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.

 

[andargor]

OMG Gary, you are still here! Welcome back, again, and again...

 

[rossik]

hi mr gygax!

i was listen to kendermore audiobook, and theres a dwarven festival, with events like axe throwing, stone hammering, drinking, and so on...

what do you think it would be good for a elven festival?

beside skills archery

 

[Col_Pladoh]

OMG Gary, you are still here! Welcome back, again, and again...

Yuppers,

I snuck back as soon as my case of shingles would allow

Cheers,
Gary

 

[Col_Pladoh]

hi mr gygax!

i was listen to kendermore audiobook, and theres a dwarven festival, with events like axe throwing, stone hammering, drinking, and so on...

what do you think it would be good for a elven festival?

beside skills archery

How about archery, balladeering, fencing, poetry, and wine tasting?

Cheers,
Gary

 

[rossik]

How about archery, balladeering, fencing, poetry, and wine tasting?

Cheers,
Gary

good ideas, gary.

do uthink they could do things like "fox hunt"?

in your vision of elven society.

btw: whats balladeering?

 

[gideon_thorne]

btw: whats balladeering?

The singing of ballads, epic tales, bardic stories et al.

 

[Col_Pladoh]

good ideas, gary.

do uthink they could do things like "fox hunt"?

in your vision of elven society.

btw: whats balladeering?

Somehow I can not envision elves hunting foxes. They would likely persue only dangerous and malign creatures in such manner.

Balladeering is playing a stringed instrument and singing

Cheers,
Gary

 

[Col_Pladoh]

The singing of ballads, epic tales, bardic stories et al.

Smarty pants!


Gary

 

[gideon_thorne]

Smarty pants!


Gary

Hey, what else is a 'liberal arts' education for?

 

[thedungeondelver]

Hey, what else is a 'liberal arts' education for?

"Would you like fries with that?"