Christopher Kubasik, also known as Chris Kubasik (1963-present) is an American author of several role-playing game

Role-playing game

A role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development...

s, sourcebooks, adventures and fiction novels set in them. Kubasik is the author of five published novels ("The Ideal War," "Changeling," "The Longing Ring," "Mother Speaks" and "Poisoned Memories").

Career

Kubasik worked at FASA Corporation for five years from 1987-1992. Kubasik has contributed to Earthdawn

Earthdawn

Earthdawn is a fantasy role-playing game, originally produced by FASA in 1993. In 1999 it was licensed to Living Room Games, which produced the Second Edition...

, BattleTech

BattleTech

BattleTech is a wargaming and science fiction franchise launched by FASA Corporation in 1984, acquired by WizKids in 2000, and owned since 2003 by Topps. The series began with FASA's debut of the board game BattleTech by Jordan Weisman and L...

, Shadowrun

Shadowrun

Shadowrun is a role-playing game set in a near-future fictional universe in which cybernetics, magic and fantasy creatures co-exist. It combines genres of cyberpunk, urban fantasy and crime, with occasional elements of conspiracy fiction, horror, and detective fiction.The original game has spawned...

, Star Wars

Star Wars

Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...

 and Advanced Dungeons & Dragons role-playing games. He has written tie-in novels for Earthdawn, BattleTech and Shadowrun.

Kubasik has done screenwriting for New Line Cinema

New Line Cinema

New Line Cinema, often simply referred to as New Line, is an American film studio. It was founded in 1967 by Robert Shaye and Michael Lynne as a film distributor, later becoming an independent film studio. It became a subsidiary of Time Warner in 1996 and was merged with larger sister studio Warner...

. In 2006 he worked as the Head Writer for the Internet show "Stranger Adventures," which was nominated for three Emmy Award

Emmy Award

An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...

s for Broadband Entertainment in 2006.. He also was the creator and head writer of the television series The Booth At The End

The Booth At The End

The Booth At The End is a 2011 science fiction web series consisting of 5 short episodes created by Christopher Kubasik, directed by Jessica Landaw and starring Xander Berkeley...

.

Works

• Battletech novels
  • Ideal War, 1993, ISBN 0451452127
• Earthdawn novels
  • The Longing Ring, 1993, ISBN 0-451-45277-1
  • Mother Speaks, 1994, ISBN 0-451-45297-6
  • Poisoned Memories, 1994, ISBN 0-451-45329-8
• Shadowrun novels
  • Changeling, 1992, ISBN 0-451-45163-5

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