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BBruceWright reacted to Willie the Duck's post in the thread D&D General The First Demise of TSR: Gygax's Folly with
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I agree with the overall point, but I don't think the last bit is the necessary component. Gary's greatness in game design could have... -
BBruceWright replied to the thread D&D General The First Demise of TSR: Gygax's Folly.I think as a society we suffer too much from “great man theory”. A lot of people brought their own creativity to make D&D, including...
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BBruceWright reacted to Dire Bare's post in the thread D&D General The First Demise of TSR: Gygax's Folly with Like.
Yeah. Excusing someone from abusing an employee and close friend as "just the way things were back then" doesn't hold water. People...
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BBruceWright reacted to billd91's post in the thread D&D General The First Demise of TSR: Gygax's Folly with Like.
And I think that split is one of the sources of fan enmity of Gygax. Pro-Arneson partisanship was definitely a thing.
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BBruceWright reacted to Nikosandros's post in the thread D&D General The First Demise of TSR: Gygax's Folly with Like.
While I find the history of D&D a very fascinating topic, I'm somewhat baffled by how intense the feelings about this topic seem to be...
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BBruceWright reacted to Staffan's post in the thread D&D General The First Demise of TSR: Gygax's Folly with Like.
"After all, it is necessary to get behind someone before you can stab him in the back."—Sir Humphrey Appleby.
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BBruceWright reacted to Mistwell's post in the thread D&D General The First Demise of TSR: Gygax's Folly with Like.
Fair point and thanks for asking. Been a rough few weeks. Getting better but yes, short fuse lately. Sorry about that. Will endeavor to...
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BBruceWright reacted to Snarf Zagyg's post in the thread D&D General The First Demise of TSR: Gygax's Folly with Like.
It would appear that you did not actually read what I wrote? Because as I wrote, you took a single sentence out of context- I agree that...
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BBruceWright reacted to Clint_L's post in the thread D&D General The First Demise of TSR: Gygax's Folly with Like.
This is, per your usual standards, both an entertaining and carefully argued, meticulously supported OP. Not everyone values the...
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BBruceWright reacted to Sacrosanct's post in the thread D&D General The First Demise of TSR: Gygax's Folly with Like.
I've mentioned before how TSR era was a textbook class on how not to run a business (both under Gygax and Williams), but Gygax is also...
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BBruceWright reacted to TiQuinn's post in the thread D&D General The First Demise of TSR: Gygax's Folly with Like.
Well that was certainly a mic drop.
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BBruceWright reacted to Snarf Zagyg's post in the thread D&D General The First Demise of TSR: Gygax's Folly with Like.
Given that you have such very strong feelings on the subject, I will try to be as nice as possible despite this claim. I will note the...
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BBruceWright reacted to Cordwainer Fish's post in the thread D&D General The First Demise of TSR: Gygax's Folly with Like.
I suspect that in some people's eyes, Lorraine Williams' worst sin is not giving a bleep what they think of her.
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BBruceWright reacted to Snarf Zagyg's post in the thread D&D General The First Demise of TSR: Gygax's Folly with Like.
As my fans (all two of you!) may have noticed, I have not been posting or active in a while as I have been recuperating from a lengthy...