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Title: Looking for news about some industry friends from way back in the day ...
Post by: gentlemanbear on March 20, 2021, 02:12:57 AM
I've been out of the industry for years and have only played one 2.5-year campaign in the past 10 years, and it was more than a few years between that and the games I enjoyed before that, and have been wading back into the hobby generally, but only very gradually.
Wow! Things have changed A LOT!
Back in the early 80's, I did some gaming and hung out with a group of friends who were working in the adventure gaming industry, writers Sam Shirley, Gregory Maples, and Dan Greenberg, and their friend Anne Jaffe, who was editor of Game News Magazine and then Space Gamer/Fantasy Gamer later on (87? 88?). I also did some illustration work for Anne for Game News.
I would love to track these guys down and catch up with them, if possible.
If any of you can at least point me in a direction so I can reach out to them, I would be very grateful, indeed.
Title: Re: Looking for news about some industry friends from way back in the day ...
Post by: Omega on March 20, 2021, 05:50:31 AM
Is that the group that made the module for an RPG based on the movie The Keep?
Title: Re: Looking for news about some industry friends from way back in the day ...
Post by: gentlemanbear on March 20, 2021, 09:54:30 AM
Yes! They did!!
Title: Re: Looking for news about some industry friends from way back in the day ...
Post by: Omega on March 23, 2021, 08:40:53 AM
Have you tried contacting Steve Jackson to see if he still has their contact info?
Title: Re: Looking for news about some industry friends from way back in the day ...
Post by: gentlemanbear on March 23, 2021, 05:08:50 PM
Quote from: Omega on March 23, 2021, 08:40:53 AM
Have you tried contacting Steve Jackson to see if he still has their contact info?

No, I haven't – That is an excellent suggestion!
Title: Re: Looking for news about some industry friends from way back in the day ...
Post by: Blake on March 24, 2021, 06:31:50 PM
Greenberg has a website
http://www.danielgreenberg.com/
Title: Re: Looking for news about some industry friends from way back in the day ...
Post by: gentlemanbear on March 24, 2021, 10:08:09 PM
Very helpful, thank you!!
Title: Re: Looking for news about some industry friends from way back in the day ...
Post by: Samsquantch on March 24, 2021, 11:20:57 PM
Quote from: Omega on March 20, 2021, 05:50:31 AM
Is that the group that made the module for an RPG based on the movie The Keep?

Ooooh I love that movie but don't remember any modules based on it... what's it called?
Title: Re: Looking for news about some industry friends from way back in the day ...
Post by: Omega on March 24, 2021, 11:58:20 PM
Quote from: Samsquantch on March 24, 2021, 11:20:57 PM
Quote from: Omega on March 20, 2021, 05:50:31 AM
Is that the group that made the module for an RPG based on the movie The Keep?

Ooooh I love that movie but don't remember any modules based on it... what's it called?

The Keep. From Mayfair Games for apparently the Role-Aids system?

And to the op. Dan Greenburg has a website. Did you try that?

http://www.danielgreenberg.com/ (http://www.danielgreenberg.com/) and missed someone posted it already. opps.
Title: Re: Looking for news about some industry friends from way back in the day ...
Post by: Samsquantch on March 25, 2021, 12:07:09 AM
Thanks Omega!
Title: Re: Looking for news about some industry friends from way back in the day ...
Post by: gentlemanbear on March 25, 2021, 04:11:12 AM
Quote from: Omega on March 24, 2021, 11:58:20 PM
Quote from: Samsquantch on March 24, 2021, 11:20:57 PM
Quote from: Omega on March 20, 2021, 05:50:31 AM
Is that the group that made the module for an RPG based on the movie The Keep?

Ooooh I love that movie but don't remember any modules based on it... what's it called?

The Keep. From Mayfair Games for apparently the Role-Aids system?

And to the op. Dan Greenburg has a website. Did you try that?

http://www.danielgreenberg.com/ (http://www.danielgreenberg.com/) and missed someone posted it already. opps.

Appreciated nonetheless, Omega, thank you!
Title: Re: Looking for news about some industry friends from way back in the day ...
Post by: Omega on March 25, 2021, 04:18:20 AM
By the way.
How many people actually got the joke for the Anne Sez comic?  :-X