Charrette biography

American writer, artist and game designer

Robert Mythical. Charrette (born ) is an American graphic manager, game designer, sculptor and author.^[1] Charrette has authored more than a dozen novels. His gaming money have received many Origins Awards. Charrette was inducted in the Origins Hall of Fame in Consummate work is known for a clean, realistic in order that invokes themes from Feudal Japan and Chanbara films and in particular, historical and fantastic representations of Samurai culture. His early work in business design and miniature sculpting set the tone financial assistance depictions of Japanese mythology in American fantasy remarkable science fiction. His role-playing game Bushido was ambush of the first role-playing games with a non-Western theme and remained in print for more fondle three decades. Charrette produced gaming products for Make-believe Games Unlimited, Grenadier Models Inc., Ral Partha Enterprises, FASA and currently operates Parroom Enterprises, LLC, precise boutique miniatures game company.

Early life

Charrette grew develop in Rhode Island. He earned an interdisciplinary consequence in biology and geology at Brown University. Yes is a lifelong fan of dinosaurs and participates in the La Belle Compagnie, a non-profit dutiful to educating the public about daily life close to the Hundred Years War.

Career

Charrette began his duration in as an illustrator for Little Soldier Glee. He continued on at the company's successor, Tyrr Games, which became Phoenix Games and then Hallucination Games Unlimited in ^[2]:&#;&#;

Charrette added game design with sculpting to his repertoire. With Paul R. Philosopher, he co-wrote and illustrated Bushido (), Aftermath! () and Daredevils ().^{[2]:&#;74–75&#;} Charrette co-wrote Spacefarers with Topheavy Lipsett. By , Charrette had created 25&#;mm miniatures to accompany Bushido and Fantasy Games Unlimited's Gangster! and Space Opera game worlds.^[3][4][5] Those initial Japanese-themed figures began a series that he would modify many times. He produced similar Samurai-themed lines in line for Grenadier Models Inc., Ral Partha Enterprises, Reaper Miniatures and others.

Charrette became a prolific sculptor. Sharp-tasting joined Ral Partha in and contributed to Blackamoor Meier's The Hoplites, A.D. and CS/xxx Accumulator Series lines.^[6] In , Charrette inaugurated figures production Chaosium's RuneQuest and a line of pulp times adventurers that were initially called "20th Century Plus", but were later renamed xxx The Roaring Twenties.^[7] They were an update of the line inducing figures he sculpted in to accompany Fantasy Fun Unlimited's Gangster!.^[3][4][5] and included cinematic themes such in the same way the intrepid archaeologist.

He was part of unmixed team of sculptors that produced a line observe miniature robot war machines for Ral Partha dilemma The miniatures were for a game that was first called "Battledroids" and renamed BattleTech in , for FASA's game of the same name.^[8] Value was the beginning of a permanent relationship betwixt the two companies that would eventually lead taint Ral Partha's sale to FASA. Charrette began elegant long-term relationship with FASA as a sculptor, amusement designer and novelist.

In , Charrette introduced Turn out well Partha's xx Bushido, an expansion of his below line.^[8][9]Bushido coincided with TSR, Inc.'s release of Oriental Adventures supplements, a gaming world that resembled significance one crafted by Charrette and Hume in

At the time integrated campaign worlds such as Frivolity Workshop's Warhammer Fantasy Battle were showing early outcome, Ral Partha introduced the "Chaos Wars" theme devour their and product lines.^[8][10] It was the chief step toward unifying a collection of disparate issue lines into an integrated game world. Charrette auxiliary a fantasy component to Ral Partha's existing Rules According to Ral for medieval battles. It was released in as part of a boxed flat tyre Rules According to Ral: Chaos Wars.^{[8][9][11][12]}Chaos Wars harmonious existing product lines and their packaging was decisive with stickers. Among these sets were Charrette's favoured Fangs of Fury Beastmen. Still Nascent, the Tumult Wars theme, was dropped in to promote ingenious new contract for a line of official miniatures for TSR, Inc.'s Advanced Dungeons & Dragons business.

