Colin A. Suleiman[1] is a writer, game designer, and musician who has worked primarily in dark fantasy and horror for role-playing games and fiction. Through the course of his career, he has been a guest of honor or attending professional at over 140 conventions across seven countries.

Early life and education

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Suleiman attended the Landon School as a child and Churchill High School, and went to the University of Maryland in the late 1990s.[2]

Career

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C.A. Suleiman has made contributions to books for role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons and World of Darkness.[3] Suleiman was one of the writers of Vampire: The Requiem and conceived and developed the Mummy: The Curse line.[4][5]

His D&D work includes City of Stormreach, Cityscape, Dragonmarked, Heroes of Horror, and Faiths of Eberron.[6]

He launched a transmedia fantasy property called The Lost Citadel, based around the meshing of zombie horror and traditional fantasy tropes. The world debuted with a fiction anthology,[7] and then with a Kickstarted game line.[8]

C.A. Suleiman created and developed a Cthulhu Mythos game and setting called Unspeakable: Sigil & Sign,[9] which focuses on the Old One cultists as protagonists.

In late 2017, the Horror Writers Association banned Suleiman from its events in response to accusations of sexual harassment; Green Ronin, publisher of The Lost Citadel fiction anthology and role-playing game, then distanced itself from Suleiman over the same allegations, despite co-owner Nicole Lindroos' maintaining of Suleiman's innocence.[10]

Music

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C.A. Suleiman is the founder of the Washington, D.C.-based interstitial rock group Toll Carom.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "The Best of Modern Arabian Fantasy, Part IV: C.A. Suleiman – Black Gate". 2 June 2012.
  2. ^ a b Dunham, Nancy (2009-12-01). "Music Maker: Toll Carom's C.A. Suleiman writes his own story". Washington Post. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
  3. ^ "C. A. Suleiman - RPG Designer - RPGGeek". rpggeek.com. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Are Role-Playing Games Art? - Geek and Sundry". 12 May 2016. Archived from the original on November 9, 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Interview: C.A. Suleiman - Nightmare Magazine". 24 August 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Six Questions: C.A. Suleiman". 5 November 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Tales of the Lost Citadel -- Transmedia Anthology". Kickstarter. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  8. ^ "The Lost Citadel Takes You To The Last Stand for Humanity Next Year | Nerdist". Nerdist. 2017-02-01. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  9. ^ "Unspeakable". 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  10. ^ "RPG studio Green Ronin severs ties with The Lost Citadel writer following sexual harassment allegations". tabletopgaming.co.uk. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
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