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<blockquote data-quote="Warpiglet-7" data-source="post: 9487171" data-attributes="member: 7025282">I am ready to be mocked for this….But I see his body of work as not dissimilar from the work of philosopher, theologians and even some revealed religions in this:His thought and audience was evolving over time.&nbsp; As such, there are some great pearls of wisdom and some ideas that were evolving while written.&nbsp; Further still, how this translated into his “real life game” was not always in perfect alignment with his writing and evolving ideas.I think he was imperfectly brilliant in many instances and strongly suspect I would have downed some beers happily at his gaming table.You never know the truth of things but fromSomeone who claimed to have gamed with him I heard about some “very generous” treasure hauls and magic weapons…not usually the hallmark of a tryrant. Unless they are cursed…but then it’s probably your fault…or something.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Warpiglet-7, post: 9487171, member: 7025282"] I am ready to be mocked for this…. But I see his body of work as not dissimilar from the work of philosopher, theologians and even some revealed religions in this: His thought and audience was evolving over time. As such, there are some great pearls of wisdom and some ideas that were evolving while written. Further still, how this translated into his “real life game” was not always in perfect alignment with his writing and evolving ideas. I think he was imperfectly brilliant in many instances and strongly suspect I would have downed some beers happily at his gaming table. You never know the truth of things but from Someone who claimed to have gamed with him I heard about some “very generous” treasure hauls and magic weapons…not usually the hallmark of a tryrant. Unless they are cursed…but then it’s probably your fault…or something. [/QUOTE]

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