Bibliography/Portfolio of Nikola E. Vrtis

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SELECT WEB SITES

The Craftsman Gallery (http://www.thecraftsmangallery.com) contact page, button calculator, and brochure request form (no longer available due to site redesign).
Humanoids Publishing, www.humanoids-publishing.com. (Formerly in charge of maintenance.)
Nighthawk Design, members.aol.com/nghthwkdsn/. (No longer available.)
West End Games, www.westendgames.com. (Formerly in charge of design and maintenance; site has been since redesigned.)
B.V.M. Queen of Peace Parish, bvmqueenofpeace.faithweb.com.
St. John the Evangelist Parish, stjohnparish.faithweb.com.
St. Rose of Lima, stroseoflima.faithweb.com.

SELECT PUBLISHED WRITING

"Burning Down the House." Scenario for HeroClix. Scrye: The Guide to Collectible Card Games: 55 (2002): 52.
"Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind." Adventure for Men in Black: The Roleplaying Game. Shadis 38 (1997): 26-44.
"Environmental Resources," "Methane Digester," "Odor Control," "Sustainable Biosphere," and "Water Allocation." Environmental Encyclopedia. Edited by William P. Cunningham et al. Detroit: Gale Research Inc., 1994.
"Mission Book." Men in Black Introductory Adventure Game. With Peter Schweighofer. Honesdale, Penn.: West End Games, 1997.
"The Case of the Mysterious House Guest." Adventure for Men in Black: The Roleplaying Game. Troll 2 (1997): 88-95.
D6 Adventure Rulebook. Downingtown, Penn.: Purgatory Publishing Inc./West End Games, 2004.
D6 Fantasy Rulebook. Downingtown, Penn.: Purgatory Publishing Inc./West End Games, 2004.
D6 Space Rulebook. Downingtown, Penn.: Purgatory Publishing Inc./West End Games, 2004.
D.E.O. Agent Manual. Line: DC Universe Roleplaying Game. With Matt Brady, Peter Flanagan, Fred Jandt, and David Martin. Honesdale, Penn.: D6Legend/West End Games, 2001.
Daily Planet Guide to Gotham City. Line: DC Universe Roleplaying Game. With Matt Brady, Fred Jandt, and Dwight Williams. Honesdale, Penn.: D6Legend/West End Games, 2000.
Daily Planet Guide to Metropolis. Line: DC Universe Roleplaying Game. With Matt Brady and Fred Jandt. Honesdale, Penn.: D6Legend/West End Games, 2000.
DC Universe Roleplaying Game (rulebook). Co-designer with Fred Jandt. Honesdale, Penn.: West End Games, 1999.
Directive on Superpowers. Line: DC Universe Roleplaying Game. With Peter Flanagan and David Martin. Honesdale, Penn.: D6Legend/West End Games, 2001.
Director's Guide. Line: Men in Black: The Roleplaying Game. Honesdale, Penn.: West End Games, 1997.
JLA Sourcebook. Line: DC Universe Roleplaying Game. With Mark Barnabo, Jack Emmert, Matt Forbeck, Fred Jandt, Steve Kenson, Chris McGlothlin, Michee Rose, Aaron Rosenberg, David Ross, and Jim Spivey. Honesdale, Penn.: D6Legend/West End Games, 2000.
JSA Sourcebook. Line: DC Universe Roleplaying Game. With Craig Carey, Jack Emmert, Geoff Johns, Steve Kenson, Scott McCullar, Chris McGlothlin, Aaron Rosenberg, and Jim Spivey. Honesdale, Penn.: D6Legend/West End Games, 2001.
Magic Handbook. Line: DC Universe Roleplaying Game. With Fred Jandt, Scott McCullar, and Jim Spivey. Honesdale, Penn.: D6Legend/West End Games, 2001.
Men in Black: The Roleplaying Game (rulebook). Co-designer with George Strayton. Honesdale, Penn.: West End Games, 1997.
Metropolis Sourcebook. Line: DC Universe Roleplaying Game. With Mark Barnabo, Matt Brady, Fred Jandt, Seth Johnson, and Patrick Sweeney. Honesdale, Penn.: D6Legend/West End Games, 2000.
Narrator's Screen. Line: DC Universe Roleplaying Game. With Mark Barnabo, Craig Carey, and Fred Jandt. Honesdale, Penn.: West End Games, 1999.
"Science Shorts." Science column. The Siena Heights College Spectra: twice monthly, October 1990 to April 1993.

