Steve Russell, publisher of Lords of Gossamer & Shadow, RIP

[RPGPundit]

Of the three guys responsible for producing Amber-related products*: Erick, Steve, and Pundit, two of them died before their products could reach full maturity.

Curse?  I don't believe in curses.  I do believe in luck, and this is some pretty ridiculous bad luck when considered in total.

*Note: I'm talking the business side, not the writer's side.  Jason wrote LOG&S; it couldn't have happened without him, but Steve handled the publishing, IIUC.

If you're not talking writers, I shouldn't be on that list. The publisher of Lords of Olympus was Brett Bernstein, who is luckily still with us!

If you're talking writers,then it was Erick, me, and Jason. Two out of three still here.

Though Amber-related projects have had their share of bad luck, I don't think we need to invent the idea of there being some kind of curse.

[noman]

If you're not talking writers, I shouldn't be on that list. The publisher of Lords of Olympus was Brett Bernstein, who is luckily still with us!

I'm talking publishers, but you're absolutely correct about Brett.  Error on my part.

Though Amber-related projects have had their share of bad luck, I don't think we need to invent the idea of there being some kind of curse.

Just to clarify my early post on this subject, I'm not suggesting or promoting the idea of any kind of supernatural factor, curse or otherwise.  I stated specifically that I don't believe in curses.  I'm noting it as some horrendously tragic bad luck.  Bad luck that had the effect of ceasing (possibly slowing (unlikely) in the case of LOG&S) production of Amber and LOG&S.

[brettmb]

My ears were burning