{"id":41549,"date":"2014-03-28T15:07:41","date_gmt":"2014-03-28T21:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/03\/28\/rip-dave-dat-trampier.html"},"modified":"2014-03-28T15:07:41","modified_gmt":"2014-03-28T21:07:41","slug":"rip-dave-dat-trampier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/03\/28\/rip-dave-dat-trampier.html","title":{"rendered":"RIP, Dave ("DAT") Trampier"},"content":{"rendered":"
Loved<\/i> his work in the Monster Manual.<\/i> Just dad-blamed loved it. \u00a0And, of course, there were his classic cover for the AD&D Player's Handbook.<\/i> I'm sorry to hear he's passed.<\/p>\n

A few articles talking about him (and showcasing his work — which was, for me, the definitive<\/i> appearance of so many critters and worlds):
– http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/David_A._Trampier<\/a>
– http:\/\/skylandgames.wordpress.com\/2013\/02\/18\/the-strange-case-of-dave-a-trampier\/<\/a>
– http:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/news\/view\/133338-Old-School-AD-D-Artist-David-Trampier-aka-D-A-T-Is-Gone<\/a>
– http:\/\/www.dorktower.com\/2014\/03\/27\/9489\/<\/a>
– http:\/\/terribleminds.tumblr.com\/post\/80974485435\/atomicovermind-word-is-that-dave-trampier-has<\/a>
–\u00a0http:\/\/towerofzenopus.blogspot.com\/2014\/03\/if-one-visual-was-ever-face-of-d.html<\/a>\ufeff<\/div>\n

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David A. Trampier, the Illustrator Who Defined the Look of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, Has Passed Away, 1954-2014 | Tor.com<\/a>
\n David A. Trampier, the artist responsible for defining the look of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, has passed away.\n <\/p>\n

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Loved his work in the Monster Manual. Just dad-blamed loved it. \u00a0And, of course, there were his classic cover for the AD&D Player's Handbook. I'm sorry to hear he's passed. 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