David Trampier, 1954-2014

[woodwardiocom]

One of the great artists and storytellers of the roleplaying game genre, David Trampier, passed away on Monday. His best-known work was for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, for which he painted the iconic cover of the Player's Handbook. His comic strip "Wormy", for Dragon Magazine, was much-lauded, though it was incomplete when he vanished from the industry in 1988. He apparently spent the last quarter-century driving a cab, among other occupations, and declined to return to the field he helped define. My writing career and gaming hobby would be different things, and likely lesser things, without his influence.

Comments

[bluegargantua]

That's sad.

In the book I'm currently reading, it opens with a band of adventurers raiding an underground temple and eventually that cover is essentially reproduced.

later
Tom

[aota.livejournal.com]

So many good memories associated with that cover and the great Wormy comic.

[drwex]

Aww man, that's sad.

Wormy was weird, but it was cool.

[weegoddess.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, that cover art brings back mem'ries.

RIP, David.