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David J. Ritchie
David James Ritchie (October 6, 1950 – September 6, 2009) was a game designer and author. Early life and education David Ritchie was a Canton, Ohio native who graduated from Lehman High School in Canton and then went to Grove City College in Pennsylvania where he met Deborah, who he later married. Career David Ritchie was working for Simulations Publications, Inc. (SPI) when it was taken over by TSR, Inc., TSR in March 1982. In the following months, as SPI employees either quit or were fired, Ritchie became the last remaining holdover from SPI. He designed ''The Omega War'' in his final months at SPI, before leaving in late 1983 to work for Coleco. Ritchie, along with Jon Pickens, David Cook (game designer), David "Zeb" Cook, Harold Johnson (game designer), Harold Johnson, Rick Swan, and Ed Carmien, co-wrote the adventure module OA2 ''Night of the Seven Swords''.Jon Pickens, Pickens, Jon, David Cook (game designer), David "Zeb" Cook, Harold Johnson (game designer), Harold Johnso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Connecticut
Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capital is Hartford, Connecticut, Hartford, and its most populous city is Bridgeport, Connecticut, Bridgeport. Connecticut lies between the major hubs of New York City and Boston along the Northeast megalopolis, Northeast Corridor, where the New York metropolitan area, New York-Newark Combined Statistical Area, which includes four of Connecticut's seven largest cities, extends into the southwestern part of the state. Connecticut is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, third-smallest state by area after Rhode Island and Delaware, and the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 29th most populous with more than 3.6 million residents as of 2024, ranking it fourth among the List of states and territories of the Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
David James Ritchie
David James Ritchie (October 6, 1950 – September 6, 2009) was a game designer and author. Early life and education David Ritchie was a Canton, Ohio native who graduated from Lehman High School in Canton and then went to Grove City College in Pennsylvania where he met Deborah, who he later married. Career David Ritchie was working for Simulations Publications, Inc. (SPI) when it was taken over by TSR in March 1982. In the following months, as SPI employees either quit or were fired, Ritchie became the last remaining holdover from SPI. He designed '' The Omega War'' in his final months at SPI, before leaving in late 1983 to work for Coleco. Ritchie, along with Jon Pickens, David "Zeb" Cook, Harold Johnson, Rick Swan, and Ed Carmien, co-wrote the adventure module OA2 '' Night of the Seven Swords''. Pickens, Jon, David "Zeb" Cook, Harold Johnson, Rick Swan, Ed Carmien, and David James Ritchie. ''Night of the Seven Swords'' ( TSR, 1986) Ritchie and Dave Arneson wrote a series o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Dungeons & Dragons Game Designers
A dungeon is a room or cell in which prisoners are held, especially underground. Dungeons are generally associated with medieval castles, though their association with torture probably derives more from the Renaissance period. An oubliette (from the French , meaning 'to forget') or bottle dungeon is a basement room which is accessible only from a hatch or hole (an '' angstloch'') in a high ceiling. Etymology The word ''dungeon'' comes from French ''donjon'' (also spelled ''dongeon''), which means "keep", the main tower of a castle. The first recorded instance of the word in English was near the beginning of the 14th century when it held the same meaning as ''donjon''. The earlier meaning of "keep" is still in use for academics, although in popular culture, it has come to mean a cell or "oubliette". Though it is uncertain, both ''dungeon'' and ''donjon'' are thought to derive from the Middle Latin word ''dominus'', meaning "lord" or "master". In French, the term ''donjon'' sti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
American Board Game Designers
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label that was previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2009 Deaths
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked below. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 Earlier years ''Deaths in years earlier than this can usually be found in the main articles of the years.'' See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year (category) {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1950 Births
Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 crashes in a snowstorm. All 19 aboard are killed, including almost the entire national ice hockey team (VVS Moscow) of the Soviet Air Force – 11 players, as well as a team doctor and a masseur. * January 6 – The UK recognizes the People's Republic of China; the Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with Britain in response. * January 7 – A fire in the St Elizabeth's Ward of Mercy Hospital in Davenport, Iowa, United States, kills 41 patients. * January 9 – The Israeli government recognizes the People's Republic of China. * January 12 – Submarine collides with Sweden, Swedish oil tanker ''Divina'' in the Thames Estuary and sinks; 64 die. * January 13 – Finland forms diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of Chin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Duchy Of Ten
