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Title: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Marc R on September 09, 2011, 07:18:21 PM
Hey Forum Members,

     Many of you are aware, but some may not be, "Old" ICE (Charlton/Fenlon/Etc) went bankrupt, then became the "New" ICE under Mjolnir. In the process, a lot of work reverted to joint ownership of the author and ICE. . .meaning nobody could re-publish it, either in electronic or hardcopy form. . . .so for a lot of the old books, the only legal way to get a copy was to search Ebey.
     The only way for these books to come back in printed or PDF form, is for the author to be located, and a deal worked out to clear the rights for use. . .so if there's any book you really want to see come back, and you see it on the list below. . .it's stuck in limbo until the author is located and a deal can be struck.
     Since GCP began managing things, I was tasked with relocating these folks, and I have relocated some of them already. If this had been done two or three decades ago, it'd be a lot easier, since I have copies of old contact lists and correspondence including e-mails, phone numbers and addresses. . .unfortunately people move around quite a bit, and a number of these people are not still occupying the same physical or online real estate they were in in the 1980s or 1990s.
     That information will be handy to confirm the identity of anyone who checks in to claim they are one of these people. (I'd prefer not to waste time with practical jokers, so no hoaxes please).
     Take a look at the list, pass on the fact that we're looking to any of these folks if you know them, and ask them to contact Thom (http://www.ironcrown.com/ICEforums/index.php?action=pm;sa=send;u=8), Nicholas (http://www.ironcrown.com/ICEforums/index.php?action=pm;sa=send;u=11) or Marc (http://www.ironcrown.com/ICEforums/index.php?action=pm;sa=send;u=7) (me) either here on the foum or via e-mail. If you need a contact e-mail from one of us to send someone for this purpose, just ask. Of course, if you are one of these people, please let one of us know.
     There's no need to bandy about people's private contact information here in a public forum, so if you have a lead on someone please send it to one of us via PM rather than post it as a reply into this thread. That said, feel free to ask any questions you might have.
     Feel free to link to this post and spread the word that we're looking.

Thanks,
Marc Rosen
Guild Companion Publications
                                                                                   

     Here's the list of "Lost" authors, the crossed out ones are those I've already found so far.

17 of 82 found so far


Anders Blixt
Cyber Europe


Alessandro Canevese
RMC4
Italy as of RMC4

Andrew Morgan
RMC5
New Jersey as of RMC5

Anna Gaultney
RMC4
Peace Corps in Honduras as of RMC4

Art Ridley
RMC2, RMC3
   

Brian Booker
Death Valley Free Prison
   

Brian Potter
Nomads of the Nine Nations   

Carl Cramer
RMC4
Sweden as of RMC4

Chris Dumit
Arms Companion   

Chris Michalski
RMC7
Washington as of RMC7

Chris Stone
RMC3, Spell Users Companion

Christopher Ramos
Arms Companion   

Coleman Charlton
Sea Law   


Mike Cremer
Star Crown Empire and the Sea of Fates   

Dan Crosby
Arms Companion   

Daniel Andrew Whiteside
RMC5, RMC7, Spell Users Companion
Illinois as of RMC5 & RMC7

Darrin Anderson
RMC3, RMC4
Illinois as of RMC4


Dave LaLond
RMC7
Washington as of RMC7

David Blank
RMC5, RMC7, War Law   
Texas as of RMC5 & RMC7

David Eubanks
War Law

Des Garrett
RMC4
Ireland as of RMC4

Don Coatar
RMC3   

Earl Wajenburg
Mythic Egypt   

Ed Cassidy
RMC7
Ohio as of RMC7

Ephraim Ames
RMC4
California as of RMC4

Gorham Palmer
Pirates   

Keith Humphreys
Star Crown Empire and the Seas of Fate   

Hywel Phillips
RMC3, RMC4   
England as of RMC4

John Crowdis   
Islands of the Oracle
   

Janette Roth
RMC7
Iowa as of RMC7

Jason Coggins
RMC4
North Carolina as of RMC4

Joe Gubbini
RMC5, RMC7   
Ohio as of RMC5 & RMC7

Joel Thompson
RMC7
Indiana as of RMC7

John Geering
RMC4
Peace Corps in Honduras as of RMC4

Joseph A Buono
Arms Companion   

Joseph Bernard Daughtery
RMC5, RMC7, SUC   
Illinois as of RMC5 & RMC7

Kevin Barrett
Imperial Crisis house Devon in Trouble   



Kevin Hosmer-Casey
Norek
   

Ken Benson
RMC5
Oklahoma as of RMC5

Kevin Callaghan
RMC5, RMC7   
New Jersey as of RMC5 & RMC7

Kevin Knight
RMC4
Kentucky as of RMC4

Kieth [sic] Sweeney   
Arms Companion   

Laura Reutter
RMC3, RMC5, RMC7
Indiana as of RMC5 & RMC7

Lee Gold
Vikings
   

Lem Richards
RMC3, RMC5, RMC7, War Law
Texas as of RMC5 & RMC7

Leslie Roth
RMC7
Iowa as of RMC7

Matt Esget
Black Ops   

Mandy Merts
RMC5
Oklahoma as of RMC5

Mark Henneback
RMC4
Germany as of RMC4

Mark McLean
RMC3
England as of RMC5 & RMC7

Markus Kaipainen
RMC4
Sweden as of RMC4

Martin Blayney
RMC4
England as of RMC4

Mary Sue Sroda
RMC4
Peace Corps in Honduras as of RMC4

Matthew Ellis
RMC7
Illinois as of RMC7

Michael Mullin
RMC7
Netherlands as of RMC7


Michael Veach
RMC3   

Mike Carlyle
RMC2, RMC3   

Nanette Swayne
RMC4
Peace Corps in Honduras as of RMC4

Neitcha I Bornander
Arms Companion   

Paul Stafford
RMC7
California as of RMC7


Peter Perkins
Arms Companion   

Randy Kuipers
RMC7
Michigan as of RMC7


Rev Kieth [sic] T Locke
Arms Companion   

Ron Goral
War Law

Ryan Workman
RMC4
Ohio as of RMC4

Sanford Berenburg
Arms Companion   

Scott K. Stansfield
RMC7
New York as of RMC7

Sean Holland
RMC7
Oregon as of RMC7

Simon Matthew LePennee
RMC4
Channel Islands as of RMC4

Mike Sims
Star Crown Empire and the Sea of Fates   

Singh Khanna
RMC2, RMC3   


Steve Danielson
Martial Arts Companion
   

Thomas R Arnold
Space master Companion I   

Todd Foley
Tales from Deep Space, War on a Distant Moon, Beyond the Core   


Thomas Kane
Tales of the Loremasters I & II, Sky Giants of the Brass Stairs   

Tim Taylor
RMC3, RMC4, RMC5, RMC7, Journey to the Magic Isle, The Orgillion Horror, Cyclops Vale and Other Tales Alchemy Companion, War Law
Ohio as of RMC4, Indiana as of RMC5 & RMC7


