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miss your wit gary. will roll some in your honor this weekend.
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Myself, I plan to masturbate less -- der_kluge
I know that I've never really liked d20. I think it was designed by a bunch of hacks --- Monte Cook
I am sickened beyond belief. The half-orc wizard is obviously the best possible PC, and I only had to read 10 pages of the book to figure it out. D&D is dead to me! -- Mike Mearls
FWIW, I'm on the design team and I pretty much find WoW as fun and interesting as banging my head against a brick wall. -- Mike Mearls
you happen to say that 4E reminds you of the reasons you decided against a career as a special-Ed teacher--noted rpg author Darrin Drader
I was unlucky enough to have never met him, or even seen his real face (as opposed to a picture). But without him and the things he did, I would be a very different person than what I am.
Thank you Gary, Rest well.
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Level 1-30 D&D 4E campaign
D&D 4E Campaign setting
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My wife and I got to meet Gary Gygax in person just once, at the Troll Lord booth at GenCon '07. As others have said, he's brought untold hours of happiness and fun to gamers across the globe, and we owe him a debt of gratitude. RIP Gary, and may you roll 20's in perpetuity at the gaming table of the heavens.
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4E DM for organized RPGA play (LFR, Cormyr)
I missed this yesterday. I met Gary a few times over the years at a couple of cons, starting back in 1999, and only got to game with him once at Gencon '07. Great man, fun to talk to, great to be around, and just the right mix of bombastic and humble to let you know he never took himself too seriously.
I'll still miss him, and keep my 2nd level Cleric well preserved.
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If there's one dragon, it's a solo monster.
If there's five dragons, they're standard monsters.
If there's a dozen dragons, either most of them are minions or your DM is tired of the campaign.
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Thank you Monte! I was looking for a way to say this, and you did so far better than I could. I have now found my new signature.
Rest in Peace, Gary, and thank you! You are missed, but I know you are in a better place.
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Originally Posted by Monte At Home
It can't be said often enough:
We wouldn't be here without Gary. There wouldn't be an ENWorld. There wouldn't be a Wizards of the Coast.
There wouldn't be World of Warcraft. I'd even argue that there wouldn't be a flourishing fantasy genre of any kind, games, books or movies.
I very likely wouldn't be a writer of any kind.
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Originally Posted by Monte At Home
It can't be said often enough:
We wouldn't be here without Gary. There wouldn't be an ENWorld. There wouldn't be a Wizards of the Coast.
There wouldn't be World of Warcraft. I'd even argue that there wouldn't be a flourishing fantasy genre of any kind, games, books or movies.
I very likely wouldn't be a writer of any kind.
Some favorite OOTS quotes:
Spoiler:
"If I let myself get hung up on only doing things that had any actual chance of success, I'd never do anything! "
--Elan, Order of the Stick #478
"You have a duty, Belkar, a duty to serve the Greater You.
Saving a life, though regrettable, is a small price to pay for a whole lifetime of unfettered killing"
--Belkar's "conscience", Order of the Stick #435
"...I have to believe that if I ever found myself needing to build an artifact whose sole purpose was to reinforce the failing infrastructure of the universe, I would somehow see fit to NOT include a booby trap!!"
--Vaarsuvius, Order of the Stick #278.
I saw EGG at GenCon 2000 when 3E came out. He was sitting alone at a table with Lejendary Adventures books (I think) in front of him, smiling and watching the crowd. I almost went up to him to say hello and introduce myself, but I lost my nerve.
I am very lucky, I think, to have had him say something so kind about my writing here on EN World, and it almost makes up for my foolishness that day. Thanks, Mr. Gygax.
A Note Aside: Last year at ComicCon, I happened across the BOOM! studios booth and saw Mark Waid (one of my all time favorite writers and editiors, who actually took the time to respond to an email I sent about writing comics). I almost froze when I walked toward the table, almost turned around and left without saying hello. Then I remembered how dull I felt inside when EGG passed and I realized I would never get a chance to make up for that folly and shake the man's hand and say thank you. So I overcame that very peculiar and unlike-me nervousness and had a nice chat with Mr. Waid. It might sound dumb, but I thank EGG for that, too.
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Headed up to the Memorial Gameday tonight. Looking forward to chucking some dice with new and old friends, all in Gary's honor. I didn't know him well, but I imagine he'll be smiling down at us tomorrow, as we game and continue to enjoy his great gift to us.
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Roleplaying is a mindset. Not a ruleset.
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I'm not trying to write the next great fantasy novel. I'm not an amateur thespian. Nor am I a number crunching, power gaming munchkin, or a rules lawyer. I'm not trying to emulate my favorite movie or novel. I'm not here to tell you how to play or that how you play is wrong or right. I'm neither a "role" or "roll" player. I'm here to have fun. I'm here to enjoy high adventure. I'm a D&D player. Pick up your dice, and start rolling. I'm here to play.
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HINT: Gaming comes down to having fun. If somebody at the table doesn't have the same expectations as the rest of the group, you're going to have trouble. Doesn't matter if it's rule set preferences, roll vs. role play, or bringing the right munchies. You need to set the expectations for the campaign when you gen chars or you are going to get hosed at some point.
We wouldn't be here without Gary. There wouldn't be an ENWorld. There wouldn't be a Wizards of the Coast.
There wouldn't be World of Warcraft. I'd even argue that there wouldn't be a flourishing fantasy genre of any kind, games, books or movies.
I very likely wouldn't be a writer of any kind.
I cannot echo this sentiment too loudly, or to many times....
I started writing when I was but a small child (actually, right about the time our beloved mentor was unleashing his thoughts upon the world). I started playing first edition in October of 1978, and by Christmas that year was writing the stories behind my character, and the adventures that my party was going through.
I, at that time, also started reading heavily from the fantasy genre, and decided then and there I wanted to do that very thing for a living. Thirty years later, I have not written the worlds next Lord of the Rings, nor have I beome the next Tracy Hicks, Robert Heinlen, or Michael Moorcock -I don't even write fantasy- however, I am a published writer who still has a great love for words. And I can trace it all back to my first introduction to Gary and his creation.
Thank you, Sir... as long as there is breath in the lungs of those who know your name, you will be sorely missed.
__________________ "...And Saint Attila raised the hand grenade up on high, saying, 'O Lord, bless this Thy hand grenade that, with it, Thou mayest blow Thine enemies to tiny bits in Thy mercy.'"
As long as I'm a DM, which I'm pretty sure will be the rest of my life since I've been playing your game for 28 of my 39 years, Mordenkainen will live on as a living legend of an NPC.
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