Remembering James M. Ward

A few words about my friend on what would have been his 74th birthday.

Jim Ward was an integral part of the history of tabletop roleplaying games. He was a member of Gary Gygax’s group, playing in the famous sand table in the Gygax basement, designing the first sci-fi TTRPG Metamorphosis Alpha, creating and embodying the wizard Drawmij whose name is part of D&D lore. Jim was in charge of the Creative Services department a…