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<blockquote data-quote="Alzrius" data-source="post: 5603908" data-attributes="member: 8461"><p><strong><u>Mr. D&D Guy</u> (with apologies to Don McLean)</strong></p><p></p><p>A long, long time ago…</p><p>I can still remember</p><p>How that boxed set used to make me smile</p><p>And I knew that when it was my chance</p><p>I could make those weird dice dance</p><p>And maybe I could DM for a while</p><p></p><p>But that GM’s Day made me shiver</p><p>When that email was delivered</p><p>And those threads on the forum</p><p>I just couldn’t ignore ‘em</p><p></p><p>I can’t remember if I cried</p><p>As my PCs hp declined</p><p>But somehow it hurt deep inside</p><p>The day that Gary died</p><p></p><p>So bye-bye Mr. D&D guy</p><p>Rolled aplenty for nat twenty</p><p>But I didn’t roll high</p><p>And even now a new edition is nigh</p><p>Provin’ gaming itself will never die</p><p>Gaming itself will never die</p><p></p><p>Did you write the PHB</p><p>And did you help bring about 1E</p><p>All those many years ago?</p><p>Do you believe in lucky rolls</p><p>Can minis make my PC whole</p><p>And can you teach me to play like a pro?</p><p></p><p>Well, I know that your game was so neat</p><p>When I saw that blank character sheet</p><p>So many things to choose</p><p>Man, I dig those alternate rules</p><p></p><p>I was a lonely teenage egghead nerd</p><p>Who was captivated by those written words</p><p>But I couldn’t believe what I heard</p><p>The day that Gary died</p><p></p><p>I started playin’</p><p>Bye-bye Mr. D&D guy</p><p>Rolled aplenty for nat twenty</p><p>But I didn’t roll high</p><p>And even now a new edition is nigh</p><p>Provin’ gaming itself will never die</p><p>Gaming itself will never die</p><p></p><p>Now in 4E we’ll have all-new rules</p><p>And use virtual books and tools</p><p>But that’s not how it used to be</p><p>When we all adventured back in Greyhawk</p><p>All the things we did were all the talk</p><p>Of the world he wrote for you and me</p><p></p><p>Oh, and while Zagyg was looking down</p><p>He was kicked out of his hometown</p><p>The judge it seemed was blind</p><p>So he left them behind</p><p>The Journeys then seemed Dangerous</p><p>The fans all kicked up quite a fuss</p><p>Wondering “What’s this mean for us?”</p><p>The day that Gary died</p><p></p><p>I started playin’</p><p>Bye-bye Mr. D&D guy</p><p>Rolled aplenty for nat twenty</p><p>But I didn’t roll high</p><p>And even now a new edition is nigh</p><p>Provin’ gaming itself will never die</p><p>Gaming itself will never die</p><p></p><p>Dissin’ tradition with a new edition</p><p>Not seein’ what we’d lost in transition</p><p>Campaign worlds all appearing fast</p><p>With desert worlds and demi-planes</p><p>The gamers thought there would be great gains</p><p>Never knowing that it simply couldn’t last</p><p></p><p>Now the late nineties were filled with gloom</p><p>And the game itself seemed to face its doom</p><p>We all looked up one day</p><p>Oh, TSR had gone away!</p><p>And then WotC came to take the wheel</p><p>And we felt like we’d never heal</p><p>Kinda like how we all would feel</p><p>The day that Gary died</p><p></p><p>I started playin’</p><p>Bye-bye Mr. D&D guy</p><p>Rolled aplenty for nat twenty</p><p>But I didn’t roll high</p><p>And even now a new edition is nigh</p><p>Provin’ gaming itself will never die</p><p>Gaming itself will never die</p><p></p><p>Oh, 2E’d been all over the place</p><p>Throughout the planes and wildspace</p><p>With no main point of reference</p><p>So come on Third Edition, OGL</p><p>And please bring Zagyg back as well</p><p>‘Cause, he has always been a gamer’s friend</p><p></p><p>Oh, and as I watched him take the stage</p><p>It seemed like it was a new age</p><p>We all then cheered his name</p><p>He was back in the game!</p><p>But when the fervor died down later on</p><p>I just blinked once and he was gone</p><p>Leaving me wondering what went wrong</p><p>The day that Gary died</p><p></p><p>I was playin’</p><p>Bye-bye Mr. D&D guy</p><p>Rolled aplenty for nat twenty</p><p>But I didn’t roll high</p><p>And even now a new edition is nigh</p><p>Provin’ gaming itself will never die</p><p>Gaming itself will never die</p><p></p><p>I met a guy who played LA</p><p>‘Cause he liked gaming Gary’s way</p><p>But his group had since all moved on</p><p>I went down to my gaming store</p><p>Where I’d bought Greyhawk years before</p><p>But the man there said that old books didn’t pay</p><p></p><p>And online, gamers felt bereaved</p><p>The newbies cried, the grognards grieved</p><p>But not a game was halted</p><p>Just like he would have wanted</p><p>Now the man that I admired most</p><p>Has gone and given up the ghost</p><p>But somehow he still felt so close</p><p>The day that Gary died</p><p></p><p>And I was playin’</p><p>Bye-bye Mr. D&D guy</p><p>Rolled aplenty for nat