I've been interested in games since I first fell under the sinister influence of the Dungeons & Dragons boxed set, back in sixth grade. Over the last few decades I have managed to turn gaming from a hobby into a career. Here is a list of the highlights of my life as a game designer. If you have any questions, let me know!
(Keith will be joining us in 2010 on Sunday only)

Computer Games

From 1994-2002, I fell into the computer games industry. My first job was with Magnet Interactive Studios, in Washington DC. Sadly, Magnet never managed to hit the big time as a game developer. I worked on a number of projects during my stay at Magnet; for a time I was lead designer on a game called BLUESTAR, a position that was held at other times by such roleplaying luminaries as Ken Rolston and Zeb Cook. However, the only work that ever saw the light of day was some level design on the abstract arcade game Icebreaker .
 
Magnet began a slow implosion in 1996, and along with a number of other people I went to work for a Colorado company called VR1. I started as lead designer on VR-1 Crossroads, a text-based MUD centered on warring conspiracies – The X-Files meets Illuminati , with a world of dreams thrown in for good measure. When VR1 decided to move away from text games, I started work on a graphical MMORPG based on the pulp serials. After a few twists and turns, the project ended up as Lost Continents – Explorers of Myth and Mystery . I am proud of my work on Lost Continents , and I think that the project has the potential to be a tremendous success. But early in 2002 I decided that I'd had enough of the computer games industry and left VR1 to focus on writing.

Paper Games

Starting with my most recent work and moving back, I have worked on the following projects:

Dungeon 115 (Paizo Publishing), Contributor – "Steel Shadows"

Mutants and Masterminds Annual #1 (Green Ronin Games), Contributor – "Street Justice"

Shadows of the Last War  (Wizards of the Coast), (Author)

Eberron Campaign Setting (Wizards of the Coast), (Lead Author)

The Excellent Prismatic Spray 6 (Pelgrane Press), Contributor – "Dying Earth D20"

Friends of the Dragon (Atlas Games), Co-Author

Creatures of Freeport (Green Ronin Games), Co-Author

En Route III (Atlas Games) Contributor – "15 Rounds of Fame", "Hellcow 3" , "Whispers"

Living Lore (Atlas Games), Contributor

Dungeon 105 (Paizo Publishing), Contributor – "Deathnet" (D20 minigame)

Crime & Punishment  (Atlas Games), (Author)

En Route II (Atlas Games), (Contributor) –  "Blood Vessel", "Figurehead", "Hellcows", "Message in a Bottle", "Sea of Stones."

The Complete Guide to Beholders  (Goodman Games) (Co-Author)

The Penumbra Bestiary  (Atlas Games), (Contributor)

Denizens of Freeport (Green Ronin Games), Contributor

The Complete Guide to Wererats (Goodman Games), Author

The Complete Guide to Doppelgangers (Goodman Games) Author.

D20 Weekly Contributor – "Jurnai Rituals" (7/10/02), "Dream Relics" (8/7/02), "The Cult of the Flayed God" (10/2/02)

Occult Lore (Atlas Games) Contributor – "Oneiromancy", "Spirit Cultivation", and "Sympathetic Magic."

The Ebon Mirror (Atlas Games)  Author.

En Route (Atlas Games) Contributor – "Burlap Children", "Dead Drunk", "The Glass House", and "The Hellcow."

At Your Service (Atlas Games) Contributor – Coauthored 20 entries with Lee Moyer, including "The Rose Hotel" and "The Cali Dump."

Touched by the Gods (Atlas Games)  Contributor – "The Forge" and "The Reborn."

Forgotten Lives (Atlas Games)  Contributor – "Dreaming on the Verge of Strife.