The Penguins of Destiny
The Retro Future
The X-1 Skycycle
The Space Warlock
Building Your First Robot
Polearms & Proust (or, In Search of Lost Biscuits)
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A very silly role-playing game about introspective thugs with big pointy
sticks. Inspired by this BlueSky post, and written by someone who has never
read P...
Ah, good old Caldwell :)
ReplyDeleteAt Gen Con 1993, I asked him if the "Caldwell Gem" was a deliberate signature feature of his work, or if it just worked out that way unconsciously, and he told me that it began accidentally, but that TSR's art director quickly asked him to perpetuate it, so that most of the Caldwell Gems were deliberate at TSR's request.
I think that was one of the last great industry mysteries for me. It was a magical day learning the truth :)