twenty</p><p>But I didn’t roll high</p><p>And even now a new edition is nigh</p><p>Provin’ gaming itself will never die</p><p>Gaming itself will never die</p><p></p><p>I was playin’</p><p>Bye-bye Mr. D&D guy</p><p>Rolled aplenty for nat twenty</p><p>But I didn’t roll high</p><p>And even now a new edition is nigh</p><p>Provin’ gaming itself will never die</p><p></p><p>[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu7hxguhFfI]YouTube - Don McLean - American Pie[/ame]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alzrius, post: 5603908, member: 8461"] [b][u]Mr. D&D Guy[/u] (with apologies to Don McLean)[/b] A long, long time ago… I can still remember How that boxed set used to make me smile And I knew that when it was my chance I could make those weird dice dance And maybe I could DM for a while But that GM’s Day made me shiver When that email was delivered And those threads on the forum I just couldn’t ignore ‘em I can’t remember if I cried As my PCs hp declined But somehow it hurt deep inside The day that Gary died So bye-bye Mr. D&D guy Rolled aplenty for nat twenty But I didn’t roll high And even now a new edition is nigh Provin’ gaming itself will never die Gaming itself will never die Did you write the PHB And did you help bring about 1E All those many years ago? Do you believe in lucky rolls Can minis make my PC whole And can you teach me to play like a pro? Well, I know that your game was so neat When I saw that blank character sheet So many things to choose Man, I dig those alternate rules I was a lonely teenage egghead nerd Who was captivated by those written words But I couldn’t believe what I heard The day that Gary died I started playin’ Bye-bye Mr. D&D guy Rolled aplenty for nat twenty But I didn’t roll high And even now a new edition is nigh Provin’ gaming itself will never die Gaming itself will never die Now in 4E we’ll have all-new rules And use virtual books and tools But that’s not how it used to be When we all adventured back in Greyhawk All the things we did were all the talk Of the world he wrote for you and me Oh, and while Zagyg was looking down He was kicked out of his hometown The judge it seemed was blind So he left them behind The Journeys then seemed Dangerous The fans all kicked up quite a fuss Wondering “What’s this mean for us?” The day that Gary died I started playin’ Bye-bye Mr. D&D guy Rolled aplenty for nat twenty But I didn’t roll high And even now a new edition is nigh Provin’ gaming itself will never die Gaming itself will never die Dissin’ tradition with a new edition Not seein’ what we’d lost in transition Campaign worlds all appearing fast With desert worlds and demi-planes The gamers thought there would be great gains Never knowing that it simply couldn’t last Now the late nineties were filled with gloom And the game itself seemed to face its doom We all looked up one day Oh, TSR had gone away! And then WotC came to take the wheel And we felt like we’d never heal Kinda like how we all would feel The day that Gary died I started playin’ Bye-bye Mr. D&D guy Rolled aplenty for nat twenty But I didn’t roll high And even now a new edition is nigh Provin’ gaming itself will never die Gaming itself will never die Oh, 2E’d been all over the place Throughout the planes and wildspace With no main point of reference So come on Third Edition, OGL And please bring Zagyg back as well ‘Cause, he has always been a gamer’s friend Oh, and as I watched him take the stage It seemed like it was a new age We all then cheered his name He was back in the game! But when the fervor died down later on I just blinked once and he was gone Leaving me wondering what went wrong The day that Gary died I was playin’ Bye-bye Mr. D&D guy Rolled aplenty for nat twenty But I didn’t roll high And even now a new edition is nigh Provin’ gaming itself will never die Gaming itself will never die I met a guy who played LA ‘Cause he liked gaming Gary’s way But his group had since all moved on I went down to my gaming store Where I’d bought Greyhawk years before But the man there said that old books didn’t pay And online, gamers felt bereaved The newbies cried, the grognards grieved But not a game was halted Just like he would have wanted Now the man that I admired most Has gone and given up the ghost But somehow he still felt so close The day that Gary died And I was playin’ Bye-bye Mr. D&D guy Rolled aplenty for nat twenty But I didn’t roll high And even now a new edition is nigh Provin’ gaming itself will never die Gaming itself will never die I was playin’ Bye-bye Mr. D&D guy Rolled aplenty for nat twenty But I didn’t roll high And even now a new edition is nigh Provin’ gaming itself will never die [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu7hxguhFfI]YouTube - Don McLean - American Pie[/ame] [/QUOTE]
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