This summer I had the amazing opportunity to interview a man I admired greatly in my teenage years. Anders Sandberg, a native of Sweden, ran Anders Mage Page during the 1990s. It was the best Web site for fans of Mage: the Ascension, a roleplaying game by White Wolf. I visited the site regularly to see the new pieces he was writing. His intelligence and imagination were evident in all his writings. I was such a fan I submitted a piece for the Web site and he graciously posted it.
On July 14th my interview was made an episode of Mage the Podcast. Initially, I was quite nervous interviewing him. He has moved on to become a research fellow with one of Oxford University’s groups. However, my apprehensions faded away within moments. We discussed our favorite roleplaying game and quickly jumped from topic to topic.
I don’t know if I’ll have the chance to speak with him again but, after so many years, it was wonderful to have a full conversation with a person I admire. He even granted me permission to reprint his pieces which are no longer available online. More on that project later.
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