I am a freelance writer with 20 years of experience writing fantasy stories, designing and editing role-playing game (RPG) adventures, playtesting, and administering organized-play campaigns. I have a passion for lore-rich stories with twists on familiar tropes. I also bring a splash of whimsy to my games and writing.
As the adventure administrator for Honor Among Thieves, an adventure arc for the Living Greyhawk Campaign, I developed the plotline, recruited authors, edited submitted drafts, reviewed game mechanics, and ensured compliance with deadlines and WotC style.
As the administrator for the Mid-Atlantic Region, I designed a 5-year storyline, recruited authors, edited drafts, reviewed game mechanics, ensured compliance with deadlines and WotC style, and coordinated with local conventions. During my tenure, our region was one of the most active and released the following:
I am the Dungeon Master for Season 3 of the long-running streaming game The Velkyn Weave on the Games Tavern channel. In this campaign, I ran the adventurers through the Night Below campaign set by the legendary Carl Sargent.
I have participated as a player in Two Drink Minimum and Barrier Gyks, two of the streaming games on the Lord Gosumba channel. I’ve also participated in a number of his Legend & Lore shows, discussing the lore of Greyhawk.
The RPGA and the Adventurers League are the role-playing arm of organized play at Wizards of the Coast (WotC) and is dedicated to providing play opportunities and support for Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) games. Designing adventures for these campaigns requires imagination, story-telling skills, knowledge of game rules, and attention to detail. I worked closely with editors, complied with WotC’s style, and met deadlines in a time-critical industry.
The Adventurers League is the official 5th Edition D&D organized-play campaign and is set in the best-selling world of the Forgotten Realms. I designed the following adventures:
Living Forgotten Realms was the official 4th Edition D&D RPGA campaign and is set in the best-selling world of the Forgotten Realms. I designed the following adventures:
Living Greyhawk was the official 3rd Edition D&D RPGA campaign and is set in the original D&D world of Greyhawk. I designed the following adventures:
Set in the Forgotten Realms, Legacy of the Green Regent was the first RPGA campaign to feature online tracking of characters and adventure outcomes. I designed the following adventure:
Under contract from WotC, I cowrote with Brian James a hardcover D&D-setting book that described how to use the famous drow city of the Underdark as a location for campaign.
I developed and wrote a number of articles for Dragon Magazine, exploring the Forgotten Realms.
I developed and wrote The Greyhawk Grumbler, a tabloid-style broadsheet designed to entertain players while informing them of recent events in the Living Greyhawk campaign world.
I wrote several online articles for WotC. These articles explored aspects of the Living Greyhawk campaign setting, providing background information, memorable characters, and adventure opportunities.
I wrote a several articles providing exposition for the Legacy of the Green Regent Campaign as well as a series summarizing adventures that were no longer available for play.
One of the most popular developments I made while a Living Greyhawk administrator was the development of the Geoff Regional interludes. These short narratives provided exposition for players and advanced the plot of the campaign. While I wrote many of these myself, I recruited authors to assist me and edited their work.
I have playtested RPGs for both WotC and Atlas Games for its Ars Magica line. These playtests required reviewing drafts, playing scenarios, testing the rules, and providing detailed reports of our experiences.
I really enjoy soup, both making it and eating it. I make my own chicken stock and vegetable broth as the base for my soups. Below are some of my favorites.