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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 7652242" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>[align=right]http://www.enworld.org/newsimages/gygax.jpg[/align]Today is Gary Gygax's birthday. As you probably know, Gary was one of the two co-creaters of Dungeons & Dragons in the 1970s, and sadly passed away in 2008. </p><p></p><p>Be sure to check out <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showwiki.php?title=From-TSR-to-WotC:-A-History-of-D-and-D" target="_blank">EN World's History of TSR</a>, which includes a lot of material related to Gary (from interviews to his epic Q&As right here on EN World, which I've listed below). More importantly, those threads were compiled into a book called <em>Cheers, Gary!</em> which you could buy from the <a href="http://www.gygaxmemorialfund.org/" target="_blank">Gygax Memorial Fund</a> (I think they're sold out now, though).</p><p></p><p>Also, be sure to read Rel's account of an <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?204729-Gaming-with-Gygax" target="_blank">EN World moderators' D&D game run by Gary Gygax</a> at Gen Con some years ago. [HI][threadcm]http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?204729-Gaming-with-Gygax[/threadcm][/HI]</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?22566-Q-amp-A-with-Gary-Gygax-Part-I" target="_blank">Gary Gygax Q&A Part I</a> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?38912-Q-amp-A-with-Gary-Gygax-continuation-thread-Part-II" target="_blank">Gary Gygax Q&A Part II</a> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?46861-Q-amp-A-with-Gary-Gygax-Pt-3" target="_blank">Gary Gygax Q&A Part III</a> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?57832-Gary-Gygax-Q-amp-A-Part-IV" target="_blank">Gary Gygax Q&A Part IV</a> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?71486-Gary-Gygax-Q-amp-A-Part-V" target="_blank">Gary Gygax Q&A Part V</a> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?104817-Gary-Gygax-Q-amp-A-part-VII" target="_blank">Gary Gygax Q&A Part VI</a> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?104817-Gary-Gygax-Q-amp-A-part-VII" target="_blank">Gary Gygax Q&A Part VII</a> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?121380-Gary-Gygax-Q-amp-A-Part-VIII" target="_blank">Gary Gygax Q&A Part VIII</a> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?125997-Gary-Gygax-Q-amp-A-Part-IX" target="_blank">Gary Gygax Q&A Part IX</a> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?161566-Gary-Gygax-Q-amp-A-Part-X" target="_blank">Gary Gygax Q&A Part X</a> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?167680-Gary-Gygax-Q-amp-A-Part-XI" target="_blank">Gary Gygax Q&A Part XI</a> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?171753-Gary-Gygax-Q-amp-A-Part-XII" target="_blank">Gary Gygax Q&A Part XII</a> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?193204-Gary-Gygax-Q-amp-A-Part-XIII" target="_blank">Gary Gygax Q&A Part XIII</a> </li> </ul><p></p><p>Gary posted under the username "Col_Pladoh" here on EN World, and was always personable and happy to talk.</p><p></p><p>The <a href="http://www.gygaxmemorialfund.org/fund-info/gygaxmemorialfundmission" target="_blank">Gygax Memorial Fund</a> is a charity set up by Gail Gygax "to commission and place a memorial in a public park of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, to honor Gary Gygax by commemoration of literary achievement in the creation of Dungeons & Dragons and other published works". If you have the time, please check it out and perhaps consider helping in some way!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 7652242, member: 1"] [align=right]http://www.enworld.org/newsimages/gygax.jpg[/align]Today is Gary Gygax's birthday. As you probably know, Gary was one of the two co-creaters of Dungeons & Dragons in the 1970s, and sadly passed away in 2008. Be sure to check out [URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showwiki.php?title=From-TSR-to-WotC:-A-History-of-D-and-D"]EN World's History of TSR[/URL], which includes a lot of material related to Gary (from interviews to his epic Q&As right here on EN World, which I've listed below). More importantly, those threads were compiled into a book called [I]Cheers, Gary![/I] which you could buy from the [URL="http://www.gygaxmemorialfund.org/"]Gygax Memorial Fund[/URL] (I think they're sold out now, though). Also, be sure to read Rel's account of an [URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?204729-Gaming-with-Gygax"]EN World moderators' D&D game run by Gary Gygax[/URL] at Gen Con some years ago. [HI][threadcm]http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?204729-Gaming-with-Gygax[/threadcm][/HI] [LIST] [*][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?22566-Q-amp-A-with-Gary-Gygax-Part-I"]Gary Gygax Q&A Part I[/URL] [*][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?38912-Q-amp-A-with-Gary-Gygax-continuation-thread-Part-II"]Gary Gygax Q&A Part II[/URL] [*][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?46861-Q-amp-A-with-Gary-Gygax-Pt-3"]Gary Gygax Q&A Part III[/URL] [*][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?57832-Gary-Gygax-Q-amp-A-Part-IV"]Gary Gygax Q&A Part IV[/URL] [*][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?71486-Gary-Gygax-Q-amp-A-Part-V"]Gary Gygax Q&A Part V[/URL] [*][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?104817-Gary-Gygax-Q-amp-A-part-VII"]Gary Gygax Q&A Part VI[/URL] [*][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?104817-Gary-Gygax-Q-amp-A-part-VII"]Gary Gygax Q&A Part VII[/URL] [*][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?121380-Gary-Gygax-Q-amp-A-Part-VIII"]Gary Gygax Q&A Part VIII[/URL] [*][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?125997-Gary-Gygax-Q-amp-A-Part-IX"]Gary Gygax Q&A Part IX[/URL] [*][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?161566-Gary-Gygax-Q-amp-A-Part-X"]Gary Gygax Q&A Part X[/URL] [*][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?167680-Gary-Gygax-Q-amp-A-Part-XI"]Gary Gygax Q&A Part XI[/URL] [*][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?171753-Gary-Gygax-Q-amp-A-Part-XII"]Gary Gygax Q&A Part XII[/URL] [*][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?193204-Gary-Gygax-Q-amp-A-Part-XIII"]Gary Gygax Q&A Part XIII[/URL] [/LIST] Gary posted under the username "Col_Pladoh" here on EN World, and was always personable and happy to talk. The [URL="http://www.gygaxmemorialfund.org/fund-info/gygaxmemorialfundmission"]Gygax Memorial Fund[/URL] is a charity set up by Gail Gygax "to commission and place a memorial in a public park of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, to honor Gary Gygax by commemoration of literary achievement in the creation of Dungeons & Dragons and other published works". If you have the time, please check it out and perhaps consider helping in some way! [/QUOTE]
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