Todd Caldwell
RMC4
Wisconsin as of RMC4

Vincent Charetien
RMC7
France as of RMC7

William R Bornander
Arms Companion   

William Van Horn
Sea Law   


Thomas Timothy Wyrostek
SUC   

David Louis Wienhoff
SUC
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Ynglaur on September 09, 2011, 09:33:58 PM
If any of these individuals have passed, do publishing rights revert to their estate?  Does it depend on the country?  (That is, if it becomes necessary, will heirs need to be contacted?)
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Marc R on September 09, 2011, 09:42:51 PM
We'll worry on estates if and when we find one has, unless you know of one who has?
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Ynglaur on September 10, 2011, 04:07:56 PM
I don't.  Just doing some math in my head (late 80's, figure authors in their 20's or 30's at time of writing, add some actuarial statistics...)  :(
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: smug on September 10, 2011, 07:24:08 PM
If we think we've located one via google, we should just email them, or pass their website, etc, on to you?
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Marc R on September 10, 2011, 09:19:02 PM
Pass the ID on to Nicholas. . .. if a contact turns out to be correct, we'll cross the name off the list.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: smug on September 12, 2011, 07:33:43 PM
Also, did anyone post this list or link to it at rpg.net? I could link to it there, otherwise, maybe someone knows a name.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Ynglaur on September 12, 2011, 09:21:48 PM
Yay!  Authors for Imperial Crisis and Sea Law have been found.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Marc R on September 12, 2011, 11:21:37 PM
Keep in mind multiple author titles, for some, it might require more than one for a given title.

Nicholas posted on RPG.net:

http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?592254-Rolemaster-Spacemaster-Cyberspace-Shadow-World-Lost-Authors-and-Lost-Books
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Setorn on September 13, 2011, 03:25:11 PM
I assisted with RoCo VII and do not see my name; guess I found.

For which system would they be retooled.  (RM2, RMC or RMFRP). 

I really wish that the new RoCoI had been re-balanced to prevent power creep.   

I sent to Nicholas (years ago) an updated Shadow Mage for RMC(, reducing the power level). I never heard back.  I have verbal confirmation from Joel Thompson (still in same place).  He can be found on Facebook.  Matt Ellis is a little harder to reach.  It has been a few years since we last spoke, but I will try.   

 
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: NicholasHMCaldwell on September 14, 2011, 04:15:39 AM
I assisted with RoCo VII and do not see my name; guess I found.

Yes, you've been found.

Quote
For which system would they be retooled.  (RM2, RMC or RMFRP). 

This isn't about retooling per se. It is about recovering the materials in their original form. Much of what existed in RM2 was revised / rewritten years ago for RMSS/FRP.

Quote
I sent to Nicholas (years ago) an updated Shadow Mage for RMC(, reducing the power level). I never heard back.  I have verbal confirmation from Joel Thompson (still in same place).  He can be found on Facebook.  Matt Ellis is a little harder to reach.  It has been a few years since we last spoke, but I will try.

I still have your Shadow Mage for RMC in my archives, nothing is lost. It did not make sense at the time to push further ahead with the Compendium idea, so I merely paused proceedings. If you would prefer the updated version rather than the original to form part of the Rolemaster Compendium, then that is possible but should be discussed by email.

Best wishes,
Nicholas

Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: smug on September 14, 2011, 11:33:17 AM
Nicholas posted on RPG.net:

http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?592254-Rolemaster-Spacemaster-Cyberspace-Shadow-World-Lost-Authors-and-Lost-Books

Hmmm, I was thinking of posting in Tabletop Roleplaying Open to see if anyone knows those people, games with them, etc.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Ynglaur on September 14, 2011, 12:06:32 PM
Btw, "Imperial Crisis: House Devon in Trouble" should read "Imperial Crisis: House Devon in Turmoil".

Though "Trouble" is pretty funny.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: NicholasHMCaldwell on September 14, 2011, 03:47:52 PM
Nicholas posted on RPG.net:

http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?592254-Rolemaster-Spacemaster-Cyberspace-Shadow-World-Lost-Authors-and-Lost-Books

Hmmm, I was thinking of posting in Tabletop Roleplaying Open to see if anyone knows those people, games with them, etc.

You can do that.

Best wishes,
Nicholas
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: smug on September 16, 2011, 05:55:57 PM
Thread (http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?593195-Can-we-help-Iron-Crown-Enterprises-in-the-effort-to-find-former-freelancers). We'll see if anything comes of it; I can post in it to say if someone gets found.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Marc R on September 17, 2011, 05:51:04 PM
interesting replies already.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Marc R on September 19, 2011, 03:25:28 PM
Lee Gold and Paul Stafford found, and crossed off. . .we're making progress!
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: markc on September 19, 2011, 07:59:14 PM
 Very interesting comments on the post.
MDC
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: intothatdarkness on September 23, 2011, 09:42:16 AM
PM sent.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: providence13 on September 23, 2011, 11:22:56 PM
I just found an Earl Wajenburg on FB. He seems to be the right age and professional bearing and could have authored Mythic Egypt. I sent a polite message with the link. I hope it helps.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: dutch206 on September 24, 2011, 10:48:50 AM
I still don't see Monte Cook's "Dark Space" on this list, although he hardly counts as a "lost" author.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: NicholasHMCaldwell on September 24, 2011, 03:10:01 PM
I still don't see Monte Cook's "Dark Space" on this list, although he hardly counts as a "lost" author.

Because he isn't Lost.

Best wishes,
Nicholas
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Ostof on September 24, 2011, 03:58:51 PM
Randall Kuipers, of the RoCo VII (and a few old Grey Worlds fanzine articles) variety is still alive and kicking, and is still passing time in Michigan.  Thanks to Liz Danforth for giving me a heads up regarding this thread.  :)  Those wishing to contact me can do so at: Ostof@yahoo.com.  Eager and willing to assist.  :)
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Marc R on September 24, 2011, 04:54:51 PM
So we can cross off Randy Kuipers, welcome, and thanks Liz.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: providence13 on October 12, 2011, 11:24:15 PM
Have confirmed that Earl Wajenberg is the author of Mythic Egypt and politely asked him to check out the site.
I don't have an email address but did give him a link to this post.
 Here he is on FB.       https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1693191657&sk=info
I hope it helps. :)
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Marc R on October 13, 2011, 03:15:45 PM
Thanks a few more have come in via PM or e-mail, as soon as any are verified, Nicholas will let us all know and cross them off the list above.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: MidKnight on November 03, 2011, 01:13:26 PM
I've let Brian Booker know that you're looking for him to get in touch with you.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Marc R on November 07, 2011, 02:08:58 PM
Nice! 17 down, 65 left to find.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Marc R on November 18, 2011, 01:56:32 PM
Well, we've found quite a few, and get a slow trickle of one here, a couple there. . .already have some books in play that'd been lost for a long time. Even a couple in now that need to be crossed off.

