This is the multi-year Q&A sessions held by D&D co-creator Gary Gygax here at EN World, beginning in 2002 and running up until his sad pasing in 2008. Gary's username in the thread below is Col_Pladoh, and his first post in this long thread is Post #39.
TSR Q&A with Gary Gygax
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This is the multi-year Q&A sessions held by D&D co-creator Gary Gygax here at EN World, beginning in 2002 and running up until his sad pasing in 2008. Gary's username in the thread below is Col_Pladoh, and his first post in this long thread is Post #39.
Col_Pladoh
Gary Gygax
Abisai said:
I was involved as designer in three videogame projects. Each of them went beyond the first stage, but none ever made full production, each one being killed for a different reason. (No, I don't care to give details.) We are working towards a MMP online version of the Lejendary Adventure RPG now, I am involved with scripting for the Dark & Light MMP managed by Alchemic Dream, and we are in initial stages of discussion with another group in regards a new online geme.
Of course I have written the premises and some detals for about a score of other computer games, none of which aroused keen interest amongst the producers they were given to.
As for comics, I had written one for the DJ system's Mythus game's module, Necropolis; but the plans to priduce it were killed when TSR sued. There was also the intent of having the gord novels done as graphic ones. this has fallen through due to the lousy market for comic books these days.
Cheers,
Gary
Col_Pladoh
Gary Gygax
Gray Mouser said:
I blame it on me being young at heart, never growing up...and having an 18-year-old son that does listen to (c)rap music
![:]](http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devious.png "Devious :]")
heh,
Gary
Col_Pladoh
Gary Gygax
Gray Mouser said:
You are quite correct. The Starship Warden is huge, though, kilometers across!
Cheers,
Gary
Col_Pladoh
Gary Gygax
Orius said:Quoted from previous thread (for real this time):
I'd agree. Less than three, there's not enough diversity with PC abilities that a typical game needs. More than 8 or 9, there's too many players to really keep everyone focused on the game.
Yuppers
One genius or two very able players can get by, but who to such a small group if they are not "on" during a session where the challenges are extreme. Three or more persons tend to cross-pollenate ideas and the diversity of abilities amongst several characters makes play easier and more interesting.Cheers,
Gary
Col_Pladoh
Gary Gygax
As I don't like Arthurian legend, it doesn't surprise me in the least I don't recall the game. It surely made no particular sales success or i would have remembered it.francisca said:
Right on both counts
Cheerio,
Gary
MrFilthyIke
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Col_Pladoh said:I blame it on me being young at heart, never growing up...and having an 18-year-old son that does listen to (c)rap music
The wife and I both live by that motto. Grow old, but never grow up. You'll be happier.
Heya, Gary,
Glad to hear you're feeling better, please accept my best wishes on your continued improvement!
Now, as a point of general interest, I read a post by one of your OD&D campaign players on Dragonsfoot, where he remarks that he and his fellows have actually managed to rout (if not completely crush) the Old Guard Kobolds on the first dungeon level of Castle Greyhawk. I was wondering if you had any comments on the matter (praise for the players, lament for the ruin of the OGK), and if you had entertained what menaces might now come to fill the void left by their passing...
Glad to hear you're feeling better, please accept my best wishes on your continued improvement!
Now, as a point of general interest, I read a post by one of your OD&D campaign players on Dragonsfoot, where he remarks that he and his fellows have actually managed to rout (if not completely crush) the Old Guard Kobolds on the first dungeon level of Castle Greyhawk. I was wondering if you had any comments on the matter (praise for the players, lament for the ruin of the OGK), and if you had entertained what menaces might now come to fill the void left by their passing...
Preparation
Hi, Gary!
I know that you like to improvise a lot of your game-judging, but I'd love to hear about how much preparation you usually put into an adventure before you run it. Do you just make up everything whole-cloth? Do you draw a few chicken-scratches for a map, then take it from there? Draw a nice map and write up an encounter key to go with it? How much detail goes into your notes? If another game referee looked at your notes, would he be able to puzzle them out (handwriting issues notwithstanding)?
Also, as a man who can't help but drool whenever he walks into a stationery supply store, I'd enjoy hearing about what you write your notes on. My guess is that it's whatever you have at hand. You mentioned earlier that you "still" (huh?) use pencils with erasers. But do you prefer notebooks? looseleaf? graph paper? computer?
Hi, Gary!
I know that you like to improvise a lot of your game-judging, but I'd love to hear about how much preparation you usually put into an adventure before you run it. Do you just make up everything whole-cloth? Do you draw a few chicken-scratches for a map, then take it from there? Draw a nice map and write up an encounter key to go with it? How much detail goes into your notes? If another game referee looked at your notes, would he be able to puzzle them out (handwriting issues notwithstanding)?
Also, as a man who can't help but drool whenever he walks into a stationery supply store, I'd enjoy hearing about what you write your notes on. My guess is that it's whatever you have at hand. You mentioned earlier that you "still" (huh?) use pencils with erasers. But do you prefer notebooks? looseleaf? graph paper? computer?
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