Biography

Biography

Biography:
2-line bio:
Robert Rumble creates a world for the adventurer in everyone. With over thirty years of delving into the realms where myth and magic are alive, making anything is possible in Thesila Prophecy.

Short Bio: (50 words)
Robert Rumble started playing Fantasy Role-Playing games (RPG) in the late ’70s. For over twenty-five years, playing in groups large and small. He participated in live-action games and in tournaments, frequently surviving the contest. Robert enjoys designing the world for his stories and playing computer games.

Long Bio: (500+ words)
Living on a small farm, Robert was not a prolific reader growing up, but read fantasy when time permitted. He started playing fantasy role-playing (RPG) games in the mid to late seventies. By the eighties, he also participated in live-action role-playing (LARP) and Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA). One of his favorite activities was looking at the magic system and devising ways magic would replace technology and then put that into his game. Often merging different systems into a playable hybrid. He designed and ran game scenarios early on, creating a realm over twenty years ago, when designing a game. The game did not survive, but the world continues after several iterations.

During the thirty-plus years of playing RPG games, he entered tournaments, often being one of the few survivors. In addition, he also ran several tournament games. Robert moved from playing with a group to computer games when the average age of the last group was younger than his character actual age. Gaming over a quarter of a century gives Robert lots of ideas to put into his books.

Robert received an Associate of Arts and Science degree while living in Washington State in the mid-’80s. One of his notable works there was writing a computer program that randomly generated solar systems. Complete with moons that would stay in orbit and remain intact. He also wrote a report on the psychology of a Fantasy Role-Playing gamer for his psychology class. About a decade later, he wanted to study game design, but the University did not have one to match his goals, so he majored in Computer Science. Robert’s presentation on American Indian theater changed the order of the reports starting the following year. The presentations were given sequence through history, making his the last one. Most of his research began with RPG books, surprising the professor. Halfway through his senior year, the CS department lost its accreditation. Robert changed his major to Marketing and Management but got tired of jumping through hoops and dropped out to go back to work. The last time he checked, Robert had almost 200 college semester credits with an Associate Degree.

Robert left Alaska in 2002 and worked in a casino dealing cards. Telling people that they used to pay him to play blackjack with their money. After chatting with a friend online for several months, they asked if he ever considered teaching English in a foreign country. They sent him a link, and he slapped his resume on the site. Surprised, in a week he had a half-dozen offers to teach English in China. Sure, why not. Six months later he was in China teaching English. While in China, Robert wrote Thesila Prophecy, based on a reoccurring dream.

If you had told Robert in high school or college that he would teach English in China, or be a published author, he would have asked what are you smoking? But, he did teach English in China and is a published author.

Other projects:

  • Worldbuilding for the books
  • Book II

contact: robert@authorrobertrumble.com

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