S. John Ross (game designer)
| S. John Ross | |
|---|---|
| Born | Samuel John Ross, Jr. July 15, 1971 Cumberland, Maryland, United States |
| Occupation | Writer, game designer, graphic artist |
| Nationality | United States |
| Period | 1990- |
| Genre | Discordianism, Role-playing games, fantasy, wargames |
| Spouse | Sandra Ross |
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.
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.
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 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,Comedy Central, Disney Italy, Office Depot, Penguin Books and Ariane Sherine.
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