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Contributor, RPG Superstar 2009, RPG Superstar Judgernaut. Goblin Squad Member. Organized Play Member. 5,973 posts (11,241 including aliases). 1 review. No lists. No wishlists. 2 Organized Play characters. 25 aliases.

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Full Name	Neil Spicer
Race	Human
Classes/Levels	Expert 4
Gender	Male
Size	Medium
Age	Middle-aged
Special Abilities	adventure design, creative writing, crushing wall of text, mapmaking, monster design, worldbuilding
Alignment	Neutral Good (with Lawful tendencies)
Deity	God
Location	Charlotte, NC USA
Languages	Common (English)
Occupation	Information Technology
Strength	9
Dexterity	12
Constitution	9
Intelligence	17
Wisdom	15
Charisma	13

About Neil Spicer

I'm a very busy 50+ year old freelancer, gamer, and family guy with four kids. During my day job at the office, I manage IT vendor/supplier relationships for a public utility company serving customers in the southeastern United States. I've done a lot of work for Paizo Publishing since winning RPG Superstar in 2009 and hope to contribute to as many of their projects as I can. I'm also Executive Partner of Legendary Games led by my good friend, Jason Nelson, and I contributed to the original Legendary Planet Adventure Path as Lead Developer and Creative Director. Before those gigs, I also did some work for The Game Mechanics and various other PDF publishers in the early D20 OGL days. I'm also an ardent supporter of the non-profit Wayfinder fanzine produced by Paizo's fans and I cut my teeth on a similar fanzine effort called Action Check, which was devoted to TSR's Alternity game system and the Star*Drive, Dark.Matter, and Gamma World campaign settings.

My gaming history started at age 11 with an old D&D Basic set (the one with the fighter and wizard discovering a dragon sitting upon its treasure hoard). And I have a lovely wife as well as three beautiful girls and a young son, ages 17, 16, 13, and 10. All of them are super-supportive of what I do. My personal gaming philosophy is that roleplaying is another form of storytelling. It's just more immersive and it gives multiple people (i.e., the players and GM) an opportunity to act out various parts in the story and shape where it goes with their own choices. When I game, I tend to look for good stories and solid characters to portray...whether I'm a player or GM. And I like all the interactions that give opportunities to take the story (and hence, the game) in new compelling directions. I'm also a complete sucker for heroic roles. In my opinion, a hero might have a dark road to travel, but in the end, good should always prevail.

For those interested in my work in the gaming industry, here's a list of things I've written or contributed to so far:

Spoiler:

Paizo Pathfinder Module Author:
Pathfinder Module: Realm of the Fellnight Queen (RPG Superstar 2009)
Pathfinder Module: Cradle of Night (contributing author)

Paizo Pathfinder Society Author:
Pathfinder Society Scenario #53: Echoes of the Everwar--Part IV: The Faithless Dead

Paizo Pathfinder RPG Contributor:
Pathfinder RPG: Monster Codex (contributing author: serpentfolk)

Paizo Pathfinder Campaign Contributor:
Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Rival Guide (contributing author: Night Harrows)
Pathfinder Chronicles: Guide to the River Kingdoms (contributing author: Kingdom of Artume)

Kobold Press:
Deep Magic (contributing author: NPCs for dragon mage, hivemind mage, and clockwork mage)

Paizo Fans United:
Wayfinder #1 (contributing author: "The Greenhorns - Part 1" short story)
Wayfinder #2 (contributing author: "The Greenhorns - Part 2" short story and Psionic bloodline)
Wayfinder #3 (contributing author: "The Greenhorns - Part 3" short story)
Wayfinder #4 (contributing author: "The Greenhorns - Part 4" and "Rain of Redemption" short stories)
Wayfinder #5 (contributing author: "The Fall After Pride" side-trek adventure, "Monstrous Pride" weal-or-woe article)
Wayfinder #7 (contributing author: "The Lure of Greed" side-trek adventure, "Lore Seekers" weal-or-woe article)
Wayfinder #9 (contributing author: "The Foehammer Promise" side-trek adventure, "Dark Harvest" weal-or-woe article)
Wayfinder #10 (contributing author: "The Sting of Betrayal" short story)
Wayfinder #11 (contributing author: "The Bookbound Herald" side-trek adventure, "Social Contracts" weal-or-woe article)
Wayfinder #12 (contributing author: "The Wasp and the Mantis" short story)
Wayfinder #13 (contributing author: "Blood Drawn Reunion" side trek adventure, "Wizardry and Witchcraft" weal-or-woe article)
Wayfinder #15 (contributing author: Foreword)
Wayfinder #17 (contributing author: "Blood in the Snow" weal or woe article)

Fiction Author:
Pathfinder Chronicler Anthology, Volume One: Rain of Redemption (1st place, contest-winning shortstory)
Coliseum Morpheuon: Anthology of Dreams: The Dreams We Keep (Rite Publishing - contributing author)

Other Third-Party Publishers:
Temple Quarter (The Game Mechanics - conversion to Pathfinder RPG)
Arcane Quarter (The Game Mechanics - conversion to Pathfinder RPG)
The Future Player's Companion (Green Ronin/The Game Mechanics - contributing author)
Modern Maladies (LPJ Design - primary author)
Modern Chemistry (LPJ Design - primary author)
Seeds Compilation: Modern I-V (Expeditious Retreat Press - contributing author)
Seeds Compilation: Post-Apocalyptic I-V (Expeditious Retreat Press - contributing author)
Seeds Compilation: Fantasy I-V (Expeditious Retreat Press - contributing author)