William W. Connors.
I have no idea what he is up to, but I loved his work on Ravenloft (2nd edition), and in terms of coming up with memorable villains I think he rocked.
Will there be any (no matter how slight) chance to see him contributing to Pathfinder?
*walks off before he starts begging* (more that is)
Invisible thread monster strikes again, maybe an edit will help...
I don't think he was a big fan of 3rd ed, so maybe not much chance, I got this quote off of Monte Cook's site.
"In my mind, 3rd Edition was really a letdown. I could never work up any enthusiasm for it, because it just didn't feel like AD&D anymore. It always felt to me like a house rules game at a convention. That's not to say that some very talented people didn't work on it, but the heart and soul of the game was gone. To me, it wasn't all that much more exciting than playing with an Excel spreadsheet."
I don't think he was a big fan of 3rd ed, so maybe not much chance, I got this quote off of Monte Cook's site.
"In my mind, 3rd Edition was really a letdown. I could never work up any enthusiasm for it, because it just didn't feel like AD&D anymore. It always felt to me like a house rules game at a convention. That's not to say that some very talented people didn't work on it, but the heart and soul of the game was gone. To me, it wasn't all that much more exciting than playing with an Excel spreadsheet."
Can someone get his opinion to 4e or did his carotid burst after hearing about it, killing those around him with high-pressured, boiling blood?
Because that almost happened to me, and I like 3e.
Someone said my name?
Anyone know what happened to Roger Moore? (No, not the actor) That man was old-school goodness!
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Anyone know what happened to Roger Moore? (No, not the actor) That man was old-school goodness!Scuttlebutt has it that he got fed up with the industry and wants nothing at all to do with it.
If this is true, it's a real shame. He was a very talented man who helped to shape the feel of D&D, especially in the early 2nd edition period.
Anyone know what happened to Roger Moore? (No, not the actor) That man was old-school goodness!Scuttlebutt has it that he got fed up with the industry and wants nothing at all to do with it.
That is definitely our loss, if true. But he gave us a lot of great years, and I'll always be thankful for that. "The Day of the Dwarf" FTW!
Anyone know what happened to Roger Moore? (No, not the actor) That man was old-school goodness!Scuttlebutt has it that he got fed up with the industry and wants nothing at all to do with it.
The man gave me my first break back in '86, publishing the very first bit of freelance writing I ever submitted to anyone.
Cooler than James Bond, any day.
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Yeah ... I started playing D&D during the early years of First Edition. I read those great early issues of Dragon and man ... Roger Moore's name must have been on at least two or three great articles per issue! That guy was a D&D machine. He was probably one of the top 5 most important people to early D&D.
It's a real shame that he is no longer in the industry.
Wherever he is now, I'd like to think he'd be proud of what Paizo is doing w/ Golarion. Maybe not the 3rd edition crunch, but the campaign setting itself. As far as I could tell, Roger Moore loved Greyhawk. And Golarion is absolutely shaping up to be its spiritual successor.
Here's to one of the real, old-school "Giants in the Earth"...
I read that he was one of the founders of Dungeon, so we all definetly owe him big time.
The man gave me my first break back in '86, publishing the very first bit of freelance writing I ever submitted to anyone.
Can't say, only ever met the Bond one, not the Dungeon one.
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While we're at fond memories (actually I still like Roger Moore's "Point of View" series even today), I remember that quite some articles written by Lenard Lakofka, Lewis Pulsipher and Katharine Kerr left their imprint in my games.
And though this may sound heretic (and seems impossible to achieve), I wouldn't mind if Mike Mearls and Andy Collins contributed to Pathfinder.
And though this may sound heretic (and seems impossible to achieve), I wouldn't mind if Mike Mearls and Andy Collins contributed to Pathfinder.
INFIDEL! Let's HANG him! And then shout LETTERS at the gallows, RANDOMLY!
One designer I'd like to see on board is...
No contest! Monte Cook! Oh, wait, Paizo's recent email says he already is. OK, then, I nominate... Sean K. Reynolds! Er, he's already writing the Golarion deity articles. OK, how about James Jacobs, Nick Logue, and Richard Pett? What! Paizo already has them, too?
Well, then, how about some seriously old-school guys, like Rob "Uncle" Kuntz? What! A collaboration is already being discussed? Hmmmm, OK, how about some of the talented but lesser-known and under-utilized people, guys like Chris Mortika, maybe... oh, wait, he's contributing on the messageboards already!
