This led to my wife and I releasing our first self-published indie RPG, Beast Hunters, in 2007. I spent the next several years freeform chat roleplaying on CompuServe forums. I was hooked all through high school and beyond. I discovered the second edition starter box at a department store when I was 12.
I've also made many smaller games, some with my wife (like Unrequited, a two-player game inspired by romantic teen comedies from the 90s), some without (short RPGs, LARPs, and more). I soon found the Forge, and with it, indie RPGs.