Sandy Petersen

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sandy Petersen
Occupation	Game Designer
Date Of Birth	Sep 16, 1955(1955-09-16)
Age	69
Birthplace	St. Louis
Country	United States
Birth City	Missouri
Horoscope	Virgo

Sandy Petersen Biography

Sandy Petersen is one of the most popular and richest Game Designer who was born on September 16, 1955 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.

Carl Sanford Joslyn “Sandy” Petersen (born September 16, 1955) is an American game designer.

He is a well-known fan of H. P. Lovecraft, whose work he first encountered in a World War II Armed Services Edition of The Dunwich Horror and other Weird Tales found in his father’s library. In 1974, Dungeons & Dragons brought his interest to role-playing games. He became a full-time staff member at Chaosium. His interest for role-playing games and H. P. Lovecraft were fused when he became principal author of Chaosium’s game Call of Cthulhu, published 1981, and many scenarios and background pieces thereafter. While working for Chaosium he co-authored the third edition of RuneQuest, for which he also co- wrote the critically acclaimed Trollpak and a number of other Gloranthan supplements.

Sandy Petersen Net Worth

Sandy Petersen is one of the richest Game Designer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sandy Petersen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He currently serves as the publisher of horror magazine Arcane: Penny Dreadfuls for the 21st Century.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Sandy Petersen Dating?

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Petersen was the Executive Producer for the 2011 movie The Whisperer in Darkness which was nominated for awards at the Chicago and Warsaw International Film Festivals. It was produced by H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society Motion Pictures in the style of a 1930s black and white horror movie.

Facts & Trivia

Scott Ranked on the list of most popular Game Designer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Sandy Petersen celebrates birthday on September 16 of every year.

In June 2015, it was announced that Petersen and Greg Stafford had returned to Chaosium Inc.

Why did Sandy Petersen leave ID?

Sandy Petersen – joined id Software 1993, left 1997 Perhaps because his name is lesser known outside of hardcore fans , Petersen is one of the few key id alumni whose departure didn’t spark rumours and speculation.

Who is Sandy in Doom?

Sandy Petersen was the most prolific level designer on both Doom and Doom II. Petersen joined id Software about 10 weeks before the December 1993 release of Doom and in that time created 19 levels for it (of which 8 were based to some extent on early drafts by Tom Hall).

Does Sandy Petersen still work at chaosium?

Since retiring from the board in 2019 Sandy has done occasional freelance work for us.

Why was Tom Hall fired?

Hall’s level designs, however, were deemed uninteresting and Romero began designing his own levels; Hall, increasingly frustrated with his limited influence , was fired in July.

Is the creator of Doom Mormon?

Personal life. Petersen is a practicing member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , but sees no conflict between his faith and his design of games involving Satanic elements. While working on Doom, he said to John Romero, “I have no problems with the demons in the game. They’re just cartoons.