It has been so long since I've been by here that I could not locate my old user name. I have sad news that I knew the readers of this forum would want to know.
My long-time parter and old friend David F. Tepool, creator of FASA's Star Trek Ship Combat Simulator game and co-author with Greg Poehlein and I of the original FASA Star Trek: The Role-Playing Game and many of the supplementary works, passed away today.
David had not been active in game design in a number of years, but he returned to the game industry a few years ago as the owner of Olde Rivertowne Miniatures, a mail-order minis firm based in his home town of Newburgh, IN.
David's work on Star Trek, particularly the creation of the ship combat game, was something of which he was very proud, and it always pleased him that so many people still play and enjoy the game, even though it is long, long out of print. If you are someone who visits here, you undoubtedly know his work. I am so very grateful for the years we spent working together -- some of the best of my creative life. Our trips on the road promoting the game and meeting the fans (and many of the Star Trek cast) were very special to all of us. Greg Poehlein and I tried many times to coax David into returning to design work. I'm sorry we never managed to talk him into it.
I hope those of you who have enjoyed his work will continue to play and have fun with it for years to come. Having you remember him in your thoughts when you do would mean a lot to him.
Guy McLimore
guymcl@gmail.com