Matthew Chang
Gregory McCausland
Benjamin Walz
C. Joshua Villines
bdrake
Daniel Johnston
Vamp The Undead
Saenofthedead
Scott Casteel
Jonathan and Dawn Garrison
Brad “Mutato” Wilcox
Russell Johnson
Anna Velcheva
Tara and Thomas
Lawrence E. Wimsatt Jr.
Kit Kindred
Ronny Vikman
Laura!
D.J. Cole
Eric Grant
Shawna Hogan
Andrew & Amanda Numainville
Patrick “Rawtooth” Gingrich
Non-Kosher Ian
FREELANCERS
S Hume
Kevin and Amanda Mickelson
Aly White
Mark Carroll
Di Brown
Lloyd Rasmussen
Brooke Johnson
Joahna Kuiper
Gardner Brenneisen
Daniel Ley
Katy Koenen
Mark Renner
Anthony Barnstable
Nils Bernard
Namocsid
Steve Lord
Kelsa
Trystan Hendricks
Greg Arguello
Jake Bottelberghe
Cassandra Humenuk
Mark Featherston
shenhai
Ryan W. Roberts
Jay Shaffstall
Ray M.
Lucas Bradford
Geoff Turi
Jackus
Karen J. Grant
Eric Moede
JOURNEYMEN
JerSpray
Robert S Roberson Jr
Natalie Listemaa
Alexander Lucard
John Munn
Eileen Webb
Rubiee Tallyn Hayes
Michaela Eaves
Don Early
Daniel Capuzzi
Ralph Sanchez
Matt & Emilie Shimkus
Lee Garvin
Karl Hennon
Jonathan Gronli
Scott Oberlag
Jacob Isaacs
Sarah Palms
Wolfgang Bolz
Sarah Pedersen
Dieter the Bold
Crillitor
Mark Alcocer
Rico Scola
James Worley
Dustin Driver
JD Lyda
Stephenie Sheung
Leesa Hanagan
Heidi W.
Alishia Cameron
James “Doomsayer” Hines
Mark Barnett, Jr
Jamie Linde
KarmaLord
Andrew P.
Francisca Mason
Kelley Marie
Quinlan Schultz
Katie Skovholt
Daniel Jensen
Brent Peters
trit
Andrew Lloyd Walker
Kriispy <3
Alexander “Druki” Sanora
R Hanagan
Miguel Aguado
J.A. Salvaggio II
Amy Gunther
J. Patrick Walker
JR “MANTOS” Santos
Steve Jenness
Jason Glaser
Brakus Blue
Frank Hall
CleverHamster
Darris
Candace Pettit
Harald Demler
Becca Quarles
David Wagaman
Lindsay “strtrkn” Brunetto
Margaret M. St. John
Bill “Shijuro” Hand
Stefan Bold
baw
Rhiannon Rippke-Koch
Chris, Jenny, and Meka Ross
Scott Schwartz (MacLaird)
Wayne J. Rodrique
Jonathan Ball
Mark Woolley
Martin A. Nantus
Gingerdoodles
Dylan Gould
Charles R. Cox
Karl Sears
David Freid
Patrick Ciraco aka Ancientgamer
Kurt Zdanio
Carl Rigney
Jaime S.
Kent Rice
Briahlen LouAva Hand aka Lady Aliara
Nadine and Pascal Hecker
Laurel Anne McInnis
Stephen “Stormcaller” Guttridge
Michael Peroutek
Chad Biar
Renee Bell
Az & Red Scott
Robert Drager
Michael G Townsend
RJ Howe
Matthew Topping
Benjamin Goy
Kathleen & Kyle Hunt
Chisholm
Evan Saft
Scott Crespi
David Harriss
Christopher_J_Kemper
James Yoho
Joe Cortese
Rod Meek
Matthew Joseph Longo
T. Rob Brown
Lacwant
David Prasser
PJ Richards
Freekymunky
tilde.d
Mexider
Brian LaShomb
David W. Cooney
Nathe & Alicia Lawver
Douglas Michel
Damon Hammes
Joseph Perez
Anonymous
Brendan Lapsley
Jennifer Duke
Matt Carr
Zinddra
chris eby
Christos Bistis
Toni Siragusa
Sigmundur Mørkøre (Mylbp2ps3)
Jesse Sherman
Hal Greenberg
Steve Borne
Robert S Macy
Tina & John Tipton
Terry Sofian
Heath White
Alex A
Andrew Harmon
James McKendrew
Jeffery Murray
Steven Hykes
Lyrania
No, thank you
Nahla Wanless
John Idlor
Chris Volcheck
Michael Feldhusen
The Cooper Clan
Saxon Weber
Tovvok
Sarah Kabli
Jim Vitz
The Brazilian Okapi Guy!
Jeff Gilkison
Ed
Eetu Hellevaara
Jeff DeLeRee
Dominene L. Hernandez
Chris Deutscher
Matthew Guggemos
Robert Hayenga
Michael Daley
Andrew “Rogo” Rogerson
Rob Meyers
Raphael Reitzig
Kyle Hart
Michael C Carter
Ross B.
