D&D General Original photo of David A. Trampier with his cab, found.

[Snarf Zagyg]

Wow.

I was wondering if anyone noticed the deep cut.

 

[Mannahnin]

I'm so immersed in Bostonian culture it didn't even strike me as a deep cut.

 

[ART!]

I particularly liked his 1e MM pieces:

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Those lich and lizardfolk images live in my brain to this day. Same for that DM's screen - sooooooooo many hours on the player side of that thing...

 

[Voadam]

I'm so immersed in Bostonian culture it didn't even strike me as a deep cut.

Although I haven't even seen the Johnny Depp movie, I grew up in Massachusetts so same.

 

[Mannahnin]

Although I haven't even seen the Johnny Depp movie, I grew up in Massachusetts so same.

Same. (though more NH, with tons of time spent in Boston as soon as I could drive)

 

[Thunderfoot]

So for those that don't know Dave was the night cabbie in Carbondale, Illinois, which just happens to be about 15 mins north of my home and the HQ for True Dungeon which I was working for at the time. (I know, right?).

When he died Jeff Martin tried very hard to get a hold of his paintings, but.... they were all destroyed, by David after his divorce. Evidently it was one hell of a bonfire.

As an aside, I saw Dave before he died one night after taking the train home from a trip up north. He was working his shift and picking up a fare from the train station.

Oh and that photo was for a Daily Egyptian (SIUC campus newspaper) article about him.

 

[LoganRan]

A Bard was adventuring in a dungeon one day, suddenly, Asmodeus appeared before him.

And lo and behold, Asmodeus made the Bard an offer.....

I will make it so you can sing every song ever made. You will be able to annoy every one you know, and even annoy people that have never met you, and your smugness will be known throughout all these realms. You will not only sing the songs, but other bards will sing about you, such that no one can escape.
....But, in return, you must give me your soul, your wife’s soul, the souls of your children, your parents, your grandparents, all of your friends, and the souls of any who have ever loved you.


The Bard thought about it for a second, then asked .... But what’s the catch?

Ha!

The joke's on Asmodeus. Bards don't have souls.

 

[WayneLigon]

Wow, read his Wiki page. There's a story in there.

"Trampier was suspicious of the offer, and wanted to ensure that TSR would not have any part of the publication"
Darn right there is. Something seems to have happened between them. Might be in the corporate minutes or correspondence that I assume WOTC/Hasbro now own.

So sad. I loved his work.

 

[darjr]

Jim Wampler shared this piece give to him by Tim Kask. Some people live a charmed life.

Sometimes Tim floors me, like he did yesterday. He's like, "Here. I want you to have this Dave Trampier art he did for his Titan article in Adventure Gaming." 15" x 9" shot on acetate.