About me

As a game designer, I’ve written material for Kobold Press and Paizo, including contributions to TOME OF HEROES and several forthcoming books That Cannot Yet Be Named. As a TTRPG editor, I’ve worked on numerous projects for Kobold Press and Monte Cook Games, such as: PLANEBREAKER CHARACTER OPTIONS; the adventure books TALES FROM THE SHADOWS, TOME OF BEASTS 3 LAIRS, and TALES FROM THE WASTES; and the essay anthologies THE KOBOLD GUIDE TO WORLDBUILDING VOL. 2, THE KOBOLD GUIDE TO DUNGEONS, and THE KOBOLD GUIDE TO ROLEPLAYING. I won an ENNIE Award for that last one. I’m also a short fiction editor and have edited more than forty anthologies, including OUT THERE SCREAMING (with Jordan Peele), PRESS START TO PLAY, THE WAY OF THE WIZARD, EPIC: LEGENDS OF FANTASY, and the BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY series. I’m also the editor and publisher of the award-winning digital magazine LIGHTSPEED, and I ran a science fiction and fantasy novel imprint for five years. Visit johnjosephadams.com and serpentsigil.com if you want to learn more.

GM Style

Having worked as a fiction editor for 20+ years, I have a deep understanding of story and pacing, and so I bring that knowledge and experience to my GMing. I love the mechanics of D&D and always strive to make the most of them in furtherance of whatever story we're exploring... using them to enhance the story rather than dictate it. My combats are challenging, and I always aim to make the monsters act intelligently and to allow the environment each combat takes place in to be relevant to the encounter at hand. But I also love to roleplay and have fun with character voices.

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