Greyhawk Grognard - May installment of Castle Greyhawk

[jaerdaph]

John, I apologize for my earlier comments. I think maybe your friendship with Gary might be leading you to read too much into the meaning of all this. I just didn't like the blanket implication that there was no love for Gary, only the work. I know in my case that's simply not true. And I think we agree more than we disagree on this - I too didn't care for the character attacks on Mrs. G. and felt they were inappropriate.

Anyhow, I'm going to continue to enjoy this fan project, because I like gaming. And I will be eternally greatful to Gary for giving this hobby to me.

 

[JohnRTroy]

Accepted.

I too apologize for any harshness I might have said in tone. Your probably right regarding my friendship with Gary. It's close to the year anniversary of his death, and I might be a bit sensitive towards things lately.

 

[Mallus]

I think the best way to honor Gary is not only to play games and purchase stuff he's written, but to create NEW stuff, your own original stuff.

Absolutely.

 

[timbannock]

How is creating our take on Castle Greyhawk and comparing notes on it any different than anybody else who has an interpretation of any pre-written campaign setting or module, no matter how similar or not to the original (i.e., anyone who plays in any setting that has a published book)?

Also, just for the record, considering the easy of self-publishing and PDFs looking decent with even minimal design and layout planning, it's not really difficult to make a fan-made thing look like a polished work. Some of the PDFs I've gotten for free (JAGS Wonderland) look better than some works published by big names that charge a ton of money.

I think the biggest testament to Gary's legacy is that people are still interested in the very first things he wrote (Greyhawk). His legacy is undying for RPGs in general, and his works deserve continuation through the discussion and creation that comes from the community that has been built up around them.

 

[S'mon]

Being sad and disappointed that many people are more fans of the creations which people enjoy rather than the person who was the creator, who most did not know personally, seems to be an unreasonable reaction.

I agree with this. People weren't buying Castle Zagyg as a tribute to EGG, but as a dungeon they were interested in playing.

 

[timbannock]

Uh, I don't know about that. Many people bought Castle Zagyg for both reasons. In fact, everyone I know who bought it, as well as everyone I spoke with on this forum, the Troll Lords forum, the Gygax Games forum, and the Dragonsfoot forums said the same.

I don't know where you guys are getting this perception from, but it does not jive with my experience AT ALL.

Not saying it's not true, but it may be a VERY BROAD GENERALIZATION based on very little information.

 

[Plane Sailing]

Just wanted to say that I was investigating a reported post in this thread, and as usual read through to the end. I'm really pleased to see that misunderstandings got resolved and we're all friends again.

Cheers

 

[timbannock]

Good work on the project...I like what I've read so far!


Aside from that though, I can tell i'm getting a little heated here myself, so i'm gonna return to lurking unless specifically asked something.

 

[jaerdaph]

Accepted.

I too apologize for any harshness I might have said in tone. Your probably right regarding my friendship with Gary. It's close to the year anniversary of his death, and I might be a bit sensitive towards things lately.

Thanks, John. It has to be hard this time of year for Gary's family and friends.

I wish I could have known the man better.

 

[grodog]

I think the biggest testament to Gary's legacy is that people are still interested in the very first things he wrote (Greyhawk). His legacy is undying for RPGs in general, and his works deserve continuation through the discussion and creation that comes from the community that has been built up around them.

Well-said, neuronphaser.

Thanks, John. It has to be hard this time of year for Gary's family and friends.

I wish I could have known the man better.

Gary's death is both a very sad time and a very happy time for me: I missed my second son's (3.5 weeks early) birth because I was attending Gary's funeral. But, today Henry crawled for the first time, and he played with some over-sized d6s a few days ago, and one day he'll be playing D&D in Greyhawk with his older brother, Ethan, who will be five in April. So, the legacy continues.