Matt Forbeck
Matt Forbeck is an American author, known for writing for several iconic franchises, such as , Halo, and , as well as designing tabletop role playing games.
In 2020, Forbeck was assigned to write Rise of the Arch-Illager, a prequel novel to the game Minecraft Dungeons, explaining the origins of the game's main antagonist.[1] In 2023, he would return to write an opposing novel, Return of the Piglins. This book was a sequel of sorts to Minecraft Legends, treating the events as mere stories with ambiguous truth.[2] The focus was instead put on a conflict involving a zookeeper named Farnum and a fugitive piglin named Kritten.
In 2025, it was announced he would return to the franchise, writing not a book but designing a tabletop RPG, Minecraft: Roll for Adventure: The Temple of the Charged Creeper.[3][4]
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| Date of birth | August 4, 1968 (age 57) |
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| Occupation | Author, game designer |
| Nationality | American |
| Languages | English |
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| Website | https://www.forbeck.com/ |
| X (Twitter) handle | @mforbeck |
Matt Forbeck is an American author, known for writing for several iconic franchises, such as , Halo, and , as well as designing tabletop role playing games.
In the Minecraft franchise
In 2020, Forbeck was assigned to write Rise of the Arch-Illager, a prequel novel to the game Minecraft Dungeons, explaining the origins of the game's main antagonist.[1] In 2023, he would return to write an opposing novel, Return of the Piglins. This book was a sequel of sorts to Minecraft Legends, treating the events as mere stories with ambiguous truth.[2] The focus was instead put on a conflict involving a zookeeper named Farnum and a fugitive piglin named Kritten.
In 2025, it was announced he would return to the franchise, writing not a book but designing a tabletop RPG, Minecraft: Roll for Adventure: The Temple of the Charged Creeper.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "Minecraft Dungeons Prequel Novel Coming Soon" by Clayton Cyre – COGconnected, July 17, 2020.
- ↑ "Minecraft Legends: Return of the Piglins" by Cristina Anderca – Minecraft.net, May 5, 2023.
- ↑ "Minecraft TTRPG, written by Marvel Multiverse author, coming in July 2025" by Matt Jackson – Destructoid, December 6, 2024.
- ↑ "Marvel Multiverse writer and Minecraft novelist has a Minecraft TTRPG on the way" by Rowan Zeoli – Polygon, November 27, 2024.
