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Message: <blockquote data-quote="billd91" data-source="post: 9602558" data-attributes="member: 3400">I don't know Ernie personally, but I know a number who do and maintained friendships with him. So, I'm not sure I can easily square Ernie fully understanding Lanasa and the manipulation I suspect he was exerting, probably with Jeff Leason and the idea of the shop/museum as levers. And the reason I'm not sure is because to get TSR3, he really had to stick the knife in Jayson Elliot's back. I can more easily see a guy like Ernie being flattered and manipulated into doing that than plotting it on his own. And I have a hard time thinking the people who maintained friendships with Ernie would have done so if they thought Ernie the type of guy to mastermind something like that.Again, that's just my take as an outside observer. I also wouldn't say Ernie was stupid, but he kind of is the nepo-baby archetype (in the gaming industry) that never really excels on his own hard work and talent after getting a head start. If I were to compare Luke and Ernie, I'd say Luke, as the baby, had enough distance from his father's shadow that he ended up having to develop better life and work skills (and he heads up a great convention), while Ernie, being old enough to work for TSR, never had to do so as his father's influence always drove his success in the company. His greatest achievements on his own seemed to be being a reasonably affable guy and running a lot of games that people enjoyed. Both of those would be good reasons and ways to remember him, both somewhat tarnished by getting involved with the TSR3 fiasco.</blockquote>

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