Thanks to all of you who've reached out and re-connected us with these authors, and some encouragement to the rest of you. . .we've found more than 20% of the above so far, so if there's a book you really want to see come back, get the word out, or do a little looking, we'll be more than happy to talk to any or all of them and try to work something out.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: craggles on November 18, 2011, 02:49:34 PM
I'm assuming you're wanting to sell PDFs/re-prints of these books once all the contributors are found?

I have a question regarding the Shadow World books.

Some of these listed are now considered as 'non-cannon'. Are you wanting to reprint these as well?
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Marc R on November 18, 2011, 03:02:01 PM
Anyone on the list we're looking to find, or else they wouldn't be on the list of people we're looking to find.

;-)
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Nolen on December 02, 2011, 12:39:19 AM
Well what do you know. I worked on Arms Companion; feel free to PM me.

Dan
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Knight of Roses on December 16, 2011, 12:53:20 PM
Sean Holland, who worked on RMC VII here.  Please contact me if I can be of help.

One of my friends pointed this out to me.

I am in Georgia now and I proudly boast of my Rolemaster work on my writer's resume (http://www.tychesgames.com/WriterResume.html).
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Marc R on December 16, 2011, 02:48:35 PM
Welcome back Sean!
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Knight of Roses on December 17, 2011, 08:45:31 AM
Thank you.

It will be quite a task gathering up everyone who worked on RMC VII, so best of luck!
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Marc R on December 19, 2011, 12:03:07 PM
If you're still in contact with anyone, do us a favor and pass on the word we're looking for them?
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: TeichDragon on December 30, 2011, 01:44:37 PM
Mark Henneback
RMC4
Germany as of RMC4

Don't know if that helps, but I just pulled out my old printed RMC4:
According the the book the name is "Maik Henneback"

And there's a german board game designer with the name "Maik Hennebach".

Greetings from germany,
Teich
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: TeichDragon on December 30, 2011, 01:57:05 PM
Sent a PM to Nicholas regarding "Markus Kaipanen".
I might have found a rather old email adress for him...

Teich
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Marc R on December 30, 2011, 01:59:11 PM
Thanks, and thanks.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: TeichDragon on December 30, 2011, 02:39:10 PM
Joseph Bernard Daughtery
RMC5, RMC7, SUC   
Illinois as of RMC5 & RMC7

This seems another typo, as my RMC 5 and 7 reads: Joseph B. Daugherty.
I actually found someone this name who lived in Illinois. According to some google hits he passed away in 2009. :(
I "think" his son is activ on the web though... (I doubt someone at the age 21 now wrote for RMC5 or 7 back then ...)
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Marc R on December 30, 2011, 03:08:07 PM
and thanks again.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: TeichDragon on December 30, 2011, 04:41:02 PM
Another one:
Quote
Jannette Roth
seems to be Jeanette Roth.

Leslie & Jeanette Roth seems to have written for GREY WORLDS.
http://www.erzo.org/shannon/gaming/indices/grey-worlds.txt

A search for "Leslie & Jeanette Roth" lead me here among others:
http://www.trans-iowa.org/people.php





Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Marc R on December 30, 2011, 06:09:23 PM
keep this up and we may have them all before 2012!
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: TeichDragon on December 30, 2011, 06:20:57 PM
LOL...  ;D

Thanks, just trying to help.
And i am quite good torturing google and other search engines. ;)

Btw:
Alessandro Canevese could be this guy here:
Quote
Games Owned By Year
Alessandro Canevese
(Coenedens)


http://www.boardgamegeek.com/profile.php?action=extstats&subaction=gamesownedbyyear&username=Coenedens
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/user/Coenedens

Last active in 2011 a PM might work there. :)
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: TeichDragon on December 30, 2011, 06:50:21 PM
Don Coatar might be a nick name.
I found some links referring to Chaosium.

Quote
Chaosium Gaming Events
Cthulhu Masters Tournament
Don Coatar is spear heading this year's CMT. 24 Players will join "The Honourable Company" and brave the Northern wilds. One lucky player will win the coveted Migo Braincase Trophy.

Maybe you could contact some of the Chaosium staff? (If that company still exists, not sure. Some mail-addys and the entry from 2009 can be found here: http://www.chaosium.com/article.php?story_id=427 (GenCon 2009)

Edit: It seems the name is Donald Coatar, here's a more informational link:
http://gencon.highprogrammer.com/gencon-indy-2011.cgi/event/RPG1119258

Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: TeichDragon on December 30, 2011, 07:52:16 PM
Sent Nicholas two more PMs, those contain some speculation.
Might be worth a look though. :)
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: oldronin on January 22, 2012, 12:49:57 AM
Hey,

I came across an RPGnet thread during a search that led me here.  I'm Matt Esget, the author of Black Ops. I'm on the list of people being sought on the freelance list.  I'd love to get in touch with ICE again - My email is esget at hotmail if you would like to have a conversation about the publishing rights.

Edit: Sorry, I meant RPGnet, instead of RPGNow.com
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: markc on January 22, 2012, 01:14:14 AM
Hey,

I came across an RPGnet thread during a search that led me here.  I'm Matt Esget, the author of Black Ops. I'm on the list of people being sought on the freelance list.  I'd love to get in touch with ICE again - My email is esget at hotmail if you would like to have a conversation about the publishing rights.

Edit: Sorry, I meant RPGnet, instead of RPGNow.com


 Welcome back! Another Lost Author found.
MDC
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: munchy on January 22, 2012, 04:38:18 AM
Mark Henneback
RMC4
Germany as of RMC4

Is it possible that his name is not Henneback but HennebaCH? An American would probably speak it as back at the end but in Germany we enjoy this rather elegant ;) 'ch' sound.
There seem to be some Mark HennebaCHs on the internet, even in the USA, so maybe looking it that direction might help.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Ironmaul on January 22, 2012, 02:40:14 PM
Board Game Designer Forum (http://www.bgdf.com/forum) is a likley place to find somebody that might know of the lost authors.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: ShadyLady on February 01, 2012, 06:45:32 PM
Well, I was directed here by a message from Bernd Teichert on Facebook.  I'm the missing Mandy Merts - now Mandy Wright.

I only contributed one small spell list to RMC5, and it would be fine for this to be rereleased in PDF or print.  If you guys need anything more formal from me, I'll be happy to help you out!

Mandy (Merts) Wright
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Marc R on February 01, 2012, 08:55:01 PM
Welcome ShadyLady, glad to have you back. Likely you'll get contacted by Nicholas, who handles these things.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: markc on February 01, 2012, 09:34:10 PM
Well, I was directed here by a message from Bernd Teichert on Facebook.  I'm the missing Mandy Merts - now Mandy Wright.

