Meet The Team
CEO
Tom Balding
Tom joined the IO team back in 2016 as Lead Editor and a writer, and over the last four years has shown a skill for management and leadership. In 2020 he was promoted to CEO of IO and has also taken on the duties of Art Director. Before joining the team Tom was a self-admitted TTRPG novice, whose input has often served as the litmus test for new player accessibility. His favorite thing about working with IO is the small, close knit team environment.
Founder, Lead Game Designer
Josh Hartley
Josh is the mind and spirit behind Infinite Odyssey. It was his vision that brought Other Earths to life and has shaped it into what it is today. He is a veteran TTRPG player and GM, and his passion has always been in game design. He developed the IOd6 dice system, and has crafted vibrant and immersive worlds to engage players of all experience levels. His favorite thing about working with IO is the creative freedom it allows him.
Head Writer
Neil Deatrick
Neil is a Fantasy and Sci-fi enthusiast from Naperville, Illinois, who loves designing games as much as he loves playing them. He is currently working to complete his MA in Game Development through the Academy of Art University, and is in the process of designing and writing his own tabletop role playing game alongside Other Earths.
Patreon Director
Haley Hamilton
Haley was introduced to the world of tabletop role-playing games during her high school years and greatly enjoyed the creative story aspects of the games. Story writing had been her passion since a young age which lead her to pursuing an English degree with minors in Game Studies and Design. Before working with the IO team, Haley had been freelancing writing and editing for around a year. She loves creating stories and enjoys the opportunity to do so for Other Earths. Haley is also directing content releases for the IO Patreon.
Head Editor
Sylvan Baker
Sylvan received her Bachelor of Arts in English with a minor in creative writing at the University of Montevallo, Alabama, and a Master of Arts degree in English Literature at the University of Nevada, Reno. During her graduate studies, she worked as an editorial assistant at the University of Nevada Press. Most of her childhood was spent sitting on the floor around a crowded coffee table full of mismatched dice and scribbled on or frayed character sheets, with her brothers and sisters, her mother as a Dungeon Master, and numerous years-long RPG campaigns that claimed the lives of many beloved characters. She has spent her entire life writing creatively and has had fantasy works published since age 14.
Writer
Sam McGurran
Sam is a writer and designer of TTRPG content. He has written for Verse Online’s Arclands Books, Infinite Odyssey’s Other Earths and publishes his own 5e content on the DMs Guild. Sam has an HNC in Professional Writing Skills and is an experienced freelance writer, editor and publisher via Fiverr and Amazon KDP.
Writer
Jen Dain
Jen is a creative writer at IO and has a great love for lore and all things related to world building. She is a meticulous editor and is often one of the first sets of eyes to go over any new Other Earths Content. She loves the friendly and inclusive team environment at IO.