It is quite a thing. There are so many men, all endlessly trying to sweep me off my feet. And there is one of you, trying just the opposite. Making sure my feet are firm beneath me lest I fall.

What I'd love more than anything is for Worldbuilders to continue to grow and become entangled in all the different corners of the geek community.

Feel free to call me by my first name: Master.

I won the only duel I ever lost.

I have had a few gentlemen let me know they find my manly beardiness somewhat alluring. Never any ladies though.

Soft fantasy worlds have a much looser cause-and-effect relationship. Alchemists can turn lead into gold and nobody wonders about how it will impact the currency system. Someone waves a wand and turns an elephant into a mouse and nobody worries about conservation of mass.

I'd love to get a chance to talk shop with Joss Whedon. That's pretty high up there on the list.