The DA module series is a series of four adventure (Dungeons & Dragons), adventures for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game, designed to be compatible with the ''Dungeons & Dragons Expert Set''. They were written for character levels 10–14 by Dave Arneson and David J. Ritchie and published from 1986 to 1987. Modules ''Adventures in Blackmoor'' (module DA1) is a 64-page adventure with cover art by Jeff Easley and interior artwork by Jim Holloway (artist), Jim Holloway. It features some locations and characters from Dave Arneson's original ''Blackmoor (campaign setting), Blackmoor'' campaign. ''Temple of the Frog'' (module DA2, ) is a 48-page adventure published in 1986 with TSR (company), TSR product code "TSR 9175". This was a reworking of the original version, released in 1975 as part of the ''Blackmoor (supplement), Blackmoor'' supplement. It features cover art by Dennis Beauvais and interior art by Mark Nelson. ''City of the Gods'' (module DA3, ) is a 1987 adventure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
City Of The Gods
''City of the Gods'' is a 1987 adventure module for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game. Its module code is DA3 and its TSR product code is TSR 9191. Plot summary ''City of the Gods'' is an adventure scenario in which the player characters (PCs) are sent to the City of the Gods by the leaders of Blackmoor to negotiate for some divine magic, or steal the magic if bargaining fails. The PCs journey 4,000 years into the past to the land of Blackmoor. There, they are hired by The Fetch, previously seen in the adventure ''Temple of the Frog'', because the Froggies, a cult introduced in the same adventure, have become active once more. The cult is using the futuristic technology of the City of the Gods to achieve their ends, and the player characters must attempt to contact the inhabitants of the city to turn them against the Froggies, and possibly form an alliance with the Kingdom of Blackmoor. The adventure takes place in three parts, and contains elements of fantasy and sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Temple Of The Frog
''Temple of the Frog'' () is a 48-page 1986 adventure module for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' roleplaying game. Its module code is DA2 and its TSR product code is TSR 9175. Another version of it was originally released in 1975 as part of the Blackmoor supplement. Plot summary ''Temple of the Frog'' is an adventure in which the player characters must save a baroness held captive in the evil Temple of the Frog, located deep within the Great Dismal Swamp. Publication history The 1986 version of ''Temple of the Frog'' was written by Dave L. Arneson and David J. Ritchie,DA2: Temple of the Frog at RPGnet. Retrieved on November 26, 2008. with cover art by and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Adventures In Blackmoor
''Adventures in Blackmoor'' is a 64-pageDA1: Adventures in Blackmoor at rpg.net. '''' , designed to be compatible with the '' |
Blackmoor (campaign Setting)
Blackmoor is a fantasy role-playing game campaign setting generally associated with the game ''Dungeons & Dragons''. It originated in the early 1970s as the personal setting of Dave Arneson, the co-creator of ''Dungeons & Dragons'', as an early testing ground for what would become ''D&D''. Early history Blackmoor began as a development of David Wesely's "Braunstein (game), Braunstein" games following Duane Jenkins' Brownstone (Old West) variant and Arneson's own wargaming sessions, into which he had begun to introduce fantasy elements. Initially inspired by Conan novels and gothic horror, Arneson expanded the setting around the eponymous town, castle, and multi-level dungeon using ideas borrowed from ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''Dark Shadows'' and made use of the Fantasy Supplement rules from the ''Chainmail (game), Chainmail'' game. Blackmoor was a campaign centered on individual player characters capable of continuing progressions, which encouraged cooperative play to suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Dave Arneson
David Lance Arneson (; October 1, 1947 – April 7, 2009) was an American game designer best known for co-developing the first published role-playing game (RPG), ''Dungeons & Dragons'', with Gary Gygax, in the early 1970s. Arneson's fundamental early role-playing game (RPG) genre work pioneered now-archetypical devices, such as: cooperative play to develop a storyline instead of individual competitive play to "win"; and adventuring in dungeon, town, and wilderness settings as presented by a neutral judge who doubles as the voice and consciousness of all characters aside from the player characters. Arneson discovered wargaming as a teenager in the 1960s, and he began combining these games with the concept of role-playing. He was a University of Minnesota student when he met Gygax at the Gen Con gaming convention in the late 1960s. In 1971, Arneson created the game and fictional world that became ''Blackmoor (campaign setting), Blackmoor'', writing his own rules and basing the set ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
