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
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
JRRNeiklot said:
The answer is easy
OAD&D got it right in regards to the Ranger class. As HackMaster is pretty close to AD&D, their version is pretty close to being "right."Heh,
Gary
Upper_Krust
Hero
Hi Gary mate!
I recently convinced a friend to buy all the Gord the Rogue novels on ebay. He is currently reading through them and enjoying them immensely (as I have done many times), however, while I was able to answer about a dozen of his questions thus far, two escaped me:
1. What kind of beast was Putriptoq (Nerull-Infestix' steed)?
2. Secondly, we were puzzling over the implications of the following paragraph...
Is it implying that Zuggtmoy was somehow scrying their meeting and if so why would that particularly frighten Anthraxus? I can only assume he feared the plying of the Theorpart?
Is this assessment accurate or am I reading it incorrectly?
Thanks in advance for any light you can shed on the matter.
Oh, and any news as to the Graphic Novel interepretations or are we still not allowed mention them.
I recently convinced a friend to buy all the Gord the Rogue novels on ebay. He is currently reading through them and enjoying them immensely (as I have done many times), however, while I was able to answer about a dozen of his questions thus far, two escaped me:
1. What kind of beast was Putriptoq (Nerull-Infestix' steed)?
2. Secondly, we were puzzling over the implications of the following paragraph...
Is it implying that Zuggtmoy was somehow scrying their meeting and if so why would that particularly frighten Anthraxus? I can only assume he feared the plying of the Theorpart?
Is this assessment accurate or am I reading it incorrectly?
Thanks in advance for any light you can shed on the matter.
Oh, and any news as to the Graphic Novel interepretations or are we still not allowed mention them.
Col_Pladoh
Gary Gygax
Upper_Krust said:Hi Gary mate!
[snip]
1. What kind of beast was Putriptoq (Nerull-Infestix' steed)?
2. Secondly, we were puzzling over the implications of the following paragraph...
[snip]
Howdy Upper_Krust,
The steed that Infestix rode was never stated out by me, but I envisaged it as a sort of a cross between a nightmare and one of the mounts ridden by the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Right about the Theorpart's use. The shock and awe felt by the group was that a demon, Zuggtmoy, was able to penetrate the security of the council via its power.
As for the graphic novels, I daren't mention them...other than to say that the official announcement will be at the Chicago ComicCon in August, and that I'll be there for the launch with an issue #0 or some such special give-away
Cheerio,
Gary
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Col_Pladoh
Gary Gygax
Geoffrey said:
Non-human undead of the skeleton and zombie sort are fine. Others of the class might be possible too. The main objection is that some few members subsume possession of a soul.
this is a matter of personal taste, IMO. If you dislike having such undead in the campaigm, then exclude them, and you are not wrong.
Cheers,
Gary
Col_Pladoh
Gary Gygax
MerricB said:Geoffrey, don't forget the Banshee, nor the drow vampire in one of Gary's modules. (I'd say which, but I don't want to spoil it for people...
Cheers!
Ho Merrick!
The banshee isn't undead, but a member of the Unseelie Court.
The vampire drow is indeed as noted. I am really not sure of exactly how the non-humans like that become vampires, as they don't have souls--maybe a process similar to that of becoming a lich...
Cheers,
Gary
BOZ
Creature Cataloguer
Col_Pladoh said:As for the graphic novels, I daren't mention them...other than to say that the official announcement will be at the Chicago ComicCon in August, and that I'll be there for the launch with an issue #0 or some such special give-away
gary,
which day(s) were you going to be there again?
if i am not too overloaded with marital planning i shall do my best to be there (probably saturday).
Col_Pladoh
Gary Gygax
BOZ said:
gary,
which day(s) were you going to be there again?
Hi Boz,
We're scheduled to come into the city on Friday evening, likely make a brief appearance at the con, then be there for most of the day Saturday, so looks as if you're on target
Cheers,
Gary
Howdy!
Sounds like that will be fun!
BTW, how would you (or do you) handle the transitions between modules? Are the same Avatars used and you create a story to get them to the next module? Or do you write a mini-adventure that bridges the modules? Or just have them create new Avatars?
Thanks!
Mike
Col_Pladoh said:
Well, Mike...
As you note, when inspiration fails the GM turns to published material. If the creative muse has deserted me still when the HOMP module is completed by the gang here, I think that they will likely get to adventure in Castle Wolfmoon--assuming that work is completed
Cheers,
Gary
Sounds like that will be fun!
BTW, how would you (or do you) handle the transitions between modules? Are the same Avatars used and you create a story to get them to the next module? Or do you write a mini-adventure that bridges the modules? Or just have them create new Avatars?
Thanks!
Mike
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