I only contributed one small spell list to RMC5, and it would be fine for this to be rereleased in PDF or print.  If you guys need anything more formal from me, I'll be happy to help you out!

Mandy (Merts) Wright


 Welcome and nice to find you.
MDC
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: TeichDragon on February 02, 2012, 02:10:04 PM
Well, I was directed here by a message from Bernd Teichert on Facebook.  I'm the missing Mandy Merts - now Mandy Wright.

I only contributed one small spell list to RMC5, and it would be fine for this to be rereleased in PDF or print.  If you guys need anything more formal from me, I'll be happy to help you out!

Mandy (Merts) Wright

Hi and welcome Mandy!
I hope some of my other research will help Nicholas bring back more authors. :)

It was really more a shot in the dark in your case, but I'm glad i was right.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Old Man on February 05, 2012, 06:49:46 PM

Lem Richards is on facebook (https://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/lem.richards) - given common friends in Ross Henton, I assume it is him.

Regards,
Old Man
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: TeichDragon on May 17, 2012, 09:34:25 AM
Are there still authors "missing"?
If yes, can we have an updated list? I think the one on page 1 isn't 100% correct anymore.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Ironmaul on May 17, 2012, 03:57:58 PM
You will find the list on the first page of this thread with those found crossed off the list.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Marc R on May 17, 2012, 07:13:30 PM
As far as I know, all the found authors are crossed off, if I missed any let me know and I'll cross them off.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Cecil on May 27, 2012, 06:48:41 PM
I did some work on HARP:Battlemaster (terrain rules and the maps) and would be very interested in working on battlemaps for other efforts.

I can be reached at solomoncecil (at) yahoo (dot) com
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: OLF, i.e. Olf Le Fol on August 16, 2012, 10:32:51 AM
Sent a PM to Nicholas regarding "Markus Kaipanen".
I might have found a rather old email adress for him...
There's a "Markus Kaipanen" on facebook (http://fi-fi.facebook.com/markus.kaipainen) and he seems to be a Swedish... No, I don't have Facebook so I'll live it to you guys to contact him.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Doridian on August 21, 2012, 08:24:01 AM
LOL...  ;D

Thanks, just trying to help.
And i am quite good torturing google and other search engines. ;)

Btw:
Alessandro Canevese could be this guy here:
Quote
Games Owned By Year
Alessandro Canevese
(Coenedens)


http://www.boardgamegeek.com/profile.php?action=extstats&subaction=gamesownedbyyear&username=Coenedens
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/user/Coenedens

Last active in 2011 a PM might work there. :)

Yes I am! I've been wandering for a while here in the past but I've missed this last call. As well as someone else above, I can tell that I only contributed two small rules about martial arts to RMC4. So it would be fine for me to see them rereleased in PDF or print. And if you need anything more formal from me, just let me know.

Ciao
Alessandro

P.S.: at that time I used to write to Coleman Charlton true letters with a type writer and to send them through the mail office… Somewhere in the basement, I should also have his replies, hand written IIRC. It seems a century ago!  :o

Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Doridian on August 27, 2012, 03:23:44 AM
Gosh, I've realized only today that even if I received in mid August 2012 a private message in BGG pointing here, the post I've replied dates back to December 2011… I'm really sorry of not having been aware before of this call, but in the last years I've only given quick glimpses to the RMSS/RMFRP subsection of this forum. Please, accept my apologies.  :-[
Ciao
Ale
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Marc R on September 14, 2012, 02:27:22 PM
No problemo, glad you found your way to this post.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Marc R on September 14, 2012, 03:23:46 PM
I kinna edit the top post, can someone please cross off the found folks?
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: yammahoper on September 15, 2012, 08:28:24 AM
With the revision almost done, is there still a need to hunt down authors of old materials to reprint?  Is this a quicker and economically superior model to writing new materials?  Finally, does releasing old RM2 materials support a new version, since presumably those materials would have to be altered and brought up to RMU speed (changes that may be significant enough to make them new materials)?

Just curious.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Marc R on September 15, 2012, 08:59:37 AM
I think I have managed to put together a complete collection of all the non MERP ICE titles for myself, and I didn't allow myself to get heisted for it. . .replacing books that get rocked in use or lost, one came across some of the pirates of the internet age. . .if you caught some of the silly prices people were asking for some of these out of print books, you know what I mean.

So, from that perspective, revision or not, a part of me likes to see these books come back from legal limbo. Just because it's two versions old, doesn't mean you might not be happy to get your hands on a legal copy of Sea Law. . .and happy to be able to do so at a reasonable price. Some of my RM books, I either never use, or I used like one or two paragraphs from page 32, but I still like having them (and I may have used them more way back when).

On the other side, it irks me that there are books out there where nobody really has the legal rights to them and they sit in that limbo. It's kind of hard to complain about piracy when you don't make any effort to make your titles legally available. If you want Sea Law, and you can't buy it, you are forced to steal it, now it's available again, so you don't have to.

Working on the revision, and turning your back on previous versions and not bothering to try and fix this particular mess seems sort of like tooting your own horn while treating your parents and grandparents badly. How can you love Rolemaster enough to want to work on it, and kick dirt on these books without even trying some minimal effort to help them back out of Limbo?

To me at least, it has nothing to do with money or usable materials at this point, it's sort of like an ugly scar on the landscape, which I chose to walk out to and poke with my shovel every now and then, toss a handful of seeds, and walk home. . .it doesn't really seem like very much effort expended to me, but over a long period of time we have managed to find a lot of people, clear a lot of the wreckage and heal some of the damage done.

Does that make sense to you, in explaining my motivations?
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: markc on September 15, 2012, 09:48:09 AM
With the revision almost done, is there still a need to hunt down authors of old materials to reprint?  Is this a quicker and economically superior model to writing new materials?  Finally, does releasing old RM2 materials support a new version, since presumably those materials would have to be altered and brought up to RMU speed (changes that may be significant enough to make them new materials)?

Just curious.


  I Pm'ed Nicholas H.M. Caldwell and he should have an Official answer from The Guild Companion Publications.


   For my answer I am with Marc R on this and would love to see the books come back in electronic form or/and POD. I also like looking at the old books for ideas or just to see what they were thinking about this or that.
MDC
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: yammahoper on September 15, 2012, 10:00:39 AM
I think I have managed to put together a complete collection of all the non MERP ICE titles for myself, and I didn't allow myself to get heisted for it. . .replacing books that get rocked in use or lost, one came across some of the pirates of the internet age. . .if you caught some of the silly prices people were asking for some of these out of print books, you know what I mean.

So, from that perspective, revision or not, a part of me likes to see these books come back from legal limbo. Just because it's two versions old, doesn't mean you might not be happy to get your hands on a legal copy of Sea Law. . .and happy to be able to do so at a reasonable price. Some of my RM books, I either never use, or I used like one or two paragraphs from page 32, but I still like having them (and I may have used them more way back when).

