Nominate the third inductee into the RPG Hall of Fame!

[Jhaelen]

As much as I don't especially care for the games he came out with Mark Rein*Hagen - the dude created work that challenged (and maybe for a month or two outsold) D&D and defined a decade with his book's approach and playstyle. Personally I don't think that Planescape would have existed, or at the very least, looked very very different without the Storyteller games.

Seconded!
I actually care about what he created, though. Ars Magica is high on my list of rpg systems that I consider to be the best ever created.

 

[Ed_Laprade]

Steve Perrin of Runequest and Steve Jackson of GURPS/Melee/Wizard/TFT.

 

[MatthewJHanson]

Frank Mentzer for BECMI version of D&D that introduced so many people the game.

 

[darjr]

Major David Wesely, Ret.

Came up with the idea of the Roleplaying Game according to Arneson.

This is my vote as well

 

[Man in the Funny Hat]

Maj. David Wesley.

 

[Lord Mhoram]

Seconded!
I actually care about what he created, though. Ars Magica is high on my list of rpg systems that I consider to be the best ever created.

I forget he did that, in my mind it is o'ershadowed by the storyteller stuff and the WoD.

 

[delericho]

Ryan Dancey, for the OGL. Gygax and Arneson gave us the game, the OGL makes it immortal.

 

[RangerWickett]

Dancey.

 

[darjr]

Yea, Ryan Dancy getting the nod would also be great.

 

[DMZ2112]

Mike Rein*Hagen for sheer saturation -- but Steve Jackson is a close second for volume. Either man is an icon. No matter the choice, it really ought not to be someone associated with D&D. Let's try to at least pretend like we're spreading the love around.

I continue to be confused about the open worship of Ryan Dancey. Even putting the controversy over his accomplishments aside, he's not a game designer. He's a businessman who has found himself in the number two spot during a number of gaming milestones. I'm sure he's a good guy, but I'm not sure executive decisions are Hall of Fame stuff.