The Alexandrian

JUSTIN ALEXANDER
E-mail: justin@thealexandrian.net

Welcome to the Alexandrian, the homepage of ENnie Award-winning game designer and USA TODAY bestselling author Justin Alexander. By trade I’m a freelance writer, and the Alexandrian was designed not only to be a site of news and updates, but also as a repository: Here you’ll find my reviews, my politics, my stories, and my thoughts.

Quick biographical factoids:

– I was born December 4th.

– I live in Minneapolis, MN.

– To date, my published work includes more than two hundred books, articles, and reviews.

– As a playwright, the work I am proudest of, to date, is John & Abigail, a play based on the letters exchanged between John and Abigail Adams.

– As an actor, the work I am proudest of, to date, is Johannes Kepler in Somnium, a piece created by Jennifer Blackmer. But honorable mention must be given to my performance as Cyrano in a high school production directed by Louise Bormann.

– In 2009, I started the American Shakespeare Repertory. We produced the Complete Readings of William Shakespeare — presenting every play, poem, and sonnet (along with large chunks of the apocrypha!) in a series of fully-staged readings.

– In 2011, I released the beta edition of Legends & Labyrinths. This fantasy roleplaying game is 100% compatible with 3rd Edition, stripping it down to its most core components and giving you the basic, fast-and-loose, easy-to-use system you’ve always wanted.

– In 2015, I became the Line Developer and Lead Designer for the Infinity Roleplaying Game from Modiphius Entertainment. Our Kickstarter was the largest ever for a first edition RPG.

– In 2018, I was hired as Atlas Games’ RPG Producer, where I was in charge of award-winning RPGs like Feng Shui, Unknown Armies, Ars Magica, and Over the Edge.

– In 2019, the Alexandrian won the Silver ENnie for Best Online Content.

– In 2020, I was co-designer and line developer of the 2nd Edition of Magical Kitties Save the Day. In addition to adding lots of advice and adventure recipes for first-time GMs, I also created the setting of River City and wrote Magical Kitties & the Big Adventure, an interactive graphic novel that teaches players the rules, guides them through creating their first character, and takes them on their first adventure!

– In 2023, Macmillan and Page Street Publishing released So You Want to Be a Game Master?, a USA TODAY Bestseller and 2024 ENnie Gold Award Winner which I consider to be the most authoritative book on game mastering ever written. (I might be biased, though.)

– In 2024, the Alexandrian won the Gold ENnie for Best Online Content.

Justin Alexander … is one of the greatest GMs, game designers and writers of our day. His blog is a treasure trove of information. – William Hollar