▁Att orney ▁General ▁of ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Bell ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Pal o ▁Al to , ▁California ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁Game ▁designer ▁Bell ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁convention ▁volunte er ▁and ▁part - time ▁intern ▁for ▁Iron ▁Crown ▁Enter pr ises ▁( ICE ) ▁while ▁att ending ▁classes ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Virginia , ▁and ▁began ▁working ▁for ▁I CE ▁full - time ▁as ▁an ▁editor ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁Bell ▁expanded ▁and ▁un ified ▁the ▁Hero ▁System ▁from ▁Hero ▁Games , ▁lic ensed ▁by ▁I CE . ▁The ▁fourth ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁role - play ing ▁game ▁Champions ▁( 1 9 8 9 ) ▁was ▁largely ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁Bell ; ▁aside ▁from ▁writing ▁the ▁book , ▁he ▁had ▁also ▁coordin ated ▁a ▁volunte er ▁effort ▁with ▁do z ens ▁of ▁g aming ▁groups ▁to ▁give ▁input ▁and ▁feedback ▁on ▁the ▁Hero ▁System . ▁Bell ▁left ▁I CE ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁and ▁later ▁entered ▁politics . ▁ ▁Virginia ▁House ▁of ▁De leg ates ▁ ▁E lection ▁Bell ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Virginia ▁House ▁of ▁De leg ates ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁representing ▁the ▁ 5 8 th ▁district ▁in ▁the ▁Virginia ▁P ied mont , ▁including ▁Gre ene ▁County ▁and ▁parts ▁of ▁Alb em ar le , ▁Fl uv anna ▁and ▁Rock ingham ▁Count ies . ▁Bell ' s ▁seat ▁was ▁previously ▁held ▁by ▁Thomas ▁Jefferson . ▁