Khur
Sympathy for the Devil
Hey everyone!
I just wanted to take a moment to get all touchy-feely about something important to me. You see, my life's been pretty good lately. I got married a year ago, moved across the country, and I started doing freelance editing for Wizards of the Coast. I couldn't have pulled off this latter feat without help, trust, encouragement, and many chances to hone my skills. For these things, I'd like to thank the following persons:
Steve Creech (d20 Zines and Bastion Press): For just about everything from giving an enthusiastic and opinionated guy a chance to providing a doorway to bigger opportunities. (Loot too!) Your creativity and magnanimous influence are much appreciated by many more than just me.
Ian Johnston (Silverthorne Games): For giving me my first editing job, and second, and third, and so on. Your imagination, patience, and generosity are a great example for a churl like me.
Kim Mohan (Wizards of the Coast): For giving an passionate gamer a chance in the "big time," guidance, and helping me to know when enough is enough.
David K. Hurd and Lawrence Whalen Jr. (MonkeyGod Enterprises): For giving me my first real writing chance, even though I broke the rules.
Hats off to the MonkeyGod d20 division. You're good folks from whom others should take an example. Mirage Illumination and Frozen Tropic will see daylight, guys.
W. Jason Peck (Citizen Games): For giving me my first nonfantasy writing job—Kansas for Masterson’s Guide to the High Plains (unpublished). Hats off to Citizen Games. Sidewinder still rocks.
Robert J. Williams (Gaming Frontiers): For letting me write reviews (and the associated loot)! Where are you, Robert?
Neal Levin (Dark Quest Games): For letting me do dozens of characters and write some cool dwarf prestige classes. (You gonna use those, Neal? )
Monte and Sue Cook (Malhavoc Press): For passive encouragement and resources via your websites, and for publishing Paushen Pugwhistle—my first effort to see print (instead of PDF).
Wil Upchurch (Fantasy Flight Games): For the Legendary Class Contest! Props from a 2nd-level freelancer (about to level up).
The Legendary Class Contest Gang, especially Malcolm Davies, Clifford Horowitz, Paul W. King, Scott Moore, and Wade Nudson. It was great working with you on that. Sorry I couldn't do more. If any of you guys are out there, drop me a line.
You, the EN World Community, without whom I wouldn't have made as much headway as I have. Information is indeed power, people.
Gygax, Arneson, Mom,, and Dad for that little red box under the Christmas tree when I was 9 years old!
Tolkien, Weis, Hickman, Howard, and many more—for sparking a kid's imagination
Thanks again to all of you. If I left anyone out, please let me know, and thank you too. And for those struggling to fulfill similar dreams, keep at it. May your efforts pay off!
Please post here if you have any questions or something to say, no matter who you are.
Sincerely and with humble gratitude,
Chris Sims, a.k.a. Khur
I just wanted to take a moment to get all touchy-feely about something important to me. You see, my life's been pretty good lately. I got married a year ago, moved across the country, and I started doing freelance editing for Wizards of the Coast. I couldn't have pulled off this latter feat without help, trust, encouragement, and many chances to hone my skills. For these things, I'd like to thank the following persons:
Steve Creech (d20 Zines and Bastion Press): For just about everything from giving an enthusiastic and opinionated guy a chance to providing a doorway to bigger opportunities. (Loot too!) Your creativity and magnanimous influence are much appreciated by many more than just me.
Ian Johnston (Silverthorne Games): For giving me my first editing job, and second, and third, and so on. Your imagination, patience, and generosity are a great example for a churl like me.
Kim Mohan (Wizards of the Coast): For giving an passionate gamer a chance in the "big time," guidance, and helping me to know when enough is enough.
David K. Hurd and Lawrence Whalen Jr. (MonkeyGod Enterprises): For giving me my first real writing chance, even though I broke the rules.
Hats off to the MonkeyGod d20 division. You're good folks from whom others should take an example. Mirage Illumination and Frozen Tropic will see daylight, guys.W. Jason Peck (Citizen Games): For giving me my first nonfantasy writing job—Kansas for Masterson’s Guide to the High Plains (unpublished). Hats off to Citizen Games. Sidewinder still rocks.
Robert J. Williams (Gaming Frontiers): For letting me write reviews (and the associated loot)! Where are you, Robert?
Neal Levin (Dark Quest Games): For letting me do dozens of characters and write some cool dwarf prestige classes. (You gonna use those, Neal?
)Monte and Sue Cook (Malhavoc Press): For passive encouragement and resources via your websites, and for publishing Paushen Pugwhistle—my first effort to see print (instead of PDF).
Wil Upchurch (Fantasy Flight Games): For the Legendary Class Contest! Props from a 2nd-level freelancer (about to level up).
The Legendary Class Contest Gang, especially Malcolm Davies, Clifford Horowitz, Paul W. King, Scott Moore, and Wade Nudson. It was great working with you on that. Sorry I couldn't do more. If any of you guys are out there, drop me a line.
You, the EN World Community, without whom I wouldn't have made as much headway as I have. Information is indeed power, people.
Gygax, Arneson, Mom,, and Dad for that little red box under the Christmas tree when I was 9 years old!
Tolkien, Weis, Hickman, Howard, and many more—for sparking a kid's imagination
Thanks again to all of you. If I left anyone out, please let me know, and thank you too. And for those struggling to fulfill similar dreams, keep at it. May your efforts pay off!
Please post here if you have any questions or something to say, no matter who you are.
Sincerely and with humble gratitude,
Chris Sims, a.k.a. Khur
Weird. That's my name, but, so far as I know, I'm neither "Legendary" nor part of the "Class Contest Gang. Are you really telling me that there is another person with this name in the halls of gamerdom?
