Cancer is some scary shit. I should know, I'm a cancer survivor, and my health issues in 2020 were directly related to cancer treatment over a dozen years ago (congestive heart failure and the occluded left carotid were likely due to radiation treatment.) Yep, cancer is the gift that potentially keeps on giving to survivors, even years down the line.
2020 is also the year that Rocky found out that he had lung cancer. See, we didn't need Covid to make 2020 a truly shitty year, cancer and its lasting effects did a fine job fucking 2020 up on its own. When I found out Rocky had cancer, I literally teared up immediately. Rocky isn't just a good friend, but a damn good person, and he didn't deserve this. No one ever deserves this.
Rocky's battle is ongoing and he could certainly use your support. More importantly, his family needs it. Rocky is a husband and father of three young boys.
Black Lung, the Charity Zine is being distributed by Frog God Games and is available in PDF format with variable pricing. All proceeds go to assist Rocky and his family, Frog God Games is merely facilitating distribution. Donations range from $15 to $150. The Tavern will be donating at the $150 mark.
Black Lung is a charity ‘zine to support an RPG designer and his family during their fight with cancer.
Authors include: Casey Christofferson, Levi Combs, Jack Cull, Alyssa Faden, Ala Fedorova, Skeeter Green, Greg Gillespie, Keelan Halvorrsen, Brendan LaSalle, Ian McGarty, Gabe Rotberg, James Michael Spahn, and Jim Wampler
What is Black Lung?
This ’zine is a collection of pieces from a wide swath of the RPG community. Why did all of these authors and artists offer their time? To help a friend in need. And that is what this ‘zine is, people doing what they love for someone they love.
Is this a fundraiser?
All proceeds from this venture will directly benefit the family of RPG author, layout mastermind, father, and husband, Rocky Gardner as they combat the lung cancer that laid him low.
What is inside?
Inside, you will find adventures, monsters, magic, and technology for a variety of game systems including adventures compatible with Shadowrun, Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition, Swords and Wizardry, Dungeon and Mutant Crawl Classics, and Labyrinth Lord. There is something for everyone between these covers.
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Bad news ... Cancer is the plague of the 21st century, I think Rocky needs support and help more than ever. Considering how good he is, I want to sincerely wish him to cope with this disease and overcome it as soon as possible. And the fact that you and other authors decided to release a zine in order to collect funds for the treatment of your best friend is a very noble deed, I am proud of you. By the way, you could post the news about this zine on Instagram, because given the fairly large audience of RPG fans on this social network, tens of thousands of people can see it and support Rocky by purchasing this zine. I sometimes see similar posts there with announcements of different zines and almost always such posts have about 60 thousand likes! I am sure this is because their authors used the services of https://soclikes.com/ in order to wind up likes for Instagram.
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