Charles S. Roberts, founder of The Avalon Hill Game Company, and for whom the Charles S. Roberts Award was named, has passed away.
Rest in peace, Mr. Roberts.
[Source: Grognardia by way of Greyhawk Grognard by way of Purple Pawn]
Charles S. Roberts, founder of The Avalon Hill Game Company, and for whom the Charles S. Roberts Award was named, has passed away.
Rest in peace, Mr. Roberts.
[Source: Grognardia by way of Greyhawk Grognard by way of Purple Pawn]
I lack the time to compose a fitting tribute to H.P. Lovecraft’s accomplishments, but I direct the reader to James Maliszewski’s excellent article, Lovecraftian Inspirations.
On a more whimsical note, I also recommend Selections from H.P. Lovecraft’s Brief Tenure as a Whitman’s Sampler Copywriter by Luke Burns.
Mike Cook, former TSR executive and publisher of Dragon and Dungeon magazines, has passed away.
Rest in peace, Mr. Cook.
Darlene (formerly known as Darlene Pekul) is and always has been one of my favorite role-playing game artists and cartographers. Her work is truly iconic, having graced not only the pages of The Dragon and the original Dungeon Master’s Guide, but also the very emblem of TSR itself, the wizard’s face logo. Darlene also created the most famous (and I’d not be alone to say greatest) campaign maps in the history of the hobby, those of The World of Greyhawk.
I am a proud owner of a copy of her landmark fantasy card game, Jasmine: The Battle for the Mid-Realm, which I purchased from her at the first Gen Con I ever attended. (When I say, “purchased from her,” I really mean to say that I gave the money to my mother and watched as she purchased it for me, because I was an awkward lad of about 12 or 13 who was much too shy to approach the beautiful artist I so deeply admired. Aye, silly, but true. Such are the tales of adolescence.)
James Maliszewski had the enviable pleasure of interviewing Darlene in Grognardia, and Darlene herself has her own Web site, the aptly named Darlene the Artist.
Darlene, I wish you the best.
By way of a post in Grognardia, I have learned that Russ Nicholson, perhaps best known to gamers for his artistic contributions to the Fiend Folio, now has his own Web log.
Russ Nicholson has always been one of my favorite role-playing game illustrators, and I wish him success.
Frank Frazetta, painter and illustrator, has passed away. His influence on the fantasy genre and, by connection, the gaming hobby, cannot be underestimated. His art has represented the definitive depictions of such worlds as Robert E. Howard’s Hyboria and Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Barsoom for countless fans worldwide.
Rest in peace, Mr. Frazetta.
Dr. J. Eric Holmes, editor of the Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set (1977), has passed away. I am not familiar with this edition other than the cover art, having been first exposed to the game via Advanced Dungeons & Dragons and the Basic Set edited by Tom Moldvay, but there are many for whom it was the gateway to their lifelong hobby.
Rest in peace, Dr. Holmes.
I have finally added a Contact page.
I also updated the About page to include a link to the Fudge Rules page.