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Jack Panic is an indie game designer from Oklahoma City, OK, creating micro-RPGs and system-agnostic tools and toys. His games are punchy explorations of genre, with a strong emphasis on mechanics that reinforce the vibe and promote collaborative play. He is a full-time indie designer who releases a new mini-RPG each month while also developing additional projects, both solo and in collaboration with other amazing humans. His games include INSTANT STARSHIP, QUANTUM NOBODIES, PSYCHO KILLLER, THE GAS STATION, DNGN+DRGN, HOW'S MY DRIVING, and more.

Robin Ekberg is a TTRPG Writer/Producer, Award Winning GM, and one half of the Dorkspawn video game podcast. They've worked with Darrington Press, Hunters Entertainment, Modiphius, Many Sided Media, and Paizo.

/*-->*/ /*-->*/ Kurt Refling is an award-winning game designer based in Ottawa, Ontario. Publishing small storytelling RPGs as A Smouldering Lighthouse, Kurt has released over 15 games including Sock Puppets, Here We Used to Fly, and The Hourglass Sings.

Scott is half of BSGames and also an elementary school teacher. He has been playing board games since he was a child, and is now working on creating his own. Along with Bill Murphy (the "B" in BSGames), he has co-created and published Mathemagician's Duel and Sinoda. Scott has a folder full of ideas and a backpack full of prototypes, and is looking forward to getting more games out there into the world.

Tim is a multiple award winning board game designer from Stouffville Ontario. His games have been sold in over a dozen countries and have been featured in multiple magazines and podcasts. His published games include Wreck Raiders, Order of Invention, Quartex, and Gridstones. Watch for Tim’s next game “Twin Sisters” in the next Deck Hand Games Kickstarter this Spring!

/*-->*/ /*-->*/ Pascal designs RPGs under Spotless Dice Games. He has published multiple supplements for Fate of Cthulhu and is the creator of Ringmaster, a Descended from the Queen story game about a dark and supernatural circus.

Derek is a Toronto-based game designer spanning tabletop and video games. His goal is to craft thoughtful games that blur genre lines. Games that have influenced him range from roleplaying classics like Burning Wheel and Apocalypse World to computer strategy gems like Civilization and Crusader Kings. Derek is the creator of the Hope Inhumanity tabletop card game, and his new project is Wheat and Wrath, a survival city builder with villagers made of straw.

Spencer is a co-designer of Dungeon World 2 and the creator of creator Chasing Adventure. He got into roleplaying games in 2012, and since then has enjoyed being a playing, GMing, and designing and many games and systems.

/*-->*/ /*-->*/ Helena Real (she/her) is a Chilean trans writer, TTRPG designer, editor, and translator. She’s the co-designer of Dungeon World 2, the upcoming sequel to the acclaimed PbtA game. She has designed other TTRPG materials for various games and systems since 2015, including 7th Sea: Second Edition, Bluebeard’s Bride, and Avatar Legends, among various others. She also authored two Fate Worlds: The Way of the Pukona and Ngen Mapu.

/*-->*/ /*-->*/ Chris Tung is the co-founder of the anime/gaming streetwear brand Pink City as well as a Producer/Editor/GM of the comedy TTRPG podcast Super Journey Dudes. He is the showrunner of Blink Space Blues, the world’s highest production Lancer RPG show, and Wizards of WUBRG, a brand new roleplaying Magic: The Gathering actual play.