Chris Sims
Chris (S.) Sims is an award-winning writer, editor, and game designer with more than two decades of experience in tabletop and digital games. His expertise spans narrative design, worldbuilding, dialog, quest and adventure development, mechanics design, technical editing, and cross-functional creative collaboration. Across freelance and studio work, he has contributed to major brands including Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, Pathfinder, Starfinder, Beast, State of Decay, and numerous independent and digital projects.
Sims spent nearly a decade at Wizards of the Coast, where he wrote, edited, and developed material for hundreds of publications and shaped multiple product lines across D&D, Duel Masters, and Magic. He later joined Paizo’s Starfinder team and most recently served as a narrative designer at Playgig. He has also written fiction, marketing copy, blogs, film scripts, and documentation, and has provided mentorship, art direction, and project leadership throughout his career.
A dual-BFA graduate in Graphic Design and Illustration from Virginia Commonwealth University, Sims brings additional skill in visual communication, typography, cartography, and software including Adobe Creative Cloud and Affinity tools. He has been playing and designing games since Basic D&D in 1981, and he continues to work independently from Austria, contributing worldbuilding, narrative systems, and polished prose to both established studios and emerging creators.
Works
Credited in: Monster Manual (2024)
Links
Forgotten Realms Wiki: https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Chris_Sims
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisssims
Twitter: https://x.com/ChrisSSims
Website: https://chrisssims.wordpress.com/
