Braunstein: the Roots of D&D (Dave Arneson & Major Wesely)

[Hussar]

I'm sure I'm going to lose any and all geek cred I may have had, but, who is Major Weseley?

That's a name I've never seen before.

 

[Shroomy]

Braunstein 4 sounded like a lot of fun.

 

[Henry]

I'm sure I'm going to lose any and all geek cred I may have had, but, who is Major Weseley?

That's a name I've never seen before.

The article liked above explains pretty well - wargamer from many years back, went into the army in the 70's, still active in gaming circles.

He also has a Wiki page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Wesely

 

[Hussar]

Thanks Henry. I always like learning about the history of the hobby.

 

[Ben Robbins]

Pictures from the Friday Braunstein session and post-game comments from Major Wesely are up in the comments section:

http://arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/104/braunstein-the-roots-of-roleplaying-games/#comment-12296

 

[RFisher]

Thanks!

It’s nice to put another face to one of the founding names.

 

[Ben Robbins]

More Braunstein stuff, including scans of player handouts from the 2008 games and recreations of the original handouts from the game 40 years ago:

http://arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/106/braunstein-memories/

 

[Shroomy]

So, did anyone who frequents these boards and who attended GenCon get a chance to play Braunstein?