Justin Juan

Freelance Editor, Writer

United States of America

Justin Juan is a writer and editor specializing in gaming publications.

As a contracted editor for Paizo Inc., Justin worked on the incredibly popular Pathfinder Role Playing Game and its many product lines. His work is featured prominently in the 2014 issues of the Pathfinder Adventure Path serial publication and in the Pathfinder Advanced Class Guide. As a first or second pass copy editor, Justin's were often the first eyes to see a project after it received a green light from development. As such, his primary task was to balance thorough edits with an extremely fast paced production schedule. As a Writer, Justin has written adventures for The Pathfinder Society, as well as worked on the Pathfinder Player Companion and Campaign Setting lines.

Before his association with Paizo, Justin was the fiction writer for Cipher Studios' Hell Dorado: Inferno tactical miniatures game expansion book. He also acted as the primary rules editor and secondary fiction editor for that volume. Hell Dorado: Inferno raised over $120,000 to fund its publishing from its dedicated fanbase on Kickstarter, a campaign that Justin wrote the video script and project page for.

Justin currently works as a freelance contributor to both of these companies, but is always looking for more great products that he can contribute to in the gaming industry.

Portfolio

Kickstarter Campaigns

Kickstarter
XRAY.FM - The little station with big ideas.

Rewrote and edited the text on the project website, optimizing it to improve marketing language. XRAY.FM is raising funds for XRAY.FM - The little station with big ideas. on Kickstarter! XRAY.FM: A new radio station with a progressive blend of talk, music, and culture. Help us launch a station as distinctive as Portland.

Writing Samples

Pathfinder Society
05/22/2014
The Merchant's Wake

This 22 page scenario for the Pathfinder Society organized play system took about a month of work. I had the pleasure to work with John Compton as my developing editor on this project, which was well received by the fans.

Hell Dorado: Inferno
12/2013
Hell Dorado Inferno Sample

Provided 25,000 words of fiction to the book. This sample is of a specific character background entry. I also worked as an editor on the rules text of the entire volume.

Published Works Edited by Justin

Paizo
10/06/2014
Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Undead Unleashed (PFRPG)

First pass editor. From countless crypts and forgotten fortresses, undead masterminds scheme all manner of unnatural depravities. Whether they take the form of murderous ghouls preying upon a city's poorest citizens, wayward spirits trapped in ghostly form, or nefarious liches who continue their evil beyond death, there's no shortage of terrifying undead in the world of the Pathfinder campaign setting.

Paizo
10/01/2014
Pathfinder Player Companion: Champions of Corruption (PFRPG)

First and Second Pass Editor. Evil Triumphs! Claim what's rightfully yours with Pathfinder Player Companion: Champions of Corruption! Summon monsters from the blood of your enemies with twisted Sarkorian magic, lord over your minions to further the causes of your dark masters, and use any means necessary to achieve your despicable goals.

Paizo
09/06/2014
Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Advanced Class Guide (OGL)

First Stage Editor A New Breed of Hero Adventure like never before with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Advanced Class Guide! Explore new heights of heroism with 10 new base classes, each with 20 levels of amazing abilities. Incredible powers also await existing characters, with more than a hundred new archetypes and class options.

Paizo
05/25/2014
Pathfinder Player Companion: Alchemy Manual (PFRPG)

First pass copy editor. Master your Craft! Harness the powers of alchemy with Pathfinder Player Companion: Alchemy Manual! Along with nearly 100 never-before-seen alchemical items, this volume features a brand-new rules subsystem for creating potent alchemical items on the fly using a variety of alchemical reagents and alchemical recipes.

Paizo
05/25/2014
Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Inner Sea Combat (PFRPG)

First/Second pass copy editor. A World of Battle! From the brink of the Worldwound, where demonic hordes lay siege to the mortal realm, to the battlefields of Mendev and Nirmathas, where soldiers distinguish themselves as heroes of ideals, battle is a common part of life in the Inner Sea region.

Paizo
05/31/2014
Pathfinder Player Companion: The Harrow Handbook (PFRPG)

Second pass copy editor. It's in the Cards! Pierce the veil of mystery surrounding the occult symbolism of the harrow! Steeped in ancient tradition, harrow decks have been used for centuries to foretell the future, perform magical feats, send coded messages and warnings, and manipulate fate.

Paizo
06/12/2014
Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Occult Mysteries (PFRPG)

First pass copy editor. The Terrible Truth! Every civilization has its big questions, those mysteries that have plagued generations of scholars. How did humanity rise from barbarism? Why did the gnomes leave the First World? Who are the string-pulling veiled masters? What is the Aucturn Enigma, and what strange powers did it grant the rulers of Osirion?

Paizo
07/03/2014
Pathfinder Adventure Path #82: Secrets of the Sphinx (Mummy's Mask 4 of 6) (PFRPG)

Copy edited back matter, including monster entries and cover copy. Chapter 4: "Secrets of the Sphinx" By Amber Scott Deep in the Osirian desert stands the blank-faced monument known as the Sightless Sphinx. In search of the stolen mummy of Chisisek, the architect of the flying tomb of the Sky Pharaoh Hakotep I, the heroes track the cult of the Forgotten Pharaoh to its secret headquarters inside the sphinx.

Paizo
07/30/2014
Pathfinder Adventure Path #83: The Slave Trenches of Hakotep (Mummy's Mask 5 of 6) (PFRPG)

Edited table of contents, back matter, and cover copy. Chapter 5: "The Slave Trenches of Hakotep" By Michael Kortes The Sky Pharaoh Hakotep I has risen and launched an attack against the city of Wati! The heroes return to Wati to defend it against this menace, only to discover that the attack is just the preface to a larger invasion of Osirion, controlled from Hakotep's own flying tomb.

Paizo
08/04/2014
Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Numeria, Land of Fallen Stars (PFRPG)

First and Third pass copy editor. Thousands of years ago, a massive spaceship from a distant world broke apart in the atmosphere above Golarion, showering down alien debris and technological wonders-an event known as the "Rain of Stars"-onto the plains of Numeria.

Paizo
08/04/2014
Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Technology Guide (PFRPG)

First pass copy editor. Ray Guns and Rocket Packs! It's one thing to face a dragon armed with a longsword and a suit of magic plate mail, but what if you had an atom gun and powered armor? How many zombies could you blow up with a rocket launcher?

Paizo
08/14/2014
Pathfinder Adventure Path #85: Fires of Creation (Iron Gods 1 of 6) (PFRPG)

First/Second pass copy editor. Chapter 1: "Fires of Creation" By Neil Spicer Dawn of New Gods! The Iron Gods Adventure Path begins with “Fires of Creation,” an exciting new adventure set in Numeria, land of barbarians and super-science! In the town of Torch, the settlement’s unignorable tower of violet flame has gone out. The only clue to its disappearance is a newly discovered cave dug nearby. Are the heroes bold enough to unearth the otherworldly secrets that sleep beneath the...

Paizo
07/30/2014
Pathfinder Player Companion: People of the River (PFRPG)

First pass copy editor. You won’t get lost if you follow the river, and Pathfinder Player Companion: People of the River will be your guide! Whether your character is a Kellid warlord intent on reclaiming his ancestral homeland or a Riverfolk sneak looking for her next score, this volume has you covered. In addition, this Pathfinder Player Companion features expanded details and new rules connected to the science-infused barbarian nation of Numeria and the chaotic realms of the River...