Seriously, the only other one I can think of to make it a slam dunk would be Bruce Cordell.
Oooh, and is Lawrence Schick still around?
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While we're at fond memories (actually I still like Roger Moore's "Point of View" series even today), I remember that quite some articles written by Lenard Lakofka, Lewis Pulsipher...
Pulsipher's article "Be Aware, Take Care: Principles Of Successful Adventuring", to me, is an all-time classic full of devious ideas. Can't remember which Dragon it was from, though I'm pretty sure it was reprinted in one of the Best Of Dragon comps.
Seriously, the only other one I can think of to make it a slam dunk would be Bruce Cordell.
Cordell + Pathfinder psionics = Win.
Cordell + Pathfinder psionics = Win.
My thought exactly. And if they could get him to write a few adventures, too, better still.
Carl Sargent, hands down. Whatever happened to him?
If I remember correctly, Carl passed away several years back. I loved his stuff too, though he had a lot of haters as well.
Well, then, how about some seriously old-school guys, like Rob "Uncle" Kuntz? What! A collaboration is already being discussed?
I have to say I feel that Rob Kuntz is really not that good; the stuff I've seen by him was very poorly done. I understand that he used to be Gary's co-DM, but that doesn't automatically make him awesome.
I hope to pass on Andy Collins too, his design style doesn't appeal to me.
Frankly, I am pretty happy with the current Paizo crew as it stands now.
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I just wanted to point out that you won't see anybody working on our stuff who is a current Wizards of the Coast employee because WotC doesn't allow their staff to freelance for any other company other than Wizards. So if you ever see Bruce Cordell, Mike Mearls, or Andy Collins working on Paizo stuff, you will know that they are no longer gainfully employed at WotC. Now, I want to emphasize that this policy is not directed at Paizo, but rather at all other companies.
-Lisa
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I just wanted to point out that you won't see anybody working on our stuff who is a current Wizards of the Coast employee because WotC doesn't allow their staff to freelance for any other company other than Wizards. So if you ever see Bruce Cordell, Mike Mearls, or Andy Collins working on Paizo stuff, you will know that they are no longer gainfully employed at WotC. Now, I want to emphasize that this policy is not directed at Paizo, but rather at all other companies.
-Lisa
Very PC. I am sure when they instituted that rule that they worded it that way also. They should have said "cutting off nose to spite face" but whatever.
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Very PC. I am sure when they instituted that rule that they worded it that way also. They should have said "cutting off nose to spite face" but whatever.
What? You're not making any sense. It's standard corporate practice to forbid your employees from freelancing for other companies in the same field. Some corporations go as far as to claim ownership of ANY intellectual property you create while working for them, regardless of what sort it is; this is pretty tame stuff from Hasbro.
I read that he was one of the founders of Dungeon, so we all definetly owe him big time.
Can't say, only ever met the Bond one, not the Dungeon one.
The man gave me my first break back in '86, publishing the very first bit of freelance writing I ever submitted to anyone.
I'll take blows to the face for this one, but as Roger Moore's Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker he made the first great Bond impression on me as a kid he is my favorite, unpopular as that may be. I know Connery is twenty times the man, but Sean practically rapes women in those movies. He taps strangers on the shoulder, they turn quizzically and he @#$ks them right there where they work. Moore was a bit more debonair.
Okay, back to talking about Roger "Dragon" Moore et al.
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Very PC. I am sure when they instituted that rule that they worded it that way also. They should have said "cutting off nose to spite face" but whatever.I just wanted to point out that you won't see anybody working on our stuff who is a current Wizards of the Coast employee because WotC doesn't allow their staff to freelance for any other company other than Wizards. So if you ever see Bruce Cordell, Mike Mearls, or Andy Collins working on Paizo stuff, you will know that they are no longer gainfully employed at WotC. Now, I want to emphasize that this policy is not directed at Paizo, but rather at all other companies.
-Lisa
The other obvious thing that clause stops is more of Bruce Cordell writing for Malhavoc. Paizo's not the only company affected by it.
They should just let Bruce Cordell design anything he wants.
They should just let Bruce Cordell design anything he wants.
Even flower arrangements?
Call me a cheesy bastard, but I'd like to see Tracy Hickman involved. He's just got a flair for the epic. I also like Chris Perkins a lot, but alas he works at WotC too.
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I wouldn't mind seeing Steven Schend writing a few things.
I'd forgotten about him. What is he doing these days anyway? Is he still in the industry at all?
