Walter Jon Williams (born October 28, 1953) is an American writer, primarily of science fiction . Previously he wrote nautical adventure fiction under the name Jon Williams , in particular, Privateers and Gentlemen (1981–1984), a series of historical novels set during the Age of Sail .
5-418: Writing as Jon Williams, he designed the wargame Tradition of Victory and role-playing game Promotions and Prizes , which were republished by Fantasy Games Unlimited as Heart of Oak (1982) and Privateers and Gentlemen (1983). A role-playing game sourcebook for Cyberpunk called Hardwired (1989) was licensed by R. Talsorian Games , based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Williams. Williams
10-569: A stream of new games. Because of the disparate authors, the rules systems were incompatible. FGU Incorporated published dozens of role-playing games. Fantasy Games Unlimited won the All Time Best Ancient Medieval Rules for 1979 H.G. Wells Award at Origins 1980 for Chivalry & Sorcery . In 1991, Fantasy Games Unlimited Inc. was dissolved as a New York corporation. Bizar continues to publish in Arizona as
15-531: Is a publishing house for tabletop and role-playing games . The company has no in-house design teams and relies on submitted material from outside talent. Founded in the summer of 1975 in Jericho, New York by Scott Bizar , the company's first publications were the wargames Gladiators and Royal Armies of the Hyborean Age . Upon the appearance and popularity of Dungeons & Dragons from TSR ,
20-400: The company turned its attentions to role-playing games, seeking and producing systems from amateurs and freelancers, paying them 10% of the gross receipts. FGU also copyrighted their games in the name of the designer so that the designer would receive any additional royalties for licensed figurines and other uses. Rather than focusing on one line and supporting it with supplements, FGU produced
25-853: Was born in Duluth, Minnesota and graduated from the University of New Mexico , where he received his BA degree in 1975. He currently lives in Valencia County, New Mexico , south of Albuquerque about 22 miles. In 2006, Williams founded the Taos Toolbox, a two-week writer's workshop for fantasy and science fiction writers. In 2017, Williams was the Guest of Honor at the 75th World Science Fiction Convention , held in Helsinki. Fantasy Games Unlimited Fantasy Games Unlimited ( FGU )
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