Robert J. Kuntz Biography
Board Game, Miniature Rules,
RPG Play-testing:
- Chainmail, play-tester
- D&D Rules, primary play-tester (Original 1972-1974 play-test team)
- Boot Hill, play-tester
- Dunkirk board game, play-tester
- Little Big Horn board game, play-tester
- Alexander the Great board game, play-tester
- Metamorphosis Alpha, play-tester
- Dungeon! board game, play-tester
- Divine Right board game, play-tester
- Tractics, play-tester
- Ancient Warfare, play-tester
- Snits Revenge board game, play-tester
- Awful Green Things from Outer Space board game, play-tester
- Temple of Elemental Evil, play-tester
- Tricolor, play-tester
Game Design/Development/Editing:
RPG (Rules):
- Greyhawk, Supplement #1 to D&D, co-author
- Blackmoor, Supplement #2 to D&D, developer/copy-editor
- Gods, Demigods & Heroes, Supplement 4 to D&D, co-author
- Swords and Spells, developer credit
- Empire of the Petal Throne, copy-editor
- Monster Manual, editorial assistance w/ Mike Carr final proofs
- Dungeon Masters Guide, non-credited contributor (as per major contributions updated from Greyhawk: Supplement #1 to Classic D&D)
- Deities and Demigods, co-author
- Premium Original Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy Roleplaying Game (2013), co-authorship
Board Games:
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Magus board game, designer
- King of the Tabletop board game, co-designer
- Lankhmar board game, co-design/development
- Kings & Things board game (won 1986 Charles Roberts award), co-designer
RPG Adventures/Resources:
- Mordenkainen's Fantastic Adventure, author
- Temple of Tharizdun, significant contributor credit
Three Little Books Adventures, author:
Maze of Zayene series, author:
- Prisoners of the Maze, Part 1, MoZ series
- Dimensions of Flight, Part 2, MoZ series
- Tower Chaos, author, Part 3, MoZ series
- The Eight Kings, Part 4, MoZ series
- Garden of the Plantmaster, author
- Fate of Istus, co-author
- The Stalk, author
- Expedition to the Barrier Peaks, co-design by major contributions
- Daemonic & Arcane, author
- The Bottle City, author
- El Raja Key's Arcane Treasury, co-author
- Cairn of the Skeleton King, author
- Tower of Blood, co-author
- The Living Room, author
- Ice Grave, author
- Dark Druids, author
HackMaster:
- Sir Robilar's City of Brass, co-author
RPGA:
- Journey to the City of Brass, (Dragon Con 1 tournament adventure; final round adjudicated by Kuntz & Gygax), author
Maure Castle series:
- The Statuary (July 2004; Dungeon Magazine #112), author
- Chambers of Antiquities (July 2005; Dungeon Magazine #124), author
- The Greater Halls (Oct 2006; Dungeon Magazine #139), author
Castles & Crusades:
Castle Zagyg:
- Dark Chateau, author
Convention RPG Adventures:
- The Sunken City, GenCon VIII, author
- The Mad House (convention workshop dungeon), NTRPG Con, lead designer
- Dungeon of Death, NTRPG Con, author
- Expedition to the Barrier Peaks, Origins II, co-designer
- The Lake Level (Castle El Raja Key), AthensCon 2017, author
- Warlock's Walk adventure module, GenCon 40 UK
Electronic media:
Non-fiction:
Fiction (authored):
- Journey to the City of the Gods short story (with commentary by David L. Arneson)
- Quest for the Vermillion Volume short story
- Black Festival novella
Game Design Workshops, Seminars, Panel Discussions
(by Convention, 1987-present):
● GENCON ● DRAGON CON ● NORTH TEXAS RPG CON ●
● GARY CON ● LUCCA COMICS & GAMES ● ATHENSCON ●
Award Nominations (3):
- Kings & Things board game (won)
- Sir Robilar's City of Brass (lost)
- Maure Castle, Dungeon Magazine #112 (won)
Publishers (1975-current):
- TSR Hobbies
- Paizo Publishing
- West End Games
- Different Worlds
- Hobby Japan
- Pegasus Spiele
- Z-Man Games
- Kenzer & Company
- Necromancer Games
- Pied Piper Publishing
Magazine Contributions
(1973-current, by periodical):
- Dungeon Magazine
- Dragon Magazine
- Strategic Review
- Campaign Magazine
- AFS Magazine
- Fight On!
- Wargames
- The General
- Troll Magazine
- Crusader Magazine
- Gaming Frontiers
- Oerth Journal
- Isola Illyon
- Multiverse
- La Gazette du Donjon, via Retroclone
- The RPG Pundit
Conventions Chaired:
- GENCON 8 & 9, Chairman
- Winter Fantasy 1, Chairman
Game Industry/Hobby Distinctions/Notable Achievements:
IFW member; LGTSA President; "King" Castle & Crusades Society; Editor, The Domesday Book; lead play-tester Dungeons & Dragons; TSR founding era employee; 3rd longest-standing Fantasy RPG world (World of Kalibruhn, designed top>down); first fiction published by TSR (Quest for the Vermillion Volume); TSR's content editor for Judges Guild licensed D&D products; President Creations Unlimited and Pied Piper Publishing; Charles Roberts Award winner; Golden Ennie Award winner; conceptualized, forwarded and instituted the first designer-received award for RPG design excellence in the industry (the Three Castles Award).
Select Online Interviews:
- The Kyngdoms Interview by Eric Noah
- Isola Illyon Interview by Luca Scelza
- Radio Improntadigitale Radio interview and Lucca Games interview, both at Lucca Comics & Games 2015
- Hill Cantons Interview by Chris Kutalik
- Grognard Games Video interview by Martin Brown
- Secrets of Blackmoor Feature documentary: Rob Kuntz appeared in the documentary, was interviewed and also wrote a special preface.
- Multiverse, a Blog from TSR®, Inc. Interview by Timothy Connolly
- La Gazette du Donjon Interview by Antoine Poncin. English interview available here.
- The RPG Pundit Three-part interview by Kasimir Urbanski.
Select Online Resources: