Rakasha by Dave Trampier |
Toast Dave today and remember a man who made the Rakasha look cool and inspired us all to be better than we are.
Your thoughts?
Rakasha by Dave Trampier |
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His art is synonymous with the old-school AD&D feel. I don't know if he ever realized how much he was appreciated by the readers of the monster manual and wormy.
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I'd like to think he did/does, but it's hard to know. He just completely disappeared from the hobby and went his own way in life. I wonder if any of us would be able to do the same thing . . .
DeleteI suppose the thing to keep in mind is that he was, in every way, a thoroughly remarkable man that defied expectations and conventions and lived his life only as he would have it.
A singular, I daresay genius, talent. Like many such, his motivations are somewhat inscrutable to the rest of us. I do sometimes wish that I could ask him "why", or that he would let someone know, but I am content to respect his wishes. Whatever else, he left behind a tremendously important and satisfying body of work.
ReplyDeleteYou and me both faoladh.
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