Photo: Jonathan Tweet / CC BY-SA 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Tweet is one of those quiet architects whose fingerprints are all over a hobby millions love without ever knowing his name. Shaping the third edition of Dungeons & Dragons alone would secure his place in tabletop history, but what wins me over is the breadth of his curiosity, from the strange elegance of Ars Magica and Over the Edge to a children's picture book about evolution. That last project tells you everything: here is a designer who sees teaching, play, and wonder as the same craft. I admire makers who care this much about handing curiosity to the next generation.
Overview
Jonathan Tweet (born 1965) is an American game designer who has been involved in the development of the role-playing games Ars Magica, Everway, Over the Edge, Talislanta, the third edition of Dungeons & Dragons and 13th Age, as well as the collectible miniatures game Dreamblade. In 2015, Tweet released Grandmother Fish, a full-color, full-sized book about evolution aimed at preschoolers.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jonathan Tweet
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョナサン・トゥイート
- Reading
- じょなさん・とぅいーと
- Born
- January 1, 2000 (age 26)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Dragon
- Origin
- Rock Island, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- role-playing game designer / video game developer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Rock Island High School
- University
- St. Olaf College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Dungeons & Dragons (3rd edition) | — | |
| Notable work | Ars Magica | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.