Tom Bradley

CS grad student at Georgia Tech, supposedly writing a thesis on procedural generation but actually listening to fantasy audiobooks. My advisor Dr. Patel is "concerned about my progress." I am not. The Stormlight Archive isn't going to listen to itself. Grew up in rural Georgia playing D&D with the three other nerds in my county. We met in the back of the public library because it was the only air-conditioned place that would have us. Now I'm the guy who explains Sanderson's magic systems at parties. (I don't get invited to many parties. Correlation unclear.) My apartment is 40% books, 40% board games, 20% regret about my thesis timeline. My mom keeps asking when I'll graduate. "Soon, Mom. Soon." (It will not be soon.) I listen while coding, gaming, and procrastinating on my thesis. Steven Pacey is a god among narrators - his Logen Ninefingers voice lives rent-free in my head. If your fantasy narrator can't do distinct voices, what are we even doing here? I will defend LitRPG with my dying breath. Yes, stat blocks in fiction are good, actually.