/*-->*/ /*-->*/ Nicholas Yu self-published his first two games, Hero Brigade and Eternal Dynasty, through the help of Kickstarter. His third standalone title, Adventure Tactics: Domianne's Tower, was published via Letiman Games, and ranked #14 on Tom Vasel's Top 100 Games of All Time list for 2022.
/*-->*/ /*-->*/ Asa Donald (he/him) is the tabletop rpg designer who wrote SPINE: a solo ttrpg about losing yourself in a book and Rust Never Sleeps: a grunge solo ttrpg where the deck of cards is your mech's battery pack. He started by writing OSR-style games and has since shifted into writing solo and experimental games. He's a former academic who spends a little too much time writing and thinking about games if you ask the people closest to him.
J Strautman (they/them) is a Toronto-based RPG designer, professional musician, and award-winning podcaster. They’ve released two zine-sized games: Contact and Insatiable Cravings, both GMless and monstrous leaning; and in 2025 co-released A Fool's Errand under Planet Arcana Games. They tour the world as a professional bass player, and co-host, score, and edit Planet Arcana - a tarot-infused science fantasy Actual Play.
Joe is the Lead Producer at Ghostfire Gaming. He loves building engaging stories and getting his hands dirty with all aspects of TTRPG development, with writing, editing, and graphic design credits on a host of independent publications. Joe is an avid cottager, a mediocre hockey player, and the world’s okayest GM. He continues to brave the wilds of suburbia with his family while trying to squeeze money from electrons.
Ray Fisher, the Ginger GM (he/they), is a writer, storyteller, and game master from the Waterloo Region. Ray creates short fiction and RPG supplements that blend gritty realism with weird optimism, bringing human emotion and high-energy adventure to the forefront of every project.
Ray is credited as a contributor and playtester on multiple published indie TTRPG releases, valued for sharp narrative instincts, clear mechanical thinking, and collaboration that elevates any table or text they touch.
satah is a goth alien cyborg who crashlanded on Earth to edit, design, & podcast about TTRPGs. They're the host & producer of folio, a multi-guest solo game actual play podcast that puts several discrete playthroughs of single-player games in conversation with each other. They make music & music-adjacent sounds as people you meet outside of bars & piloting the animal. You can find the breadth of their work at gaygothvibes.online.
/*-->*/ /*-->*/ Avalyn Ramsay is an award winning TTRPG designer best known for the mecha game Beam Saber. She's been a podcaster since 2014 on shows such as You Don't Meet In An Inn, Beam Saber: The Cenotaph, and CalazCon: A Mega Game Actual Play, in addition to guesting on other shows. She's also a contributor to Ariadne & Bob, Eldritch Automata, and Eat God (plus whatever future freelance work she's invited to).
Elliot Davis, aka "moreblueberries", is a Brooklyn-based award-winning game designer, podcaster, and artist who loves all things weird and wonderful about the TTRPG industry. He is known for such releases as Project ECCO, Rom Com Drama Bomb, and The Time We Have. When he's not losing sleep over a new game idea you can hear him play, host, GM, and more on the podcasts My First Dungeon and Talk of the Table which he produces as part of the Many Sided Media team.
Jessie "Aki" Lo, is a queer, 1st generation Asian-Canadian ENNIE-winning writer, game designer, tabletop performer and all round content creator.
Derek Chung is the award-winning designer, college professor, and psychotherapist behind Nomnivore Games. His mission is a simple yet profound one: to make the unadulterated fun of games accessible to everyone.
