Jason Bulmahn is a game designer who has authored or contributed to several works. He became the managing editor of Dragon in 2004 and is now the lead designer of Paizo Publishing and the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. The Beta version of the Pathfinder RPG received the gold ENnie award for "best free product or web enhancement" in 2008. He has also written or contributed to numerous Pathfinder books, such as Carnival of Tears as well as Dragon and Dungeon articles, and books such as Secrets of Xen'Drik, Expedition to the Ruins of Greyhawk, Dungeonscape, and Elder Evils.