Peter Adkison has been an avid gamer all his life. He started off playing family games as a child and has never lost his love of games since that time. In 1978, Peter discovered Dungeons & Dragons and has been a dedicated player of roleplaying games ever since. Peter was as a graduate of Walla Walla College with a BS in Computer Science and an MBA from the University of Washington. After college, he worked for Boeing for six years as a systems analyst. About half way through his Boeing stint, he and some friends founded Wizards of the Coast. After Magic: The Gathering was released in 1993, Wizards had enough money to hire Peter full time and move out of his basement into a real office. Peter continued on as CEO, growing the company exponentially until January 2001 when he sold it to Hasbro. The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a major public research university in the Seattle metropolitan area. ...

During his tenure at Wizards, Peter earned a few design credits, including authoring of The Primal Order, some work on Magic: The Gathering in the early days, and, his proudest accomplishment, setting the overall direction and design for 3rd Edition Dungeons & Dragons. During this time Peter also returned to school to earn his MBA.

Since "retiring" in 2001, Peter made his debut back into the gaming industry by purchasing an entity he always favored-the Gen Con Game Fair from his old company, Wizards of the Coast. Peter values this as a great opportunity to get "back in the game," in a small company environment, serving an industry he truly loves. Gen Con is the largest and most prominent gaming convention in North America. ...

When not gaming, Peter enjoys rock climbing, dancing, snowboarding, travel, and spending time with friends and family. Peter is married to Melissa Reis Adkison and lives in Seattle.

Roleplaying Game Credits:

Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5 (2003) Wizards of the Coast Additional Design

Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual v.3.5 (2003) Wizards of the Coast Additional Design

Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook v.3.5 (2003) Wizards of the Coast Additional Design

Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Master's Guide (2000) Wizards of the Coast Additional Design & Direction

Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual (2000) Wizards of the Coast Additional Design & Direction

Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook (2000) Wizards of the Coast Additional Design & Direction

Children of the Night: The Created (Ravenloft) (1999) TSR, Inc. Design

Knights: Strategies in Motion (Primal Order) (1993) Wizards of the Coast Foreword

Primal Order, The (1992) Wizards of the Coast Author

Magazine Article Credits:

"Agents and Allies: Lone Tooth" in Dungeon #100 (Jul 2003) Author

"Envoy" in Pyramid #3 (Sep/Oct 1993) Author

"Out of Character" in Dragon #248 (Jun 1998) Author

"Stateside" in Last Province #4 (Jun/Jul 1993) Author