No image sums up D&D like this one.


No image sums up D&D like this one. 

RIP Dave Trampier.

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  1. N. Phillip Cole (NPC)March 28, 2014 at 7:02 AM

    ...whaaaat? Another great one has passed??

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  2. Casey G.March 28, 2014 at 7:03 AM

    Yep, his obit appeared in a newspaper. Only 59.

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  3. Casey G.March 28, 2014 at 7:13 AM

    This is it.
    http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thesouthern/obituary.aspx?n=david-trampier&pid=170356694&
    Someone should at least get some local news coverage on this. He'd completely walked away from his art and gaming years ago, but jeez, what an impact.

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  4. Craig BrascoMarch 28, 2014 at 7:16 AM

    Arguably one of the best illustrators of the early TSR era. Definitely my favorite. The tone illustration of the dwarves and hobbits going down some stairs with the magic mouth in the wall is my favorite 1E illo ever - again a Trampier piece.

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  5. Edgar JohnsonMarch 28, 2014 at 8:37 AM

    Best player's manual cover of them all. Killing that thing and taking its shit. This is why we game.

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