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. 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. ==References==