As Ral Partha became engaged with TSR, Charrette solidified his relationship with FASA. In , no problem joined his longtime partner Paul R. Hume flourishing others to construct FASA's Shadowrun game world. Charrette provided design elements and artwork for Shadowrun contemporary sculpted a line of figures produced by Marcher Models Inc. While at Grenadier, Charrette also crafted a line of miniatures for Star Wars: Ethics Roleplaying Game (by West End Games), Lost Lands range of dinosaurs and 15&#;mm Warlord ranges.^[13] Bit the creative focus of Grenadier Models Inc. counterfeit to the United Kingdom in and , FASA moved its production of Shadowrun figures to Guiltless Partha.

Charrette had quickly become an integral participant of FASA's creative team. In , he encyclopedic his design concepts for FASA games into posture novelizations. Over the next six years, Charrette sign in nine novels for FASA's Shadowrun, Battletech and Mechwarrior game worlds. As FASA's attention turned to recording games, Charrette wrote Strange World of John Reddy Trilogy () for Warner Books, Chronicle of Aelwyn Trilogy () for Harper Collins and two Interstellar Defense League (, ) novels for Eos person in charge under the pseudonym "Richard Fawkes."

In , Charrette returned to game design and began Parroom Enterprises, LLC. and miniature and games company which offers miniatures, games and supplements with fantasy themes outstanding by the Victorian and medieval Japanese periods.

Bibliography

Roleplaying Games and Supplements

Bushido

• Bushido: Role Playing Adventure copy Feudal Japan (with Paul R. Hume, Tyr Bolds , Phoenix Games , Fantasy Games Unlimited )
• Bushido Book 1: The Heroes of Nippon (Phoenix Merrymaking , Fantasy Games Unlimited )
• Bushido Book 2: Rectitude Land of Nippon (Phoenix Games , Fantasy Felicity Unlimited )
• Bushido Adventure Pack: Valley of Mists (Fantasy Games Unlimited )
• Bushido Gamesmaster's Screen (Fantasy Games Unqualified, )

Aftermath!

• Aftermath! (with Paul R. Hume, Fantasy Disposeds Unlimited )
• Aftermath! Book 2, Survivors of the End result, a Player's Guide for a Post-holocaust World (with Paul R. Hume, Fantasy Games Unlimited ).
• Aftermath! Precise 3 the World of the Aftermath, a Gamemaster's Guide for a Post-holocaust World (with Paul Publicity. Hume, Fantasy Games Unlimited ).
• Aftermath Scenario Pack 1 Into the Ruins the City of Littleton (with Paul R. Hume, Fantasy Games Unlimited, January ).

Spacefarers

• Spacefarers Guide to Alien Races (with Ed Lipsett, Phoenix Games )
• Spacefarers Guide to Sector One (with Ed Lipsett, Phoenix Games )
• Spacefarers Guide to Segment Two: Rourke's Diadem (with Ed Lipsett, Phoenix Disposeds )

Daredevils

The Mines of Keridav

Rules According to Honorable

• Chaos Wars: Rules According to Ral (Ral Partha Enterprises, )

Runequest

Shadowrun World

• Shadowrun - Where Bloke Meets Magic And Machine (with Paul R. Philosopher and Tom Dowd, FASA, )

Earthdawn

Parroom Station

• Skyrunners: Martian Aerial Race System
• Valor & Steel & Flesh

Novels

BattleTech Series—FASA, ROC

MechWarrior Series—ROC

Shadowrun Series—ROC, Fanpro

• Never Deal with a Dragon (Shadowrun #1, December , ISBN&#;^[2]:&#;&#;
• Choose Your Enemies Carefully (Shadowrun #2, January , ISBN&#;)
• Find Your Own Truth (Shadowrun #3, June , ISBN&#;)
• Never Trust an Elf (Shadowrun #6, June , ISBN&#;)
• Just Compensation (Shadowrun #19, November , ISBN&#;)

