Damian Arteaga is a writer and actor with his main focus on the theatre stage. He has written several plays, and starred in many musicals. Recently he has been delving into the Tabletop world in DnD, even being featured on twitch in TwitchSlaysDnD. He is currently at Cal State University Fullerton pursuing a double major in Chicano Studies and Theatre with an emphasis in Playwriting. Damian plans to share his ideas and help usher the next generation of storytellers.

Ember is a software engineer, writer, and long-time larper who loves creating stories in a number of different forms. They've worked with Mooney Bin on several different projects, including Dresden Files 1923, Conscience, and NiFO.

Eric Hart is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Tampa. He has worked for Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase as a financial fraud analyst with a focus on anti-money laundering and tracking human trafficking operations. Prior to his work in the private sector, Eric served as an intelligence analyst for the U.S. Army. He is the author of ‘Rift Fallen’, a sci-fi horror larp that runs in the Southeastern United States.

Ericka Skirpan is part experience designer, writer, actor, and instructor. She's been in the LARP and interactive theater trenches for over 25 years. She has an Honors BFA in theater from the University of Toronto where she was the artistic director for an immersive theater company, “In the Moment Productions." She firmly believes in bringing emotionally cathartic transformations to actors and audiences alike through live storytelling; then providing the safety mechanisms to ensure a healthy return to reality after such experiences. She has been the Run-Time Director for Inside Hamlet, Project Ascension, Scapegoat; design staff for Dead Legends LARP, Velvet Noir, Dammerung, and Dresden Files 1923; and facilitation/workshop staff for Conscience USA. She currently sits on the board of directors for Jazz Attack, Philadelphia's Lindy Hop non-profit dance community and works with a public health non-profit during the weekdays.

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Ian Travis was introduced to role playing games as a teenager and has been a lost cause ever since. He has dabbled in several games, ranging from Dungeons & Dragons to the sundry facets of the World of Darkness and several in between, with a laundry list of movies, comics, books, and shows to ruin trivia night.

After a life of nomadic travel, Jack Weeks declared his new home in the Lone Star State. He now resides in Austin, where he began his LARP journey in 2008 with writing and production of small parlor LARPs.

His passion for LARP continues to this day. Jack has worked in the LARP community, writing content, providing photography, portraying NPCs, created costuming, and built props for multiple LARPS, both big and small.

Jack’s focus in LARP has been and always will be to create a safer, more inclusive, more fun LARP space.

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Jess Hartley is an award-winning freelance novelist/writer/editor/game creator, and has worked on game lines such as the World of Darkness, Blue Rose, 7th Sea, and the Dresden Files RPG. She also works as a professional Game Master, teaching tabletop roleplaying games as a therapeutic tool for mental health professionals.



In her spare time, Jess loves to cook and bake, collects fairy tales and folklore, and is an avid LARPer. Jess lives in the Pacific Northwest, with her beloved tactical support Viking and a whole menagerie of other interesting creatures.

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