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Title: Do you like trolls? Post by: SirBruce on August 12, 2004, 01:55:32 PM (http://pweb.netcom.com/~sirbruce2/grimlettersmall.JPG)
Ahh, good memories. Bruce Title: Do you like trolls? Post by: HaemishM on August 12, 2004, 02:02:09 PM ...
Title: Do you like trolls? Post by: schild on August 12, 2004, 02:02:36 PM I'm fucking baffled as well.
Title: Do you like trolls? Post by: Hanzii on August 12, 2004, 02:09:22 PM Grimtooth is a troll?! ...and Bruce is a tool.
Title: Do you like trolls? Post by: SirBruce on August 12, 2004, 02:14:45 PM Flying Buffalo is an old RPG game company who made Tunnels and Trolls. Grimtooth was one of their company mascots. They produced a series of books under his name:
Grimtooth's Traps Grimtooth's Traps Too Grimtooh's Traps Three (Never published) Grimtooth's Traps Fore! Grimtooth's Traps Ate Grimtooth's Traps Lite Grimtooth's Traps Bazaar Grimtooh's Dungeon of Doom I got a trap published in Too, like, 20 years ago, and recently I came across the acceptance letter and scanned it in for shits and giggles. Bruce Title: Do you like trolls? Post by: Righ on August 12, 2004, 02:32:10 PM I have all of those. Liz Danforth's illustrations rock.
Edit: It's somewhere in the boxes o books mountain in the closet, or I'd do you a scan of the contributor page. Title: Do you like trolls? Post by: Signe on August 12, 2004, 02:34:49 PM I admit I understood, even thought it puts me in an age catagory I am uncomfortable with. Good piece of memorabilia, Bruce.
Title: Do you like trolls? Post by: WayAbvPar on August 12, 2004, 02:56:31 PM Add me to the old fart list- I remember those well.
Title: Do you like trolls? Post by: Piperfan on August 12, 2004, 03:04:44 PM FBI was still in business not long ago when I looked.
I played about 5 games of Starweb from the time I was about 8-11 years old. The web based game didnt recapture the experience sadly. I bought a AD&D book at their brick and mortar shop when I visited Pheonix years later. Tiny shop really compared to my imaginings 10 years earlier. Title: Do you like trolls? Post by: Hanzii on August 12, 2004, 03:26:09 PM I only have one. But I remebered Grimtooth.
Imo most of the traps were to convoluted and deadly... and I never found Grimtooth funny at all. But the trap illustrations were fun, though. Title: Do you like trolls? Post by: SirBruce on August 12, 2004, 04:22:19 PM Most of the traps were illustrated by S.S. Crompton. Currently he's working on something a little, er, raunchier, so WARNING NSFW:
http://www.demicomix.com/gallrysteve.htm Bruce Title: Do you like trolls? Post by: Grelf on August 12, 2004, 09:06:48 PM Showing my age too I guess.
I loved those trap books, much use were gained from them. Title: Do you like trolls? Post by: Arcadian Del Sol on August 13, 2004, 06:34:08 AM Bruce,
Thats cool beyond words. Which Trap? Title: Do you like trolls? Post by: Dark Vengeance on August 13, 2004, 07:16:22 AM It is indeed cool that Bruce got a trap published...although I must admit I'm a tad disturbed by the telltale stain on the letter.
Bring the noise. Cheers.............. Title: Do you like trolls? Post by: Arcadian Del Sol on August 13, 2004, 08:32:43 AM it looks like coffee, but I get the stupid you were making.
Waiter! Some more of that delicious 'obvious bait' for mister Dark Vengeance! Title: Do you like trolls? Post by: SirBruce on August 13, 2004, 09:54:09 AM (http://pweb.netcom.com/~sirbruce2/grim1small.JPG)(http://pweb.netcom.com/~sirbruce2/grim2small.JPG)
Bruce Title: Do you like trolls? Post by: Arcadian Del Sol on August 13, 2004, 09:58:06 AM good one!
My all time favorite is..... hmm - new thread. Title: Do you like trolls? Post by: Righ on August 19, 2004, 01:57:01 PM By a bizarre tiwst of fate, it was Tom Baker, playing the part of The Doctor that was blown limb from limb by Sir Bruce's trap.
Title: Do you like trolls? Post by: SirBruce on August 19, 2004, 05:07:41 PM (http://pw1.netcom.com/~sirbruce2/TomBaker.jpg)
Bruce Title: Do you like trolls? Post by: WayAbvPar on August 19, 2004, 06:43:37 PM Why is the tall guy wearing a mop on his head?
Title: Do you like trolls? Post by: SurfD on August 19, 2004, 06:48:25 PM Are you sure thats a guy?
