Just heard about this on Metafilter. It's sad to see him go, but he had a GREAT run and brought happiness to millions. I hope he's enjoying whatever Good-aligned Outer Plane he finds himself on :)
Looking for some adventure roleplaying in or around Champaign-Urbana, Illinois? I currently run the original version of Traveller every other Wednesday at Armored Gopher Games in Urbana.
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"You should all review Jeff Rients threefold model to even begin understanding my superiour insight."
"Man, is there anything Jeff CAN'T do when it comes to gaming? This guy is like a critical 20 every roll. Jeff can bite the heads offa five game geeks, including their sorry-ass DM, and spit 'em into a large duffel bag ONE AT A TIME!...that's just the kind of messed up bastard he is! You think yer a gamer, punk? Well..do ya? Jeff will depants your weasel-ass right in front of your grandma."
Damn! Heard it here first...
ReplyDeleteMy game session is tomorrow; I got to let my players know about this. I got to let GEAS know about this. Some form of memorial is in order.
I'm feeling strange; I'm going outside for a smoke.
Gah :( Well, we knew his health had been rotten lately, but still ... gah.
ReplyDeleteJust heard about this on Metafilter. It's sad to see him go, but he had a GREAT run and brought happiness to millions. I hope he's enjoying whatever Good-aligned Outer Plane he finds himself on :)
ReplyDeleteHe opened the gateway to this weirdness for me, for which I'm eternally grateful. Rest easy.
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking about doing something special during Tonight's game. Something epic.
ReplyDeleteMaybe it's finally time that I purged out all of the borrowed Greyhawk deities in my campaign.
Just this morning I was rolling up Hordelings from his Monster Manual II.
ReplyDeleteIt's tough to sum up just how much of an impact his work has had on me.
Thanks for the fun times, Gary.