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Robin Lea is a game designer and author, working under the Peryton Publishing imprint to create games like Qalidar: Resistance. She lives in Cleveland, Ohio, with her old man. This year at Carnage 21, you can find Robin running Just Another Layover and Dungeon!
TARA: What game are you playing the most right now?
ROBIN: Icons. I’m running a regular campaign and playing in another one. I’m also playing in a regular Buffy the Vampire Slayer game.
TARA: How was GenCon this year?
ROBIN: It was really nice. I ran fewer games than in previous years, didn’t have any particular obligations, and just kind of wandered around and enjoyed the craziness. One of my old friends from Arkansas showed up too, which is always fun.
TARA: What was the first “gamer” game you ever played?
ROBIN: The first RPG I played was D&D, with the sort of purplish box and the Erol Otus cover. I suppose if we’re talking about anything that counts as a serious gamer game, it’s probably this old Avalon Hill game my dad had, called Alexander the Great. It was about his invasion of Persia and had some fairly complicated “clashing army” rules. They seemed complicated then, anyway.
TARA: What brought you to Carnage originally?
ROBIN: Back in 2009, my old man was chatting with one of the organizers on a now-defunct RPG-based social network and somehow got the idea that he had committed to absolutely definitely go to Carnage that year. It sounded like a fun trip, so off we went. After that, we were hooked. It’s a fairly long drive from Cleveland, but it’s worth it.
TARA: What is your favorite thing about Carnage?
That’s a tough one! Carnage is my favorite convention and there are a lot of things I love. I guess the word would be “cozy,” which covers both the amazing location and all the friends I’ve made there.
Outside of running into her at Carnage, you can reach Robin online through her website, on Facebook, and on Twitter as @RChristinaLea.
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