Steve Henderson (game designer)
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Steve Henderson was a co-designer of several Role Playing Game titles and supplements, including RuneQuest
, Worlds of Wonder and Superworld
, and a partner in DunDraCon
. He was also one of the founders of the Society for Creative Anachronism
, where he was known as Sir Steven MacEanruig.
He authored the first RuneQuest
adventure supplement, Ballastor's Barracks with assistance from Steve Perrin
and Warren James. The adventure is a dungeon crawl where the adventurers seek a powerful magic item as the primary quest. The adventure is intended as an introductory adventure for new players and game masters who are new to the RuneQuest
system, providing practical demonstrations of many of the mechanics of this game system.
As Sir Steven MacEanruig, Steve Henderson developed many techniques which advanced the state of the art of the martial arts as recreated in Society for Creative Anachronism
armed combat. Among these advancements were the development of dynamic fighting styles that feature fluid movement on the part of the combatant, coordinating footwork with the timing of sword-blows in such a way as to allow the combatant to deliver forceful blows without pausing in their movement. He was also one of the founders of the "BART" fighter practices (for "Bay Area Rapid Training") often held at the Rockridge BART station in Oakland, CA. The BART practice has been the starting point for many people who participate in SCA
combat, as well as serving as a laboratory for the improvement of training practices, and the development of combat recreation techniques to better and more safely simulate medieval combat.
Steve was one of the attendees of the initial event of the SCA
on May 1, 1966. An account and his comments can be found at the history of the West Kingdom of the Society for Creative Anachronism.
Steve died on March 8, 2006 as the result of a stroke. http://www.sjgames.com/ill/archives.html?m=March&y=2006
RuneQuest
RuneQuest is a fantasy role-playing game first published in 1978 by Chaosium, created by Steve Perrin and set in Greg Stafford's mythical world of Glorantha. RuneQuest was notable for its original gaming system and for its verisimilitude in adhering to an original fantasy world...
, Worlds of Wonder and Superworld
Superworld
Superworld is a superhero-themed role-playing game published by Chaosium in 1983. Written by Basic Role-Playing and RuneQuest author Steve Perrin, Superworld began as one third of the Worlds of Wonder product, which also included a generic fantasy setting, "Magic World", and a generic science...
, and a partner in DunDraCon
DunDraCon
DunDraCon is a four day gaming convention run by Dundracon Inc. It is held each Presidents' Day weekend in San Ramon, California, with open registration and the first games starting on Friday morning, concluding on Monday evening...
. He was also one of the founders of the Society for Creative Anachronism
Society for Creative Anachronism
The Society for Creative Anachronism is an international living history group with the aim of studying and recreating mainly Medieval European cultures and their histories before the 17th century...
, where he was known as Sir Steven MacEanruig.
He authored the first RuneQuest
RuneQuest
RuneQuest is a fantasy role-playing game first published in 1978 by Chaosium, created by Steve Perrin and set in Greg Stafford's mythical world of Glorantha. RuneQuest was notable for its original gaming system and for its verisimilitude in adhering to an original fantasy world...
adventure supplement, Ballastor's Barracks with assistance from Steve Perrin
Steve Perrin
Stephen Herbert Perrin, born January 22 1946 and simply known as Steve Perrin, is a game designer and technical writer/editor.Perrin is probably best known for creating the role-playing game RuneQuest for Chaosium...
and Warren James. The adventure is a dungeon crawl where the adventurers seek a powerful magic item as the primary quest. The adventure is intended as an introductory adventure for new players and game masters who are new to the RuneQuest
RuneQuest
RuneQuest is a fantasy role-playing game first published in 1978 by Chaosium, created by Steve Perrin and set in Greg Stafford's mythical world of Glorantha. RuneQuest was notable for its original gaming system and for its verisimilitude in adhering to an original fantasy world...
system, providing practical demonstrations of many of the mechanics of this game system.
As Sir Steven MacEanruig, Steve Henderson developed many techniques which advanced the state of the art of the martial arts as recreated in Society for Creative Anachronism
Society for Creative Anachronism
The Society for Creative Anachronism is an international living history group with the aim of studying and recreating mainly Medieval European cultures and their histories before the 17th century...
armed combat. Among these advancements were the development of dynamic fighting styles that feature fluid movement on the part of the combatant, coordinating footwork with the timing of sword-blows in such a way as to allow the combatant to deliver forceful blows without pausing in their movement. He was also one of the founders of the "BART" fighter practices (for "Bay Area Rapid Training") often held at the Rockridge BART station in Oakland, CA. The BART practice has been the starting point for many people who participate in SCA
SCA
- Organizations :* Schuylkill Canal Association, a non-governmental organization that maintains a section of historical canal in Pennsylvania* Scottish Canoe Association* Secular Coalition for America* Sexual Compulsives Anonymous...
combat, as well as serving as a laboratory for the improvement of training practices, and the development of combat recreation techniques to better and more safely simulate medieval combat.
Steve was one of the attendees of the initial event of the SCA
SCA
- Organizations :* Schuylkill Canal Association, a non-governmental organization that maintains a section of historical canal in Pennsylvania* Scottish Canoe Association* Secular Coalition for America* Sexual Compulsives Anonymous...
on May 1, 1966. An account and his comments can be found at the history of the West Kingdom of the Society for Creative Anachronism.
Steve died on March 8, 2006 as the result of a stroke. http://www.sjgames.com/ill/archives.html?m=March&y=2006