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Keith Herber
Keith Donald "Doc" Herber (January 3, 1949 – March 13, 2009)"United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch: accessed October 25, 2013), Keith Donald Herber, March 13, 2009; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing). was an Americans, American author, editor, and musician. Career Keith Herber was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States. He began working on the fourth edition of Chaosium's '' Call of Cthulhu'' role-playing game in 1989; he was the line editor for the game for the next five years, including the change to the fifth edition of ''Call of Cthulhu'' in 1992, until he left Chaosium in 1994. While there he wrote and edited such award-winning books as '' The Fungi from Yuggoth'', '' Trail of Tsathogghua'', '' Spawn of Azathoth'', ''Arkham Unveiled'', ''Return to Dunwich'', ''Investigator’s Companion'' Volumes 1 & 2, and the ''Keeper’s Compendium' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The Fabulous Thunderbirds
The Fabulous Thunderbirds is an American blues rock band formed in 1974. Singer Kim Wilson is the only constant member through the band's entire history. Their 1986 album ''Tuff Enuff'' sold over a million copies, and spawned two minor hit singles: the title track and "Wrap It Up". Career After performing for several years in the Austin, Texas, blues scene, the band won a recording contract with Takoma Records, Takoma/Chrysalis Records and later signed with Epic Records. In 2011, they signed with Severn Records. Their first two albums were released in 1979 and 1980, with Kim Wilson's lead vocals and harmonica, Jimmie Vaughan as lead guitarist, and Keith Ferguson (musician), Keith Ferguson on bass guitar. Mike Buck was on drums for the first album but left the band and was replaced by Fran Christina on the second. Both albums initially sold through the small number printed (about 3000 units) and are now regarded as significant blues recordings. The Thunderbirds' blues style mixed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Rock Bass Guitarists
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2009 Deaths
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1949 Births
Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. * January 11 – The first "networked" television broadcasts take place, as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, goes on the air, connecting east coast and mid-west programming in the United States. * January 16 – Şemsettin Günaltay forms the new government of Turkey. It is the 18th government, last One-party state, single party government of the Republican People's Party. * January 17 – The first Volkswagen Beetle, VW Type 1 to arrive in the United States, a 1948 model, is brought to New York City, New York by Dutch businessman Ben Pon Sr., Ben Pon. Unable to interest dealers or importers in the Volkswagen, Pon sells the sample car to pay his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cthulhu Companion
''Cthulhu Companion'' is a supplement published by Chaosium in 1983 for '' Call of Cthulhu'' . Contents ''Cthulhu Companion'' is a supplement with information on prisons, insanity, Mythos creatures, and the Necronomicon, and also contains poetry from H.P. Lovecraft, and three short adventure scenarios. Publication history ''Cthulhu Companion'' is a collection of essays written by Sandy Petersen, Glenn Rahman, Lynn Willis, Morgan Conrad, Alan K. Crandall, Gene Day, William Hamblin, Keith Herber, Chris Marrinan, John Sullivan, Tom Sullivan, and Richard L. Tierney, and edited by Sandy Petersen and Yurek Chodak. It was published by Chaosium in 1983 as a 64-page book, with cover art by Chris Marrinan, and interior art by Gene Day, Tom Sullivan, and Lisa A. Free. It was republished in 2022 as part of the Call of Cthulhu classic boxed set Kickstarter. Reception Jon Sutherland reviewed ''Cthulhu Companion'' for ''White Dwarf'' #51, giving it an overall rating of 7 out of 10, and state ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood Brothers (Call Of Cthulhu)
''Blood Brothers'' is a light-hearted anthology of short adventures published by Chaosium in 1990 for the Lovecraftian horror role-playing game '' Call of Cthulhu''. Contents The book is an anthology of thirteen short adventures that use themes, characters or monsters from classic B movie horror films: vampires based on Bela Lugosi's 1931 portrayal of Dracula; werewolves similar to Lon Chaney Jr.'s 1941 Wolf Man; zombies similar to those in George A. Romero's '' Dawn of the Dead''; cavemen and dinosaurs from 1975's '' The Land That Time Forgot''; gremlins akin to those in 1984's ''Gremlins''; and a killer alien from 1979's '' Alien''. Players are offered a variety of one-shot characters. In keeping with the light-hearted B-movie theme, the usual Sanity check in the ''Call of Cthulhu'' rules has been tweaked so that a character who fails a Sanity check, rather than developing psychoses or phobias, instead screams, or falls down in the path of an approaching monster, or faints. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rogue Mistress
''Rogue Mistress'', subtitled "An Epic Campaign Across the Multiverse", is a collection of adventures published by Chaosium in 1991 for use with either of the fantasy role-playing games '' Stormbringer'' or '' Hawkmoon'', both based on the Elric of Melniboné stories of Michael Moorcock. Description ''Rogue Mistress'' is a campaign of nine chronologically-linked adventures in which the player characters travel to various planes that make up Michael Moorcock's "Million-Sphere Multiverse." Travel from sphere to sphere is accomplished on the pirate ship ''Rogue Mistress'' captained by Maria de tres Pistolas. Adventures The campaign consists of eight adventures that are played in sequence: * "Dark Eyes, Cold Hearts": On the plane of Styyxx, the characters must find and deliver a prisoner to a demented witch, or die from the living demon hearts that have been implanted in them. * "The Prisoner": On the plane of Ildaron, the characters must sneak into the palace of Queen Media in dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cthulhu Now
''Cthulhu Now'' is a supplement published by Chaosium in 1987 for the horror role-playing game '' Call of Cthulhu''. Description ''Cthulhu Now'' is a 154-page softcover book with two foldouts and 24 pages of perforated removable player handouts that was designed by William Barton, Keith Herber, Sandy Petersen, Michael Szymanski, G. W. Thomas, William Workman, and Lynn Willis, with interior art by Lynell McAdams, and cover art by Tom Sullivan. The original ''Call of Cthulhu'' game was set in the 1920s. This book provides information on running adventures in a modern setting, detailing new investigative skills and equipment, and modern armament — including nuclear weapons. A variant system on hit locations is covered, and there is a chapter on coroners and forensic pathology. Four full adventures are also included: * "The City in the Sea", which uses diving gear, mini-subs and an Atlantis-like underwater city * "Dreams Dark and Deadly" * "The Killer Out of Space" (involvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1920s Investigators' Companion
''1920s Investigators' Companion'' is a role-playing game supplement for '' Call of Cthulhu'' by Keith Herber, published by Chaosium. Volume 1 was published in 1993, volume 2 in 1994. An updated single volume of ''The 1920s Investigator's Companion'' was published in 1997. Contents Because modern game players may not know much about the early part of the twentieth century, ''1920s Investigators' Companion'' contains information covering the 1920s. The book covers economic and social background, popular culture, research facilities, transportation, and equipment that would be available to 1920 investigators. Reception In the October 1994 edition of ''Dragon'' (Issue 210), Rick Swan was impressed by the large volume of facts and figures, but questioned the book's usefulness, saying "Is the ''Companion'' interesting? Yep. Impressive? You bet. Useful? Well, you tell me — when was the last time you needed to know the horsepower of a Pierce-Arrow?" Swan concluded by giving the book a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