Personally, the fanboy in me would love to see some new artwork from Dave Trampier, but I understand that this is very unlikely given the strange circumstances surrounding his departure from the industry.
I'd also like to see some new black-and-white illustrations from Valerie Valusek. I loved her style back in the 2nd edition days.
Finally, is there any chance that we could get a poster map of Golarion from Darlene Pekul now that she's come out of 'retirement' to do work for Troll Lord Games. That would so utterly rock!
I wouldn't mind seeing Steven Schend writing a few things.
I'd forgotten about him. What is he doing these days anyway? Is he still in the industry at all?
Well, he's written the novel Blackstaff, has another FR novel called Blackstaff Tower coming out, and is posting on these very boards about playtesting his half-orc cleric/sorcerer with the Pathfinder rules . . .
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Well, he's written the novel Blackstaff, has another FR novel called Blackstaff Tower coming out, and is posting on these very boards about playtesting his half-orc cleric/sorcerer with the Pathfinder rules . . .I wouldn't mind seeing Steven Schend writing a few things.
I'd forgotten about him. What is he doing these days anyway? Is he still in the industry at all?
Well draft him into writing something, dammit!
Don't let him get out of here without turning in a manuscript or three....
Roger E. "Rogar of Mooria" Moore is now -- I swear by the sainted soul of Gygax that I am not making this up! -- writing Daria fanfiction under the alias of The Angst Guy. I have no idea what his day job might be, but the fic is good.
Well, he's written the novel Blackstaff, has another FR novel called Blackstaff Tower coming out, and is posting on these very boards about playtesting his half-orc cleric/sorcerer with the Pathfinder rules . . .
Well draft him into writing something, dammit!
Don't let him get out of here without turning in a manuscript or three....
I guess that might fall under working for Wizards, and so he would not be allowed to write for PF if he wanted to.
Finally, is there any chance that we could get a poster map of Golarion from Darlene Pekul now that she's come out of 'retirement' to do work for Troll Lord Games. That would so utterly rock!
Wow - now your getting before my time and I'm an old man. I think the last thing she ever did for the RPG industry was in 1983. I'd like to see a compilation of her comic Jasmine as I do recall there being some fall out over that when I first started playing but never actually saw the comic myself.
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Well it seems as if the authour is actually working on redoing the story in a modern form after all these years. Darlene's Blog.
It would also seem possible that Paizo could get a map done by Darlene as she seems to have returned to the industry after a 25 year hiatus.
Roger E. "Rogar of Mooria" Moore is now -- I swear by the sainted soul of Gygax that I am not making this up! -- writing Daria fanfiction under the alias of The Angst Guy. I have no idea what his day job might be, but the fic is good.
Looks like he is out of gaming - a google search turned up the following:
Andrew,Thank you for your note. I am the Roger Moore you are looking for, but after I was let go from Hasbro, Inc. in December 2000, I let role-playing games go from my life. I sold, gave away, or threw out almost all my gaming materials, then moved on. Your invitation was appreciated, but I cannot think of anything to contribute to discussions on RPGs these days. It is best left to people who have kept in better touch with gaming. I can't even follow my sons' gaming exploits.
Aside from that, you have my best wishes. Please send my good wishes to those in your discussion group, too. Enjoy.
Yours,
RogerRoger,
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Hey, there. I should say that I don't have anything against Hasbro itself, even after being laid off. That's life. I liked the company and the people I worked with. I just wanted to put the past behind me when I was let go. It wasn't bitterness, just a desire to move on and do something new with my life. I had been an AD&D man for ages, and clearly it was time to be something else.Hasbro, Wizards, and TSR were all okay with me. I got along with most people pretty well and wish them a good time.
Working on Greyhawk was a special treat for me. I loved doing the "The Adventure Begins" book, though it was hard to complete and ran into a lot of problems along the way. It was worth the trouble, though, and I hope it got the campaign going again in a good way. I gave it my best.
Best wishes to you all,
Roger
Note these are in turn apparently taken from the Dragons Foot forums.
Oops. Only the last sentence, the one about working for Wizards, is mine. Something in the tags was messed up.
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I just wanted to point out that you won't see anybody working on our stuff who is a current Wizards of the Coast employee because WotC doesn't allow their staff to freelance for any other company other than Wizards. So if you ever see Bruce Cordell, Mike Mearls, or Andy Collins working on Paizo stuff, you will know that they are no longer gainfully employed at WotC. Now, I want to emphasize that this policy is not directed at Paizo, but rather at all other companies.
