Background Geek of the Week: Had a +1 Mace of Awesomeness!

Ok.  So I changed the title of this feature yet again.  Obscure was too dismissive.  Whatever I used last time was so clunky and unmemorable that it never made a second write up.  So welcome to the first ever (and maybe only if I don’t like it after it publishes) BACKGROUND Geek of the Week!  This week is a Geek that played a big hand in the creation of a quintessential Geek property, but who gets very little public love.  Much like naming the member of Wham! other than George Michael, naming the guy other than Gary Gygax to create Dungeons and Dragons might prove tricky.  Here’s a hint (and you can use this hint for this column no matter what I call it):  he’s the man pictured above!