On the other side, it irks me that there are books out there where nobody really has the legal rights to them and they sit in that limbo. It's kind of hard to complain about piracy when you don't make any effort to make your titles legally available. If you want Sea Law, and you can't buy it, you are forced to steal it, now it's available again, so you don't have to.

Working on the revision, and turning your back on previous versions and not bothering to try and fix this particular mess seems sort of like tooting your own horn while treating your parents and grandparents badly. How can you love Rolemaster enough to want to work on it, and kick dirt on these books without even trying some minimal effort to help them back out of Limbo?

To me at least, it has nothing to do with money or usable materials at this point, it's sort of like an ugly scar on the landscape, which I chose to walk out to and poke with my shovel every now and then, toss a handful of seeds, and walk home. . .it doesn't really seem like very much effort expended to me, but over a long period of time we have managed to find a lot of people, clear a lot of the wreckage and heal some of the damage done.

Does that make sense to you, in explaining my motivations?

Yes, that does make sense.  I demand a tidy work station myself.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: GrumpyOldFart on September 15, 2012, 01:26:42 PM
I consider that a very good example, since Sea Law is one of the few old, out of print RM books that I have never owned and want to.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: smug on September 15, 2012, 03:39:56 PM
I have a complete collection (including the MERP stuff...) but I'd greatly like to see the old RM2 material brought out of IP purgatory. If it's not too expensive to convert them, I don't see the problem with maintaining the back catalogue for sale; WotC are making noises about doing something similar (years after their unpopular decision to pull the 1e stuff from electronic sale).
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: NicholasHMCaldwell on September 17, 2012, 08:34:13 AM
With the revision almost done, is there still a need to hunt down authors of old materials to reprint?  Is this a quicker and economically superior model to writing new materials?  Finally, does releasing old RM2 materials support a new version, since presumably those materials would have to be altered and brought up to RMU speed (changes that may be significant enough to make them new materials)?

Just curious.

For products where there is only one or two authors and where we have found a suitable scan, it means we can resolve the IP situation, the original authors can earn some cash and we gain their good will, and fans can get legal pdfs of old books, and it does not take too much of my time. For the mega-multi-author works, we may end up persuading those original authors to rewrite their material for RMU. It depends on how many folk are found.

Best wishes,
Nicholas
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: intothatdarkness on September 17, 2012, 08:46:58 AM
I consider that a very good example, since Sea Law is one of the few old, out of print RM books that I have never owned and want to.

It's up there in PDF now. I might be able to hook you up with a print copy if that's what you're looking for.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Marc R on October 04, 2012, 10:56:25 AM
With all the public beta related traffic, any of you people passing through after a long absence, or just joining the board, any of the people we're looking for per the top post of this thread? (If not, if you know them and can send them in the direction of this thread, that would be equally cool).
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: markc on October 04, 2012, 12:20:56 PM

Marc R,Maybe a locked topic at the top of each Beta Test section might help here. You might wan to contact Thom about it.
MDC
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Marc R on October 04, 2012, 12:36:52 PM
People keep clicking the "Check new threads" button, so our discussing this has now popped it to the top of the list twice.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: TeichDragon on October 06, 2012, 12:53:20 PM
I kinna edit the top post, can someone please cross off the found folks?

I second that... :)

Matt Esget -found
Randall K. - found
Alessandro Canevese - found
Mandy Merts - found

And I am sure I missed other authors. ;)
If someone can please update the first post in this thread, I'll check my google-fu if i can find more missing authors.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Marc R on October 11, 2012, 02:13:05 PM
I believe Nicholas and Thom are cross referencing people "possibly found" vs people actually gotten back into contact, and will update once that's clear.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: BonnTheBard on November 16, 2012, 12:29:13 PM
Uhhhh, so I just decided to check the ICE forums again after quite some time and came across this post.  Wouldn't it be a kicker if I told you I'd been gaming with two of the guys on the list for several years up until last year, and they're both on my Facebook and I still keep in touch?  Well, it's true.  I actually first joined their group because one of them was starting up a RM Shadow World campaign.  I'll give them a heads up that they are officially considered "lost" LOL, and I'll have them contact you.  :)
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: markc on November 16, 2012, 03:34:34 PM
BonnTheBard,
 Great other names off the list.
MDC
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Angel13 on November 16, 2012, 06:43:38 PM
Hi, A friend just brought this to light to me.. I am Neitcha I Valor (formerly Bornander) from Arms Law
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: JoeDaCabbie on November 16, 2012, 07:03:34 PM
I don't know if the PMs are working, but I can put you in contact wih all of the missing Arms Companion authors.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: kcallaghan on March 03, 2013, 12:13:46 AM
Hello everyone, found this by accident.  I guess I'm found now.   I look and feel much older now.   :)
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Cory Magel on March 15, 2015, 06:10:00 PM
I stumbled upon Steve Danielson just recently (Martial Arts Companion) so I'll pass his info on to whoever it is that needs to talk to him about getting rights back to publish it.  I'm guessing that's Nick?
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: markc on March 15, 2015, 06:17:49 PM
 Yes I would give it to Nicholas, Colin and Thom as that way it gets in a lot of peoples hands.
MDC
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: NicholasHMCaldwell on March 16, 2015, 04:36:07 AM
I stumbled upon Steve Danielson just recently (Martial Arts Companion) so I'll pass his info on to whoever it is that needs to talk to him about getting rights back to publish it.  I'm guessing that's Nick?

Yes, it is, and your email with Steve's contact details is already in my inbox.

Best wishes,
Nicholas
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: ob1knorrb on April 04, 2015, 06:56:57 PM
Is the list at the top up to date?  I see Steve Danielson is still listed as lost, or are you just waiting to hear back from him?
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: MrApollinax on April 07, 2015, 02:30:09 PM
hmm...it seems reasonable to assume that the Tim Taylor at BoardGamegeek (who lists credits for Bladestorm and War Law) is the same guy who worked on the Alchemy Companion (and, it appears, just about everything else).
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Cory Magel on April 07, 2015, 03:55:37 PM
MrApollinax, you might shoot Tim Taylor a message there to see if that is him and let him know to look into contacting Nick.  Without going into detail, I would suggest letting him know that the system has changed hands in management too.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: MrApollinax on April 08, 2015, 01:55:08 AM
Actually I'm not a member there. I happened to find the link on Google whilst trying to alleviate a bout of insomnia...I'd rather not join for the purposes of PMing someone. Perhaps there are people who are members here and on BoardGameGeek who might like to make that approach?
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: NicholasHMCaldwell on April 08, 2015, 03:52:18 AM
Is the list at the top up to date?  I see Steve Danielson is still listed as lost, or are you just waiting to hear back from him?

I've made the change on the list. I have been in touch with Steve Danielson and am awaiting what he would like to do. With RMU coming, there are different options that now make sense for authors of limbo works.

