Mind on Fire Productions is an effort of Gabe Freeman

I’m Gabe (he/him), a tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) designer based in beautiful Oakland, CA Fort Collins, CO. 

My main interest as a designer is on how the development of temporary rule systems can have emotional impacts on individuals, and allow folks to share experiences they might not otherwise be able to. I often focus on what keeps people apart and what binds people together. 

…Which sounds kinda heavy, but can involve running around as silly little goblins trying to steal a big pot of soup.

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In my day job, I’m a strategic user experience researcher in the trust & safety space. For more on my other work, and to ask about working with me, go to gabefreeman.net 

Eternal thanks

Whatever you see on this page is because of the support, in one form or another, that all these people gave me. I’m forever grateful.

Always first, my partner -- Anna -- and my family, mom, dad, Noah, and Rachel.

Game designer friends and acquaintances 

(who you should absolutely check out if you like anything I do)

Sneha Deo, Sabrina Hawthorne, Duncan McAdam, Eliot Miller, M.E. Smith; Raph D’Amico, Sean Nittner, Jeeyon Shim, Christie Fremon– with a special mention for Rick & Amber Dean and their monthly RPG nights that introduced me to so many lovely people and opened my eyes to the world of indie RPGs.

The Splatbook crew: Kyle Latino and John Corey, who helped me get the push to start.

Folks at Big Bad Con: Meguey Baker, Sam Dunnewold, Dr. Emily Friedman, Dr. Adrian Hermann, Kate Hill, Tim Hutchings, Dr. Emma Keiko Yasui, Daniel Kwan, Liana MacKenzie, Lyla McBeath Fujiwara, Pam Punzalan, Robert Reeve, Hannah Rose, Drew Quon, Alyssa Visscher,  and all the other incredible folks I met there.

And while I don’t know them personally, I’d like to thank the designers whose willingness to put their own design thinking out there inspired me to try this stuff myself: Matt Colville, Kelsey Dionne, Zipperon Disney, Grant Howitt, James Introcaso, Dael Kingsmill, and the original Extra Credits crew (Daniel Floyd, James Portnow, Allison Theus, Elisa Scaldaferri, Scott DeWitt, Soraya Een Hajji, David Hueso, Dan Jones, Heather McNabb, Lil Chan)