Garry Spiegle: A Life in Game Design

Garry Spiegle was a renowned game designer known for his contributions to role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons. He co-founded the game company Pacesetter and worked on notable titles such as 'Death's Ride' and 'The Kidnapping of Princess Arelina.' Spiegle passed away in 2018 at the age of 72.
American game designer and writer

Garry Floyd Spiegle
Born(1945-08-12)August 12, 1945
Fairfield, Alabama, U.S.
DiedJune 25, 2018(2018-06-25) (aged 72)
Resting placeForest Hill Cemetery (Birmingham, Alabama)
Occupation(s)Game designer, writer

Garry Floyd Spiegle (August 12, 1945 in Fairfield, Alabama – June 25, 2018 ) was a game designer who worked primarily on role-playing games.

Career

After the original Dragonlance group began, the Dragonlance Series Design Team was later expanded to also include Margaret Weis, Douglas Niles, Bruce Nesmith, Mike Breault, Roger Moore, Laura Hickman, Linda Bakk, Michael Dobson and Garry Spiegle. Between 1983 and 1984, approximately 200 people left TSR as a result of multiple rounds of layoffs; because of this Spiegle joined CEO John Rickets, as well as Mark Acres, Andria Hayday, Gaye Goldsberry O'Keefe, Gali Sanchez, Carl Smith, Stephen D. Sullivan and Michael Williams in forming the game company Pacesetter on January 23, 1984. : 197 

His D&D design work includes Death's Ride (1984) and The Kidnapping of Princess Arelina (1984). He was also involved in the design for the Gamma World module, The Cleansing War of Garik Blackhand (1983).

Garry Spiegle died on June 25, 2018, of a heart attack at the age of 72.