-Lisa
Im just curious, did this policy happen when 4e was announced? Because Bruce Cordell (who I think is Awsome!)did Hyperconcious and a couple other things for Malhavoc Press awhile back.
Carl Sargent, hands down. Whatever happened to him?If I remember correctly, Carl passed away several years back. I loved his stuff too, though he had a lot of haters as well.
Really, didn't the last printed Dragon state that nobody knows what happened to him?
Anyway, Ivid the Undying is the one sourcebook that I devoured. It really is so good, that great just isn't a 'big' enough word to describe it.
I think the last thing she ever did for the RPG industry was in 1983.
Try Gary Gygax's Castle Zagyg for some of Darlene's recent RPG work.
Carl Sargent, hands down. Whatever happened to him?If I remember correctly, Carl passed away several years back. I loved his stuff too, though he had a lot of haters as well.Really, didn't the last printed Dragon state that nobody knows what happened to him?
Anyway, Ivid the Undying is the one sourcebook that I devoured. It really is so good, that great just isn't a 'big' enough word to describe it.
Actually, IF Sean K Reynolds is right, he got injured in a really bad car accident, and can't physically work anymore. That's too bad, too.
(source is Wikipedia, take it with a grain of salt: Here
Carl Sargent, hands down. Whatever happened to him?If I remember correctly, Carl passed away several years back. I loved his stuff too, though he had a lot of haters as well.Really, didn't the last printed Dragon state that nobody knows what happened to him?
Anyway, Ivid the Undying is the one sourcebook that I devoured. It really is so good, that great just isn't a 'big' enough word to describe it.
Actually, IF Sean K Reynolds is right, he got injured in a really bad car accident, and can't physically work anymore. That's too bad, too.
(source is Wikipedia, take it with a grain of salt: Here
I've seen that on a messageboard somewhere, can't remember which one (canonfire maybe?). I love Carl's work, it's some of my all-time favorite RPG material. I know he took some hits for the "From the Ashes" period of Greyhawk, but I thought that work was brilliant (despite the fact that at the time my home campaign was set in Geoff). It is truly unfortunate that Ivid never saw print.
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Im just curious, did this policy happen when 4e was announced? Because Bruce Cordell (who I think is Awsome!)did Hyperconcious and a couple other things for Malhavoc Press awhile back.I just wanted to point out that you won't see anybody working on our stuff who is a current Wizards of the Coast employee because WotC doesn't allow their staff to freelance for any other company other than Wizards. So if you ever see Bruce Cordell, Mike Mearls, or Andy Collins working on Paizo stuff, you will know that they are no longer gainfully employed at WotC. Now, I want to emphasize that this policy is not directed at Paizo, but rather at all other companies.
-Lisa
As far as I know, it has always been the case, but maybe they weren't enforcing it, or perhaps you could get permission on a case by case basis. Paizo was able to use WotC employees because we were a licensee. So we didn't pay much attention to this until we lost the license and thus our access to WotC employees.
-Lisa
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I guess that might fall under working for Wizards, and so he would not be allowed to write for PF if he wanted to.
Working for != employed by. Look at our own Nick Louge for example. Or the crew on the Pathfinder Campaign setting.
Disclaimer. Look at me being an arrogent SOB. 'Our Nick' indeed
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That is definitely our loss, if true. But he gave us a lot of great years, and I'll always be thankful for that. "The Day of the Dwarf" FTW!Anyone know what happened to Roger Moore? (No, not the actor) That man was old-school goodness!Scuttlebutt has it that he got fed up with the industry and wants nothing at all to do with it.
Dragon issue #42 will always be one of my favorites. "The Day of the Dwarf" was just an amazing article. 25 years later folks are still talking about it!
That is definitely our loss, if true. But he gave us a lot of great years, and I'll always be thankful for that. "The Day of the Dwarf" FTW!Dragon issue #42 will always be one of my favorites. "The Day of the Dwarf" was just an amazing article. 25 years later folks are still talking about it!
I don't even have my full copy of the issue any longer, but I've carted around the story I ripped out of the magazine lo those many years ago. Got to be one of my all-time favorite D&D stories.
All the more reason it's tough to read from earlier posts that Roger Moore really did leave RPGs behind for good.
I also miss Carl Sargent's work. It was his take on GH that really drew me into it to the degree that I moved away from my homebrew world and settled comfortably into the Flanaess. Him, and a bunch of AOL posters who kept the faith alive, like our very own Erik Mona. And now we have Golarion, which I'm eating up like candy. Good times.