Tabula Rasa : Illumination - Susan

Hometown
Iowa

Favorite games
Zork (well, pretty much every old Infocom game), Master of Magic, Might and Magic series, Diablo I and II, Cranium, Scattergories, 1000 Blank White Cards

Favorite books
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series, pretty much anything by Robert Heinlen, Greg Bear, Neil Gaiman, Dan Simmons. Really, I'll read anything you put in front of me, including cereal boxes, Latin dictionaries, and small scraps of paper.

Favorite movies
Much Ado about Nothing, The Matrix, Lord of the Rings series, Stripes

Favorite websites
Metafilter, Fortean Times, Astronomy Picture of the Day, Television Without Pity

Favorite bands or songs
Keb' Mo', Stevie Ray Vaughan, Lyle Lovett, Jimmy Buffett

Favorite quote or personal mantra
"Life is too important to be taken seriously." - Oscar Wilde

Previous projects
GemStone III (Designer), Ultima Online, Lineage, City of Heroes (Community Relations)

Describe your job
I'm a designer on Tabula Rasa, currently specializing in fiction, story arcs, names of people, places and monsters. I'm lorekeeper and all around writer-of-things-that-need-written.

What do you like most about your job?
I love the endless diversity in what I do. On any given day I can find myself researching topics ranging from the potential applications of superconductors to the tribal dances of Native American societies. with a little research on the Mothman appearances and black holes thrown in for good measure. I'm always learning new and fascinating things as I research and write for the game. Tabula Rasa has its roots in an amazing range of history, science, and culture lore and I think players who enjoy seeking out the stories behind the stories will be pleasantly surprised.