He lost, case closed. IIRC he repaid most if not all 'investors' over a short period of time, tho.
bonk! wrote:My fave WORMY strip is the one where the wicked wizard, Grimolry, on the back of ShadowCat, crashes through the glass shell of their current sphere of existence and flies out into hyperspace
Tav_Behemoth wrote:Hmm. Might it be lawful good if we raised a bunch of money and respectfully let Trampier know that he could claim it (& do whatever he wanted with it) if he picked up the pen again & started doing original art. If he didn't want to do that, we could use the money to start a health insurance trust for him.After the tragedies of losing Sutherland and Parkinson and the scare of Gygax's stroke, etc., etc., I feel like we should do whatever we can to look after the health of those original geniuses we have left -- especially if, as some have speculated, they might not be looking after themselves in the best possible mannet.
jkason wrote:To lok at it another way, read Wormy again, but from the point of view of someone who's making fun of gamers in general, wargamers in particular, and FRPG players specifically.
Tav_Behemoth wrote:Hard to argue with that analysis, Badmike, much as I wish it were otherwise!
Xaxaxe wrote:I agree: it's a wonderful image. For those who don't remember it:[ Image ]
Kaskoid wrote:To accuse him of ridiculing gamers and gaming is shallow, short-sighted and unfair. He very much considered himself a gamer, and was justifiably proud of Titan. He spent a lot of time with Jason and others developing that game.
Kaskoid wrote:Tramp's humor was much more subltle than a blanket condemnation of all games and gamers. His targets were those gamers that took gaming, games and themselves way too seriously. The sardonicism of Wormy shows that time and again. Tramp liked gaming, but not EVERY game. He liked gamers in general, but had no use for those gamers that were so wrapped up in it that they had no other life and had lost their sense of humor.