Design Credits | Writing Credits

Over the years I've worked for many amazing companies, both large and small, freelancer and full-time. You can see some professional narrative design and copywriting samples on my writing credits page.

Digital

Interactive Experiences/Conversational AI

• Moxie the Robot (2020)

  • Game/Narrative/Experiential Design

  • Conversational/generative AI — prompt engineering

  • Virtual character animation and performance

  • Video editing

Social/Mobile Games

• "Desert Rider" and "Helpline"
  from Tales—Fiction You Play (2017)

• Trash Tycoon (2012)

• Vampire Diaries: Get Sucked In (2012)

• Bblworld (2012)

Computer Roleplaying Games

• Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned (unreleased)

• The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (2007)

• Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach (2006) — Quests, script for Litany of the Dead trailer

• Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark (2003)

• Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide (2003)

• Neverwinter Nights (2002)

Children's Computer Games

• Pajama Sam: Life is Rough When You Lose Your Stuff (2003)

• Blue's Clues Preschool (2002)

Virtual Life Games

• Babyz: Your Virtual Bundle of Joy (1999)

• Catz 3: Your Virtual Petz (1998)

• Dogz 3: Your Virtual Petz (1998)

• Oddballz—re-release (1998)

• Petz II Fun pack (1997)

• Catz II: Your Virtual Petz (1997)

• Dogz II: Your Virtual Petz (1997)

Simulation/Strategy Games

• Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile (2004)

• Sid Meier's Civilization III: Conquests (2003)

• Moonbase Commander (2002)

First-Person/Third-Person Shooters

• Galahad 3093 (2021)

• Unreal II: The Awakening (2003)

• Star Wars: Obi-Wan (2001)

Web Content/Online Experiences

• The Legion of Regrettable Super Villains Title Generator (2016)

• The VHS Title Generator (2016)

• Plyfe Sweepstakes (2012)

• Plyfe Contests (2013)

• Plyfe Interactive Cards (2014-2015)

• Plyfe Builder Tool (2014)

• Bella Sara (2009)

Awards, Honors and Recognition

• 2023 Embodied, Inc. Hackathon;
  🏅 Gold Prize for “Moxie Moods”

• 2017 GenCon 50 (Indianapolis);
  Featured Presenter

• 2016 Cambridge Science Week;
  presenter at Boston Museum of Science

• 2014 Designers & Dragons: The 00s
  - profile by Shannon Appelcline

• 2013 InSpectres (film);
  "Created by" production credit

• 2011 Diana Jones Award for Excellence in Gaming; nominee (FreeMarket)

• 2011 Fastaval (Silkeborg, Denmark);
  Guest of Honor

• 2010 Indie RPG Awards;
  "Best Production" (FreeMarket)

• 2007 Dragonmeet UK; Guest of Honor

• 2006 Indie RPG Awards;
  "Most Innovative Game" (Lacuna Part I)

• 2005 GenCon; Member of the "Industry Insider Academy"

• 2004 MIT's Storytelling in the Digital Age;
  1st prize (Fiendish)

• 2002 Out of the Box Awards;
  "Best sui generis Game" (octaNe)

• 2002 Indie RPG Awards; "Human of the Year" and "Game of the Year" (InSpectres) finalist

Analog

• New Project! (coming August 2025?)
  with Lindsey Bard

• Darkpages: Sketchbook (2008)
  with Jason Roberts

• Lacuna Part I. The Creation of the Mystery
  and the Girl from Blue City

  • Company Handbook 3.0 (2021)

  • READ ONCE AND DESTROY (2021)

  • (second attempt) (2006)

  • Daedalus edition (2004)

• octaNe: premium uNleaded (2002)

• Against the Reich! (2003)
  with Paul Elliot

• Blood & Steel (2002)

• SCHISM (2001)

InSpectres

• Green version (2004)

• UnSpeakable (2002)

• Original version (2002)

Parsely Games

• Château Aventure - La Suite (2024)