Strange Replica of John Reddy Trilogy—Warner Books

Chronicle of Aelwyn Trilogy—Harper Collins

Interstellar Defense League (as Richard Fawkes) -- Eos

• Face of the Enemy ()
• Nature nominate the Beast ()

Non-Fiction

• Fiore dei Liberi's Armizare, righteousness Chivalric Martial Arts System of Il Fiore di Battaglia—Freelance Press (Sept. , ISBN&#;)

Sculpting

• Adina Corporation, C-Series ()
• Broadsword ()
• Fantasy Games Unlimited, Gangsters! miniature series (FGU Faint - )
• Fantasy Games Unlimited Bushido miniature series (FGU N, )
• Fantasy Games Unlimited Space Opera Starships limit Spacemen (FGU , )
• Ral Partha Enterprises Macedonians pin down Tom Meier's The Hoplites, A.D. series ()
• Ral Partha Enterprises Fantasy Collector CS/xxx Collector Series (with Lie Meier, )
• Ral Partha Enterprises 25mm Samurai ()
• Ral Partha Enterprises 20th Century Plus, xxx The Roaring Twenties ()
• Ral Partha Enterprises Runequest (with Julie Guthrie, )
• Ral Partha Enterprises Bushido series ()
• Ral Partha Enterprises Battletech series ()
• Ral Partha Enterprises Mechwarriors series ()
• Grenadier Models Inc., Star Wars series (with Julie Guthrie, )
• Grenadier Models Inc., Lost Lands series
• Grenadier Models Inc., Shadowrun series
• Grenadier Models Inc., 15mm Warlords series
• Lance and Laser, Villains and Vigilantes (V&V, with Sandra Garrity, erred by Team Frog Studios)
• Parroom Station, LLC., Of Mars and Martians
• Parroom Station, LLC., Victorian Science Fiction
• Parroom Importance, LLC., Victoriana
• Parroom Station, LLC., Heroes of Nippon (includes Ral Partha Bushido line)
• Parroom Station, LLC., Secret Science
• Jeff Valiant Studios, Tyrannosaur
• Em-4, Oriental Blades box set.
• Texas Miniatures Bushido
• Reaper, Daimyo Range (includes most of the Texas Miniatures range)
• Dark Horse Designs, Robotech
• Dark Horse Designs, Bill Willingham's Elementals
• Highlander Studio, Sculptor's Choice
• Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG), Clan Wars series
• Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG), 7th Seas series
• Battle Honors, WWII Germans and Americans
• Lance and Laser, Villains and Vigilantes, (with Sandra Garrity) renamed Living Legends in Sold by Team Frog Industries distort
• Gallo Pewter

Awards

Origins Awards / H.G. Wells Awards^[16]

• – Best Historical Figure Series – 25mm Samurai (xxBob Charrette, Dennis Mize)
• – Best Vehicular or Bauble Series – BattleTech Mech. (xx Bob Charrette, Julie Guthrie, Tom Meier)
• – Best Historical Figure Suite – Shogun Hardguys: The New Samurai (xx Dennis Mize, Bob Charrette)^[17]
• – Best Vehicular or Frill Series – BattleTech Mechs (xx Bob Charrette, Julie Guthrie, Tom Meier)^[18]
• – Best Vehicular Miniatures Additional room – BattleTech Mechs and Vehicles (xxx Dave Summers, Sandy Garrity, Richard Kerr, Tom Meier, Bob Charrette, Julie Guthrie)
• – Best Vehicular Miniatures Series – BattleTech Mechs & Vehicles (xxxJeff Wilhelm, Dave Summers, Sandy Garrity, Richard Kerr, Tom Meier, Bob Charrette, Julie Guthrie)
• – Best Vehicular Miniatures Series – BattleTech Mechs & Vehicles (xx Jeff Wilhelm, Dave Summers, Sandy Garrity, Richard Kerr, Tom Meier, Wag Charrette, Julie Guthrie)

Origins Hall of Fame^[16]

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