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eygaxfaq Page 2 of 7 Smith & Company GIANT FUN CATALOG of Unsuspected Mirthful Magic Apparatus, Entertaining Enchanted Items, and Hilarious Heka Objects you MUST possess." Iam also working on some additional projects for the lines mentioned: For the LA game line several adventures. For the generic line three books, one dealing with the criminal underclass in a fantasy world, one dealing with the socio-economic classes and their everyday life in a fantasy world, and one book of things and facts used for creating and filling the fantasy environment (the latter with Daniel Cross as co- author). For the LEIENDARY ASTEROGUES Fantastical Science Genre Expansion a campaign sourcebook. Meantime I am the one who reviews and develops/pre-edits all freelance submissidns for new products for the LA RPG system. this includes the line of fantasy novels set on the LEIENDARY EARTH world that Hekaforge will be launching soon (likely on early 2001). Of course I do contract work for Wizards of the Coast, most notably the fairly regular column, “Up on a Soapbox" appearing in DRAGON Magazine. Add to that some small amount of freelance writing that's called for now and then, and you will see I don't lack for things to do... Finally, yes! I do still manage to play games. I run a regular LA game campaign each Thursday night. It is about five years old now and going strong. I hope to add. another RPG campaign soon, time permitting. When odd opportunities permit, we play boardgames, cards, and the like too. What use in being a game designer if one can't play as well as create? Back to the top... Back to the homepage... AD&D and My Leaving TSR Many people are under the mistaken impression that Gary Gygax owned the majority interest in TSR. This is not the case, and here is the chronology that brought a definite minoxity shareholder status for Gary: 1973: Gary and Don Kaye form Tactical Studies Rules, an equal partnership. 974: Brian Blume is admitted as an equal (1/3) partner. 976: Don dies of a heart attack in January. His wife is impossible to deal with. TSR Hobbies Inc. is formed, and this corporation buys out Don's widow. At this point, Gary controls the corporation with c. 60% of the shares. Later on, because of extreme cash shortages, having spent a lot to buy out Mrs. Kaye, shares of TSR are sold to Brian and his father, Melvin. By the fall, Gary's interest in the corporation is down to about 35%, and thereafter it dropped to around 30%. Simply put, he didn't have the money to keep up with the share purchases. Yes, he FBI(19-cv-1495)-2271