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==Career==
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Phil Gallagher worked for the UK publisher [[Games Workshop]].<ref name="designers">{{Cite book|author=Shannon Appelcline|title=Designers & Dragons|publisher=Mongoose Publishing|year=2011| isbn= 978-1-907702- 58-7|page=305}}</ref> When the company was looking for a licensee for ''[[Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay]]'', [[James Wallis (games designer)|James Wallis]] of [[Hogshead Publishing]] called Gallagher and secured the license.<ref name="designers"/>
Phil Gallagher worked for the UK publisher [[Games Workshop]].<ref name="designers">{{Cite book|author=Shannon Appelcline|title=Designers & Dragons|publisher=Mongoose Publishing|year=2011| isbn= 978-1-907702-58-7|page=305}}</ref> Games Workshop was looking for a company interested in a license to ''[[Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay]]'', so [[James Wallis (games designer)|James Wallis]] of [[Hogshead Publishing]] called Gallagher and obtained the license.<ref name="designers"/>


His ''D&D'' design work includes ''[[When a Star Falls]]'' (1984), ''[[Blade of Vengeance]]'' (1984), ''[[Where Chaos Reigns]]'' (1985), ''[[Dark Clouds Gather]]'' (1985), and ''[[Night's Dark Terror]]'' (1986).
His ''D&D'' design work includes ''[[When a Star Falls]]'' (1984), ''[[Blade of Vengeance]]'' (1984), ''[[Where Chaos Reigns]]'' (1985), ''[[Dark Clouds Gather]]'' (1985), and ''[[Night's Dark Terror]]'' (1986).


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=1362 Phil Gallagher :: Pen & Paper RPG Database] [http://web.archive.org/web/20050226065239/http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=1362 archive]
* {{cite web |url=http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=1362 |archive-date=February 26, 2005 |title=Phil Gallagher :: Pen & Paper RPG Database |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050226065239/http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=1362 }}


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Latest revision as of 07:30, 4 June 2023

Phil Gallagher
NationalityBritish
OccupationGame designer

Phil Gallagher is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games.

Career

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Phil Gallagher worked for the UK publisher Games Workshop.[1] Games Workshop was looking for a company interested in a license to Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, so James Wallis of Hogshead Publishing called Gallagher and obtained the license.[1]

His D&D design work includes When a Star Falls (1984), Blade of Vengeance (1984), Where Chaos Reigns (1985), Dark Clouds Gather (1985), and Night's Dark Terror (1986).

References

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  1. ^ a b Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. p. 305. ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.
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