Best wishes,
Nicholas
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Cory Magel on April 08, 2015, 11:52:48 AM
Actually I'm not a member there. I happened to find the link on Google whilst trying to alleviate a bout of insomnia...I'd rather not join for the purposes of PMing someone. Perhaps there are people who are members here and on BoardGameGeek who might like to make that approach?
I'm a member, but I couldn't find him.  Do you have a link to where you saw it?
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: egdcltd on April 08, 2015, 12:26:04 PM
Actually I'm not a member there. I happened to find the link on Google whilst trying to alleviate a bout of insomnia...I'd rather not join for the purposes of PMing someone. Perhaps there are people who are members here and on BoardGameGeek who might like to make that approach?
I'm a member, but I couldn't find him.  Do you have a link to where you saw it?

There's this guy on RPGGeek: http://rpggeek.com/rpgdesigner/63/tim-taylor who is this user: http://rpggeek.com/user/Herr%20Niemand who may be this user on BoardGamesGeek: http://boardgamegeek.com/user/Herr%20Niemand
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: MrApollinax on April 08, 2015, 01:50:25 PM
That's the one.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Cory Magel on April 08, 2015, 03:57:49 PM
Thanks, shot him a message via BGG.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Profcrab on April 13, 2015, 02:10:40 PM
Is ICE still looking for the lost authors? If so, an updated list would be cool. I'll search around. Just doing a casual search I found the two people at the top of the list but you may have already found them.

*edit* this is what I found so far.
Anders Blixt
https://gondica.wordpress.com/

Alessandro Canevese
He seems to use the online handle Coenedens so I think these are him.
https://www.facebook.com/Coenedens
https://twitter.com/coenedens (seems like it wasn't used that much)
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Profcrab on April 13, 2015, 02:33:34 PM
cont . .

Carl Cramer
Nothing concrete but this Facebook profile looks promising.
https://www.facebook.com/carl.cramer.98/about
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: pastaav on April 16, 2015, 01:50:27 PM
Carl Cramer
Nothing concrete but this Facebook profile looks promising.
https://www.facebook.com/carl.cramer.98/about

Seems very likely it could be him since he on Facebook is friend with Olle Sahlin (that used to work on Target Games that did the Swedish MERP translation and loads of other games). I try to send him a not on FB to see if it is him. 
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: pastaav on April 16, 2015, 01:57:19 PM
Anders Blixt
https://gondica.wordpress.com/

This is the right one, I have him as a friend on Facebook. I will speak to him.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: pastaav on April 16, 2015, 02:16:11 PM
Anders Blixt
https://gondica.wordpress.com/

This is the right one, I have him as a friend on Facebook. I will speak to him.

Anders answered that he has already been in touch with Marc and have posted the required documents by snail mail.

The question if the list is properly updated seem to be on topic...
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: NicholasHMCaldwell on April 17, 2015, 11:05:31 AM
I think Marc may not have updated the list fully. In the case of Anders Blixt, I have checked my email records and I've been waiting on him sending me details of his OneBookShelf account so that I can actually pay him when Cyber Europe comes back.

Best wishes,
Nicholas
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: pastaav on April 20, 2015, 05:04:47 AM
I will mention it with Anders the next time I speak to him.

As for Carl Cramer it is right one. He said he would get in touch when he is back from a trip. He also mentioned that he is in contact with Markus Kaipainen (that nowadays is named Markus Viklund)
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: NicholasHMCaldwell on April 20, 2015, 05:09:22 AM
I have been in contact with Anders and have the necessary information to proceed with the return of Cyber Europe.

Best wishes,
Nicholas
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Cory Magel on August 20, 2015, 06:31:27 PM
Ran into Tim Taylor on Board Game Geek site.  He was the author of Journey to the Magic Isle, The Orgillion Horror, Cyclops Vale, Alchemy Companion, various other RoCo stuff as well as co-author of Bladestorm and author of the Bladestorm Bestiary.

Passed info along to him regarding the forums here and your email Nick.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: NicholasHMCaldwell on September 20, 2015, 08:13:25 AM
Ran into Tim Taylor on Board Game Geek site.  He was the author of Journey to the Magic Isle, The Orgillion Horror, Cyclops Vale, Alchemy Companion, various other RoCo stuff as well as co-author of Bladestorm and author of the Bladestorm Bestiary.

Passed info along to him regarding the forums here and your email Nick.


He has been in contact with me.

Best wishes,
Nicholas
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Verchial on December 03, 2017, 04:01:36 PM
Is this list current?  Or have some lost authors been located and not crossed off?

Thanks.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Jenkyna on December 09, 2017, 09:31:36 AM
Here is the most recent update I could find by searching the authors name.

http://www.ironcrown.com/ICEforums/index.php?topic=11282.msg193460;topicseen#msg193460 (http://www.ironcrown.com/ICEforums/index.php?topic=11282.msg193460;topicseen#msg193460)
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: vergessen on March 19, 2019, 07:53:57 PM
For what its worth, I contacted Laura Reutter today.  I passed her the link to this thread; she seemed pretty accepting when it came to reprinting old material, so hopefully she contacts you.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Old Man on March 28, 2019, 06:43:18 PM

Lem Richards is on facebook (https://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/lem.richards) - given common friends in Ross Henton, I assume it is him.

Regards,
Old Man

Y'all poke Lem?
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: pantsorama on April 10, 2019, 11:20:20 AM
This looks promising for Anna Gaultney

https://www.campwesleywoods.com/anna-bio.html

As does this for Mary Sue Sroda

https://www.murraystate.edu/academics/CollegesDepartments/CollegeOfHumanitiesAndFineArts/EnglishAndPhilosophy/contact.aspx

Both mention their time in the Peace Corps in the 80's
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Boromir on May 07, 2021, 04:39:32 AM
I've been in touch with David Eubanks, co-author of War Law.  Hopefully he will be in contact with ICE soon.

I note that for RMC2, the only author missing is Mike Carlyle; does anybody have an clues?  There is no obvious candidate amongst the many hits when I search for him.  It would be great to have this key Companion back in print.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Boromir on May 14, 2021, 03:44:25 AM
I’ve scoured this thread, and checked through https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/can-we-help-iron-crown-enterprises-in-the-effort-to-find-former-freelancers.593195/ (https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/can-we-help-iron-crown-enterprises-in-the-effort-to-find-former-freelancers.593195/) to provide an up-to-date view of the lost authors listed at the top.   This is a summary, done on a publication-by-publication basis.
Note that where a missing author has contributed to multiple publications, I have listed all instances, but only included notes from the thread against their first record.  ‘ User “x” ’ refers to members of this forum.

