James Erickson

James Erickson is the viewpoint character of Mind Games, the first book in the RealRPG series.

James is the leader of the party the original characters form when they leave their vacation cabin to try to reach Pigeon Forge. This by default makes him the Party Leader and causes the System to refer to it as "James' Party."

Because of his incredible knowledge of and experience with hypnotism, the System offered James the new Class "Mesmerist" at System Start. When he accepted it, he became the first Mesmerist ever in the System and was awarded the unique System Title "Mesmer's Heir."

As with all members of his party, James shares a last name with a famous hypnotist. His namesake is Milton Erickson, the famous psychiatrist who applied hypnotherapeutic principles to a huge variety of mental and physical illnesses.