Bodie Hartley is an Ennie award-winning illustrator and dungeon master originally from Australia and currently residing in the Netherlands. After studying animation, film, and graphic design, Hartley worked as an in-house designer for five years before breaking free as a fantasy illustrator and game designer. His interests include Dungeons & Dragons, worldbuilding, fantasy films, sci-fi books, reality competition shows, and his sweet old dog, and he is the author of multiple Dungeons & Dragons-inspired zines and books.

Dungeons & Dragons launched the great tradition of roleplaying games in 1974 with an unprecedented mix of adventure and strategy, dice-rolling, and storytelling. Wizards of the Coast continues to honor that tradition, bringing to market a diverse range of D&D game and entertainment experiences and influencing numerous writers, directors, and game designers by tapping into an innate human need to gather with friends and tell an exciting story together.