Your Host of the House of BTS

In the beginning was Steven, and Steven was with the Dawes, and Steven was a Dawes.
The first word he ever spoke was “Quote”, and he expects the last word he'll speak before he dies will be “Unquote.” Excerpts from his life quotations include the following;

“Like a lot of gamers, I cut my teeth on the Dungeons and Dragons RPG. As a fan of comic books, I eventually began playing the
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles RPG and fell for it right away. After playing a few sessions,
I decided to purchase my own copy, making it the first RPG book I would own. While at the hobby store however, as I pulled a copy of the TMNT book off the shelf, I spotted a copy of the Beyond the Supernatural RPG behind it.
As a fan of horror, I recognized Richard Corben's artwork on the cover and was intrigued.
While perusing the book, the idea of a “Contemporary Supernatural Horror” themed RPG sparked a wildfire in my imagination.
I purchased both books that day.

Since then, I've played and GM'd many other Palladium titles; Ninjas & Superspies, Heroes Unlimited, Nightbane, Mechanoids, Dead Reign and Rifts. Regardless of which system I run, most of my games have at least a hint of supernatural horror in them somewhere. Since its release in 2005, Beyond the Supernatural RPG, 2nd edition has been my predominate RPG to run.

My past freelance work includes regularly blogging and writing reviews for various newsletters and websites while my history with Palladium Books (so far) includes several Rifter articles (one of which was canonized in a Dead Reign sourcebook).
My plans for Palladium Books include a “victims” and “ghost hunting/ghost story” sourcebook, a GM Guide and more for Beyond the Supernatural as well as new material for Dead Reign and Nightbane.

When I'm not writing, I can currently be found working as the Librarian and Game Manager of a board game cafe, hosting gaming events, and hanging out with my wife, my daughter and my two zany dogs. Other hobbies include reading, board games,
video games, soundtrack collecting, karaoke, writing reviews, blogging, ghost hunting and being a horror and paranormal enthusiast in general.”

Another way to get to know me a little better would be to check out my video interview taken during Open House 2012 with the “From the Rifts” crew. Watch and enjoy!

If you need more of me, check out this interivew from POH 2018