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Evil news. We have lost not only the originator of a great game that has given untold numbers of people untold hours of enjoyment but a truly kind man. Requiem aeternam dona ei, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat ei. Requiescat in pace.

Gary, I have a quesiton about how you envisioned some humanoid societies in 1eAD&D. In the original MM you give listings for (in)famous tribes of orcs and hobgoblins. Mty question is this: were the figures for the "Number Appearing" entry for these races supposed to be indicative of the size of...

;) Seriously though, doesn't everyone know females dwarves are bearded? Come on people! Gray Mouser

Then it's settled! Because, as we all know, female dwarves ha ... Wait. What? Gray Mouser

Well, to be honest i seemed from your original article that you weren't overly thrilled with the idea in the first place :) Roger E. Moore attempted to make a stronger case for their viability, although IMHO when you place their strengths next to their weaknesses you get a racial choice that...

Colonel, I was recently reviewing the write up of the half-ogre that you did in Dragon and which Roger E. Moore expanded upon later. I was curious as to whether you had any half-ogre PC's in your campaign and, if you did, how they fared in play. I'd be especially interested in the reaction of...

Heh, I've had similar thoughts and have run campaigns where this was, in fact, the case. But it seemed from his previous answers that Gary considers all demihumans to be from a different plane. Does anyone recall if JRRT considered Hobbits small humans? I know I've read stuff on that topic...

Heh, well I actually was referring to Olidammara as one of my favorite gods in the WoGH boxed set. Norebo seems like a kindred deity from the Suel mythos as he is the god of Luck, Gambling and Risk while Olidammara is the god of Music, Revelry, Rougery and Wine (he getting two of life's three...

Halfling NPC's could also be Druids. You could say, however, that part of the reason these particular races (Elves and Halflings) entered Oerth (or whatever campaign world you were using) was their affinity for nature which may have been the same as that on their home plane. Gray Mouser

Kudos to him, then, as I greatly enjoyed the series on the Suel pantheon. I did find some of them to be a bit on the good side considering the description of the Suel old-timers in thne WoGH, but they are an interesting group, all in all. While Olidammara is one of my favorites Norebo certainly...

Very interesting, Colonel. If the deities of Oerth were responsible for closing the gates that may explain why there were no demihuman deities included in the WoGH. Except, of course, for Raxivort. Hmmm. Maybe not. :? SOunds like Learth's old time mages could give those of the Bakluni and Suel...

The Suel Pantheon Gary, I was just wondering how much input you gave to Len Lakofka when he wrote up the gods of the Suel Pantheon for publication in Dragon. Did he come up with everything and just use the names and areas on influence you provided in the Greyhawk guide or did you give him some...

Hi Colonel, it's been quite a while since I've posted to this forum and was just reading through what I had missed. You can tell from the quote, perhaps, that it's been some time since I visited this thread. Anyway, I've seen you make comments like he above a few times before but I have a...

Sounds interesting. I presume the non-flying gargoyles you refer to are the aquatic variety (kapoacinth) as well as the margoyle? Speaking of alternate material planes, did you ever envision anything like the Seely and Unseely Courts being part of your personal campaign? (I have tossed the...

Gargoyles Colonel, long time no see. It's good to see that you retain your internet presence for your fans! :) I was wondering if you could share your thoughts on the 1ed gargoyle. Specifically, the MM mentions that gargoyles are monsters "of a magical nature," which I take to refer to both...

Very interesting, Colonel. The descriptions you gave of your two (Arch) Mages varies somewhat from that in Mordenkainen's Fantastic Adventure (at least from what I recall of the text and drawings!). Are your images of Yrag and Rigby different from those published in the module, too? Gray Mouser

I know you're busy and so a reading of the whole five volumes of the Taran Wanderer series is out (and so you'd sadly miss the Cauldron Born :( ) if you ever find a copy of The Foundling and Other Tales I'd strongly suggest giving it a read. It's short, just about 120 pp. and a colleciton of...

Hey Colonel, there was a conversation about various authors a while back in this thread. Well, recently I came to learn that Lloyd Alexander had recently passed away, which got me to reading a colleciton of short stories he had written set in his land of Prydain (sort of a mythical Wales). They...

Well, maybe not so well known to some of us, Colonel :) Can you give a few details of this story for those of less in the know, please? Yow, that's a lethal combination even for a young dragon. I'm sure my players will find it that way, at any rate :] Gray Mouser

Colonel, I know you're not a big fan of JRRT, but I do have to recommend The Children of Hurin. Only 259 pages, and that includes the preface and introduction. It seems to me to be Tolkien's take on Greek tragedy set in a fantasy milieu. Without dropping any spoilers I have to just say that I...