James D’Amato

**James D’Amato** is the author of The Ultimate RPG Gameplay Guide and The Ultimate RPG Game Master’s Worldbuilding Guide as well as the editor of The Ultimate Micro-RPG Book. He is the creator and game master of the One Shot podcast and several spin-off podcasts dedicated to RPG gameplay. He trained at Second City and iO in Chicago in the art of improvisational comedy. He now uses that education to introduce new people to role-playing and incorporates improvisational storytelling techniques to create compelling and entertaining stories for RPG campaigns and one-shot adventures.