Roger Raupp (October 1, 1963 in

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— December 17, 2019 in

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) was an artist whose work has appeared in games such as the ''

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from TSR, and the

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'' Magic: the Gathering'' from

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Early life

According to Roger Raupp, he "was into science fiction as a kid, but my parents were quite conservative and thought I was a little nuts. They wanted me to work on the farm, not sit around and read comic books and watch Godzilla movies all day." Raupp developed an interest in art during childhood, and began playing the ''

while in high school. As a freshman, Raupp "was doing some art for a student magazine, which happened to be printed at the same plant where ''

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'' had camera work done.

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, who was then the editor of ''Dragon'', happened to see some of my science-fiction and fantasy pieces, and told my art teacher to have me bring in a portfolio." Dave Sutherland reviewed the samples, and told him to keep working; several months later, Raupp got his first assignment for an illustration for ''Dragon''.

Career

Raupp joined the ''Dragon'' staff on a part-time basis three years later doing art and cartography, and about a year he was hired full-time. Raupp eventually became the Art Director for ''Dragon'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', doing layout, keylining, graphic design, cartography, and some of the art for the magazines. Raupp produced the covers for

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's "''

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'' Renaissance" books.

Works

Roger Raupp worked as an interior artist for ''Dungeons & Dragons'' books including the first edition hardcovers ''

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'' and ''

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''. Raupp also worked as a cover artist for

products, and also produced interior art on products for

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, Rubicon Games, Daedalus Games, and Atlas Games, in addition to art for two '' Magic: the Gathering'' sets. As Rudy Rauben he published The Medicine Show.

Personal life

Raupp began "going by the name 'Rudy Didier Rauben'" about a year after WotC acquired TSR, describing it as "more of an AKA scenario", though he'd later refer to it as a "legal name change". He said in an interview with James Curcio (originally published on Alterati.com), he felt disillusionment about commercialism in art in the gaming industry, "After a year or so of that ... coupled with a brutal divorce, I shaved my head, renounced my vanity, legally changed my name and just wandered off." He also referred to these events describing them as "chaos, divorce, name change, multiple changes of address ..new website, new artistic directions ... you get the picture." Rudy Rauben is reported to be dead in 2019.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Raupp, Roger 1963 births 2019 deaths American fantasy artists American game artists American role-playing game artists People from Elkhorn, Wisconsin