Chris Avellone

Chris Avellone is a game designer who contributed to Fallout 2, Van Buren, and Fallout: New Vegas. 
==Background==
Avellone joined Interplay Entertainment in 1995. He was invited by Timothy Cain to work on the original Fallout, but Avellone declined, something he would regret in the future.
He was a level designer on Fallout 2, as well as the co-lead designer of Van Buren, the canceled Fallout 3 project.Chris Avellone on linkedin.com (Archived) In 2003, Avellone left Interplay, joining Feargus Urquhart to found Obsidian Entertainment, where he became the new company's chief creative officer.
At Obsidian, Avellone served as the senior designer on Fallout: New Vegas, and both project director and creative lead designer of its add-ons.Chris Avellone linkedin.com
In 2015, Avellone left Obsidian to pursue freelance work.Chris Avellone Twitter, 9 Jun 2015 (Archive)Chris Avellone Twitter, 16 Aug 2016 (Archive)Kickstarter campaign description: "To help shape and direct the existing narrative of System Shock, we've enlisted the help of Chris Avellone, who is best known for his work on a number of role-playing games, including; Fallout: New Vegas, Wasteland 2, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II, Planescape: Torment, and Fallout 2. Chris will be working closely with Stephen Kick (our Creative Director) and Jason Fader (our Project Director and Senior Producer from Fallout: New Vegas) as well as several other key developers from Fallout: New Vegas to bring modern AAA quality into the world of System Shock."System Shock (Archive) Avellone also criticized Obsidian's upper management, feeling they have a "lack of ethics" and "serious flaws that need to be addressed" because they attempted to restrain his ability to speak freely about the games he has worked on in the past. He also wished Feargus to have no financial gain.TechRaptor article
In 2024, Avellone reviewed the Fallout show and found it rather disappointing.
==Notes==
* Player characters may encounter a mercenary named Chris Avellone in Fallout. 
* An NPC named Mayor Chris Avellone appears in Fallout Tactics, but Avellone did not provide voice acting for the role.@AgentC1983: "Hey Chris, quick question, are you able to confirm if you voiced the character “Chris Avellone” in fallout tactics?"@ChrisAvellone: "I did not, no. To my shame, I had forgotten "I" was in there (and if I'd known, probably would have asked them to take it out)."Chris Avellone Twitter, 25 Apr 2015, (Archive) 
* There is a location named Avellone in Fallout Tactics.
* Avellone wrote the Van Buren Tibbets Prison design document.
* The Vault City designer notes include credit to Avellone for the design of Vault City.Vault City designer notes
* Lyrics of the song "Begin Again" featured in Dead Money were co-written by Avellone.Begin Again sheet music credits
* The Fallout Bible was compiled by Avellone, consisting of behind-the-scenes design documents and developer statements about Fallout 2.
* He wrote the script for , a promotional item released with the Collectors Edition of Fallout: New Vegas.All Roads credit page
* In 2022, he started Fallout Apocrypha, in which he would answer more fan questions. In it, he mentioned he does not hate Bethesda for supposedly "ruining" Fallout and that Bethesda has kept the series popular and alive. He also complimented Todd Howard, calling him a good guy who was always nice and respectful.https://twitter.com/ChrisAvellone/status/1496968682110545924
** He mentioned he does not really care to fully play Fallout 4 or Fallout 76, feeling both entries, based on his impressions, apparently lack "serious" stories.https://chrisavellone.medium.com/fallout-apocrypha-tv-series-review-part-1-c4714083a637
==Employment history==
==Credits==
===Fallout series===
===Other work===
==Quotes==
==Gallery==
MCAandTimCainNukaBreak.jpeg|Chris Avellone and Tim Cain on the set of fan project Nuka Break: Season 2 
File:NB Tim Cain 1.png|Chris Avellone's first appearance as "Chris" in fan series Nuka Break
File:NB Tim Cain 3.gif|Chris in the climactic shot of Nuka Break, wielding a bat upside-down
Chris Avellone System Shock.png|System Shock staff photo
ChrisAvellonesCannon.jpg|Chris Avellone at the Alamo
==Videos==
Matt Chat 62 Chris Avellone's Early Days|
Matt Chat 63 Planescape Torment with Chris Avellone|
Big and Robot- Entertaining Guests - Chris Avellone|
==References==
Avellone, Chris
Avellone, Chris
Category:Fallout 2 designers and writers
Category:Fallout: New Vegas designers and writers
Category:Van Buren designers and writers
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