Jeff Berry

UNIX Systems Consultant

 In August of 2000, I returned to the Goddard Institute for Space Studies as the Systems Manager. As a result, I'm not really looking for new contract work at this time.
My resume

Actor

A current resume and picture.

Fight Director

 Pretty quiet here, although I am fairly consistently doing the violent bits for The Deptford Players.
I'm also an Adjunct Professor at Adelphi University, teaching Stage Combat and some Renaissance Dance.

Cook

 My area of especial interest is in Medieval/Renaissance Cooking, primarily by way of the Society for Creative Anachronism. I've written, and intermittently continue to write a column on Medieval Cookery, The Hitchhiker's Guide to Ancient Cookery which was reprinted in the late, lamented Serve It Forth. A wealth of further information is available on The Medieval/Renaissance Food Homepage.

Gamer

 I've been a gamer, both Role and War, for more years than I care to remember. My only real claim to fame is as a playtester for AH's Republic of Rome, and White Wolf's Vampire: The Masquerade, for which I wrote a jump start adventure called Alien Hunger. (Which was edited to remove my favorite sub-plot, by the way. Sigh.)

Currently, most of my face to face gaming time is spent on Advanced Squad Leader. I am also running or playing in a number of PBM rpgs, like these.

Author

I write a lot. Unfortunately, I only publish a little. Right now I'm shopping around some mystery short stories, some sci-fi short stories and a couple of full length verse plays. One is a history loosely based on the life of Christopher Marlowe. The second, Forest for the Trees, was produced in 2003 by the The Deptford Players. A tragedy is in the works.

Recently I sold a story to Thema magazine and hope to sell them some more.

Oh yes, I've also written some adventures for role-playing games.

Computer Hack

In my copious spare time, I run a "garage" ISP, avigne.org. It keeps me out of trouble, sort of. It also has links to other things.

e-Wrestling Veteran

I'm pretty much out of the e-Wrestling business. I still run that page, though, for old time's sake, and I've still got web-pages for some of my favorite e-Wrestlers.

Fencer

My fencing is through the Society for Creative Anachronism primarily, although I've dabbled in strip.

In the SCA, I am the Premier of the Outlands Order of the White Scarf and a companion of the Order of the Golden Rapier of the East. I wrote most of the section on Fencing in the New Fighters' Handboke, and what I didn't write, I edited. (For those who care, I didn't write the section on armoring, warm-ups or drills.)

Jeff Berry / nexus@panix.com / Last Update 21 September 2006