Children we were—our forts of sand were even as weak as eve,
High as they went we piled them up to break that bitter sea.
Fools as we were in motley, all jangling and absurd,
When all church bells were silent our cap and beds were heard.Not all unhelped we held the fort, our tiny flags unfurled;
Some giants laboured in that cloud to lift it from the world.(from) The Dedication to The Man Who Was Thursday G. K. Chesterton
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This page is dedicated to the giants of Role Playing Game creation - those whose work enables the rest of us to play.
The Pioneers:
- Dave Arneson - Dungeons & Dragons
- M. A. R. Baker - Tekumel/Empire of the Petal Throne
- Gary Gygax - Dungeons & Dragons
- Terry Kuntz - Dungeons & Dragons
- Rob Kuntz - Dungeons & Dragons
- Steve Perrin - RuneQuest/Call of Cthulhu/Stormbringer
- Marc Miller - Traveller
- Greg Stafford - RuneQuest
- Ken St Andre - Tunnels & Trolls
- James M. Ward - Dungeons & Dragons/Metamorphosis Alpha
- Sandy Petersen - Call of Cthulhu
Giants standing upon their shoulders:
- Steve Jackson (UK) - Fighting Fantasy/Warhammer
- Steve Jackson (US) - GURPS
- Ian Livingston - Fighting Fantasy/Warhammer
- Kevin Siembieda - Palladium/Rifts
Three centuries thereafter, I take passage overland
In the footsteps of brave Kelso, where his "sea of flowers" began
Watching cities rise before me, then behind me sink again
This tardiest explorer, driving hard across the plain.And through the night, behind the wheel, the mileage clicking west
I think upon Mackenzie, David Thompson and the rest
Who cracked the mountain ramparts and did show a path for me
To race the roaring Fraser to the sea.(from) The Northwest Passage Stan Rodgers