Bruce Heard - Tabletop Analytics

Bruce Heard

Activity	Projects	Revenue	Pledges	Avg. Pledge	Links
2014 - 2021	5	$97,935 USD	1,611	$61 USD
	Bruce is a freelance writer as well as a former lead creative and long-time manager for the D&D Gazetteers and the Mystara Product line at the original TSR, Inc. in Lake Geneva. Bruce also was the author of the "Voyages of the Princess Ark" published in DRAGON Magazine in the 80s and 90s. Find more at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Heard A longer description is otherwise listed here: Bruce Heard, originally from France, lived in many places during his youthâNice and Paris in France, Washington, Dallas, San Francisco, and Lake Geneva in the US, and Kenitra in Morocco. He also traveled to many countries in Europe, as well as Mexico, Argentina, the Caribbean, Canada, China, and Singapore, all of which contributed to his interest in other lands and their people. Bruce discovered wargaming while on vacation in the US. Although at first, it was all about WWII, he soon explored other genres, such as Napoleonic Wars, the American Revolution, the Age of Exploration, the Roman era, as well as games inspired by science fiction works, such as Dune and Starship Troopers. From there, he developed a taste for history and, unavoidably, geography. During his years of hobby gaming, he learned about nations, their customs, and histories. After living for some time in the US, Bruce returned to France and went on a quest for a local wargaming club. Instead, he joined a Dungeons & Dragons game association. In addition to wargames, he developed a taste for all things medieval, as well as sci-fi and fantasy literature, which led him to write articles for Paris-based fanzine Casus Belli. Less than a year later, Bruce connected with Gary Gygax who hired him as a French translator for TSRâs role-playing games in Lake Geneva, WI. Sometime after moving there, Bruce became the lead creative for one of the D&D game brands, the World of Mystara. Over the next twelve years as its product manager, he was best-known as a world-builder, writing or developing popular new settings for the game. Aside from authoring a number of D&D products, another claim to fame grew from the Voyage of the Princess Ark series published in Dragon Magazine. It was a monthly feature that lasted about three years. It told the story of a swashbuckling wizard and his flying ship, as he and his crew explored the undiscovered regions of Mystara. Fifteen years after this, Bruce still enjoys creating new settings for the enjoyment of D&D fans today.