Rodrigo Istalindir
Explorer
Henry said:People say you can't run D&D without a lot of prep time - I call shenanigans.
In Diaglo's game, I died in round 2. By round 3, I had a new character made. There's something to be said for that.
Gaming with Gygax
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In Diaglo's game, I died in round 2. By round 3, I had a new character made. There's something to be said for that.
Doug McCrae
Legend
I always imagined Hypersmurf having a tiny body but a massive head, like the Mekon from Dan Dare. I'm saddened to discover that he looks fairly normal.
Rodrigo Istalindir
Explorer
Rel
Liquid Awesome
KidCthulhu said:
Ah, Thunderfoot is good people so it's ok. Or maybe it's Treebore. Anyway, one of those guys with a "T" username is good people. I think.
But I'll always have you at the front of the stalker line, KC. My wait for my delayed flight at the airport just wasn't the same without you this year.
NC Game Day: Be there, sweetie.
Col_Pladoh
Gary Gygax
As a point of order:
When I am a guest at a convention I am there to entertain people and add to the fun they have at the event. thus, unless the game session is advertised as one where the pbjective is to kill the PCs--and I've done a few of those--I try to keep PCs alive. Of course if a player doesn't want to have his character survive, the natural selection process of the game environment will take over...
Now, when a group is really enjopying themselves, playing well too, then it becomes very enjoyable for me to be the GM, do my best to stretch the players' participatory skills increasingly.
If I do make it back to next year's GenCon I do hope I'll have what amounts to basically the same group of Mods again, so the dungeon crawl can be picked up from the base of those steps that lead down to the 2nd level. If the space and seating accommodations make it possible I'll happily expand the group to eight or nine players too. A noisy dungeon cart adds to the anticipation...
I must note that by next August the initial levels of the Castle Zagyg work will probably be available. The upper levels therein will not be like those I created for my original dungeon--save hopefully in spirit and enjoyment level.
Just a way of saying I had a good time too
Cheerio,
Gary
When I am a guest at a convention I am there to entertain people and add to the fun they have at the event. thus, unless the game session is advertised as one where the pbjective is to kill the PCs--and I've done a few of those--I try to keep PCs alive. Of course if a player doesn't want to have his character survive, the natural selection process of the game environment will take over...
Now, when a group is really enjopying themselves, playing well too, then it becomes very enjoyable for me to be the GM, do my best to stretch the players' participatory skills increasingly.
If I do make it back to next year's GenCon I do hope I'll have what amounts to basically the same group of Mods again, so the dungeon crawl can be picked up from the base of those steps that lead down to the 2nd level. If the space and seating accommodations make it possible I'll happily expand the group to eight or nine players too. A noisy dungeon cart adds to the anticipation...
I must note that by next August the initial levels of the Castle Zagyg work will probably be available. The upper levels therein will not be like those I created for my original dungeon--save hopefully in spirit and enjoyment level.
Just a way of saying I had a good time too
Cheerio,
Gary
Col_Pladoh
Gary Gygax
Ah, the beauty of wandering monsters.
There is an inexhaustable supply of them you see...
Oh yes, please do address me as "Gary," if you will. This is an informal place of exchange of material pertaining to many things, mostly RPGs
Cheerio,
Gary
There is an inexhaustable supply of them you see...
Oh yes, please do address me as "Gary," if you will. This is an informal place of exchange of material pertaining to many things, mostly RPGs
Cheerio,
Gary
rossik
Explorer
oh, ok then, gary
i promise i will stop hitting the same spot, but i was looking for that futurama picture u have, typing gary gygax in google.
found lots of pictures of the real you, but also found this:
http://www.answers.com/topic/gelatinous-cube
so, in a strange way, maybe the mule's destiny to die with a gelatinous cube...
-and i stop talking about the cube and the mule ................NOW!-
i promise i will stop hitting the same spot, but i was looking for that futurama picture u have, typing gary gygax in google.
found lots of pictures of the real you, but also found this:
http://www.answers.com/topic/gelatinous-cube
so, in a strange way, maybe the mule's destiny to die with a gelatinous cube...
-and i stop talking about the cube and the mule ................NOW!-
davethegame
Explorer
Great story. One thing that hasn't changed in any edition is how much fun it is to roll a natural 20 in a tough situation.
Not to threadjack, but I wanted to share my story about playing with Mr. Gygax (and the title of the thread is Gaming with Gygax, after all!). It was years back at a con near Indianapolis (but not GenCon) that was having its first year. Guests of honor included Gary and my dad. I was living nearby at the time for college, and so my dad called me up and asked if I wanted to come. Partly it was to keep him company, and partly because he remembered years ago at another convention where he casually talked about hanging out with Gary- to which I said "You never told me you were friends with Gary Gygax!" to which my dad responded, "You never asked!"
