Carden, Roger

Former gaming activist Roger Carden, is best known as the founder and publisher of The Familiar, a professional, independent gaming magazine with an emphasis on world building. Roger was also an early director of the Committee for the Advancement for Role-Playing Games (CAR-PGa) , cofounder of the Games Publishers Association (the GPA), and former convention organizer. Roger has appeared on local radio defending RPGs from groups like Bothered About Dungeons and Dragon (BADD) and the Cult Awareness Network. Roger currently is a staffer at Anime Mid-Atlantic in Cheapeake, VA and is a principle in portableNOUNS.com. Roger lives in Efland, NC with his wife Janet.