SELECT LAYOUT PROJECTS

Balee, William. Advances in Historical Ecology. New York: Columbia University Press, 1998.
Brady, Matt; Flanagan, Peter; Jandt, Fred; Martin, David; and Vrtis, Nikola. D.E.O. Agent Manual. Line: DC Universe Roleplaying Game. Layout with Fred Jandt. Honesdale, Penn.: D6Legend/West End Games, 2001.
Carey, Craig; Emmert, Jack; Johns, Geoff; Kenson, Steve; McCullar, Scott; McGlothlin, Chris; Rosenberg, Aaron; Spivey, Jim; and Vrtis, Nikola. JSA Sourcebook. Line: DC Universe Roleplaying Game. Layout with Fred Jandt. Honesdale, Penn.: D6Legend/West End Games, 2001.
Carman, Shawn; Hahn, Robert J.; Holland, Sean; and Marsh, Steven; Nagler, Greg; Riegel-Green, Paul T.; Thompson, Phil; and others. D6 Adventure Creatures. Downingtown, Penn.: Purgatory Publishing Inc./West End Games, 2004.
Carman, Shawn; Marsh, Steven; Schweighofer, Peter; Skarka, Gareth-Michael; and Vrtis, Nikola. D6 Space Ships. Downingtown, Penn.: Purgatory Publishing Inc./West End Games, 2005.
Dake, Rob; Jones, William; and Marsh, Steven. D6 Fantasy Locations. Downingtown, Penn.: Purgatory Publishing Inc./West End Games, 2005.
Dewdney, A. K. Yes, We Have No Neutrons: An Eye-Opening Tour through the Twists and Turns of Bad Science. New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1997.
DiGerolamo, Tony; Fricke, Ron; Jamieson, John; MacGregor, Kevin; Marsh, Steven; Nagler, Greg; Rosenberg, Aaron; and others. D6 Fantasy Creatures. Downingtown, Penn.: Purgatory Publishing Inc./West End Games, 2004.
Dye, Bob. Hawai'i Chronicles II: Contemporary Island History from the Pages of Honolulu Magazine. Hawai'i: University of Hawaii Press, 1997.
Hind, Andrew; Jandt, Fred; Nagler, Greg; Reese, Barry; and Thompson, Rodney. D6 Space: Fires of Amatsumara. Downingtown, Penn.: Purgatory Publishing Inc./West End Games, 2005.
Jamieson, John; Jandt, Fred; MacGregor, Kevin; Marsh, Steven; Nagler, Greg; and Rosenberg, Aaron. D6 Adventure Locations. Downingtown, Penn.: Purgatory Publishing Inc./West End Games, 2004.
Jandt, Fred; McCullar, Scott; and Spivey, Jim. Magic Handbook. Layout with Fred Jandt. Line: DC Universe Roleplaying Game. Honesdale, Penn.: D6Legend/West End Games, 2001.
Greater Grand Rapids Home Builders Association. 1993 Parade of Remodeled Homes. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Cornerstone Publications Inc., 1993. Booklet.
Marsh, Steven; with Eric Gibson. Torg: A More Perfect Union. Downingtown, Penn.: Purgatory Publishing Inc./West End Games, 2005.
Marsh, Steven; Nagler, Greg; Schweighofer, Peter; Simcoe, John; and Thompson, Phil.D6 Space Aliens, Volume I. Downingtown, Penn.: Purgatory Publishing Inc./West End Games, 2005.
Ottawa County's Economic Development Team. Prospectus for Ottawa County, Michigan. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Cornerstone Publications Inc., 1993. Booklet.
The Spectra. Student newspaper of Siena Heights College. January 1990-April 1993.
Strayton, George; Sudlow, Paul; and Vrtis; Nikola. D6 Gamemaster's Aid and Screen. Downingtown, Penn.: Purgatory Publishing Inc./West End Games, 2004.
Vrtis, Nikola. D6 Adventure Rulebook. Downingtown, Penn.: Purgatory Publishing Inc./West End Games, 2004.
Vrtis, Nikola, with Greg Farshtey, Sandy Addison, Sanford Berenberg, Steven Crane, Bill Olmesdahl, Ed Stark, and Teeuwynn Woodruff. D6 Adventure: Bloodshadows. Downingtown, Penn.: Purgatory Publishing Inc./West End Games, 2005.
Vrtis, Nikola. D6 Fantasy Rulebook. Downingtown, Penn.: Purgatory Publishing Inc./West End Games, 2004.
Vrtis, Nikola. D6 Space Rulebook. Downingtown, Penn.: Purgatory Publishing Inc./West End Games, 2004.
Yamada, Haru. Different Games, Different Rules: Why Americans and Japanese Misunderstand Each Other. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997.

