Anne Vétillard
Anne Vétillard | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1963 |
| Died | 1 April 2024 (aged 60–61) |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Role-playing game creator, translator |
Anne Vétillard (1963 – 1 April 2024) was a French role-playing game creator and translator.[1][2]
Biography[edit]
Born in 1963, Vétillard was part of the first generation of role-players and publications on French role-playing games.[3] She discovered one of the first role-playing games, Dungeons & Dragons, in 1977, the year it was first published, when the game had yet to be published or marketed in France.[4] In 1986, she created the game Premières légendes : Légendes de la Table Ronde, a simplified version of Légendes.[5][6] She also translated an expansion of the game Torg.[7] She contributed to the magazine Casus Belli, where she wrote as an expert on J. R. R. Tolkien[8] and live action role-playing games.[9] She published many games throughout her career and translated the likes of Bushido, Conspiracy X, and Fading Suns into French.[10]
Vétillard is best known for her works La Dame noire,[11] Premières Légendes: Légendes de la Table Ronde, and the latter's supplement, Accessoires pour la Table Ronde. She was best known in the French- and English-speaking worlds for her games.[12] She worked relentlessly to establish the role-playing game industry in France and was one of its first female personalities.[4] She was one of the world's first women to write role-playing games.[4] Her work on Tolkien focused on in-depth expansions of his ideas on Middle Earth while remaining true to Lord of the Rings canon.[13] Additionally, she covered life-size role-playing games for Casus Belli, including Soirées Enquêtes (sorts of murder mystery games) and paintball.[4]
Vétillard died on 1 April 2024.[14]
Publications[edit]
- La Dame Noire (1985)
- Légendes de la Table Ronde (1ères Légendes) (1986)
- The GodNet (1991)
- "Le Jeu de rôle Grandeur Nature" (1992)
- "Les Baronnies Rouges" (1999)
References[edit]
- ^ "In Memoriam, Portrait de Rôliste: la Dame du Lac". Senior Rôliste (in French). 11 January 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "Anne Vétillard". Guide du rôliste galactique (in French).
- ^ "La 5 - Ca vous regarde JdR 1991". YouTube (in French). 22 July 2017.
- ^ a b c d Pirou, Julien (2020). La grande aventure du jeu de rôle : toute l'histoire, des origines à nos jours (in French). Paris: Ynnis. ISBN 978-2-37697-165-8.
- ^ Lacy, Norris J.; Ashe, Geoffrey; Ness Ihle, Sandra; Kalinke, Marianne E.; Thompson, Raymond H. (2013). The New Arthurian Encyclopedia : New edition. Routledge. p. 369. ISBN 978-1-136-60632-8.
- ^ Bourdin, Jean-Jacques (1996). Une analyse des jeux de rôles (in French). Paris: Paris 8 University Vincennes-Saint-Denis. p. 48. Archived from the original on 29 May 2003.
- ^ "Cyberpapauté - le Réseau Divin (La)". Guide du rôliste galactique (in French).
- ^ "Key-title Casus belli". International Standard Serial Number (in French).
- ^ "Entretiens avec Tristan Lhomme". La Scénariothèque (in French). 21 May 2011.
- ^ "La Petite Interview - Anne Vétillard". YouTube (in French). 16 August 2017.
- ^ "Dame Noire (La)". Guide du rôliste galactique (in French).
- ^ Busby, Keith; Thompson, Raymond H. (2005). Gawain: A Casebook. Arthurian Characters and Themes. London: Routledge. p. 27. ISBN 9781136783524.
- ^ "Petit mot sur Anne Vétillard". YouTube (in French). 2 April 2024.
- ^ "Le JdR français orphelin : hommage à Anne Vétillard". Black Book Editions (in French). 2 April 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
