AAJ Interview Series 1: Jay_zer0

For the last couple months, I've been gradually working on editing and formatting entries submitted to the Antarctic Adventure Jam into a monstrous Antarctic Adventure Anthology. As a way of gently building up a bit of hype for the anthology, spotlighting its many contributors, and sharing the collective knowledge built up by this undertaking, I've been conducting short interviews with each participant. This first installment is with Jay_zerO, who blogs at shifty louts and has an itch store here. Jay's entry is called the Eastern Cordillera & Western Shrublands, a densely-keyed and intricate region totaling a whopping 50,000 words! Idraluna: What is your ttrpg background? How did you get started, and what games are you playing today? Jay: I vaguely remember making/buying what I now know as 3.5e dnd books in middle school / early high school, but never played. Then, COVID happened, and I picked up Call of Cthulhu as I enjoyed more horror-based games, and through various games like CoC,…