Amanda Hamon
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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 is currently working at Kobold Press as Editorial Director, after leaving Paizo in July 2020.2
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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.
Starfinder Credits
Adventure Credits
| Title | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Splintered Worlds | December 2017 | Dead Suns #3. Also wrote "Starship: Nebulor Outfitters Starhopper" and contributed to the Alien Archives for the volume. |
| Colossus Heist | November 2019 | SFS #02-12 |
- See also: Category:Works by Amanda Hamon
Sourcebook Credits
| Title | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Core Rulebook | August 2017 | |
| Alien Archive | October 2017 | |
| Pact Worlds (sourcebook) | March 2018 | |
| Alien Archive 2 | October 2018 | |
| Beginner Box | April 2019 | |
| Alien Archive 3 | August 2019 | |
| Character Operations Manual | November 2019 | |
| Near Space (sourcebook) | March 2020 | |
| Alien Archive 4 | December 2020 | |
| Tech Revolution | September 2021 |
- See also: Category:Works by Amanda Hamon
Fiction Credits
| Title | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| "Navasi" | May 2017 | Meet the Iconics. Link |
| "Zemir" | October 2019 | Meet the Iconics. Link |
| "The Reality Next Door" | October 2019 | Iconic Encounters. Link |
| "No Heroes Here" | April 2020 | Tales from the Drift. Link |
- See also: Category:Works by Amanda Hamon
References
- ↑ F. Wesley Schneider. (April 1, 2015). Welcome Amanda Hamon Kunz!, Paizo Blog.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Adam Daigle. (July 7, 2020). Farewell Amanda!, Paizo Blog.
- ↑ 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.