Title: Do you like trolls? Post by: Zaphkiel on August 19, 2004, 06:53:50 PM Quote from: SirBruce Flying Buffalo is an old RPG game company who made Tunnels and Trolls. I got a trap published in Too, like, 20 years ago, and recently I came across the acceptance letter and scanned it in for shits and giggles. Bruce Flying Buffalo is an old play by mail computer game company that branched out into RPGs at one time. Ken St. Andre (author of Tunnels and Trolls) used to run Diplomacy variants. That's how I met him. Michael Stackpole worked there when I was there. I got a credit for "accuracy and continuity" for Traps Too. http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showbook&bookid=2338 Carl Eichelberger. Not that I did much. The Phoenix sci fi conventions at that time were something to behold. Steve Jackson was just getting started. Met Roger Zelazny and Fred Saberhagen. Good times. Title: Do you like trolls? Post by: Arcadian Del Sol on August 19, 2004, 07:25:26 PM STOP
Who worked at Flying Buffalo?????? Do you know what I have in the file cabinet right here next to me? About 500 pages of Its a Crime reports. I was just reading them last weekend - good times. edit: oh yeah, and I recently lost my Nuclear War card game (with expansions). gotta get that replaced asap. Title: Do you like trolls? Post by: SirBruce on August 19, 2004, 07:26:33 PM That's Tom Baker, guys, sheesh. With ME, for some of you who apparrently didn't catch that, either. I was about 13.
He was 6'3" and I was 4'11" at the time. He told me I needed to eat more porridge. Bruce Title: Do you like trolls? Post by: SirBruce on August 19, 2004, 07:28:21 PM Woohoo, I played It's a Crime as well. Also, Heroic Fantasy and the Star Trek PBEM. But mostly I played StarWeb and a StarWeb-ripoff whose name escapes me at the moment.
Bruce Title: Do you like trolls? Post by: Arcadian Del Sol on August 19, 2004, 07:35:28 PM Its a Crime was the best PBM for six weeks - and then some other gang would wipe you out entirely.
and yes - I paid for the extended reports. About 5 years ago, they tried to ressurrect the game and I got into it, but I don't think it lasted long. Title: Do you like trolls? Post by: Arcadian Del Sol on August 19, 2004, 07:36:33 PM Quote from: SirBruce Woohoo, I played It's a Crime as well. Also, Heroic Fantasy and the Star Trek PBEM. But mostly I played StarWeb and a StarWeb-ripoff whose name escapes me at the moment. Bruce 1. you're wearing Elvis glasses you old coot 2. so help me god if you dont stop getting cooler by the day, I'm going to kick your ass Title: Do you like trolls? Post by: SirBruce on August 19, 2004, 08:30:48 PM More random old photos:
(http://pw1.netcom.com/~sirbruce2/collage1.jpg) Bruce Title: Do you like trolls? Post by: schild on August 19, 2004, 08:39:48 PM That last picture freaks me out. I want to make it go away.
Edit: Is that picture up top the first booth babe? ever? Title: Do you like trolls? Post by: Ironwood on August 20, 2004, 01:50:13 AM My there's a lot on this thread to talk about, but I played It's a Crime over here in the UK (it was run, and still is, by KJC Games). I got way into the 'end game' where you become a mob boss and then was destroyed by what appeared to be a coalition of 15 other players.
Fuck. Also, the Tom Baker love is really cool, even if it comes from Bruce (Love Ya Brucie !). However, I have to point out to Mr Woodcock that the trap would NOT work on Mr Baker, since he would pick the lock with his sonic screwdriver. You fools. Title: Do you like trolls? Post by: Ironwood on August 20, 2004, 01:50:45 AM Double Posting for the Post Count.
Title: Do you like trolls? Post by: Rodent on August 20, 2004, 02:52:10 AM Color me impressed. Bringing grimtooth's traps along when GM'ing was great fun.
Title: Do you like trolls? Post by: Arcadian Del Sol on August 20, 2004, 05:08:00 AM Quote from: schild That last picture freaks me out. I want to make it go away. Edit: Is that picture up top the first booth babe? ever? My guess was Olivia Newton John. Title: Do you like trolls? Post by: SirBruce on August 20, 2004, 06:01:28 AM Just a friend of a friend. Nice outfit, though, and I wanted to provide some boobage, but I can't seem to find my pictures of Lousie Jameson at the moment:
(http://www.shillpages.com/dw/jamesl04.jpg) Bruce Title: Do you like trolls? Post by: SirBruce on August 20, 2004, 06:03:15 AM No comments on my velvet Snoopy? I still have him on my wall, but all my comic book posters are long gone.
Bruce Title: Do you like trolls? Post by: Ironwood on August 20, 2004, 06:03:22 AM Hmmmmm, Leela.
She knew where to stick a Janus Thorn. |