Rodney Thompson is the founder of Scratchpad Publishing. A 22-year veteran of tabletop roleplaying game and board game design, he was part of the core design team for the fifth edition of Dungeons & Dragons. His design credits include Marvel: Age of Heroes, Thornwatch, the Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition core rulebooks, the Star Wars Roleplaying Game Saga Edition, Lords of Waterdeep and its expansion, Scoundrels of Skullport, the 4th Edition Dark Sun Campaign Setting and Dark Sun Creature Catalog, Monster Vault, and d20 Future. Rodney currently works as a senior designer on the Destiny video game franchise at Bungie, Inc.