TSR Q&A with Gary Gygax

Col_Pladoh · Aug 4, 2006

Deuce Traveler said:
Hmmm... that's funny to hear. Troglodytes are my favorite lizard-like humanoid monsters in the game.

Hope they make 4th Ed. <ducks as the crowd reacts to the sensitive subject>

Just read a short analysis by James Mischler of what is likely to happen in regards to 4E. If he is close to predicting the matter, the new game will be more like an MMPORPG, and all older but recent versions of the D&D game will be generally neglected as have been OA/D&D and 2E.

Cheers,
Gary

tylerthehobo · Aug 4, 2006

Yeah, the 4E rumors have begun in full force - more than just the trickle that had populated the boards over the past few years; the dam has broken, folks...

Gary, can you elaborate on what you've heard? I know it's 2nd or 3rd hand, but whatever you can say might help guide some of the conversation. (If you even want to get in the middle of all of that!

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Col_Pladoh · Aug 4, 2006

tylerthehobo said:
Yeah, the 4E rumors have begun in full force - more than just the trickle that had populated the boards over the past few years; the dam has broken, folks...

Gary, can you elaborate on what you've heard? I know it's 2nd or 3rd hand, but whatever you can say might help guide some of the conversation. (If you even want to get in the middle of all of that! )

No, the post was on a confidential list, so I am not at liberty to say more. I'll email James and see if he will post here.

Cheers,
Gary

Deuce Traveler · Aug 4, 2006

On a positive note, I think this will bode well for Castles and Crusades and Lejendary Adventures. The people who enjoy that style of RPG will continue to convert, methinks.

Col_Pladoh · Aug 4, 2006

Deuce Traveler said:
On a positive note, I think this will bode well for Castles and Crusades and Lejendary Adventures. The people who enjoy that style of RPG will continue to convert, methinks.

That would be most agreeable. I have a good deal of material for the LA game system and the LE world setting yet to be published, and the Trolls are working on support material for that system and for their C&C game, of course...as I am also doing.

The two systems are different and fun, so why not encourage one or the other as a change of pace for groups playing either? I do that, and play both, with C&C as the change of pace

Cheers,
Gary

Deuce Traveler · Aug 4, 2006

Col_Pladoh said:
That would be most agreeable. I have a good deal of material for the LA game system and the LE world setting yet to be published, and the Trolls are working on support material for that system and for their C&C game, of course...as I am also doing.

The two systems are different and fun, so why not encourage one or the other as a change of pace for groups playing either? I do that, and play both, with C&C as the change of pace

Cheers,
Gary

Some friends of mine are in a location that non-WOTC products have trouble making it to. My closest friends and I have been looking at the freeware on the Troll Lords site and like what we've seen. I don't want to get into it here, but I've been talking to Troll Lords about trying to get their products in these areas where there isn't adequate hobby support. The Troll Lords rep has been very friendly, but he's literally swamped with e-mail it seems at times.

Out of the RPG fans I've talked to in order to gauge an interest in the products, many like the idea of Castles and Crusades, but feel that it's too close to DnD to warrant a change in product. However, I was very surprised by the great interest that Lejendary Adventures elicited. The new character advancement, hero templates, and creatures raised quite a few eyebrows. I think that if Troll Lords continues to put out quality products it has a good chance of pushing into the disgruntled WOTC fan base if they make 4E more of a MMORPG or card-collectible game. (Some say it might be more like the old Chainmail, which would be a bit more interesting to see than other rumors have made it sound.)

It will be good to peruse more of the Troll Lords products and I hope to be able to get my copy soon so I can show it off and see if there is a market in my friend's area.

jonesy · Aug 4, 2006

Plan B, Gary, they are on to you, go to plan B!

http://archive.gamespy.com/comics/nodwick/ffn/strips/Strip170.jpg

Heh.

Col_Pladoh · Aug 4, 2006

Deuce Traveler said:
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It will be good to peruse more of the Troll Lords products and I hope to be able to get my copy soon so I can show it off and see if there is a market in my friend's area.

We are working with the Trolls on just that now, as we have been for the past few months. Expect some considerable new LA game material in various formats in the coming months.

Meanwhile, I am sending the URL of this post to them.

Cheers,
Gary

Col_Pladoh · Aug 4, 2006

jonesy said:
Plan B, Gary, they are on to you, go to plan B!

http://archive.gamespy.com/comics/nodwick/ffn/strips/Strip170.jpg

Heh.

I heard from someone in the electronic game field that the industry was havng a lot of problems.

Plan B is entailed in the LA game system and whatever Trigee can spin off of it :lol:

Cheers,
Gary

tylerthehobo · Aug 5, 2006

Col_Pladoh said:
No, the post was on a confidential list, so I am not at liberty to say more. I'll email James and see if he will post here.

Cheers,
Gary

Thanks, Gary. I realize, too, that whatever's in the works is likely early in the planning stages, based on what little's been leaked over the past few days. No worries - just hoping for some detail that might put some of the fraying flamewars on the other threads to rest.

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