Erick Wujcik was the co-founder of Palladium. He is most known for his penning of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness & the Amber Diceless RPG. The man was a true gaming maverick, and the industry would not be as interesting as it is now if it was not for him & his work. He was a personal inspiration, and he will be missed.
The swimsuit issue of Rifter dedicated to him seems kinda tacky to me, but so be it.
I loved TMNT, liked Ninjas and Superspies, and thought Amber diceless was okay. He had his fingers in a lot of other stuff too. Met him and he seemed a decent fellow besides.
I am not sure whether I think losing Wujcik or losing Asprin is worse. It generally sucks that they are gone.
I loved Amber, liked TMNT and thought N&S was Ok ;) Then again, Amber is one of my favorite worlds of all time, so that's hardly surprising. The swimsuit issue seems a bit much.
Hard to quantify worse, but I do think the world is a different and lesser place for their passing.
Okay, I have to ask why is the world a lesser place for their passing?
From my perspective they have already done their input to the system. They made a mark, and then faded away. Its not like there aren't imaginative people out there who are working on new things, who have their fingers into a lot of works.
*shrug* perhaps because I never really played most of those systems means that it doesn't mean as much to me....but they died and moved on. *shrug* I just don't see the world as a lesser place.
*shrug* Because they weren't done creating yet? The world ebbs and flows, and yes, it grows when new things come in, and shrinks when old things go away...
I think the world is a lesser place when anyone dies, even if it's not really measurable.
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I was just thinking today that I wanted to get another game of Amber on...Haven't run that since college.
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Yes, about 17 artists are doing a swimsuit edition inspired by his settings and work and they are going to release it.
....not that I myself knew who the guy was, but other people of my flist were talking about his death yesterday....
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I loved TMNT, liked Ninjas and Superspies, and thought Amber diceless was okay. He had his fingers in a lot of other stuff too. Met him and he seemed a decent fellow besides.
I am not sure whether I think losing Wujcik or losing Asprin is worse. It generally sucks that they are gone.
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Hard to quantify worse, but I do think the world is a different and lesser place for their passing.
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From my perspective they have already done their input to the system. They made a mark, and then faded away. Its not like there aren't imaginative people out there who are working on new things, who have their fingers into a lot of works.
*shrug* perhaps because I never really played most of those systems means that it doesn't mean as much to me....but they died and moved on. *shrug* I just don't see the world as a lesser place.
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I think the world is a lesser place when anyone dies, even if it's not really measurable.
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