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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Eridanis" data-source="post: 5145044" data-attributes="member: 275">Here's an anecdote to chew on.As some of you might recall, Gary was kind enough to run a game for us ENworld mods at GenCon '07. We had a great time, as recounted elsewhere in Rel's thread. At the end of the night, most of us had brought something for Gary to sign (for instance, I'd brought my 1E DMG, since he had signed my 1E PHB at a previous GenCon), and he was happy to do it. Henry had brought a friend's 3E PHB, and somewhat warily asked Gary if he would sign it for him. At the end of a long day of traveling and gaming (and on his 20th wedding anniversary, for goodness' sake!), and given his history with TSR and WotC, none of us would have thought less of him if he'd demurred. Instead, he was happy to sign the books; I don't remember exactly what he said, but it was along the lines of him being happy to sign anything that was D&D and helped people play the game he'd created, even if it was a different edition.So I think Gary was happy for what the game had done for him, and appreciated that fact that it was still going strong after so many years. There are many folks who knew him better, but I'd like to think that he was grateful for what the game had done for him and his family.</blockquote>