Rick Miller
| Rick Miller | |
|---|---|
 Rick Miller, c.2013. | |
| Nationality: | American |
| Born: | May 23rd, 1976, Ohio, USA |
| First Greyhawk work: | "Treasures of Greyhawk: Magic of the Company of Seven" |
| Alias: | Duicarthan |
Rick "Duicarthan" Miller is a Greyhawk fan-creator and author of an article in Dragon magazine about Greyhawk magic items.
Early life and education
Rick Miller was born in Ohio in May 1976.[1] He attended the Art Institute of Pittsburgh in 1997-1999, majoring in Graphic Design. He also attended Kent State university from 2000-2002.[2] Miller is a long-standing member of the Greyhawk community. He joined the AOL Greyhawk community c.1993 when TSR had exclusive content there. He also participated in the old Greytalk listserve email list and IRC chats, especially the Thursday Group. Before he became editor of the Oerth Journal in 2005, he was highly active 1995-1998 in the fan community.[note 1]
Miller has worked in an interesting array of positions, including a Lab Assitant, Environmental Services, maintenance, and even a turkey farm! He's done work on official an WotC RPGA adventure, "Wings of the Rakers.[2]
Personal life
Miller is a fan of many sci-fi and fantasy topics like a variety of movies, TV shows, and comics—such as Lord of the Rings, Marvel superheroes, Dragonlance, Dragonball Z, Highlander, and Star Wars. He listens to heavy metal and rock, in addition to classical music.[1]
Greyhawk works
Rick Miller is perhaps best-known as a former Editor-in-Chief of the Oerth Journal. From 2005 to 2011, Miller worked with Assistant Editor Brian "Cebrion" McRae to publish issues #17 to #26.
Miller also contributed articles for those issues, making him a Contributing Editor, as well. Additionally, Miller contributed various illustrations in those same issues.
Officially published material
- Miller, Rick. "Treasures of Greyhawk: Magic of the Company of Seven". Dragon #359. Bellvue, WA: Paizo Publishing, Sep 2007.
Unofficial material
- OJ17 - Editor. contributor:
- "With Boccob's Blessing: The Shadow Tome"
- "Denizens of the Flanaess: The Skulltwister"
- OJ18 - Editor, contributor:
- "Gazetteer of the Flanaess: Zelradton—City of Steel"
- "Gateway to Adventure: Seas of Fallen Summer"
- OJ19 - Editor
- OJ20 - Editor, contributor:
- "Rogues Gallery: Malaketh"
- "Gazetteer of the Flanaess: Arcanology of Magical Nodes and Structures in the Flanaess"
- OJ21 - Editor, contributor:
- "Gateway to Adventure: The Colorless Spire of Frozen Shadows"
- OJ22 - Editor, contributor:
- "Gateway to Adventure: Until the Starbreak"
- OJ23 - Editor, contributor:
- "Gazetteer of the Flanaess: Seltaren"
- "Mystic Catalogue of The Company of Seven"
- "Rogues Gallery: The Seer OF Urnst" (with Mike Bridges)
- OJ24 - Editor
- OJ25 - Editor, contributor:
- "Rogue's Gallery: Mordenkainen"
- "Gazetteer of the Flanaess: Side Trek Locations in the Yatils"
- OJ26 - Editor, contributor:
- "Gateway to Adventure: Shadowed Paths to Oblivion (part 1 of 3: Dimensions Lost"
Non-Greyhawk works
- Miller, Rick. "Class Acts: Transversed Arcana Dragon". Dragon #357. Bellvue, WA: Paizo Publishing, Jul 2007.
References
Notes
- ↑ From private correspondence interview (25 February 2022) with Miller by K. Nolen—Q:"When did you first find the GH fan community like Canonfire! and the IRC chats?" Miller—A: "Probably 1993-1994 with the AOL TSR folders and the greytalk email mailing group. IRC chat was about the same time. I became more active though around 1995-1998."