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When I started playing, it was with the Holmes set during the dice shortage (I had the chits -- ha ha). My dad ended up *making* dice out of matte board. They were somewhat larger than normal dice, but they worked great.
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When I started playing, it was with the Holmes set during the dice shortage (I had the chits -- ha ha). My dad ended up *making* dice out of matte board. They were somewhat larger than normal dice, but they worked great.
Awesome.
I might have to start doing a Foxworthyesque comedy routine at GenCon:
"If you've ever MADE your own dice rather than not game...You might be a D&D geek."
"If you've ever high fived anybody because you killed Gary Gygax's Gelatinous Cube with a Natural 20...You might be a D&D geek."
When I started playing, it was with the Holmes set during the dice shortage (I had the chits -- ha ha). My dad ended up *making* dice out of matte board. They were somewhat larger than normal dice, but they worked great.
I like this story.
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To Rel, PC and the rest of the mods....I hate you more than words can ever tell. (just kiddin')
Of course, that does explain your particularly good moods this year. As for his anniversary, I can add an addendum to this story.
He took his blushing bride of 20 years out on Thursday night to the Ram, along with a group of friends and family, I know, because I was there, he sat at the booth over my left shoulder. I didn't approach or say hi, because, frankly, I hate fan-boys that interrupt someone's normal life. Unfortunately they were leaving, otherwise I was going to buy him a drink and not allow the waitress to let him know from whom it came.
He did have to deal with a few fan-boys and though he was gracious, I was still somewhat annoyed at their behavior. On a more cheery note, I got to die along with Gary at Hickman's Killer Breakfast on Saturday morning...he tried to save himself by burrowing underground, it didn't work. Also killed at that game, Margret Weis, Laura Hickman, Ed Greenwood, three Dead Gentleman and the voice of Tasslehoff Burfoot from the forthcoming Dragonlance cartoon. So while you may have played with him, I was killed with him (along with 700 other people.)
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On one hand, taking away their weapons is a dead giveaway that they will need them. On the other hand, by the time conflict starts the players will already have opened the rulebooks and found the parts that deal with bare-handed combat, performing disarm moves, and using improvised weapons. Players may blunder through dialog with shocking ineptitude, forget the name of the country they are in, or get confused about which side they are on, but once it comes time to roll for initiative they all turn into Sun Tzu. - Shamus Young DM of the Rings
I am envious of all of the mods in the extreme. I tried to talk Henry into weaseling me into a temporary moderatorship just so I could go (knowing, of course, that I would fail). However, Mark (the guy who rode up from South Carolina with Henry) just brought me back the coolest thing next to actually playing in the game described:
Henry took my leather bound 3.5 PHB, DMG, and MM with him to the con, and they are now signed by Gary himself!
Thanks for the write-up, Rel. I haven't had a chance to talk to Henry since they got back, and it is cool to have your story as added context for my new bragging rights.
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Don't be envious of all of us. Some few, we happy few, were riding herd on a message board blowing up with 4e announcement drek while these guys were having their little party
I might have to start doing a Foxworthyesque comedy routine at GenCon:
"If you've ever MADE your own dice rather than not game...You might be a D&D geek."
"If you've ever high fived anybody because you killed Gary Gygax's Gelatinous Cube with a Natural 20...You might be a D&D geek."
might??
Great story. Sooooo jealous.
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I bet Gary got some of those and painted numbers on.
You have it all wrong. The paint Gary used just wasn't made to last. Those are the prototypes.
Did he roll dice to determine his reaction upon meeting you, like he did in Futurama?
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Awesome story, Rel.
I finally managed to meet Gary this year and found him to be very gracious as he was signing my copy of D3: Vault of the Drow (I later got it signed by cover artist, Erol Otus, too...who though the interior signature of Gary Gygax was ultra-cool).
I was lame, though. I couldn't think of anything cool to say to him while I was standing there. I told him I hoped he had time to game at the con this year and he said he got to play a bit Wednesday night...your game, obviously.
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NOW I am jealous ... Erol Otus was there too? Man ... I missed out.
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