David Farrier

He worked as an English teacher and chess instructor, coming to teach at one particular school thanks to D&D.

So you've been playing for how many years now?

You're how old?

What's the longest campaign that you've played?

These days, Phil says he plays a few different campaigns every week and says a variety of players always fascinates him.

There's a guy who manages a Walmart.

There's a machinist who also loves philosophy.

And then there's the retired explosives expert.

But for Phil, the player that means the most to him is the one he's been playing with for the last 40 years.

So I'm Jesse Paul Hemis.

I live in Providence, Rhode Island, and I've played D&D for 41 years.

When I was seven, my mom had heard that there is this D&D game at the local Jewish community center.

And she knew her son is, you know, reader of Tolkien and dweller in fairy tale and fantastical worlds and said, this is for him.

And that was the beginning.

I just met Phil.

As I said earlier, he reminded me of Brian Cox.

But when Jesse met Phil, he was the coolest teacher he'd ever met.

Yeah, I mean, he was just effortlessly cool.

You know, he had a vanity plate on his car that said Gamer One.

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