Recent content by piper909

That's all superb! Thanks for posting the link to see the displays. Yes, I also hope Joe is doing fine and being a caretaker of these relics. Hey, Joe, if you see any of this, check in and say howdy, eh?

That Fury of the Norsemen prototype was bought with a batch of other Metagaming memorabilia by a serious Metagaming collector and at one time a lot of that was displayed on a Metagaming website he'd set up, an archive of sorts. I don't know if that has been maintained or not, it's been years...

Nice to see these pages again! Yes, there was some resistance within TSR at the time concerning the credits, but I believe Lawrence Schick went to bat on Paul's behalf and got him assigned as much design credit as EGG would permit. After all, Paul wrote half or more of the module, and the...

Oh, aye? Then my mistake! That was a long time ago, Tony. I can't recall who bought what I guess, except I'd thought that LOG edited mark-up was part of a big lot sold to Aaron in late 1998. When did you buy this? Was it off eBay? (I assume so, I don't know how I'd have reached out to other...

I worked at TSR Hobbies in 1980-81 and saw firsthand much of what has been reported since. I will say in brief that by that time (if not long before) Gary's manuscripts were slapdash at best and he left it to the TSR Product Development dept. to churn out a professional game or module. E.g...

Just watch out for snoopy girl reporters.

All I need do is comb my hair back and put on a pair of glasses. Easy-peasy.

It's not one I followed at the time, but I am familiar with it, and have read reprints and an occasional revival story. Yes, this is a good dodge Robbie Reed (?) had!

Study up on the actual history of firearms and learn about how they evolved -- and pick an era to work within, and decide how fast your world might allow for innovations (e.g., can magic be used to "upgrade" the technology?) How available are the resources for firearms, from gunsmithing to...

I have always been a reader. I had tons of books from the library on history and mythology and absorbed them all from the time I could read. And before I could read, some ancient myths were read to me by grandparents from various children's books. Also comic books (Thor! Silver Age DC and...

I want the super power of shape-changing. And every day I used my powers or any other power I'd alter my DNA profile and my appearance. And perform publicly -- IF NECESSARY -- as an entirely new individual each time. And not necessarily human, either. I'd just want to be like what some people...

Boy Howdy!!!

The notorious Duke of Wharton and his Hellfire Club make a short but memorable appearance in Anya Seton's historical novel "Devil Water" (which I highly recommend), set in 18th century England and America.

Roger that! I do have some plastics, esp. larger than man-size creatures, so I'm not entirely a lost cause. I agree, metal dragons, e.g., tend to be ultra-expensive and ponderous and liable to damage from handling. I'm all in favor of that sort of plastic or resin model. (And dinosaurs! Toys...

I'm with metal all the way. Much easier to clean and file and I can't stand the flimsy weight of plastics or trying to assemble multiple-piece minis and getting the super glue on everything except where it belongs. Plus plastic breaks, bends, and is often not a crisp a sculpt and harder to prime...