Gaming with Gygax

[JohnRTroy]

I found myself coming here again during GenCon week.

I feel very sad that this campaign couldn't be continued this year.

I am very greatful however that Gary got to meet the ENWorld Mods and play a kick-ass game with them. It turned out to be a very good opportunity.

"Natural 20 Baby" indeed!

 

[Rel]

I found myself coming here again during GenCon week.

I feel very sad that this campaign couldn't be continued this year.

I am very greatful however that Gary got to meet the ENWorld Mods and play a kick-ass game with them. It turned out to be a very good opportunity.

"Natural 20 Baby" indeed!

I'm just now home from GenCon and this is the very first post I am responding to.

It was bittersweet reflecting on this game and Gary's absense this year. While he is sorely missed I couldn't help but smile at watching all the fun people were having (myself included) and considering that none of us would be there together were it not for Gary.

I thought that the posthumous lifetime achievement ENnie was a fitting tribute and I think I got a little something in my eye when we gave him a standing ovation. I was glad to see Dave Arneson get his award while he is still around to accept it.

 

[Angrydad]

It amazes me just how many people have been influenced, knowingly or otherwise, by EGG and his marvelous creation in the last 30+ years or so. There are the obvious people who play D&D or some variant, but then there's HORDES of computer and video game nerds who owe Gary a big debt. Basically any RPG in any format owes Gary some royalties.

I know that my life would be very different were it not for my brush with D&D at the age of 10 (thanks, Kat!). My imagination continues to thrive to this day because of this game. Some of my greatest memories are of fictional characters created by my brother and I or some of our friends and the absurdity that ensued.

 

[1auxy]

New here @ EnWorld and Rel's sig. was a must click...so glad I did!

I just finished reading through all of the posts, and this was definitely one of the best threads in gaming msg. board history.

I'm starting a new campaign in 2 weeks and this has got me wanting to run a rules light game again...too much fun.

Thanks for the post!

 

[Piratecat]

I'm sitting here missing Gary, and remembering this game. I'm glad he knew how much fun he inspired!

But I'm still pissed about my mule.

 

[Mark]

He was a lot of fun. I was fortunate enough to game with him one time in the seventies at a Gencon. It's a long time ago, and I was very young, but I recall their were a lot of character deaths.

 

[Ulrick]

Speaking of Character Deaths from the 1970s...

This Friday night I'm running the AD&D Tomb of Horrors at a local gaming convention. I'm doing this partly out of remembrance of Gary, partly because I want younger players to experience an old school module that isn't based on combat, but mostly because I want to hear the wailing and gnashing of teeth as one PC dies after another. However, I told the players that they would receive certified bragging rights if they beat the module.

This module is a classic! Part of Gary's legacy and an inspiration to all ratbastard DMs!

 

[Eridanis]

I thought that the posthumous lifetime achievement ENnie was a fitting tribute and I think I got a little something in my eye when we gave him a standing ovation. I was glad to see Dave Arneson get his award while he is still around to accept it.

Prescient words, my friend. Unfortunately.

 

[Rel]

Prescient words, my friend. Unfortunately.

Indeed. I'll always feel honored to have met the fathers of the game in person.

 

[Odhanan]

*raises thread*

Discussing this game on the K&K Alehouse, Some pictures of Gary with the DM's map were posted by Philotomy:

Original picture of Gary
Detail of the map

I then compared the players' map provided by Henry with this detail, and then sparsely keyed it for reference:

Players' Map

Keyed DM Map Detail

I just thought some of you might want to see this. For memories, or otherwise.