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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MerricB" data-source="post: 5462661" data-attributes="member: 3586">Well, I've just spent a couple of hours going through the  <a href="http://www.rpggeek.com" target="_blank">RPG Geek</a> database looking to see who these people were and if they contributed to Different Worlds. The results are below, along with a bunch of links if you want to investigate further.As an aside, the RPG Geek database is quickly becoming very impressive. They recently added a feature allowing the addition of individual article credits, and some of that was very helpful in this research, although I don't think the early DW issues are all broken out individually yet.<a href="http://www.rpggeek.com/rpgdesigner/13163/steve-perrin" target="_blank">Steve Perrin</a> - original designer of RuneQuest and other BRP systems. Also co-wrote CM9 Legacy of Blood, a D&D Companion level adventure, and FRC2 Curse of the Azure Bonds, the adventure conversion of the D&D computer game/novel from TSR. Contributed to many issues of DW, including #2, #3 and #7. <a href="http://www.rpggeek.com/rpgdesigner/561/gary-gygax" target="_blank">Gary Gygax</a> - a non-entity sent a letter by mistake. Not to be confused with E.Gary Gygax, co-progenitor of our entire hobby. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> Didn't contribute to DW, as far as I can tell.<a href="http://www.rpggeek.com/rpgdesigner/13461/ken-st-andre" target="_blank">Ken St Andre</a> - creator of Tunnels and Trolls and co-designer of Stormbringer. Ended up contributing several articles to Different Worlds, including #1 and #7.<a href="http://www.rpggeek.com/rpgdesigner/15000/david-a-hargrave" target="_blank">David Hargrave</a> - creator of the Arduin Grimoire, an alternative take on D&D. Contributed to at least 3 issues of DW (1, 2 & 31).<a href="http://www.rpggeek.com/rpgdesigner/754/marc-w-miller" target="_blank">Marc Miller</a> - creator of Traveller. Contributed to DW #1 and #9.<a href="http://www.rpggeek.com/rpgdesigner/16001/tim-kask" target="_blank">Tim Kask</a> - editor on early D&D products, (and had to rewrite/create a lot of Supplement 2, Blackmoor). Later created his own magazine (Adventure Gaming, IIRC). Don't think he contributed to DW.<a href="http://www.rpggeek.com/rpgdesigner/5679/edward-e-simbalist" target="_blank">Ed Simbalist</a> - Co-designer of Chivalry & Sorcery and Space Opera (recently discussed on Grognardia). Contributed to DW #1. (Sadly died in 2005).<a href="http://www.rpggeek.com/rpgdesigner/1832/james-m-ward" target="_blank">Jim Ward</a> - Creator of Metamorphosis Alpha and Gamma World, as well as contributing to a lot of early D&D. Contributed to DW #5 and #7.<a href="http://www.rpggeek.com/rpgdesigner/2233/m-a-r-barker" target="_blank">M.A.R. Barker</a> - Professor. Created Tekumel (which inspired Feist's Kelewan). Eventually contributed to DW #47.<a href="http://www.rpggeek.com/rpgdesigner/29516/david-a-feldt" target="_blank">David Feldt</a> - Creator of <a href="http://www.rpggeek.com/rpgitem/89436/legacy" target="_blank">Legacy</a> in 1978 - and if you haven't heard of it, don't worry, about no-one has. Contributed to DW #2.<a href="http://www.rpggeek.com/rpgdesigner/865/wilf-k-backhaus" target="_blank">Wilf Backhaus</a> - Co-designer of Chivalry & Sorcery. Died in 2009. Did not contribute to DW, as far as I can see.<a href="http://www.rpggeek.com/rpgdesigner/29296/mark-a-swanson" target="_blank">Mark Swanson</a> - Editor of the Wild Hunt (an early zine/publisher as far as I can see). Contributed to DW #1.<a href="http://www.rpggeek.com/rpgdesigner/13161/paul-jaquays" target="_blank">Paul Jaquays</a> - Illustrator for many companies, also did a lot of design work, including DQ1 The Shattered Statue for AD&D. Contributed to DW #1 and DW #24.<a href="http://www.rpggeek.com/rpgdesigner/917/steve-marsh" target="_blank">Steve Marsh</a> - There are two Steve Marsh's; so I'm guessing it's the editor of the D&D Expert Set and creator of the Sahuagin. The fact that he contributed to DW #1, #3 and #13 makes this more likely.John M Snyder - I have absolutely no idea.<a href="http://www.rpggeek.com/rpgdesigner/169/eric-goldberg" target="_blank">Eric Goldberg</a> - Co-designer of Paranoia and DragonQuest who later ran West End Games for a while. Contributed to DW #2.