I'm a longstanding roleplayer, having started with AD&D (and before that, Basic, though I was too young to really play) in the early '80s as a kid. In the early '90s, I started playing light RPGs as they came out (Over the Edge, Everway, Feng Shui—even did some playtesting and writing for Unknown Armies), and while I continued using those through the oughties, I also was an early adopter of indie games, as well as eventually trying out D&D 3.5, 4, and 5.

I'm also a perl developer, a longtime fan, and on the design team (and most of the rules team) for the CCG Shadowfist.