James Wyatt is a game designer and a former United Methodist minister. He works for Wizards of the Coast, where he has designed several award-winning supplements and adventures for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. A game designer is a person who designs games. ... The United Methodist Church is the largest Methodist, and the second-largest Protestant, denomination in the United States. ... In most Protestant churches, a minister is a member of the ordained clergy who leads a congregation or participates in a role in a parachurch ministry; such a person may also be called a Pastor, Preacher, Bishop, Chaplain or Elder. ... Wizards of the Coast (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is a publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes. ... The original Dungeons & Dragons set Dungeons & Dragons (abbreviated as D&D or DnD or DnD) is a fantasy role-playing game (RPG) published by Gary Gygax and David Arneson in January 1974. ... This article is about traditional role-playing games. ...

Wyatt received Origins Awards in 2003 for City of the Spider Queen and in 2005 for the Eberron Campaign Setting, which he co-authored with Bill Slavicsek and Keith Baker. His other notable works include Oriental Adventures (for which he won an ENnie Award in 2002), Draconomicon, and Magic of Incarnum. The Origins Awards, presented by the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design, are presented at the Origins International Game Expo for outstanding work in the game industry. ... Eberron Campaign Setting book cover Eberron is a campaign setting created by author and game designer Keith Baker for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. ... Keith Baker is a freelance writer of Dungeons & Dragons material and is most well known for his setting, Eberron, winning the Wizards of the Coast Fantasy Setting Search. ...

Wyatt grew up in Ithaca, NY. He graduated from Oberlin College in 1990 with a Bachelor of Arts in Religion, and received a M.Div. from Union Theological Seminary in 1993. He served as the pastor of two small churches in southeastern Ohio from 1994 to 1996. After leaving ministry, he lived in Wisconsin and California before moving to Washington in 2000 to take a job at Wizards of the Coast. For census data on the two municipalities called Ithaca see Ithaca (city), New York and Ithaca (town), New York. ... Students passing through the Oberlin Memorial Arch in front of Peters Hall on the Oberlin College campus Oberlin College is a small liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B., from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... Master of Divinity is a common degree among theological seminaries and is considered the minimum academic requirement for ordination into pastoral ministry. ... Union Theological Seminary is an independent college of theology, located in Manhattan, in New York City. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... State nickname: The Buckeye State Other U.S. States Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Governor Bob Taft (R) Official languages None Area 116,096 km² (34th)  - Land 106,154 km²  - Water 10,044 km² (8. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... State nickname: Badger State State motto: Forward Other U.S. States Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Governor Jim Doyle (D) Official languages None Area 169,790 km² (23rd)  - Land 140,787 km²  - Water 28,006 km² (17%) Population (2000)  - Population 5,453,896 (18th)  - Density 38. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... State nickname: The Evergreen State Other U.S. States Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Governor Christine Gregoire (D) Official languages None Area 184,824 km² (18th)  - Land 172,587 km²  - Water 12,237 km² (6. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Wizards of the Coast (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is a publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes. ...

External link

• Aquela.com - James Wyatt's Homepage