Phil Gallagher: British Role-Playing Game Designer

Phil Gallagher is a British game designer known for his work on role-playing games, particularly for Games Workshop's Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay and Dungeons & Dragons. His notable contributions include designing several D&D modules and securing the license for Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay.

Role-playing game designer

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Phil Gallagher
Nationality	British
Occupation	Game designer

Phil Gallagher is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games.

Career

Phil Gallagher worked for the UK publisher Games Workshop. Games Workshop was looking for a company interested in a license to Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, so James Wallis of Hogshead Publishing called Gallagher and obtained the license.

His D&D design work includes When a Star Falls (1984), Blade of Vengeance (1984), Where Chaos Reigns (1985), Dark Clouds Gather (1985), and Night's Dark Terror (1986).