Amanda Hamon
Developer (Paizo, 2016-2017)
Development Coordinator (Paizo, 2017-2018)
Managing Developer (Paizo, 2018-2020)
Editorial Director (Kobold Press, 2020)
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Amanda Hamon, the author or co-author of dozens of Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and other RPG titles, joined Paizo Inc. full-time as an assistant developer on April 1, 2015.1 She left Paizo in July of 2020 to work for Kobold Press as Editorial Director.2
Work at Paizo
Amanda was promoted to developer less than a year later. In May 2017, Amanda was named Paizo's development coordinator, and in that role she worked on the development of Paizo's RPG products in addition to her management duties at the company.
In 2018, Amanda was named Managing Developer for the Starfinder RPG to manage the Starfinder Organized Play developer, Starfinder Adventure Path developers, Starfinder senior developer, and Starfinder lead designer, in addition to developing and creating content for the game. Amanda is a co-creator of the Starfinder RPG and was a member of its core design team.3
Freelance work
Amanda's freelance RPG design, development, and editing work for third-party publishers has netted her two ENnie Awards: for Deep Magic4 and the Southlands campaign setting,5 both published through Kobold Press and for which she served as lead developer and editor as well as a designer.
Leaving Paizo
On July 7, 2020, Paizo announced that Amanda was leaving Paizo to rejoin Kobold Press as Editorial Director. Adam Daigle led a long list of valedictory well-wishers from Paizo, which was published in the Paizo Blog.2
Background
In addition to waxing nerdy about fantasy worldbuilding traditions and theory, Amanda has spoken extensively about intersectional feminism in relation to gaming.
Amanda has previously written, developed, and designed under the byline Amanda Hamon Kunz.
Pathfinder credits
Adventure credits
| Title | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| "Bestiary" #60 | August 2012 | From Hell's Heart, 76. |
| "Bestiary" #61 | August 2012 | Shards of Sin, 76. |
| Fortress of the Nail | February 2013 | PFS 1e #04-13 |
| "Bestiary" #70 | May 2013 | The Frozen Stars, 82. |
| "Ecology of the Worm That Walks" | October 2013 | Demon's Heresy, 70. |
| "Bestiary" #76 | December 2013 | The Midnight Isles, 82. |
| "Ecology of the Demodand" | January 2014 | Herald of the Ivory Labyrinth, 64. |
| "Bestiary" #77 | January 2014 | Herald of the Ivory Labyrinth, 82. |
| All the Gods Beyond | June 2016 | PFS 1e #07-26 |
| Prisoners of the Blight | June 2017 | Ironfang Invasion #5. Also contributed to the Bestiary for this volume. |
| Heroes for Highdelve | August 2017 | |
| "County of Merat" | March 2018 | Songbird, Scion, Saboteur, 64. |
| "Affair at Sombrefell Hall" | August 2018 | Doomsday Dawn, 34. |
| The City Outside of Time | December 2018 | Return of the Runelords #5. Also contributed to the Bestiary for this volume. |
| Hellknight Hill | August 2019 | Age of Ashes #1. Also wrote "Breechill, Outpost of Secrets" and contributed to the Adventure Toolbox for this volume. |
- See also: Category:Works by Amanda Hamon
Sourcebook credits
| Title | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Archive | February 2013 | |
| Dungeoneer's Handbook | March 2013 | |
| Fey Revisited | May 2013 | |
| Dragons Unleashed | June 2013 | |
| Quests & Campaigns | June 2013 | |
| Mythic Realms | September 2013 | |
| Osirion, Legacy of Pharaohs | January 2014 | |
| Inner Sea Gods | April 2014 | |
| Ships of the Inner Sea | October 2014 | |
| Inner Sea Races | September 2015 | |
| Distant Shores | October 2015 | |
| Bestiary 5 | November 2015 | |
| Cheliax, The Infernal Empire | December 2015 | |
| Ultimate Intrigue | March 2016 | |
| Heaven Unleashed | April 2016 | |
| Villain Codex | November 2016 | |
| Book of the Damned | September 2017 | |
| Distant Realms | June 2018 | |
| Age of Ashes Player's Guide | July 2019 | |
| Character Guide | October 2019 | |
| The Mwangi Expanse | June 2021 |
- See also: Category:Works by Amanda Hamon
Pathfinder Adventure Card Game Credits
| Title | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Wrathworks' Churning Heart | June 2016 | PACGS #02-04 |
| Bastion of the Waking Rune | August 2016 | PACGS #02-05 |
| The Shattered Blades of Alaznist | August 2016 | PACGS #02-06 |
| The Sepulcher Soars Anew | March 2017 | PACGS #03-05 |
| Destruction Descending | April 2017 | PACGS #03-06 |
| Tide of the Unholy First | July 2017 | PACGS #03-P |
| Blood Lord's Lament | July 2018 | PACGS #04-06 |
| Yeleth of the First Blood | August 2018 | PACGS #04-07 |
| All for Immortality | August 2019 | PACGS #06-00O, based in part on All the Gods Beyond |
- See also: Category:Works by Amanda Hamon
References
- ↑ . Welcome Amanda Hamon Kunz!. Paizo blog, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 . Farewell Amanda!. Paizo blog, 2020
- ↑ OrcaCon. (September 2017). Guests of Honor and Special Guests, OrcaCon.
- ↑ Tony Law. (July 14, 2014). Announcing the 2014 Judges' Spotlight Award Winners, ENnies.
- ↑ ENnie Awards. (July 20, 2016). 2016 ENnie Award Winners, ENnies.