About
Wolfgang Baur grew up in the shadow of cornfields outside Chicago, within driving distance of Lake Geneva, WI, the omphalos and center of the roleplaying universe in those days. Years later, he went to work as assistant junior flunky for Dungeon Magazine, and eventually worked his way up to editor of Dragon Magazine. It was a plum gig, but he left it to go work at Wizards of the Coast.
At Wizards…Well, he edited a lot of books, published Dark*Matter and a few other projects, and eventually had to quit because the constant layoffs made him crazy.
Wolfgang launched Open Design in 2006, to create a community of gamers, artists, and designers discussing how to have more fun with adventures and how to write better ones. So far, so good.
Wolfgang’s Homepage: http://wolfgangbaur.com/
Wolfgang’s Twitter Feed: @monkeyking
Wolfgang’s Facebook: Wolfgang Baur
Ed Healy co-founded Eden Studios in 1997. Two years later, he launched The Forge with Ron Edwards, a site in support of creator-owned games. Ed is currently the Advertising Manager for Kobold Quarterly and manages marketing campaigns for a variety of gaming companies. He also runs a game review site (Game Cryer) and War Pig Radio, an internet radio station for gamers.
Ed’s Homepage: http://ephealy.com/
Ed’s Twitter Feed: @ephealy
Ed’s Facebook: Ed Healy
Rone Barton, “The Jade,” started gaming so early on in life that when spat from his mother’s belly he emerged with a crayon scrawled character sheet in his tiny hand. His first words were, “Could we house wule max hit points for all first wevel PCs?”
Always prizing creativity and collaboration, gaming was a natural fit for him. A published author for three decades, Rone’s work has graced the pages of Dragon Magazine - and lesser-known publications, such as the New York Times and Esquire. MGM/UA optioned his screenplay ‘Valor’, and his 35mm feature film, Joint Chiefs of Flagstaff, will begin shooting… eventually.
Rone’s Facebook: Rone Barton
Monte Cook started working professionally in the game industry in 1988. At Iron Crown Enterprises, he worked with the Rolemaster and Champions games as an editor, developer, and designer. In 1994, he moved to TSR, Inc., as a game designer and wrote for the Planescape and core D&D lines. When TSR was purchased by Wizards of the Coast, he moved to the Seattle area and eventually became a senior game designer. At Wizards, he wrote the 3rd Edition Dungeon Master’s Guide and served as co-designer of the new edition of the Dungeons & Dragons game. In 2001, Monte left Wizards to start his own design studio, Malhavoc Press, with his wife Sue.
Monte was the longtime author of the Dungeoncraft column in Dungeon Magazine. In recent years, he has been recognized many times by game fans in the ENnies Awards, the Pen & Paper fan awards, the Nigel D. Findley Memorial Award, the Origins Awards, and more. His latest project is the innovative Dungeonaday.com, with new cool game content updated daily.
Monte’s Homepage: http://www.montecook.com/
Monte’s Twitter Feed: @MonteJCook
Monte’s Facebook: Monte Cook
Skip Williams is best known as the co-creator of of Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition and as the longtime author of Dragon Magazine’s “Sage Advice” column. Skip now shares his wisdom within the pages of Kobold Quarterly, authoring the “Ask the Kobold” column.
Skip is co-owner and contributor to Phoenix Lore Magazine, an online magazine by and for the gaming community.