RMC2
RMC3
RMC4
RMC5
RMC6RMC7War LawArms CompanionSpell Users CompanionMythic EgyptPiratesStar Crown Empire and the Sea of FatesNomads of the Nine NationsBlack OpsSpace Master Companion I Martial Arts CompanionTales of the Loremasters I & II, Sky Giants of the Brass StairsGeneral Notes:

Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Boromir on May 14, 2021, 03:56:01 AM
So from this we can make the following observations:
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Colin-ICE on May 14, 2021, 10:05:57 AM
Just because authors are not lost, doesn't mean there aren't still impediments to publication.

Sorry, that sounded a lot more mysterious then it was meant to. I'm not involved in the finding and publishing of older products but it might be that authors don't want their work published or that we don't have reliable files for older products to make them available. Finding authors is only half the battle.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Hurin on May 14, 2021, 11:39:28 AM
That's a lot of good work though Boromir! Hopefully it is helpful.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Boromir on May 14, 2021, 09:19:45 PM
@Hurin: Many hours went in the analysis above so I am glad you appreciate it - it took  hours just to format the awful BBCodes to make it look readable!

@Colin-ICE:  I figured that might be the case, however I wanted to approach this enthusiastically and with optimism for a positive outcome as a fan of the products. I think we can assume though that authors who have self-identified through this thread are favourably inclined towards republication.

I have emailed Nicholas Caldwell to volunteer my help to the task.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Colin-ICE on May 17, 2021, 07:44:44 AM
Sorry Boromir. I think I came across as a bit pessimistic. Hurin is right, that is some amazing work. Thank you for taking the time to conduct a thorough search and to write it all up. Hopefully it will lead to a new publication and if it does I fully except you to give me a 'Told you so'.

Keep up the good work.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Boromir on May 18, 2021, 03:21:32 AM
Colin:  No problem at all, I am happy to help.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Jengada on May 18, 2021, 05:35:51 PM
Re: Nomads of the Nine Nations
I'm right here. When I first saw this thread a few years ago, I messaged someone and never heard back.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Boromir on May 19, 2021, 03:22:27 AM
Thankyou - I'd put you in to the list above, but it seems the function to edit an old post is not enabled.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Cory Magel on June 27, 2021, 10:25:53 AM
It sometimes requires some convincing that dealing with the ICE that we know and love today is worth their while.  I found a couple who I had to explain that certain things have changed before they were even interested in having a discussion.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Boromir on June 29, 2021, 02:36:22 AM
An update for the interested reader; discussions on a way forward have been ongoing in the background as to how I can help further. And yes, I do understand this is a very sensitive issue for some authors. 

If you are an author and want to see your work made available again, please contact @Colin-ICE to cover the licensing bit (his email address is also on the ICE website). 

My first priority (springing from my own interest) is to work towards seeing War Law available again.  David Blank is the only missing author for whom I have no contact information at all; any clues (by PM if you like) would be appreciated.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Cory Magel on June 30, 2021, 12:02:44 AM
I will say that, while I was quite unlikely to come to a mutual agreement with the previous incarnation of ICE, I had very little doubt that there would be any issues with the current individuals in charge and we almost immediately came to an agreement that we were/are both perfectly happy with.  If anyone on the fence would like to discuss any of that in detail feel free to private message me.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Boromir on December 04, 2021, 02:56:32 AM
We need your help!  After quite a lot of work in the background, @Colin-ICE and I have been able to contact and get agreement from some key "lost" authors, but to enable the publication of near-complete scanned products, we need to find two authors:
Does anyone here have contact with these two guys?  Or have clues or other contact methods?

And if you are the author of another product not in print, please contact @Colin-ICE, because he now has a streamlined process for you.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Boromir on December 12, 2021, 06:35:19 PM
Update:  Lem Richards is now in contact with @Colin-ICE
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: The Chorned Jat on January 09, 2022, 03:09:49 PM
Update:  Lem Richards is now in contact with @Colin-ICE
Congrats! I'm glad this project has been ongoing all this time!
(no personal connection to old products here, just a fan who used to own them :) )
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Cory Magel on January 09, 2022, 03:58:01 PM
If anyone is a paid member of LinkedIn they might try this for David Blank (not sure if it's who is being looked for)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dnblankedelman/
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Boromir on January 16, 2022, 11:45:28 PM
We think from work done by members of ICE discord that https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-blank-5946082/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-blank-5946082/) is the correct David Blank.  But we don't have paid membership to check.  @Colin-ICE was going to follow up.

Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Boromir on January 16, 2022, 11:54:19 PM
The next priority is to find the author Mike Carlyle, and this will unlock re-publication of RM2 Companion II and RM2 Elemental Companion (which was forgotten in the lists above).   From the old author lists and acknowledgements inside the publications, we think P. Singh Khanna and Art Ridley will have clues to help us contact him (they were in the same gamer group).  These authors have been in contact with ICE based on earlier work in the thread.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Hurin on January 17, 2022, 08:33:36 AM
The next priority is to find the author Mike Carlyle, and this will unlock re-publication of RM2 Companion II...

That would be big; RM2 Companion II has the whole skill listing with all the charts in the back for skill cost. I imagine it would sell pretty well.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Spectre771 on January 17, 2022, 03:51:59 PM
The next priority is to find the author Mike Carlyle, and this will unlock re-publication of RM2 Companion II and RM2 Elemental Companion

The two books I use most from RM2 LOL.  RMC-II is the bible for creating a PC and my whole gaming world is elemental magic only so the EC is used tons. :)
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Cory Magel on January 17, 2022, 08:20:46 PM
Possibility for Mike?
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-carlyle-3707b726/
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Boromir on January 18, 2022, 06:50:11 AM
Yes, RM2CII would be THE key companion to have back in print, which is why I am so keen to find Mike Carlyle.

(For those who don't know the rarer RM2CVI, it actually has a restructured and unified skill list simplifying all the skills from the companions that go before it. By calculations earlier in this thread, all authors are known and so it is with ICE to answer whether it is able to be republished.  I have scanned and OCR'ed my copy in preparation.)

Thanks for the suggestion Cory.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Old Man on August 14, 2022, 01:38:51 PM
Possibility for Mike?
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-carlyle-3707b726/

Looked at the profile and nothing speaks to ICE, but perhaps someone knows him from his US Army service (2001-2009)? (Said time frame vs. ROCOs suggests Mike is too young?)

Regards,
Old Man

Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: C.Tozer on September 12, 2023, 10:52:54 PM
Hi - its been a while since anything was posted here. Any news or updates in trying to find Mike Carlye or any of the others? I hugely support the idea behind this project and would be happy to lend a hand if I can help. I would LOVE the old ICE RM2 Edition books back in print/print on demand.

Please let me know if I can help.