<a href="http://www.rpggeek.com/rpgdesigner/1852/scott-b-bizar" target="_blank">Scott Bizar</a> - Founder of FGU and co-creator of Chivalry & Sorcery. Contributed to DW #5.<a href="http://www.rpggeek.com/rpgdesigner/2724/dave-arneson" target="_blank">Dave Arneson</a> - Co-creator of D&D. Contributed to DW #3, #8 and several in the 40s.Nikolai Shapiro - Early Runequest gamer at SoCal (according to this <a href="http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=197745&page=4" target="_blank">rpg.net reference</a>), but I can find no design or article credits to his name.<a href="http://www.rpggeek.com/rpgdesigner/13226/lee-gold" target="_blank">Lee & Barry Gold</a> - Lee contributed to DW #1, #6 and #8, and worked for FGU, ICE and Steve Jackson Games. I can't find any credits for Barry Gold.<a href="http://www.rpggeek.com/rpgdesigner/33/ian-livingstone" target="_blank">Ian Livingstone</a> - Co-founder of Games Workshop and co-creator of the Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks. Involved in the original distribution of D&D into the UK. Did not contribute to DW, as far as I can see - but was very involved with White Dwarf.<a href="http://www.rpggeek.com/rpgdesigner/13263/paul-hume" target="_blank">Paul Hume</a> & <a href="http://www.rpggeek.com/rpgdesigner/43330/george-nyhen" target="_blank">George Nyhen</a> - Paul Hume was the co-designer of Bushido and Aftermath (FGU) and Shadowrun (FASA). Didn't contribute to DW. George Nyhen was the co-designer of Tyr Gamemaker's "<a href="http://www.rpggeek.com/rpgdesigner/13263/paul-hume" target="_blank">Space Quest</a>". Also didn't contribute to DW.<a href="http://www.rpggeek.com/rpgdesigner/498/greg-costikyan" target="_blank">Greg Costikyan</a> - A long list of credits, including Paranoia and Star Wars, and one of my favourite light RPGs, Teenagers from Outer Space. Contributed to four issues of DW, including #1 and #11.<a href="http://www.rpggeek.com/rpgdesigner/2715/darryl-hany" target="_blank">Darryl Hany</a> & <a href="http://www.rpggeek.com/rpgdesigner/335/frank-chadwick" target="_blank">Frank Chadwick</a> - Darryl Hany contributed to a few early Traveller products and co-designed "En Garde!" , but didn't write for DW. Frank Chadwick co-founded GDW Games and has a lot of wargames to his credit along with a few RPG products (including early Traveller and En Garde!). He wrote an article for DW #9 (an introduction to the Imperium in Traveller, alongside Marc Miller!)<a href="http://www.rpggeek.com/rpgdesigner/721/b-dennis-sustare" target="_blank">B Dennis Sustare</a> - Lent his name to <a href="http://www.dragonsfoot.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=38462&view=next" target="_blank">Chariot of Sustarre</a>, a high-level druidic spell in D&D. Originator of the druid class in D&D. Co-designed Bunnies and Burrows. Contributed to DW #1, #3 and #19.<a href="http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/2500/michael-scott-kurtick" target="_blank">Michael J Scott</a> - assumed name of Michael Scott Kurtick, co-designer of Space Patrol. No contributions to DW, as far as I can see.<a href="http://rpggeek.com/rpgdesigner/347/leonard-h-kanterman" target="_blank">Leonard Kanterman</a> - Designer of Starships & Spacemen (1978) and Star Explorer. Contributed to DW #1, #2, #6, #8 and #13. (A post from him on RPGGeek discussing the games is <a href="http://rpggeek.com/article/690833#690833" target="_blank">here</a>.)<a href="http://rpggeek.com/rpgdesigner/16424/nick-smith" target="_blank">Nicholas Smith</a> - likely to be the author of the <a href="http://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/46189/the-complete-warlock" target="_blank">Complete Warlock</a> (1978), an unofficial supplement/variant to/of original D&D. I can't see any contributions to DW.<a href="http://rpggeek.com/rpgdesigner/22/steve-jackson-i" target="_blank">Steve Jackson</a> - Ah, but which one? I'm not sure. One of them contributed to DW #2 (in an article co-written by David Feldt - "My Life and Roleplaying"). At present, the RPG Geek database has it down as the US Steve Jackson, but without someone looking at the actual issue, it's a bit hard to tell.<a href="http://rpggeek.com/rpgdesigner/1424/steve-lortz" target="_blank">Steve Lortz</a> - Interviewed in DW #1, also appearing in #2, #3, #4, #5 and #9. Mainly a miniature sculptor fascinated by ducks, according to his rpggeek entry. Co-designed Star Rovers.Cheers!</blockquote>

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