Loss of a Great GURPS GM

night-hunter · 08-25-2020, 11:46 AM

I must sadly report that Vance W. Terrell, my close friend and one of the best gamers in both GURPS and the former AD&D 3e, died on August 14th. He was 55, and had been diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease, and then apparently was attacked by an extremely rapidly developing cancer. His death was both very sudden and quite unexpected. He brought me into the RPG world back in 1984 under AD&D which he had begun playing soon after it first came out, and we switched to GURPS in 1988 shortly before 3e came out. As both a DM & GM his worlds were creative, entertaining, thought provoking, memorable fun, and never merely hack & slash, although there was sufficient combat. His campaigns ranged from the traditional Sword & Sorcery, through a Modern series based on Peter Saxon's Guardian series (The Killing Bone, Dark Ways of Death, The Haunting of Alan Mais, Vampires of Finistere & The Curse of Rathlaw), a late Victorian age "weird tales", to a far future "space marines rescue mission," and lately a Sword & Sorcery/Aliens mix set on an alternate Yurth. I and my gaming group will miss him greatly.

Andrew Hackard · 08-25-2020, 11:50 AM

I'm very sorry to hear about your GM and your friend. This year has been terrible for so many people.

night-hunter · 08-25-2020, 12:05 PM

Thank you. I agree 2020 has been horrendous.

Say, it isn't that bad! · 08-25-2020, 01:05 PM

You have my sympathy. Losing a friend is never easy.

SimonAce · 08-25-2020, 01:16 PM

My condolences.

Anders · 08-25-2020, 01:24 PM

My condolences. It's hard to lose a friend.

J. Edward Tremlett · 08-26-2020, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by night-hunter

I must sadly report that Vance W. Terrell, my close friend and one of the best gamers in both GURPS and the former AD&D 3e, died on August 14th.

You have my extreme sympathies; he sounds like a wonderful person to have had in your life, and that is too short a season.

GMJer · 08-26-2020, 04:59 PM

My condolences. Cool that you posted so we can raise a virtual tankard in honor of our cousin in role playing.

Alden Loveshade · 08-26-2020, 05:45 PM

I'm sorry to hear about your loss. I can relate--I also recently lost a GURPS buddy. (Post is here.)

arcanus · 08-26-2020, 05:56 PM

I'm deeply sorry to hear about both of your friends passing, they sound like inspirational great people, my condolences.

08-25-2020, 11:46 AM	#1
night-hunter Join Date: Feb 2007	Loss of a Great GURPS GM I must sadly report that Vance W. Terrell, my close friend and one of the best gamers in both GURPS and the former AD&D 3e, died on August 14th. He was 55, and had been diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease, and then apparently was attacked by an extremely rapidly developing cancer. His death was both very sudden and quite unexpected. He brought me into the RPG world back in 1984 under AD&D which he had begun playing soon after it first came out, and we switched to GURPS in 1988 shortly before 3e came out. As both a DM & GM his worlds were creative, entertaining, thought provoking, memorable fun, and never merely hack & slash, although there was sufficient combat. His campaigns ranged from the traditional Sword & Sorcery, through a Modern series based on Peter Saxon's Guardian series (The Killing Bone, Dark Ways of Death, The Haunting of Alan Mais, Vampires of Finistere & The Curse of Rathlaw), a late Victorian age "weird tales", to a far future "space marines rescue mission," and lately a Sword & Sorcery/Aliens mix set on an alternate Yurth. I and my gaming group will miss him greatly.

08-25-2020, 11:50 AM	#2
Andrew Hackard *Munchkin* Line Editor Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Austin, TX	Re: Loss of a Great GURPS GM I'm very sorry to hear about your GM and your friend. This year has been terrible for so many people. __________________ Andrew Hackard, *Munchkin* Line Editor If you have a question that isn't getting answered, we have a thread for that. Let people like what they like. Don't be a gamer hater. #PlayMunchkin on social media: Twitter \|\| Facebook \|\| Instagram \|\| YouTube Follow us on Kickstarter: Steve Jackson Games and Warehouse 23

08-25-2020, 12:05 PM	#3
night-hunter Join Date: Feb 2007	Re: Loss of a Great GURPS GM Thank you. I agree 2020 has been horrendous.

08-25-2020, 01:05 PM	#4
Say, it isn't that bad! Join Date: Dec 2013	Re: Loss of a Great GURPS GM You have my sympathy. Losing a friend is never easy. __________________ In which I post about a TL9-10 solar system http://forums.sjgames.com/showthread.php?t=169674 If you don't know why I said something, please ask. Assumptions are the death of courtesy. Disappointed in the behaviour I have too-often encountered here.

08-25-2020, 01:16 PM	#5
SimonAce Join Date: Aug 2004	Re: Loss of a Great GURPS GM My condolences.

08-25-2020, 01:24 PM	#6
Anders Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gothenburg, Sweden	Re: Loss of a Great GURPS GM My condolences. It's hard to lose a friend. __________________ “When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love ...” Marcus Aurelius Author of Winged Folk. The GURPS Discord. Drop by and say hi!

08-26-2020, 04:59 PM	#8
GMJer Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: a flyover state	Re: Loss of a Great GURPS GM My condolences. Cool that you posted so we can raise a virtual tankard in honor of our cousin in role playing.

08-26-2020, 05:45 PM	#9
Alden Loveshade Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Hmm, looks like Earth, circa CE 2020+	Re: Loss of a Great GURPS GM I'm sorry to hear about your loss. I can relate--I also recently lost a GURPS buddy. (Post is here.) __________________ The Times They Are A-Changing! Your income is about to change Pyramid #4/4: Fantasy/Magic II The Alchemists' Guild and much more GURPS Fantasy Folk: Elves My first GURPS supplement

08-26-2020, 05:56 PM	#10
arcanus Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Lyonese	Re: Loss of a Great GURPS GM I'm deeply sorry to hear about both of your friends passing, they sound like inspirational great people, my condolences. __________________ http://arcanepath.net/phpBB3/index.php Last edited by arcanus; 08-26-2020 at 06:03 PM.

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