Chris Avellone, 1971
Writers · September 27, 1971
Chris Avellone
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Chris Avellone is 54 years old, born September 27, 1971 in United States · Libra.
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About
Chris Avellone shaped role-playing games across three decades with writing that redefined the medium. Born in the US in 1971, he joined Interplay in 1995 and led the design of Planescape: Torment, hailed as one of the best-written games ever made. As co-founder and chief creative officer of Obsidian Entertainment, he helmed Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II and became a "human stretch goal" on Kickstarter campaigns. A Libra, Avellone works as a freelancer across indie and AAA studios.
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Biography
Chris Avellone is an American video game designer and comic book writer who spent three decades crafting narrative-driven role-playing games. Born September 27, 1971, in the US, he joined Interplay in 1995 as a designer on Fallout 2 (1998) before becoming lead designer of Planescape: Torment (1999)—a game critics have called "one of the best-written and most imaginative video games ever created". After leaving Interplay in 2003, he co-founded Obsidian Entertainment and served as chief creative officer, leading design on Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (2004) and contributing senior design work to Fallout: New Vegas (2010). From 2012 onward, Avellone became known as a "human stretch goal" on Kickstarter campaigns, lending his name and creative input to crowdfunded projects. He departed Obsidian in 2015 and transitioned to freelance work, contributing to games including Prey (2017), Divinity: Original Sin II (2017), Pathfinder: Kingmaker (2018), Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (2019), and Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous (2021). IGN ranked him among the top 100 game creators of all time in 2009, and Gamasutra listed him among the top 20 game writers the same year; GamesTM named him one of the 50 most influential people in gaming in 2017. As a Life Path 9, Avellone embodies the humanitarian completion archetype—drawing on universal storytelling to reach broad audiences across genres. A Libra, his balanced approach to narrative complexity and gameplay accessibility shaped the RPG landscape.
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Trivia
- Planescape: Torment, which Avellone led as designer, has been regarded as one of the best-written and most imaginative video games ever created.
- Avellone became known as a 'human stretch goal' on Kickstarter campaigns from 2012 onward, with his involvement driving funding success.
- In 2009, IGN named Avellone one of the top 100 game creators of all time, and Gamasutra listed him among the top 20 game writers.
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Numerology
LIFE-PATH NUMBER
The Humanitarian
Idealistic and global. Chris Avellone often use their platform for causes and tend to build broad, internationally diverse audiences.
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Birthday compatibility
By Chinese zodiac — san-he trine for best matches, opposing pair for the most friction-prone.
HIGHLY COMPATIBLE
- Isa BrionesRabbit · 1999
- Brian GutiérrezGoat · 2003
- RockyRabbit · 1999
- Pop SmokeRabbit · 1999
- Rob KardashianRabbit · 1987
CHALLENGING
- PinkPantheressSnake · 2001
- Taylor Swift
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- How old is Chris Avellone?
- Chris Avellone is 54 years old (born September 27, 1971).
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- Chris Avellone was born on September 27, 1971.
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- Chris Avellone is a Libra, born September 27, 1971.
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- Chris Avellone was born in 1971, the year of the Metal Pig.
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- Chris Avellone is from United States.
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- Chris Avellone is a writer.
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