SELECT INDEXING PROJECTS

Barnabo, Mark; Brady, Matt; Jandt, Fred; Johnson, Seth; Sweeney, Patrick; Vrtis, Nikola. Metropolis Sourcebook. Line: DC Universe Roleplaying Game. Honesdale, Penn.: D6Legend/West End Games, 2000.
Barnabo, Mark; Carey, Craig; Jandt, Fred; Vrtis, Nikola. Narrator's Screen. Line: DC Universe Roleplaying Game. Honesdale, Penn.: West End Games, 1999.
Barnabo, Mark; Emmert, Jack; Forbeck, Matt; Jandt, Fred; Kenson, Steve; McGlothlin, Chris; Michee Rose; Rosenberg, Aaron; Ross, David; Spivey, Jim; Vrtis, Nikola. JLA Sourcebook. Line: DC Universe Roleplaying Game. Honesdale, Penn.: D6Legend/West End Games, 2000.
Carey, Craig; Emmert, Jack; Johns, Geoff; Kenson, Steve; McCullar, Scott; McGlothlin, Chris; Rosenberg, Aaron; Spivey, Jim; Vrtis, Nikola. JSA Sourcebook. Line: DC Universe Roleplaying Game. Honesdale, Penn.: D6Legend/West End Games, 2001.
Doherty, Paul; Rathjen, Don; the Exploratorium Teacher Institute. The Spinning Blackboard and Other Dynamic Experiments on Force and Motion. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1996.
Doherty, Paul; Rathjen, Don; the Exploratorium Teacher Institute. The Cool Hot Rod and Other Electrifying Experiments on Energy and Matter. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1996.
Flanagan, Peter; Martin, David; Vrtis, Nikola. Directive on Superpowers. Line: DC Universe Roleplaying Game. Honesdale, Penn.: D6Legend/West End Games, 2001.
Jandt, Fred; McCullar, Scott; Spivey, Jim; Vrtis, Nikola. Magic Handbook. Line: DC Universe Roleplaying Game. Honesdale, Penn.: D6Legend/West End Games, 2001.
Jandt, Fred; Vrtis, Nikola. DC Universe Roleplaying Game (rulebook). Honesdale, Penn.: West End Games, 1999.
John Paul II. God, Father and Creator. Boston: Daughters of St. Paul, 1996.
John Paul II. Jesus, Son, and Savior: A Catechesis on the Creed. Boston: Daughters of St. Paul, 1996.
John Paul II. The Spirit, Giver of Life and Love: A Catechesis on the Creed. Boston: Daughters of St. Paul, 1996.
Lehman, Peter; Lyons, Robert; Affron, Mirella Jona. Defining Cinema. Rutgers Depth of Field Series. Piscataway, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1997.
Pulver, David; Peters, Kenneth. GURPS Ultra-Tech. Austin, Texas: Steve Jackson Games, 2007.
Punch, Sean; Dell'Orto, Peter. GURPS Martial Arts. Austin, Texas: Steve Jackson Games, 2007.
Qubein, Nido R. Stairway to Success: The Complete Blueprint for Personal and Professional Achievement. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1997.
Vortisch, Hans-Christian; Fisher, Shawn; Hurst, Michael. GURPS High-Tech. Austin: Steve Jackson Games, 2007.
Vrtis, Nikola. D6 Adventure Rulebook. Downingtown, Penn.: Purgatory Publishing Inc./West End Games, 2004.
Vrtis, Nikola. D6 Fantasy Rulebook. Downingtown, Penn.: Purgatory Publishing Inc./West End Games, 2004.
Vrtis, Nikola. D6 Space Rulebook. Downingtown, Penn.: Purgatory Publishing Inc./West End Games, 2004.