Rob McCreary was born in Japan and raised in the United States. He started gaming when the red Basic D&D boxed set came out. Until October 2009, Rob lived in Prague, Czech Republic, where he taught English by day and freelanced by night. Rob made it to the Top 4 in RPG Superstar 2008 with a combination of coin belts, ziggurat-filled jungles, and monkey-goblins. As a freelancer, he contributed to the Campaign Setting, several Pathfinder Bestiaries, and Dungeon Denizens Revisited. Rob's first cover credit was the final installment of the Legacy of Fire Adventure Path, The Final Wish. In October 2009, Rob was hired by Paizo as an Assistant Editor and began in November of that year.