Overview[]
Alexander Macris is the co-founder and studio head of Autarch LLC. He is the designer of Adventurer Conqueror King System, Ascendant, Domains at War, and Modern Spearhead.
Biography[]
Alexander attended West Point from 1993 to 1995, during which time he ran the largest and most popular tabletop RPG campaign at the Academy. Unfortunately, although Alexander had INT 18 and CHA 16, he had only STR 7 and failed to meet the requirements for the Fighter class. Therefore he transferred to Binghamton University, earning his BA in Ancient Military History.
Despite his history degree unlocking numerous 4-figure job offers, he opted to pursue higher education and attended Harvard Law School, graduating magna cum laude in 2000. He then wasted that degree by going into the videogame industry, where he rose to prominence as the founder of The Escapist, winner of 6 Webby Awards. Throughout he continued his slavish devotion to tabletop RPGs, which eventually culminated in the release of ACKS in 2011. Upon discovering that he could earn hundreds to thousands of dollars in the lucrative field of RPG design, Alexander was hooked! He went full-time with Autarch in 2017, and has managed to pay his mortgage with d20 sorcery ever since.