, going to school and getting into the gaming industry. * Secrets of TSR:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRqSQUL6734|title=YouTube|website=Youtube.com|access-date=4 January 2018}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref> Panel discussion from PaizoCon 2012. Stan! tells some great stories about his time working on Dungeons & Dragons. * Stan!, Gamerati:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3rNfkeXBu0|title=YouTube|website=Youtube.com|access-date=4 January 2018}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref> Stan! talks about his time living in Japan, starting the countries first English-language gaming guild, etc.

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.stannex.com Homepage for Stan!] * {{cite web|url=http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=415 |title=Pen & Paper listing for Stan!|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927222808/http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=415|archive-date=27 September 2007}} * [http://www.supergeniusgames.com/ Super Genius Games]

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