Ulrich Kiesow
Ulrich Kiesow was one of the co-founders of Fantasy Productions (FanPro) in 1983, together with Werner Fuchs and Hans Joachim Alpers. He was the translator of the first German language editions for both Tunnels & Trolls,[1] which was the first German language RPG rule book,[2] and Dungeons & Dragons.[3]
Ulrich Kiesow | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 June 1949 West Germany |
| Died | 30 January 1997 (aged 47) Wassenberg, Germany |
| Occupation | writer, game designer |
| Nationality | German |
| Period | 1983-1997 |
| Genre | role-playing games, fantasy |
Most importantly, Kiesow was the creator of the pen and paper role-playing game The Dark Eye and its accompanying universe. Besides contributing to many publications regarding this game, Kiesow used the pseudonym Andreas Blumenkamp to write satirical articles for the now defunct German roleplaying game magazine Wunderwelten that was produced by FanPro.[2]
Kiesow suffered a severe heart attack in August 1995. While recovering he began to write the Dark Eye novel Das zerbrochene Rad (The broken wheel, a symbol for death in the universe of The Dark Eye). The novel had just been completed when Kiesow died of heart failure in his home 30 on January 1997.[2]
References
- Ken St. Andre; Rick Loomis (September 1983). Schwerter & Dämonen (in German) (1st ed.). Fantasy Productions. ISBN 3-89064-000-1.
- Evers, Momo (January 2005). Magische Zeiten (in German) (1st ed.). Fantasy Productions. ISBN 3-89064-516-X.
- Gary Gygax; Dave Arneson (November 1983). Dungeons & Dragons (in German) (1st ed.). FSV Fantasy Spiele. ISBN 3-89064-007-9. (Handbuch für D&D-Master). (Spieler Handbuch).