Dungeons & Dragons Collecting Forums      FAQ   Register  Log in to check your private messages   Log in               biography of a TSR D&D Author Goto page 1, 2  Next View next topic View previous topic      The Acaeum Forum Index » Collecting General Author Message HexMapper Active Collector Joined: 02 Jul 2006 Last Visit: 15 Mar 2010 Posts: 74 Location: Ohio, USA Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 12:12 am Initially, without doing an extensive search and wiping out a ton of useful time, are there any reliable links to the origins of D&D modules, rulebook authors? Like, education or how they became fantasy writers, inspirations, and so on?   Truthfully haven't looked for a URL on a specific author, so decided to post it first. serleran Verbose Collector Joined: 31 May 2007 Last Visit: 09 Mar 2010 Posts: 1974 Location: outside looking in Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 1:26 am Wikipedia? mordrin Prolific Collector Joined: 30 Jan 2004 Last Visit: 15 Mar 2010 Posts: 301 Location: Chicagoish Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 7:10 am Not that I know of, and I doubt it. I've been looking for a reliable list of credits for RPG authors and not having any luck, either.   Pen and Paper database tries, but it has lots of holes. HexMapper Active Collector Joined: 02 Jul 2006 Last Visit: 15 Mar 2010 Posts: 74 Location: Ohio, USA Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:39 pm     serleran wrote: Wikipedia? Have to admit that I will never be an ally of this electronic "thing" HexMapper Active Collector Joined: 02 Jul 2006 Last Visit: 15 Mar 2010 Posts: 74 Location: Ohio, USA Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:43 pm     mordrin wrote: Not that I know of, and I doubt it. I've been looking for a reliable list of credits for RPG authors and not having any luck, either.   Pen and Paper database tries, but it has lots of holes. pretty much what I expected serleran Verbose Collector Joined: 31 May 2007 Last Visit: 09 Mar 2010 Posts: 1974 Location: outside looking in Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:45 pm     Quote: Have to admit that I will never be an ally of this electronic "thing" Me either, but I figured if there was a place, Wiki would be the place some rabid fan went all into stalking mode on some poor author... its been known to happen. mbassoc2003 Long-Winded Collector Joined: 03 Jan 2005 Last Visit: 16 Mar 2010 Posts: 4271 Location: UK Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 3:08 am Someone already has a book like that coming out. Allegedly. I, for one, will be buying copies if and when it appears. HexMapper Active Collector Joined: 02 Jul 2006 Last Visit: 15 Mar 2010 Posts: 74 Location: Ohio, USA Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 5:37 pm The "biography" in this title may have been confusing (not to be a jest). No actual plan to write a biography rather wondering whether information found in biographical material is around for TSR authors Zeb Active Collector Joined: 04 Feb 2003 Last Visit: 30 Aug 2009 Posts: 26 Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 9:35 am Depends on who you want to know about. Zeb Cook ashmire13 JG Valuation Board Joined: 10 Oct 2006 Last Visit: 16 Mar 2010 Posts: 1315 Location: Wandering aimlessly on the 8th level down... Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 3:20 pm     Zeb wrote: Depends on who you want to know about. Zeb Cook ExTSR Prolific Collector Joined: 01 May 2004 Last Visit: 09 Mar 2010 Posts: 870 Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 12:26 pm The best 'links' are the people themselves. Frank Mentzer Agent Cooper Prolific Collector Joined: 26 Oct 2005 Last Visit: 19 Feb 2010 Posts: 211 Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 9:55 am ExTSR:  Have you ever thought about writing about your life and experiences with the gaming industry? Mr. Cook? I mean, hey, why not?  Other famous people write books.   And you guys are famous!  (To gamers)   Kaskoid Prolific Collector Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Last Visit: 20 Feb 2010 Posts: 343 Location: Southwest Ohio Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 10:51 am     ExTSR wrote: The best 'links' are the people themselves. Frank Mentzer Yeah, what he said. Tim Kask Gnat the Beggar JG Valuation Board Joined: 11 Oct 2004 Last Visit: 16 Mar 2010 Posts: 2705 Location: A Secret Location somewhere in Texas Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:17 pm One of the things I like about this forum is that I can read posts placed by some of my favorite game creators, writers, DMs, and artists. SWEETNESS!   ashmire13 JG Valuation Board Joined: 10 Oct 2006 Last Visit: 16 Mar 2010 Posts: 1315 Location: Wandering aimlessly on the 8th level down... Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:22 pm     Gnat the Beggar wrote: One of the things I like about this forum is that I can read posts placed by some of my favorite game creators, writers, DMs, and artists. SWEETNESS!   A big 'Hell yeah' to that!   killjoy32 Grandstanding Collector Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Last Visit: 11 Mar 2010 Posts: 7874 Location: Runcorn, UK Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 6:51 pm     Gnat the Beggar wrote: One of the things I like about this forum is that I can read posts placed by some of my favorite game creators, writers, DMs, and artists. SWEETNESS!   er...and people like me Gnat the Beggar JG Valuation Board Joined: 11 Oct 2004 Last Visit: 16 Mar 2010 Posts: 2705 Location: A Secret Location somewhere in Texas Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:54 pm     killjoy32 wrote: er...and people like me I did say DMs didnt I?   Well, I have never been able to sit in on one of your games, but I have heard enough to wish to some day. Kaskoid Prolific Collector Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Last Visit: 20 Feb 2010 Posts: 343 Location: Southwest Ohio Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 1:31 am     Gnat the Beggar wrote: I did say DMs didnt I?  8) Well, I have never been able to sit in on one of your games, but I have heard enough to wish to some day. If there is a thief in the group, kill him right away or make sure he never, ever gets behind you...bloody bugger... killjoy32 Grandstanding Collector Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Last Visit: 11 Mar 2010 Posts: 7874 Location: Runcorn, UK Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 4:37 am     Kaskoid wrote: If there is a thief in the group, kill him right away or make sure he never, ever gets behind you...bloody bugger... next time, it will be a straight-forward dungeon crawl...no hidden agenda stuff. but john....next time, youre number 1 on the list to play for sure - you have my word on that. best Al ps. tim - get that module sorted to sell already Gnat the Beggar JG Valuation Board Joined: 11 Oct 2004 Last Visit: 16 Mar 2010 Posts: 2705 Location: A Secret Location somewhere in Texas Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:53 am     Kaskoid wrote: If there is a thief in the group, kill him right away or make sure he never, ever gets behind you...bloody bugger... I would likely petition to play the thief/assassin anyway..... And if not, the advice is appreciated, I read about what happened.... I have read and heard to be wary of Giant Shrews too, when delving in or near a certain manor. Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First       The Acaeum Forum Index » Collecting General Goto page 1, 2  Next   Jump to: Select a forum The Acaeum Forums----------------Collecting GeneralCollecting General - Non TSRCollecting AppraisalClassifiedsThe Acaeum Distributed Computing Project Subwebs----------------Judges GuildPlanescape  View next topic View previous topic Login or register to post new topics Login or register to reply to topics Login or register to edit your posts Login or register to delete your posts Login or register to vote in polls All times are GMT - 4 Hours