Charles M. Ryan has written or contributed to titles in nearly every class of tabletop game—board games, card games, trading card games, miniature games, and roleplaying games—over nearly 35 years in the game industry. He's the COO and a partner at Monte Cook Games, publisher of innovative and imaginative TTRPGs such as Numenera, Invisible Sun, No Thank You, Evil!, and the Cypher System, among other popular, critically acclaimed, and award-winning lines; past roles include the global brand manager for Dungeons & Dragons and marketing head at one of the world’s largest game distributors. In addition to games, Charles writes fiction, with examples including the well-reviewed novel The Mason of New Orleans and Origins-Award-nominated novella Infestations. He lives in Overland Park, Kansas, an excellent home base for his interests in travel, diving and snorkeling (preceded by that aforementioned travel), film, reading, and of course lots of game-playing. You can frequently find Charles on the road at events such as Gen Con, Gamehole Con, and PAX Unplugged—check in with Monte Cook Games, and he won't be far!