Chris Seeman is an American professor of theology and role-playing game author. He is a professor of theology at Walsh University.
Early life Seeman was born and raised in California. He has a B.A. from the University of San Francisco, and an M.A. from Graduate Theological Union. Seeman holds a Ph.D. in Near Eastern religions from the University of California, Berkeley.
Career Seeman is chair of the Division of Humanities and a professor of theology at Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio.
Role-playing games Seeman began publishing the Middle-earth Role Playing fanzine Other Hands in 1993. Jessica Ney-Grimm of Iron Crown Enterprises (ICE) contributed MERP content to Other Hands, and Seeman later became an assistant line editor on the game for ICE. Seeman worked on The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game for Decipher, Inc.
In 1992 he established Other Hands Magazine: The International Journal of Middle-earth Gaming, which he published on a quarterly basis until 2001. He has also been co-editor and author for The Guild Companion eZine. He created and manages a website called The Tolkien Music List.
Games
MERP (1995) Southern Gondor: The Land (1996) (1996) (1997) (1997) (1997) (1997)
Decipher LotR RPG (2003) (2003)
References
External links Other Hands Magazine, archived at Other Minds Magazine Iron Crown Enterprises Tolkien Music list