It's International Women's Day – a fitting date to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Hawkmoon RPG and its lead designer, trailblazer Kerie Campbell
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 8th Mar 2026
Today (March 8th) is International Women's Day – a fitting date to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Hawkmoon roleplaying game and its lead designer, RPG trailblazer Kerie Campbell-Robson. In 1986, 20 year old Kerie was one of the very first female lead designers in the industry.
And before that, at age 17(!), Kerie conceptualised and then co-wrote Dreamlands for Call of Cthulhu. An inspiring pioneer for women in tabletop gaming!
Everyone at Chaosium appreciates the many talented and creative women designers, artists, authors, editors, playtesters and more who've been part of our games and fiction since we started in 1975! [Here's Kerie looking cool in 1986 with Chaosium founder Greg Stafford and team.]
