Robert N. Charrette

Who is Robert N. Charrette?

Robert N. Charrette is an award-winning graphic artist, game designer, sculptor, and author. Charrette is known for wide-ranging talents, and which include game design, illustration, sculpture of miniatures, and supporting novelization of fantasy and science fiction worlds. Charrette has authored more than a dozen novels and was lead designer on numerous successful games. His gaming materials have received many Origins Awards, and Charrette was inducted in the Origins Hall of Fame in 2003. Bob's artistry is known for a clean, realistic style which invoke themes from Feudal Japan and Chanbara films, and in particular, historical and fantastic representations of Samurai culture. His early work in game design and miniature sculpting set the tone for depictions of Japanese mythology in American fantasy and science fiction. His 1979 role-playing game Bushido was one of the first role-playing games with a non-Western theme, and has been in print for more than three decades. Charrette has produced gaming products for Fantasy Games Unlimited, Grenadier Models Inc., Ral Partha Enterprises, FASA, and currently operates Parroom Enterprises, LLC, a boutique miniatures game company.