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Post Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 1:16 am 
 

I think it is for the revised 2nd Edition PHB.  The black covered one.

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Post Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 3:54 pm 
 

I'm feeling stupid…  :lol: Yes it's the sketch that inspired the revised 2nd edition PHB cover… The mind is slipping these days.
Thanks for the correction guys!  :)


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Post Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 12:10 am 
 

Okey Dokey - a side issue to this thread - Thumbing through old WD's and such like a few names were stalwarts in the industry back in my day - where are they now? Are any of them still involved in gaming, where, to sum up, have all these good men gone.

In no particular order
Steve Jacson & Ian Livinstone - must have made fortunes from FF and were probably the first to bring D&D physically into this country

Carl Sargeant - wrote lots of good stuff (think I read about him on here a long while ago
Jim Bambra
Graeme Morris - ST1 anyone?
Mike Brunton - as above
Phil Gallagher
Graeme Davis - See Alexander1968 interview
Lewis Pulsipher (Great name!)
Paul Vernon - Starstone - how we love thee!

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Post Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 3:57 am 
 

Carl Sargent  appearently dropped out of the gaming industry and went back to the UK probably into academia.
Steve Jackson is still very much involved in the industry.
Ian Livingstone climbs mountains.
Jim Bramba is the head of Pivotal Games.
Lewis Pulsipher is a professor at Central Carolina Community College.


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Post Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 3:06 pm 
 

The Mystery of Carl Sargent.   I really do wonder where he is.


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Post Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 4:09 pm 
 

gyg wrote:Thumbing through old WD's and such like a few names were stalwarts in the industry back in my day - where are they now? Are any of them still involved in gaming, where, to sum up, have all these good men gone.

Paul Vernon - Starstone - how we love thee!


I've been in touch with Paul as recently as last year, and the same with Roger Musson (he wasn't only your list, but I thought I'd mention him since his "Dungeon Architect" articles in WD are often remembered fondly).  Paul was involved with some online games, IIRC, while Roger's not been in the industry for awhile.


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Post Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 8:31 pm 
 

grodog wrote:
Roger Musson (he wasn't only your list, but I thought I'd mention him since his "Dungeon Architect" articles in WD are often remembered fondly).  


Yes - he should have been on the list of course (Dungeon Architect series were reprinted in Best of WD articles as I remember - great stuff)


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Post Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:55 pm 
 

bclarkie wrote:P.S  I am going to be listing over the next 5 weeks or so a SUBSTANTIAL amount of material.  I mean A LOT.  I am really going to be thinning the herd out, as I both need the cash and have no use for a lot of these items that I have found myself buying over the last few years. I am seriously considering getting out of the game completely and although I will not be selling everything I have, I am figuring a large portion of my stuff is going to be heading out the door. Stay Tuned...


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Post Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 12:54 pm 
 

Yo yo yo everyone!

I very occasionally drop by and scan through some threads. Definitely life 'getting in the way'.

3 kids (ages 7, 5, 2) keep me and my wife busy and we're moving house soon.

Still developing AuctionSieve when I get the time although not really getting to use it myself! I'm making decent money from it now but still not enough that I can quit from contracting. Oh, bring on that day...

And I've been reading Star Wars comics.... heh

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Post Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 10:55 am 
 

*bump*

Alright, does anyone know where Shipley has been lately? I haven't seen him post in at least a couple months now.  I hope everything is okay. :)

Also, where the hell has David been.  Its obvious from Ebay, that he's around, but he hasn't posted anything in awhile either.  C'mon David, where the hell are you? :)


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Post Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 11:35 am 
 

bclarkie wrote:*bump*

Alright, does anyone know where Shipley has been lately? I haven't seen him post in at least a couple months now.  I hope everything is okay. :)

Also, where the hell has David been.  Its obvious from Ebay, that he's around, but he hasn't posted anything in awhile either.  C'mon David, where the hell are you? :)


i know Mark is around, as he is currently bidding on a dark tower :)

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Post Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 11:44 am 
 

bclarkie wrote:Also, where the hell has David been.  Its obvious from Ebay, that he's around, but he hasn't posted anything in awhile either.  C'mon David, where the hell are you? :)


I think David has a pretty hectic job that keeps him on the go.

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Post Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 2:53 pm 
 

He's around.


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Post Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 3:36 pm 
 

Yeah, he's been at the last two secret inner circle meetings...ate all the damn popcorn.


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Post Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 3:49 pm 
 

bombadil wrote:Yeah, he's been at the last two secret inner circle meetings...ate all the damn popcorn.


...and still hasnt resolved an open issue with me yet. sheesh.


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Post Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 3:54 pm 
 

I know he is around, I can tell.  That wasn't my point. :)  My point was why isn't he posting anymore?


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Post Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 1:43 am 
 

To quote BC earlier in this thread
Alright, does anyone know where Shipley has been lately? I haven't seen him post in at least a couple months now.  I hope everything is okay. :)




Thinking about Mark earlier - Hasn't posted in nearly a month but last logged on 14/9.

Looking at Mark's profile - he's about to hit another 1000 milestone - guess you're making it a great post Mark? :wink:


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Post Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 2:46 am 
 

FYI

I recently had a deal with Hamilcar and had some problems of communication: this was not usual with him in the past but i had a week of silence after the auction...

Then he popped up and reported that he had troubles with Gustav... apparently few days after he had back power to his home and could log to reply and finalize the deal!

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