I just noticed this, heh...
Dragotha features in a big way in Dungeon #134.
Dragotha features in a big way in Dragon #134.
Odd coincidence, or planned event? :)
And who's idea was it to actually do something with the undead dragon who I still can recall being put on that old map from White Plume Mountain ?
Erik,
I was very pleased to read your editorial in Dungeon Magazine. The article on Dragotha actually appeared in issue #134, June, 1988 (you had #135 listed). But your editorial did bring back many fond memories of my sometimes futile attempts at getting published. I have at least one rejection letter signed by Roger Moore. Dragotha was an interesting creation for me, considering I don’t ever recall playing White Plume Mountain. I typed the article on an ancient artifact called a typewriter. (Actually, I think my mother typed it because she was a better typist.) What I would have given for a computer with Microsoft Word. When the article was finally published, I had just graduated from Sam Houston State University, and was looking forward to graduate school. The 80 dollars meant a lot at the time. After reading your editorial, I pulled out an old copy of what I sent to TSR, and noticed that it contained a cover letter, as well as a story attached to the article. The story seems lame now, but I thought it was pretty cool at the time.
Although I have never published another article, I have kept busy with D&D throughout the years. I even made the switch from 2.0 to 3.0, then 3.5. I have had many campaigns since my first in 1980, and only one of my players is older than I am. But we still have fun. Professionally, I have earned two Master’s degrees, and I am currently a Reference Librarian at Pasadena Public Library in Pasadena, Texas. Twice a month for the past year, I have helped our teen librarian, Mike Saperstein, initiate teens into the world of D&D. I finally get paid to play. I can’t think of anything better.
Just thought I would drop you a line and say thanks for the memories.
William Simpson