[3] Among his most notable works were the original Laws of the Night rules for live-action Vampire, Wraith: The Oblivion 20th Anniversary Edition, and the sourcebook Charnel Houses of Europe: The Shoah.
As a result of his work on the Star Trek RPG, he was briefly the world's leading expert on Danebian Slime Devils.
In 2023 he left Red Storm and joined Crytek to work as the Franchise Narrative Director on the game Hunt: Showdown.
His short fiction has appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies including PseudoPod, Dark Faith, Cosmic Horror Monthly, and Madness on the Orient Express.
[5] He has since published widely in magazines and books including Green Man Review, Studies in Weird Fiction, The 100 Greatest Games series from Green Ronin, the sports blog Off-Tackle Empire, and the collection of essays on slasher movies entitled Butcher Knives and Body Counts.
His namesake, Rich Dansky, appears as a player character in the scenario "And I Feel Fine," by Geoffrey C. Grabowski, which was published in the One Shots sourcebook for Unknown Armies.
He has also been referenced in numerous novels and video games, including Alan Wake and Far Cry 5, which features an extended side quest for a missing Bigfoot researcher named Dansky.