Andrew & Heather Kalafut
Jan Forslid
J’ohn
Umberto Lenzi
Justin Ashley Powell
Juliet Youngren
Analog Games LLC
Inconsiderate
Brady Friedrich
Nathan “Made of Awesome” Rust
William Wright
Will Ansell
JacLyn S. Jones
TheRed|Kommie
Kris Leeke
Mark Crocker
Matt (Beek) Buechler
Oswald042661
J Barden
Mernwyn Took
Matt Cardinal
Jeremy Pickard
Chris M
the Dead Gamers Society
Danoumas
T Kampfe
Jordan Hite
Cole
Paul Bean
Jason Gunter
Zackariah “Big Zack” Warren Tegel
Janna
Tyler Leger
Chris Rooney
INITIATES
Rob Hunt director of Standard Action
C. Christian Scott
Cristy Donahue
Matthias
Ben Bernard
Colin
O’Kelley
Victoria Masters
Mark The Red, Last of the Blood Fire Berzerkers
John A
Julie Alexander
Shaun D. Burton
Michael Pleier
Houman
Damon Richard
Paul G.
Matthew T. Crawford
H. Anthe Davis
Christopher Peters
tzenes
Yolanda N. Ceron
Anduz
Shaun Johnson
J.D. Dresner
Daniel “Dunec” Provencio
Natasha Ennis
Hannah W
James Neumayer
Tara Imbery
Sandy Holmes
Grace Livingstone
Alicia
Logan Jai Chu
Rachel Grinti
Thomas (Hacksoor) Morton
Lotta & Simon Djerf
Gary Williams
Antonio Rodriguez
Bess Klein
Raanaa
Alison J. McKenzie
Rachel Binfield
Jenny D
Rachel LaFond
George Panopoulos
jerobolod
Beth Perrin
Luke Gaul
Christoph Hardebusch
Tobias B. Peters
Mike Selinker
Brittany Dueker
Seville Duradar
Kevin “Nimmy” Niemczyk
Jason “Stunt Orc” Jenkins
LiQuid!
Jobm
Henrik Warpefelt
Matthew Chan
Kelly Olmstead
Brad Loxley
Harlan & Nanette
Allan Samuelson
Charles and Jessica Stott
Frédéric Fiquet
Leon Higley
Hel Thomson
disposedtrolley
Eat more lentils & kale
Riley Weckbacher-Robeck
Zuhur Abdo
Praxix
Jan Grimmer
Russ & Liz Lambert
Jamie Blakeman
Jeff Prather
Zach Bertram
Andrew Allison
Sean K Reynolds
Roy of the RooSackGamers
TrueWill
Jason F. Broadley
Susan Bischoff
Bryce Vails
jaymi elford
Josh Tobin
Shadowcthuhlu
Steph Goswitz
Scott Gustafson
Glen Roberts
Jenny & Jeremy Engel
Scott Henke
Donald Milliken
Wrendrak
Mark Moreland
JimTo
David Nielsen
Val Kinman
Jeannie Doege
Sarah A. Gubbins
Charlotte E. English
Brooke “Thumper” Ujvari
Geraldo Macedo
Robert Foose
Jamie Chambers
Winston Crutchfield
Keith Stanley
SunshineGrrrl
Daamon Bintz
Jacinta Colvin
Pamela Lunsford
Michelle Huss
Donovan J. Bertch
Tony Basile
Christopher King
Tommy Foster
Matt
sYa
Sarah Geerling
Manuel Siebert
Ashton War
Paige Barnett
Phil Nicholls
Michael “Maikeruu” Pierno
John E
Joanna Gaskell
Kirk Staley
Kerallyn Thistlehair
Anonymous
Isabell Düwel
Jonny Napalm
Zartan, the anti-Lord of the Jungle
eighteyed
Drew Hayes
Jason Lambirth
Xavier Aubuchon-Mendoza
caesar48@gmail.com
Peter Boyen
JiveAlfalfa
Sharlene Glennie
F. Jansegers
Calvin Jones
Josh Straub
Trin Miller
Ray Schmidt
Walter Roadknight Legge
Philip J. Binkowski
Robert Untucht
Eric Feay
Dana Ford
Nikki Jeffries Sørensen
Bruce L. Wehrle
Jeff Hosmer
Craig Duffy
Brenna Lee
every108minutes
Dedstuff
Rudy “Chainsaw” Basso
Kari Parkhurst
Don’t put it in, thanks.
undeadkiller0
Gideon
Miles Matton
Alexandre Colaço
DCF
Diana C.
Jed Brooks Smith
Jennifer Corbett
Christopher M. Plambeck
Ted H.
Geraldine Macci
Peredhil
Tanika S. Perryman
Robin
Ray Chiang
Woody Arnold
SwiftOne
About the Author
Matt Vancil is a writer, filmmaker, and game designer based in Seattle. He wrote and directed the Gamers movies and created the comedic fantasy series JourneyQuest. His narrative work covers feature films and web series, video games and tabletop role-playing games, and live interactive performance. He works for video game studio Z2 and teaches screenwriting at the Seattle Film Institute. A graduate of the American Film Institute, Matt has an MFA in Screenwriting. He lives in Tacoma with his wife and son and misses you terribly.
You can learn more about Matt and his work at his rarely-updated website:
www.invancible.com
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Prologue
Opening Cinematic: Human
1 Anniversary
2 Game Night
3 Making Enemies
4 Making Friends
5 Guild War
6 Painkiller Dreams
7 The Fine Art of Power Leveling
8 Graduation Day
9 Graveyard of the Gods
10 The First God’s Tomb
11 Godsword
12 Ninja
13 Antagonist
14 Endgame
15 IRL
Glossary of MMO Pidgin
The Suppwrters
About the Author