Along with his status as a high priest of Orthodox Baseball, Doug is an amateur historian with a focus on the Eastern Roman and Ottoman empires. He also has a frankly disturbing obsession with penguins. Slowed slightly by a stroke, he’ll still happily discuss anything you like, at length. Especially Byzantine penguins. He has been gaming since 1977 and shows no sign of stopping anytime soon. Doug has written for several editions of Traveller, most notably authoring At Close Quarters (BITS) with James Lindsay, and GURPS Traveller: Ground Forces (Steve Jackson Games). Doug has been married to the lovely Kirsten (who is not a penguin) for 27 years.