I spent quite a while trying to track Mike down ... I have know idea what this site is/how it works or whatever but I did look up a friend in the USA on it and it seems to be legit. Dunno if this could be helpful? There are some Mike/Michaels on there that are in the their late 60s or 70s which I'm guessing may be right?
 https://radaris.com/p/Mike/Carlyle/

I also popped the following into ChatGPT too just to see what might come back:

"Q: Suggest ways (other than the obvious Twitter or Google search) that I could track down current day details for one of the designers that Rolemaster Companion II published in 1987. Where else can I look other than those suggested above
ChatGPT

A: Certainly! Here are some additional avenues you might consider when trying to track down a game designer or other professionals from older publications:

    Trade Associations: Many industries have associations or guilds. In the role-playing game industry, organizations like the Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA) may have contacts or can point you in the right direction.

    Industry Publications: Magazines or online publications that cater to the role-playing game industry often feature interviews, articles, and retrospectives that could include details about prominent members of the community. A magazine like Dragon from back in the day or more recent online equivalents might have some references.

    Alumni Networks: If you know where the designer went to school or college, the respective alumni association might be of help.

    Podcasts & YouTube Channels: Many podcasts and YouTube channels focus on the role-playing game industry. Interview-based podcasts or retrospectives might discuss older games and their creators. Engaging with the hosts or community can be a fruitful avenue.

    Industry Events: Attending game conventions like Gen Con, PAX Unplugged, or Origins Game Fair might allow you to meet industry veterans or enthusiasts who could have more information.

    Gaming Shops: Local gaming stores often have owners or employees who have been in the industry for a long time. They might know or have some leads.

    Specialized Forums: Websites like RPG.net or EN World have forums where many long-time RPG fans and professionals communicate.

    Online RPG Communities: Websites like DriveThruRPG or the RPG Stack Exchange can be places where you could potentially get in touch with someone who knows the whereabouts of older industry professionals.

    Contacting Cohorts: If you can find out other people who worked closely with the designer at the time (other co-authors, illustrators, editors, etc.), they might be more accessible and can provide a lead.

    Crowdsourcing: While not directly searching on Google or Twitter, you can ask on platforms like Reddit (particularly specialized subreddits like r/rpg) or Quora. The collective knowledge of such large communities can be very useful.

Remember, when reaching out, always be respectful and ensure that your approach doesn't infringe upon anyone's privacy. It's possible that some individuals may not want to be contacted, and their wishes should be respected.
"







Possibility for Mike?
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-carlyle-3707b726/

Looked at the profile and nothing speaks to ICE, but perhaps someone knows him from his US Army service (2001-2009)? (Said time frame vs. ROCOs suggests Mike is too young?)

Regards,
Old Man
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Lars1444 on February 19, 2024, 09:23:48 AM
Just to get an update. 

Is Mike Carlyle the only person still missing in the puzzle?    And if we (read: the fans) should be able to help, perhaps we could get some background information on Mike like: year of birth?, where was he from?, where did he live?, education, jobs etc.  Things that could help us search places like Facebook etc.     And could it be possible, that Mike was short for Michael?

Has anyone made a joined effort to try and find Mike?   and perhaps made a list on which Mike's that has been contacted so random Mike's all over the world aren't spammed with multiple messages from Rolemaster fans:-)

Best regards

Lars Smalby
Denmark
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Elrich Maltah on February 19, 2024, 09:35:46 AM
I know it was mentioned earlier that it's possible P. Singh Khanna and Art Ridley might have contact information for Mike Carlyle, but has anyone actually reached out to them to check on that?
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: jdale on February 19, 2024, 07:52:14 PM
ICE doesn't necessarily have any of that information. These were people who submitted content, not people who were ICE employees.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Elrich Maltah on February 19, 2024, 09:09:13 PM
These were people who submitted content, not people who were ICE employees.

Oh, sure, I'm aware of that. I was referencing the work mentioned in this previous post:

The next priority is to find the author Mike Carlyle, and this will unlock re-publication of RM2 Companion II and RM2 Elemental Companion (which was forgotten in the lists above).   From the old author lists and acknowledgements inside the publications, we think P. Singh Khanna and Art Ridley will have clues to help us contact him (they were in the same gamer group).  These authors have been in contact with ICE based on earlier work in the thread.

I didn't see any personal shout-outs from Singh or Art in this thread, so that seemed to imply that their previous contact with ICE would have been on file somewhere internally. Since this thread is more than 12 years old now, how likely is it that any of those old communication records are still readily accessible to the current crew?
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Lars1444 on February 21, 2024, 08:06:39 AM
Well...  I don't know how the copyright system works...  But if finding Mike Carlyle means that Companion II right can be granted/fixed, that is all that matters...   And if so, I don't understand why people aren't more keen on working together to try and find the guy?

I personally would love to get it cleared up, so there would be a chance that the Companion II could be used in Fantasy Grounds rules. :-)
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Elrich Maltah on February 22, 2024, 07:57:15 PM
For what it's worth, I've just been in contact with Art Ridley. He said he hadn't been in touch with Mike Carlyle in "more than a few years," and doesn't know how to contact him directly, but he'd put out some feelers to see if he gets a response. I'll post back here if I hear anything else.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Boromir on February 24, 2024, 06:06:42 AM
Checked back in after a long time away.  Mike Carlyle is definitely worth finding.  I'd digitize the Elemental Companion and Companion II (gratis) for ICE's republishing if the rights could be sorted out.
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: C.Tozer on February 25, 2024, 12:09:48 PM
For what it's worth, I've just been in contact with Art Ridley. He said he hadn't been in touch with Mike Carlyle in "more than a few years," and doesn't know how to contact him directly, but he'd put out some feelers to see if he gets a response. I'll post back here if I hear anything else.

Great thank you! Look forward to hearing!
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: C.Tozer on February 25, 2024, 12:10:38 PM
Checked back in after a long time away.  Mike Carlyle is definitely worth finding.  I'd digitize the Elemental Companion and Companion II (gratis) for ICE's republishing if the rights could be sorted out.

That is very kind of you Boromir! Thanks :)
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: C.Tozer on February 25, 2024, 12:19:42 PM
Well...  I don't know how the copyright system works...  But if finding Mike Carlyle means that Companion II right can be granted/fixed, that is all that matters...   And if so, I don't understand why people aren't more keen on working together to try and find the guy?

I personally would love to get it cleared up, so there would be a chance that the Companion II could be used in Fantasy Grounds rules. :-)

Hi Lars - sounds like you are as keen as I am to get some movement on this ussue & are keen to help. My concern is a lot of work appears to have gone into chasing either Mike or others for the other RM work down and there is no point in newbies to the task asking the same people the same questions they were asked 10 or so years ago.

Marc R was one of the original people in this discussion. Marc or anyone else can you point in us in the right direction to assist further please to ensure we are not going over old ground/leads that have already been checked?

Thanks
Title: Re: Locating "Lost" Authors to Bring Back "Lost" Books
Post by: Nolen on March 18, 2024, 01:40:06 PM
Just posting to confirm that I am the Dan Crosby from Arms Companion (author, not an artist). I *might* be able to track down Chris Dumit as well, if needed.