#bob blake

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And just like that, Hydroman ends up with a sidekick.

From REG'LAR FELLAS HEROIC COMICS (vol. 1) #14 (September, 1942). Art by Ben Thompson.

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Queen Marna leads 40 amazons into battle, flying on Pteranodons (Ron Randall, AD&D module C5: The Bane of Llywelyn by Bob Blake, TSR, 1985) Previously

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201. Bob Blake - RPGA3 - The Forgotten King (1983)

The third volume in the RPGA series of modules, after the first two written by the Hickman's, this one is confusingly an AD&D module. Confusing because both RPGA1 and RPGA2 were Basic D&D modules and it is also a different story in a different setting. Often module numbers could be stringed together in sequence to create a larger campaign... well if you had played the first two and bought this hoping to continue the story of Rahasia and Black Opal Eye, you would be sorely disappointed. 

Adding to the disappointment is the fact that this is a much more standard module, with little of the flair for story of the two previous entries and very much aimed towards tournament play, although with some internal variety in order to judge player's capabilities not only in combat but in role playing and problem solving. 

Consisting of two hex-crawl scenarios, it revolves around the titular King that the characters are supposed to bring back as a ruler of this land. For this they need first to find the Wheel of Time that will let them know if it is time to bring the King back, and in the second scenario they need to find the Locksmith who holds the keys to the king's tomb. An exclusive module for RPGA members, it's kind of a forgotten one today, still there is some fun to be had here.

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Hydroman

Creator(s): Ben Thompson

Alias(es): Bob Blake

1st Issue w/Uniform: Heroic Comics #21

Year/Month of Publication: 1943/11

pdsh.fandom.com/wiki/Hydroman

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In the lower levels of the archive, searching for more pictures of amazons in fur bikinis riding pterosaurs (Ron Randall, AD&D module C5: The Bane of Llywelyn by Bob Blake, TSR, 1985)

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In the lair of the Master Bloody Bones and his Bloody Bones minions (Roger Raupp, RPGA Network AD&D Module 7: Llywelyn's Tomb by Bob Blake, 1984) This adventure was reprinted by TSR in 1985 as C5: The Bane of Llywelyn.

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206. Bob Blake - RPGA4: The Elixir of Life (1983)

It might seem strange that this is the last of the RPGA modules because if you read through this you can easily see that the story, which started off in RPGA3 is unfinished by the end of RPGA4. Well, the truth is this is not the last RPGA module really, it's just the last that was sold as a separate piece to RPGA members. The followup to this module would eventually come out in Polyhedron magazine, giving us RPGA5 to 8, finally finishing up this story.

In RPGA3 the player characters went off to try to find a way to bring back legendary king Llwellyn by first meeting some Druids who told them it was the correct time to do it and then obtaining the keys of the tomb. in RPGA4 we get two more wilderness adventures continuing the path to the resurrection of Llwellyn, now making the players find his regalia and a potion that might help bring him back to life.

Quite short, at about 16 pages, it consists of two short missions designed for RPGA tournaments having originally been run at Gen Con XVI. This module has much improved illustration when compared to previous RPGA modules, which is always a good thing.

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Hydroman

Creator(s): Ben Thompson

Alias(es): Bob Blake

1st Issue w/Uniform: Heroic Comics #25

Year/Month of Publication: 1944/07

pdsh.fandom.com/wiki/Hydroman