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<blockquote data-quote="MerricB" data-source="post: 4005803" data-attributes="member: 3586">If Gary had remained at TSR after 1985, he would have remained as the chief designer of AD&amp;D, most likely providing a streamlined version of AD&amp;D (his 2nd edition) in the near future. Gary still plays (DMs) original D&amp;D from time to time; there was a notable session at the last GenCon with several EN World moderators.That Gary, in the latter part of his designing career, has evinced a distinct preference for rules light games is not in doubt. To say that the &quot;whole reason he left D&amp;D&quot; was because of it becoming too rules heavy ignores that he legally couldn't work on the game system any more.Gary went from designing AD&amp;D to designing Dangerous Journeys (an incredibly rules-heavy game... Gary himself says &quot;[t]he DJ books were done in my rules-heavy period&quot; - <a href="http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12918" target="_blank">source</a>), and finally to the rules-light Lejendary Adventures (1999). C&amp;C is not originated by Gary, nor is he doing much with it, although he's adapted some of his D&amp;D material for the game.Cheers!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MerricB, post: 4005803, member: 3586"] If Gary had remained at TSR after 1985, he would have remained as the chief designer of AD&D, most likely providing a streamlined version of AD&D (his 2nd edition) in the near future. Gary still plays (DMs) original D&D from time to time; there was a notable session at the last GenCon with several EN World moderators. That Gary, in the latter part of his designing career, has evinced a distinct preference for rules light games is not in doubt. To say that the "whole reason he left D&D" was because of it becoming too rules heavy ignores that he legally couldn't work on the game system any more. Gary went from designing AD&D to designing Dangerous Journeys (an incredibly rules-heavy game... Gary himself says "[t]he DJ books were done in my rules-heavy period" - [url=http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12918]source[/url]), and finally to the rules-light Lejendary Adventures (1999). C&C is not originated by Gary, nor is he doing much with it, although he's adapted some of his D&D material for the game. Cheers! [/QUOTE]

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