Rich Baker
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About Me:
I'm a senior game designer in Wizards' R&D department, and the author of a dozen fantasy and science fiction novels. Most of the time I work on D&D 4th Edition, but I'm also the designer behind Axis & Allies Miniatures, especially the naval minis (War at Sea).
Movies:
Any good fantasy, SF, or superhero movies, naturally. I'm also a fan of John Wayne movies. At last count, I've seen over 40 of 'em.
TV Shows:
Jeopardy, Baseball Tonight, the History Channel, Glenn Beck, O'Reilly. I was a big Battlestar Galactica fan while that was running, and I'm looking for the next SciFi channel show to catch onto. I like Warehouse 13 and Eureka so far.
Books, Comics and Graphic Novels:
I'm a big David Weber fan, so I'm keeping up on the Honor Harrington and Armageddon Reef series. I've read the Lord of the Rings at least ten times. When I first really discovered SF and started to devour it, I was 11 years old, and my local library had a sci-fi spinner rack that was 20 years out of date. My first formative reading was Golden Age SF -- Doc Smith's Lensman books (which I still love), Robert Heinlein's juvenile SF, Ray Bradbury, A. Merritt, and all that great old stuff. It screwed me up for life!
Music:
Classic rock, big band, a little classical here and there. Steely Dan and Blue Oyster Cult are among my favorites.
Wizard Book Lines:
Dark Sun
Forgotten Realms
Hobbies:
Gaming, of course. Also, hiking in the Cascades and wargaming. I live about an hour away from Mount Rainier National Part, and I try to get down there and hike at least four or five times a summer.
Likes:
I'm a big baseball fan (specifically, the Philadelphia Phillies). I'm a news junkie and devour CNN, Fox, newspapers, and current affairs. Oh, and my 2007 Mustang convertible, which just rocks in our Northwest summers. I'm also a pretty fair hand with the gas grill and like to fix up good eats. Ask me about my lime 'n garlic spare ribs or my Moroccan kebobs!
My Games:
Axis & Allies
Diplomacy Dungeons & Dragons Risk Godstorm RoboRally
Other Games I Play:
I'm a big City of Heroes fan. And Civilization. Those are my big computer games.
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Good luck to you Rich.
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I've played many campaigns in various settings, and DMed plenty more all over the place, and had a lot of fun.
But then, several years ago, I discovered Birthright. Much later than when it came out, but Birthright still changed the game for me. The first campaign I DMed, started in humble Tuornen in Anuire, and ended up with a party that included a descendant of Roele who didn't know it until it was all said and done, and...
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