Kelly Clark

Kelly J Clark is the host and founder of Dork Tales. Originally an American Army brat, he moved from Missouri to the Pacific Northwest of Canada for university and then just never really left. While in Canada, he formed a cabal of like-minded roleplayers, founded an anime convention, and ran a Mage the Ascension LARP for about a decade that still gets referenced a lot. After gradation, he worked in world-class hospitality as a Front Desk Supervisor and Social Media Specialist before a life event made him decide to pursue some dreams such as teaching abroad. After that experience, he returned to Canada and continued his studies, eventually earning a Master of Arts in History and running even more Mage the Ascension, Changeling the Lost, and Mage the Awakening LARPs.

In 2018, Kelly, inspired by conversations with Caitlan Vinkle about the Extra Life charity, assembled a team and the meager tech needed to run a stream and began Dork Tales. Since then, Kelly has become a full-time game master, storyteller, and author. He also does voice work on the side and has been featured in many fan productions and abridged parodies. If he had a nickel for every time he voiced Batman, he'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's fun that it happened twice.

### Fun Facts

* Kelly is pointlessly overeducated. He holds BAs in History (American) and Greek and Roman Studies (Classics), a BFA in Writing (Stage and Screen), and a MA in History (Public History). His final MA project was a documentary film about how popular culture has both desensitized and inundated the modern world to the threat posed by global nuclear armament. He is also a Bachelor of Financial Advising from the Last Week Tonight Financial Advisor Academy and a Bachelor of Elf Spotting from the Last Week Tonight Elf-Spotting Academy.
* Kelly taught English in Japan for a year with the JET Program. He was stationed in Hokkaido, because that's where they send most people who live in Canada—probably because they (wrongly) assume everyone in Canada is used to the cold. While he was in Hokkaido, it snowed about 10 meters. It was wild.
* Kelly also taught visual storytelling at the college level.
* On August 20, 2022, during Extra Life: Tabletop Appreciation Weekend, he became Lord Helix. Praise Lord Helix!
* Kelly is the Master of Ceremonies for Tsukino-Con, an anime convention in Victoria, BC.
* Kelly doesn't use a period after his middle initial when writing for TTRPG books. He claims this is because Mark Rein•Hagen stole it back in the 90s.
* At his best, Kelly could calf-press about 660lbs.

## Game Master

* Campaigns
* Short Runs
* One-Shots

 Candlekeep Mysteries Book 3: Book of the Raven
 Candlekeep Mysteries Book 14: The Canopic Being
 Candlekeep Mysteries Book 17: Xanthoria

## Notable or Recurring NPCs

* Chronicles of Darkness
* Dungeons and Dragons
* World of Darkness

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## Appearances as Player

* Chronicles of Darkness
* Dungeons and Dragons
* World of Darkness

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## Bibliography

* Bloodlines the Chosen
* Strange Shades, Mekhet
* Better Feared, Nosferatu
* False Gods, Ventrue
* Sin Again, Daeva
* Wild Hunt, Gangrel
* Requiem for Room 2nd Edition
* Aberrant: Hated and Feared (coming soon)
* [Redacted Nome More Dark Book]

## Other Projects

* Hunter the Vigil: Network Zero (Web Series)
* None More Black Publishing