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Matthew J Finch Accomplishments

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Born: November 15, 1967 (age 52)

Matthew J. Finch is an accomplished writer, His most famous work, is Swords and Wizardry Complete Rulebook; however, he wrote, OSRIC in 2005-2006 and many other books. When writing OSRIC he was worried he was going to be sued by Wizards of the Ghosts. all of his books are available for purchase on Amazon. He is also a game designer, developer, artist who founding Mythmere Games. Swords & Wizardry was developed by Mythmere Games, S&W is Dungeons & Dragons retro-clone, meaning the game was based on D&D.

His works revolve around the success of his game Swords & Wizardry. He has a Youtube "Matt Finch RPG Studio" where he talks about and plays retro games like OSR, D&D, Swords & Wizardry and others, he also interviews other people in the industry. Since 2008 Finch has been active on his blog, Uncle Matt's Blog, where Matt writes about OSR, D&D and Swords & Wizardry. Matt is an involved member of the community, given he still writes for and makes content for his game Swords & Wizardry. He is featured in many Gaming publications, He was featured on the The Save or Die Podcast! to discuss OSR, and his kickstarter, for the Swords and Wizardry Complete box set which reached 50,000$ before the first 24 hours.

Matt now lives in Central Texas with his family,he is active Marathon Runner, and Smoke JumperMatt Finch is a founding partner of Frog God Games, he is also the Creative Director for Frog God Games.

Early Life

Matthew J. Finch was born Sugarland, Texas, in November 15, 1967. He played Dungeon and Dragons, when he was young, which nurtured his love for games, which helped him create Swords & Wizardry later in life. Matthew did well in High school, and was accepted to Harvard and later Cambridge as well.

Education

Matthew J. Finch went to Harvard and Cambridge, to pursue become a practicing attorney, which he still is.

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“About.” Frog God Games, froggodgames.com/frog-crew/.

Finch, Matt. “Uncle Matt's Blog.” 2017, 1 Jan. 1970, swordsandwizardry.blogspot.com/2017/.

Finch, Matthew J. “Shop.” Lulu, www.lulu.com/us/en/shop/matthew-finch/quick-primer-for-old-school-gaming/ebook/product-3159558.html.

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Staff, The SOD. “‎The Save or Die Podcast!: Side Adventure 22: Matt Finch and Swords & Wizardry Box Sets on Apple Podcasts.” Apple Podcasts, 31 Jan. 2020, podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/side-adventure-22-matt-finch-and-swords-wizardry-box-sets/id385668065?i=1000464308673.

“Swords and Wizardry Complete Rulebook by Matthew J. Finch.” Goodreads, Goodreads, www.goodreads.com/book/show/33010180-swords-and-wizardry-complete-rulebook.

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