David Gaider

David Gaider
Born
Canada
OccupationsVideo game writer
Narrative designer
Novelist
Comic book writer
Writing career
Years active1999–present
GenresFantasy
Science fiction
Notable workDragon Age

David Gaider is a Canadian narrative designer and writer. He was the lead writer and creator of the setting for the role-playing video game series Dragon Age.

He worked for Edmonton, Alberta-located game developer BioWare from 1999 to 2016, before leaving to join another Edmonton-based studio, Beamdog, as their Creative Director. He departed Beamdog after two years.

In 2019, Gaider announced the assumption of a Creative Director position at the then newly-founded Melbourne, Australia-based game developer, Summerfall Studios, and with that announcement, a project entitled Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical, which released later in 2023.