Chris Seeman
Chris Seeman is an American professor of theology and role-playing game author. He is a professor of theology at Walsh University.
Early life
[edit]Seeman was born and raised in California.[1] He has a B.A. from the University of San Francisco, and an M.A. from Graduate Theological Union.[1] Seeman holds a Ph.D. in Near Eastern religions from the University of California, Berkeley.[2]
Career
[edit]Seeman is chair of the Division of Humanities and a professor of theology at Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio.[1]
Role-playing games
[edit]Seeman began publishing the Middle-earth Role Playing fanzine Other Hands in 1993.[3]: 138 Jessica Ney-Grimm of Iron Crown Enterprises (ICE) contributed MERP content to Other Hands, and Seeman later became an assistant line editor on the game for ICE.[3]: 138 [4] Seeman worked on The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game for Decipher, Inc.[3]: 142
In 1992 he established Other Hands Magazine: The International Journal of Middle-earth Gaming, which he published on a quarterly basis until 2001.[2] He has also been co-editor and author for The Guild Companion eZine.[2] He created and manages a website called The Tolkien Music List.[2]
Games
[edit]- "Kin-strife". Archived from the original on February 4, 2007. (1995)[2]
- Southern Gondor: The Land (1996)[2]
- "Southern Gondor: The People". Archived from the original on February 4, 2007. (1996)[2]
- "Arnor: The Land". Archived from the original on February 4, 2007. (1997)
- "Arnor: The People". Archived from the original on February 4, 2007. (1997)
- "The Northern Waste". Archived from the original on April 15, 2007. (1997)[2]
- "Hands of the Healer". Archived from the original on February 4, 2007. (1997)[2]
- "Fell Beasts and Wondrous Magic". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. (2003)[2]
- "Moria". Archived from the original on March 4, 2007. (2003)[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Christopher Seeman". Walsh University. Archived from the original on 2025-12-15. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "About Chris Seeman — Merp.com Website". www.merp.com. Archived from the original on 2007-02-23. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
- 1 2 3 Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.
- ↑ "A Brief History of Game #8: ICE, Part One: 1980-1992 - RPGnet". www.rpg.net. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
