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RIP Erick Wujcik
Jun. 9th, 2008 06:03 pmErick Wujcik passed away on Saturday from complications of pancreatic cancer. I didn’t really know Erick, and he certainly didn’t know me; our professional paths never crossed. He was well-established as a name in the RPG industry long before I was ever published, and began transitioning to greener pastures by the time I was becoming established myself. Still, he had an impact on my gaming, and therefore my career.
I first became aware of Erick back in my first years of attending the GenCon Game Fair. He did a seminar on diceless roleplaying—a pretty radical concept for both the industry and the early 20-something me. I found Erick’s ideas and the stories about his own games in which he applied and refined them fascinating. It made me think about roleplaying, and game design, in a different way. I attended other seminars he gave on game design and gamemasters over the years as well, and found them just as interesting.
So, in addition to your body of work, which is an achievement that speaks for itself, thank you, Erick, for leading me down a few unexplored paths and lighting the way for me to follow them on my own. Rest in peace.
I first became aware of Erick back in my first years of attending the GenCon Game Fair. He did a seminar on diceless roleplaying—a pretty radical concept for both the industry and the early 20-something me. I found Erick’s ideas and the stories about his own games in which he applied and refined them fascinating. It made me think about roleplaying, and game design, in a different way. I attended other seminars he gave on game design and gamemasters over the years as well, and found them just as interesting.
So, in addition to your body of work, which is an achievement that speaks for itself, thank you, Erick, for leading me down a few unexplored paths and lighting the way for me to follow them on my own. Rest in peace.
