Roger E Moore

[Scribble]

What ever happened to that dude?

For that matter what ever happened to Buddy his weird adopted mannequin son?

I was looking at some old Dragon mags and it just made me curious.

 

[Aeolius]

A similar thread:
http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-discussion/199443-roger-e-moore.html

 

[Dausuul]

To summarize the linked thread, minus the nastiness: Nobody knows. After Hasbro laid him off in 2000, he left the biz and went on to other things. He has chosen not to reveal what those other things are. A fan who tracked him down in 2004 had the following e-mail exchange:

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,

Roger

Roger,

Thank you for replying. I can understand your feelings about Hasbro. Many of the ex-TSR folks we correspond with are clearly not Hasbro fans. As players and collectors of out-of print D&D material (Basic/Expert, 1e and 2e), none of us at Dragonsfoot are particularly happy about how the game has evolved - which is the main reason we came together in the first place.

As a long-time Greyhawk fan, I personally want to thank you for keeping the setting going as long as you could. I wish you luck in your future endeavors and will respect your decision not to join us.

However, keep us in mind if you ever need to promote any future writing projects or simply need a couple pats on the back or a "Well Done, Roger"! You still have a built-in fan base whether the Hasbro's of the world recognize it or not. We're always a couple of mouse-clicks away:

Dragonsfoot Index page

Good luck,

Username Fid on Dragonsfoot

Andrew,

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

Reading between the lines, it sounds like being let go was a pretty hard blow for him, and he decided it was better to simply walk away and not look back. A sad ending to an impressive career. I join Dragonsfoot in wishing him the best in whatever he went on to.

(With enough Google work, one could probably locate him again, but I'm not going to try. The above exchange makes it clear that he prefers to be left alone and does not want to rejoin the gaming community. If he ever changes his mind, he knows where to find us.)

 

[jaerdaph]

He's alright but Sean E. Connery was the best Bond...



Seriously though, Roger E. Moore was one of the best at TSR and his contributions will always be appreciated by me.

 

[Dragonhelm]

I met him at GenCon a few years back, probably around 2003. He signed my copy of Dragonlance Adventures.

Actually, we had an interview with him on the Dragonlance Canticle.

 

[darjr]

The dragons foot thread doesn't seem to be there anymore.

Wasn't he going to Gen Con post 2000?

 

[darjr]

Sorry. Didn't see the previous post.

Listening to the cast now.

Man.... how I wish I'd thanked Gary personally.

 

[Erik Mona]

I saw Roger at at least two Gen Cons after 2000, but he was always attending with his son, who as I recall was into Magic and other CCGs. I know Roger was very interested in model rocketry for a time, and was spending a lot of his "hobby" energy there as recently as a few years ago.

--Erik

 

[Dragonhelm]

Wasn't he going to Gen Con post 2000?

See my post above.