The R. Talsorian Crew
Mike Pondsmith
Appearing as a Mild Mannered Game Designer, Mike Pondsmith is in reality a Time Lord from the Far Future, here to warn all of us of a reality involving Giant Robots, cyber-enhanced Boostergangers, and an Invasion of Teenagers From Outer Space. When not involved in his day job of Saving The Future of Humanity, he can also be found in the nearest gravel pit, digging up million year old dead things with waaaay too many teeth and claws. He calls this relaxation.
Lisa Pondsmith
This year is Lisa Pondsmith’s 40th year as a role-player. She has been the business side of R. Talsorian pretty much since the beginning of the company and cannot think of anything she’d rather do than work in the game industry with her family. She occasionally writes for Talsorian. Her last three years have been a solid Witcher fest and she has delighted in writing Brandon of Oxenfurt at his snarky best. Oh, and she has the distinction of getting through a Mike Pondsmith Cyberpunk campaign as a Solo in jean and sneakers.
Cody Pondsmith
Cody Pondsmith joined R. Talsorian Games years ago, entering in the deep dark depth of the mail room and working his way up from the bottom all the way to the prestigious position of General Manager. Tutored by his father, Mike Pondsmith, Cody was well prepared to take on the task of heading the Witcher TRPG, a project he’s sunk his very heart into! Now Cody is eager to break out this year and show the world what he’s capable of!
J Gray
Despite the selfie shown here, there’s little proof J Gray is not an artificial intelligence designed to interact with R. Talsorian customers and the press in the capacity of Media Ambassador. Some rumors suggest he is not an AI but a creature from Beyond the Faerie Veil, which might explain his work developing and transcribing material for the revival of Castle Falkenstein for Fat Goblin Games. Rumor has it he’s also Line Manager for Cyberpunk RED and does some layout work for the company, too.
James Hutt
James Hutt is a Senior Designer for RTG, which makes him the game designer who hammers the rules until they shine. He hails proudly from the Seattle indie gaming scene and works with both Witcher TRPG and the Cyberpunk RED teams. Some know him as the Mayor of Balance Town and quite possibly he’s planning on killing your character at this exact moment.
Look behind you!
Too late. Your character is already dead.
Winter Blue Jaye
Winter Jaye is our Art Director here at RTG. Winter is an artist, musician, poet, writer, and designer who specializes in User Experience, Accessibility, and Art Direction. She has done work for many game companies both digital and paper, most recently on the properties Cyberpunk, and Shadow Scar for R. Talsorian Games, and RuneQuest for Chaosium.
Robert Barefoot
Robert (sometimes called Dice due to a horrible addiction to shiny math rocks) Barefoot is our Media Ambassador/Media Guy/Media Manager/Insert Job Title Here. With a weird resume that makes little sense, he was raised a farmer, then went working in nightclubs, then working in hotels, then working in voice acting, all while doing his own thing in music, video, & photography. He was bitten by the Cyberpunk bug due to Cyberpunk 2077, in which he was forced to play by friends because he didn’t want to due to the hype. Now he has wrote and designed for Cyberpunk RED and is still confused how that happened. If you speak to us on any social account, or see an interview done by us, his hand is in it!
Photos of Mike Pondsmith, Lisa Pondsmith, and Cody Pondsmith courtesy of Tara Jones.