Chris Avellone

Chris Avellone is a game designer who contributed to Fallout 2, Van Buren, and Fallout: New Vegas.

Career
Avellone joined Interplay Entertainment in 1995. He was a Fallout 2 level designer, co-lead designer of Van Buren the canceled Fallout 3 project, and was promoted to lead designer. 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 senior designer of Fallout: New Vegas and both project director and creative lead designer of its add-ons. In 2015, Avellone left Obsidian to pursue freelance work.

Work on the Fallout series

 * The Vault City designer notes include credit to Avellone for the design of Vault City.
 * The Fallout 2 Official Strategies & Secrets credits Avellone with designing special random encounters, New Reno, Vault City, and the Mercenaries' cave.
 * The Fallout Bible was compiled by Avellone, consisting of behind-the-scenes design documents and developer statements about Fallout 2.
 * Avellone wrote the Van Buren Tibbets Prison design document.
 * He wrote the script for the graphic novel All Roads, a promotional item released with the Collectors Editionof Fallout: New Vegas.
 * For the Brotherhood of Steel featured in Fallout: New Vegas Avellone wrote Veronica's Brotherhood ties, Elijah, and Christine.
 * Lyrics of the song "Begin Again" featured in Dead Money were co-written by Avellone.
 * "Dick jokes" discussed and featured in Old World Blues were created by Chris Avellone.