It didn't take long for James to want to customize his tabletop experiences. James Vail is an independent game designer and artist known for his first book, Xas Irkalla and Strain, an original hardcore rule system. He has always had an appreciation for gothic and scifi themes in artwork, books, movies, games, and even music.
After being introduced to tabletop RPG's, James soon began writing and GM'ing his own campaigns.
Though game design is James's passion, he also enjoys video games, hiking, extreme metal, and playing guitar.
James has always had an interest in game design; remembering creating custom maps for StarCraft, Warcraft, Neverwinter Nights, and more as a child.