Jon "The Kobold Dude" Maness is not an actual kobold. But he is one of the main writers for the Ennie Nominated (3 categories, including Best Writing) TTRP Kobolds Ate My Baby!! The Orange Edition from 9th Level Games as well as the RPG Starship PETS in the 2024 Level 1 Free RPG Day Anthology. In his ""free time"" Jon writes RPG materials, works on board game design, and writes. Jon also hosts a podcast and video channel about gaming (The SwarmCast Podcast) with his kobold named Toast,.