• Locked-Up Laboratory (2020)

• Champion of Breakfast: Pancakes —
  play-test edition (2020)

• Action Castle IV:
  Escape from Action Castle (2020)

• Kringle Krisis (2019)

• Ruins of Ne ork (2019)

• Château Aventure (2018)

• Parsely (hardcover) (PDF) (2018)

• Action Castle III:
  Beneath Action Castle (2018)

• Dangertown Beatdown (2018)

• Six-Gun Showdown (2013)

• Blackboard Jungle (2011)

• Z-Ward and Z-Ward-X (2011)

• Flaming Goat! (2010)

• Jungle Adventure (2010)

• Pumpkin Town (2010)

• Space Station (2010)

• Spooky Manor (2010)

• Action Castle II:
  Return to Action Castle (2010)

• Action Castle (2009)

Short-form Roleplaying Games

• LAW: LIVE-ACTION WRESTLING
  with John Wick (unreleased)

• PLAY ▶️ (2023)
  with John Wick

• The Human Trilogy (2023)

  • No More Human

  • Almost Human

  • Only Human

• Emojinn (2018)

• Bylina & Bogatyr (2005)

• Sphear (2005)

• Ratpack (2005)

• Amazing Monkey Adventures (2005)

• haiku: the RPG (2004)

• the farm (2004)

• Tooth & Claw (2003)

• Broomstix: the Harry Potter RPG (2002)

• Sex & Violence (2002)

• Squ3am (2001)

• Gigantocorp (2000)

• Happy Lucky Chinese Restaurant Game (2000?)

• Clown Cops (1999?)

Torchbearer: Dungeoneers & Dragonslayers

• The Order of the One (2023)

  • With His Voice

  • By His Hand

  • Under His Eye

• The Adamantine Bounty Hunter (2023)

Torchbearer: Sagas

• The Delver’s Guide to Surviving the Underworld (2020)

• More! (2020)

• Primordials (2019)

• Forces of Nature (2019)

• Lots o’ Loot (2018)

• Frozen Fiends (2018)

• Ghoul Necromancer (2017)

• Human Bishop (2017)

• "Call In the Specialists!" (2017)

• Giants (2017)

• Pixies (2017)

• Denizens of the Dark (2015)

• Wanderers, Outcasts & Exiles (2015)

• The Petersen Bestiary: Volume II (2014)
  —co-author

• The Petersen Bestiary: Volume I (2013)
  —co-author

Soren/Crane MRCZ

• USCMC

  • Shadow Operatives (Stray) (2017)

  • Hyperdyne Systems (2017)

  • Special Contractors (2017)

  • ECA Handbook (2015)

  • Field Operations Manual (2015)
    —co-author

• Resurrect Dead, a NYC-based ARG (2011)

• FreeMarket (2010)
  —co-author

• There's No Such Thing as a Free Lunch:
  A New User's Guide to Freemarket's Gift Economy) (2010)

• CHOIRS Blog (2010)

Contributor

• Paris 1648, for Miseries & Misfortunes (2023)

• Torchbearer 2nd Edition (2021)

  • Dungeoneer’s Handbook

  • Scholar’s Guide

  • Lore Master’s Manual

  • Scavenger’s Supplement

• The Shivers (2022)

• The Grind, Turn 2: Mistvale Nights (2020)

  • That Blasted Wyrm! (adventure setting)

• The Vagrant’s Guide to Surviving the Wild (2020)

• The Grind (2019)

  • Dastards & Desperadoes skills

• Château Adventure (2018)

• Misspent Youth: Sell Out With Me (2018)

• Torchbearer (2013)

• Dust Devils Revenged (2004)

• Vampire: the Requiem Chronicler's Guide (2006)

• Paranoia XP (2004)

• Pumpkin Town (1999)

• Pulp Era (1999)

  • original rules

Articles and Essays, Contributor

• Family Games: the 100 Best (2013)

• The Bones: Us and Our Dice (2010)