Wolfgang Baur is a game designer. He worked on Dungeons & Dragons products for both TSR and Wizards of the Coast, beginning with a stint as assistant editor for Dungeon Magazine, and including material for the Al-Qadim and Planescape campaign settings. Baur also worked on the Alternity role-playing game.
Wolfgang Baur eventually founded Open Design, which later became known as Kobold Press. He also worked on material for Paizo's Pathfinder role-playing game.
D&D bibliography[]
Books[]
AD&D 2nd edition[]
- Monstrous Manual (1993): Development
- Book of Artifacts (1993): Additional artifact design
Dragonlance (2e)[]
- DLR3 Unsung Heroes (1992): Designer (Amberstar, Dwyam Marz)
- Tales of the Lance (1992): Designer
Al-Qadim (2e)[]
- MC13 Monstrous Compendium: Al-Qadim Appendix (1992): Design
- ALQ4 Secrets of the Lamp (1993): Writer
- ALQ2 Assassin Mountain (1993): Designer
Forgotten Realms (2e)[]
- FRQ3 Doom of Daggerdale (1993): Designer
Planescape (2e)[]
- Planes of Chaos (1994): Designer
- Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix (1994): Able assister
- In the Cage: A Guide to Sigil (1995): Designer
Birthright (2e)[]
- Warlock of the Stonecrowns (1995): Writer
- The Sword of Roele (1996): Writer
D&D 3rd edition[]
- Masters of the Wild (2002): Additional design and inspiration
- Frostburn (2004): Designer
- Dragon Compendium Volume 1 (2005): Designer
- Expedition to the Demonweb Pits (2007): Designer
Eberron (3e)[]
- The Forge of War (2007): Designer
D&D 5th edition[]
- Hoard of the Dragon Queen (2014): Designer (Kobold Press)
- The Rise of Tiamat (2014): Developer and producer (Kobold Press)
- Tyranny of Dragons (2019): Designer, developer (Kobold Press)
- Ghosts of Saltmarsh (2019): Designer
Magazine articles[]
Dungeon Magazine[]
- The Glass House, Dungeon #15 (Jan/Feb 1989), p.31
- The Ship of Night, Dungeon #20 (Nov/Dec 1989), p.6
- A Rose for Talakara, Dungeon #25 (Sep/Oct 1990), p.38
- The Whale, Dungeon #35 (May/Jun 1992), p.36
- The Fire Giant's Daughter, Dungeon #39 (Jan/Feb 1993), p.44
- Kingdom of the Ghouls, Dungeon #70 (Sep/Oct 1998), p.48
- Raiders of the Black Ice, Dungeon #115 (Oct 2004), p.16
- The 30 Greatest D&D Adventures of All Time, Dungeon #116 (Nov 2004), p.68 (contributor)
- Campaign Workbook: The Dungeon - Art and Other Fancy Loot, Dungeon #118 (Jan 2005), p.90
- The Clockwork Fortress, Dungeon #126 (Sep 2005), p.42
- A Gathering of Winds, Dungeon #129 (Dec 2005), p.38
- Dungeoncraft: The Perfect Chase, Dungeon #143 (Feb 2007), p.88
- Dungeoncraft: Spotlight - Focusing on Players, Dungeon #144 (Mar 2007), p.88
- Dungeoncraft: Experience and Leveling Up, Dungeon #145 (Apr 2007), p.88
- Dungeoncraft: The Perfect Pantheon, Dungeon #146 (May 2007), p.88
- Dungeoncraft: Planar Adventures, Dungeon #147 (Jun 2007), p.88
- Dungeoncraft: Temptations & Dilemmas, Dungeon #148 (Jul 2007), p.88
- Enemies of My Enemy, Dungeon #149 (Aug 2007), p.40
- Dungeoncraft: Handling Epic Good Guys, Dungeon #149 (Aug 2007), p.88
- Dungeoncraft: Designing Mysteries That Last, Dungeon #150 (Sep 2007), p.114
Dragon Magazine[]
- Campaign Journal: Scimitars against the Dark, Dragon #198 (Oct 1993), p.65
- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Dragon #202 (Feb 1994), p.16
- The Dragon's Bestiary: Monsters of the Underdark, Dragon #227 (Mar 1996), p.20
- Journey to the Deepest Dungeons, Dragon #227 (Mar 1996), p.34
- Dragonslayers, Dragon #230 (Jun 1996), p.18
- Bazaar of the Bizarre: The Rewards of Villainy, Dragon #238 (Aug 1997), p.28
- Campaign Classics: Al-Qadim - The Roof of the World, Dragon #241 (Nov 1997), p.88
- The Heart of the Forge: The Dwarven Smithy, Dragon #245 (Mar 1998), p.22
- Forge and Hammer: The Secret Life of Dwarves, Dragon #278 (Dec 2000), p.52
- The Saga of Westeros, Dragon #307 (May 2003), p.78 (with Shelly Baur)
- The Ice Wall Campaign, Dragon #307 (May 2003), p.82 (with Shelly Baur)
- Dreams of Arabia: Creatures from Antiquity, Dragon #334 (Aug 2005), p.36
- Creature Catalog V, Dragon #343 (May 2006), p.36 (contributor)
- Adventurer Class Act: Mountain Ghosts, Dragon #348 (Oct 2006), p.86
- Perdido Street Station, Dragon #352 (Feb 2007), p.20
- Bas-Lag Gazetteer, Dragon #352 (Feb 2007), p.22
- People of Bas-Lag, Dragon #352 (Feb 2007), p.42
- Monsters of Bas-Lag, Dragon #352 (Feb 2007), p.50
- Savage Tidings: Demon Days, Dragon #359 (Sep 2007), p.96
Reception and influence[]
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External links[]
- Wolfgang Baur on Twitter
- Wolfgang Baur at RPGGeek