Edward E. Simbalist (5 September 1943 – 12 March 2005) was a role-playing game designer.
Edward E. Simbalist and Wilf K. Backhaus designed a role-playing game called Chevalier, which they brought to Gen Con IX in 1976 with hopes to sell it to TSR; after witnessing Gary Gygax berate a staff member, Simbalist decided not to approach Gygax about the game. At the convention, they met Scott Bizar of Fantasy Games Unlimited, who was interested in the game and helped guide it to print over the next year as Chivalry & Sorcery, the first RPG from FGU. In the late 1970s, Bizar contacted Simbalist and Phil McGregor to produce a science-fiction role-playing game, which was published in 1980 as Space Opera. Simbalist continued supervising his two RPG lines until FGU became unable to release new products.
He was Canadian and lived in Edmonton. He also was a teacher at Edith Rodgers junior high school.
Chevalier (1976), self-publisher
Chivalry & Sorcery (1977), Fantasy Games Unlimited
Bireme & Galley (Chivalry & Sorcery) (1978), Fantasy Games Unlimited
Chivalry & Sorcery Sourcebook (1978), Fantasy Games Unlimited
Destrier (Chivalry & Sorcery) (1978), Fantasy Games Unlimited
Swords & Sorcerers (Chivalry & Sorcery) (1978), Fantasy Games Unlimited
Arden (Chivalry & Sorcery) (1979), Fantasy Games Unlimited
Saurians (Chivalry & Sorcery) (1979), Fantasy Games Unlimited
Space Opera (1980), Fantasy Games Unlimited
Chivalry & Sorcery Sourcebook 2 (1981), Fantasy Games Unlimited
Ground & air Equipment (Space Opera) (1981), Fantasy Games Unlimited
Seldon's Compendium of Starcraft 1 (Space Opera) (1981), Fantasy Games Unlimited
Star Sector, Atlas 1 (Space Opera) (1981), Fantasy Games Unlimited
Star Sector, Atlas 2 (Space Opera) (1982), Fantasy Games Unlimited
Chivalry & Sorcery 2nd edition (1983), Fantasy Games Unlimited
Chivalry & Sorcery Sourcebook 1 & 2, 2nd Ed. (1983), Fantasy Games Unlimited
Swords & Sorcerers, 2nd Ed. (Chivalry & Sorcery) (1983), Fantasy Games Unlimited
Seldon's Compendium of Starcraft 2 (Space Opera) (1984), Fantasy Games Unlimited
Star Sector, Atlas 3 (Space Opera) (1984), Fantasy Games Unlimited
Star Sector, Atlas 5 (Space Opera) (1985), Fantasy Games Unlimited
Seldon's Compendium of Starcraft 3 (Space Opera) (1988), Fantasy Games Unlimited
Chivalry & Sorcery 3rd edition (1996), Highlander Designs
Creatures Bestiary (Chivalry & Sorcery) (1997), Highlander Designs
Game Master's Handbook (Chivalry & Sorcery) (1997), Highlander Designs
Armourers' Companion (Chivalry & Sorcery) (1999), Britannia Game Designs Ltd
Chivalry & Sorcery Light (1999), Britannia Game Designs Ltd
Knights' Companion (Chivalry & Sorcery) (1999), Britannia Game Designs Ltd
Chivalry & Sorcery: The Rebirth (4th edition - 2000), Britannia Game Designs Ltd
Game Master's Toolkit Volume 1 (Chivalry & Sorcery) (2002), Mystic Station Designs
The Great Cats Book Volume one (SkillSkape) (2003), Mystic Station Designs
The Creatures Book Volume one (SkillSkape) (2004), Mystic Station Designs
