Master of Masters

RPG Designer & creator of deadly adventures – Will Be at Play 2025!

For Andrea Rossi, gaming is built on three pillars: imagination, improvisation, and fun. These elements have fuelled his passion for nearly 40 years, bringing epic tournaments, events, multi-table games, and one-shots to tables across Italy. He believes in breaking down barriers between veteran players and new adventurers, creating an experience that unites generations of RPG enthusiasts.

"Every adventure teaches you something — if you survive long enough to make it home and tell the tale." This is Andrea’s philosophy at every table. With just a handful of dice and the keen eyes of his players, he spins a fresh and thrilling story every time. But beware — in the depths of a dungeon, nothing is certain except one thing: Death is always lurking.

Master of Masters has organised Old-School RPG tournaments at conventions across Italy, managed the Old-School RPG area at Lucca Comics & Games, created the "Survive the Dungeon" event, written and presented official adventures for the new edition of HeroQuest, published numerous RPG adventures and participated in Kickstarter projects.

He curates the Old-School Essentials (OSE) line Need Games and has written Blood Sword OS, Odyssey – Black Tales, Drakonia, the Basic Old-School System – Generic OSR ruleset, and Adventure Squad. He also brought the One Page Dungeon 4 Play contest to Italy. He teaches Game & Dungeon Design at Giano Academy and the Dungeons & Drama – A theatre project integrating RPGs. A frequent guest on Twitch, he regularly discusses gaming, storytelling, and RPG design.