So anyway, I eagerly agreed to go to the con. On Day 2, there was a panel where the guests were Gary and my dad. And I was the only one who showed up for the panel. I still think that's crazy- the con was just so poorly run, they couldn't get anyone to attend a small panel with Gary Gygax and Jack Chalker!
But it was lucky for me, because I got to listen in on an hour long talk between the two, telling stories about sneaking into graveyards during science fiction conventions to the real origin of D&D (Gary and his friends were playing a game with a neighbor who had polio when they were kids.)
Right there would have been an awesome story to tell for years to come, but it got better. Gary's son who had accompanied him to the con (whose name I don't remember, sorry!) came to remind him of the game of Lejendary Adventures he was scheduled to run. Gary said, "Well Jack, thanks for entertaining me. How about I entertain your son?"
I probably sat there for a few minutes with my mouth open.
The game had been scheduled in advance, and Gary was gracious enough to add me into what turned out to be an already overbooked game. Unfortunately, because of the sheer number of people, not a whole lot ended up getting done in the adventure, which started out in a very detailed town (mapped out on graph paper... how classic is that?) and eventually moved to some mysterious caves outside of town. We got through one fight in the caves before having to call it quits, but I still had a blast.
One thing that has stuck in my mind was embarrassing myself- I was talking to Gary's son in character, and I said something like "This place is boring, let's kick up some trouble." Gary overheard that and took it as me complaining, and said "Bored, eh? More of a hack and slash guy? We'll get to that." I felt like a huge ass, and tried to say that I wasn't bored with the game, but he already was moving onto other people in the (15 or so member) party.
Anyway, the whole experience other than that one moment was great, and I made sure to derail the next Friday's D&D game for a long time while I told the story, and it remains one of my favorite experiences of all time. About a year later, my father passed away, and I wrote Gary to tell him (finding him through ENWorld, actually). Gary was kind enough to write back with some stories and condolences, which really helped me get through it.
So any stories I hear about Gary running games for people who appreciate it always make me smile.
Not to threadjack, but I wanted to share my story about playing with Mr. Gygax (and the title of the thread is Gaming with Gygax, after all!). It was years back at a con near Indianapolis (but not GenCon) that was having its first year. Guests of honor included Gary and my dad. I was living nearby at the time for college, and so my dad called me up and asked if I wanted to come. Partly it was to keep him company, and partly because he remembered years ago at another convention where he casually talked about hanging out with Gary- to which I said "You never told me you were friends with Gary Gygax!" to which my dad responded, "You never asked!"
So anyway, I eagerly agreed to go to the con. On Day 2, there was a panel where the guests were Gary and my dad. And I was the only one who showed up for the panel. I still think that's crazy- the con was just so poorly run, they couldn't get anyone to attend a small panel with Gary Gygax and Jack Chalker!
But it was lucky for me, because I got to listen in on an hour long talk between the two, telling stories about sneaking into graveyards during science fiction conventions to the real origin of D&D (Gary and his friends were playing a game with a neighbor who had polio when they were kids.)
Right there would have been an awesome story to tell for years to come, but it got better. Gary's son who had accompanied him to the con (whose name I don't remember, sorry!) came to remind him of the game of Lejendary Adventures he was scheduled to run. Gary said, "Well Jack, thanks for entertaining me. How about I entertain your son?"
I probably sat there for a few minutes with my mouth open.
The game had been scheduled in advance, and Gary was gracious enough to add me into what turned out to be an already overbooked game. Unfortunately, because of the sheer number of people, not a whole lot ended up getting done in the adventure, which started out in a very detailed town (mapped out on graph paper... how classic is that?) and eventually moved to some mysterious caves outside of town. We got through one fight in the caves before having to call it quits, but I still had a blast.
One thing that has stuck in my mind was embarrassing myself- I was talking to Gary's son in character, and I said something like "This place is boring, let's kick up some trouble." Gary overheard that and took it as me complaining, and said "Bored, eh? More of a hack and slash guy? We'll get to that." I felt like a huge ass, and tried to say that I wasn't bored with the game, but he already was moving onto other people in the (15 or so member) party.
Anyway, the whole experience other than that one moment was great, and I made sure to derail the next Friday's D&D game for a long time while I told the story, and it remains one of my favorite experiences of all time. About a year later, my father passed away, and I wrote Gary to tell him (finding him through ENWorld, actually). Gary was kind enough to write back with some stories and condolences, which really helped me get through it.
So any stories I hear about Gary running games for people who appreciate it always make me smile.
