James D'Amato

About James

James D’Amato is a comedian, author, and game designer living in Chicago. You might recognize him from ABC’s The Toy Box, or his book The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide, or from an angry political tweet he made that blew up.

James trained in improv for years at The Second City Conservatory and iO Theater before using those lessons to share his love of gaming with the world. In the years since he worked to build the One Shot Network around the idea of making RPGs more accessible and the tabletop community more inclusive.

James' Shows

One Shot

Host / Gamemaster

Campaign: Skyjacks

Gamemaster

James' Publications

Take your skyship pirate, haunted waif, or alien scientist to the next level with this fun, interactive book of exercises to help