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Ben Riggs

Ben Riggs
Ben Riggs is a writer, teacher, and podcaster. He traveled the world teaching in his 20s. During his journeys, he tutored a princess, saw both the Sahara and Mt. Fuji at dawn, and discovered his wife and fellow traveler, Tara. He has settled down in his hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he teaches English and history, and he and Tara have a son, Simon. Ben’s RPG podcast, Plot Points, has been running for the last decade, and his work has appeared on NPR and Geek & Sundry. Slaying the Dragon is his first book.


How a Lord of the Rings and Dungeons & Dragons Crossover Almost Happened

Ben Riggs on Missed Possibilities in the World of Roleplay Gaming
July 20, 2022  By Ben Riggs
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