Ed Cha is an American role-playing game

Role-playing game

A role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development...

s author.

In 2004, he co-founded Indie Press Revolution

Indie Press Revolution

Indie Press Revolution is a sales network that acts as a fulfillment house for publishers of indie role-playing games. It was founded in 2004 by Ed Cha of Open World Press and Brennan Taylor of Galileo Games. IPR represents over 100 author/publishers involved in role-playing games...

 with Brennan Taylor of Galileo Games

Galileo Games

Galileo Games is a role-playing games publisher, best known for its games Bulldogs!, Mortal Coil, and How We Came To Live Here. It is the publishing imprint of Brennan Taylor, who is also the CEO of Indie Press Revolution....

. Previously, Cha had founded Open World Press

Open World Press

Open World Press is a publisher of role-playing games, founded in 2001 by Ed Cha, best known for its "World of Whitethorn" series of adventure settings. It is a member of Indie Press Revolution, a fulfillment house for publishers of indie role-playing games...

, publisher of the "World of Whitethorn" series of adventure settings for the d20 system

D20 System

The d20 System is a role-playing game system published in 2000 by Wizards of the Coast originally developed for the third edition of Dungeons & Dragons...

. "World of Whitethorn 1B: The Village of Oester" was nominated for an ENnie for "Best Adventure of the Year" in 2005. He stepped down as chairman of Indie Press Revolution in 2006.