L. Ross Babcock III
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| L. Ross Babcock III | |
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| (left) in a 1992 Discovery Channel Beyond 2000 episode, with Jordan Weisman (foreground, right) | |
| Occupation | Game Designer FASA cofounder. Owner FASA Corporation. |
L. Ross Babcock III is a game designer and cofounder of FASA.
In 1980, he and Jordan Weisman were fellow gamers at the Merchant Marine Academy. They started FASA Corporation with a starting capital of $350 ($175 each).
He is still active in the games industry. He owns FASA Corporation. He is the principal of FASA Games which is a licensee of FASA Corporation.
Ross Babcock is credited for game design and writing on numerous BattleTech products and worked as editor-in-chief on the Star Trek and Doctor Who game lines. He holds a credit on every book published in FASA's Star Trek RPG line. He was extensively involved as a designer and editor on the Renegade Legion line of product. He was extensively involved in the creation, execution and management of Virtual Worlds Entertainment which produced and operated the Battletech Pods. He played a role in the original concept for Shadowrun.
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