Wolfgang Baur

Wolfgang Baur (born 1968) When he ran out of funding in 1991, Baur took a temporary job as assistant editor to Barbara Young at Dungeon magazine: "By the time my scholarship was reinstated, I didn't want to go back... I'd been writing for Dungeon Adventures and Iron Crown, but this was an opportunity to work in a field I loved."

Baur was the "Kobold-in-chief" for Open Design LLC (which changed its name to Kobold Press in 2012 ), and was editor-in-chief of its quarterly periodical Kobold Quarterly. Open Design published Kobold Quarterly #1 (Summer 2007) before the final print issue of Dragon. Baur stated on July 17, 2008, that the Game System License was "absolutely terrible for Kobold Quarterly", as the periodical would be unable to publish material for both D&D third edition and fourth edition. Kobold Quarterly and Open Design won five ENnie Awards in 2009.

Baur is a member of the Alliterates (a group of local and national authors), and serves as a judge for the RPG Superstar competitions, as part of a three-judge panel of respected figures from the field.

Media mentions Wolfgang has appeared in the following newspaper and magazine articles, websites and podcasts.

Podcasts Atomic Array: Wolfgang appeared on these episodes: 009 (Kobold Quarterly 007), 015 (Kobold Quarterly 008), and 021 (Kobold Quarterly 009). Open Design: Co-host with Ed Healy and Rone Barton. The official podcast for Wolfgang's publishing company. RPG Countdown: Wolfgang appeared on these episodes: April 22, 2009 (Kobold Quarterly 009), November 6, 2009 (Kobold Quarterly 011).