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Not sure how it came to be but I have a black dungeons and dragons shirt with that lich picute
On it.
it’s so cool it has a place with my most prized concert shirts
D&D General Original photo of David A. Trampier with his cab, found.
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On it.
it’s so cool it has a place with my most prized concert shirts
darjr
I crit!
Tramp is probably the #1 reason I still argue to this day that b/w art has its place in a book, and it doesn't have to be color all the time.
Some of my personal favorites. Art that when I saw them for the first time as a kid, I was hooked.
And this one was so impactful, that I paid homage to it when I had the cover done for Chromatic Dungeons last summer.
Some of my personal favorites. Art that when I saw them for the first time as a kid, I was hooked.
And this one was so impactful, that I paid homage to it when I had the cover done for Chromatic Dungeons last summer.
Blue Orange
Hero
The original PHB cover is as close to iconic as it gets--it's been spoofed lots of times
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On the subject of Trampier's disappearance...I agree, people should be allowed to disappear if they like.
There was a similar issue trying to track down the woman who did the original three-legged, long-tongued Nyarlathotep for Call of Cthulhu if I remember.
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On the subject of Trampier's disappearance...I agree, people should be allowed to disappear if they like.
There was a similar issue trying to track down the woman who did the original three-legged, long-tongued Nyarlathotep for Call of Cthulhu if I remember.
Snarf Zagyg
Notorious Liquefactionist
AtomicPope
Hero
DAT is one of my favorite D&D artists, right up there with Jeff Easley. Those two are responsible for me losing entire days staring at their work. The Monster Manual and DMG were something else. They seemed both authentically ancient tomes and instruction manuals at the same time. The AD&D Dungeon Master's Guide is really a work of art. Even the writing is different. Today's DMG reads more like a guidebook, while the AD&D DMG read like a medieval tome.
Emirikol the Chaotic is probably my favorite D&D art of all time. I love it! I've used that as canon since I was a kid. My last use of Emirikol was the PCs had to infiltrate his Black Tower along the River Styx. They couldn't fly their Spelljammer because there was a storm of iron, metal shards swirling endlessly around the tower. They got inside to find the tower was caught in an endless petty war. Emirikol was imprisoned in Carceri by Demogorgon when the fragment to the Rod of Law betrayed him (if you commit an unlawful act it will turn against you). Demogorgon was bound by the Rod and under Emirikol's control. The Demon Prince tricked him into breaking his contract, a grossly unlawful act, which freed the Demon Prince. Momentarily unable to use the Rod he was defeated.
The Demon armies seiged the Black Tower hoping to plunder it, but none were unable to wield the Rod of Law. They plundered whatever they could from the tower. The Demons fought each other and the followers of Emirikol, eventually capturing sections of the tower and hunkering down. When the PCs arrived there were several factions of Demons. There were also clever traps, magical servants, and what remained of Emirikol's loyal friends. The great library was almost entirely empty as much of the magic was used in the pitched battles. The players were a little pissed off about that. It was a lot of fun recreating what was more like a cyberpunk hive spire than a D&D dungeon and populating it with warring "gangs" of demons.
Emirikol the Chaotic is probably my favorite D&D art of all time. I love it! I've used that as canon since I was a kid. My last use of Emirikol was the PCs had to infiltrate his Black Tower along the River Styx. They couldn't fly their Spelljammer because there was a storm of iron, metal shards swirling endlessly around the tower. They got inside to find the tower was caught in an endless petty war. Emirikol was imprisoned in Carceri by Demogorgon when the fragment to the Rod of Law betrayed him (if you commit an unlawful act it will turn against you). Demogorgon was bound by the Rod and under Emirikol's control. The Demon Prince tricked him into breaking his contract, a grossly unlawful act, which freed the Demon Prince. Momentarily unable to use the Rod he was defeated.
The Demon armies seiged the Black Tower hoping to plunder it, but none were unable to wield the Rod of Law. They plundered whatever they could from the tower. The Demons fought each other and the followers of Emirikol, eventually capturing sections of the tower and hunkering down. When the PCs arrived there were several factions of Demons. There were also clever traps, magical servants, and what remained of Emirikol's loyal friends. The great library was almost entirely empty as much of the magic was used in the pitched battles. The players were a little pissed off about that. It was a lot of fun recreating what was more like a cyberpunk hive spire than a D&D dungeon and populating it with warring "gangs" of demons.
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Voadam
Legend
Voadam
Legend
Wow.
Snarf Zagyg
Notorious Liquefactionist
I was wondering if anyone noticed the deep cut.
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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
Legend
Although I haven't even seen the Johnny Depp movie, I grew up in Massachusetts so same.I'm so immersed in Bostonian culture it didn't even strike me as a deep cut.
Mannahnin
Scion of Murgen (He/Him)
Same.
(though more NH, with tons of time spent in Boston as soon as I could drive)Thunderfoot
Hero
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.
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
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WayneLigon
Adventurer
"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
I crit!
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.
