TSR Q&A with Gary Gygax

This is the multi-year Q&A sessions held by D&D co-creator Gary Gygax here at EN World, beginning in 2002 and running up until his sad pasing in 2008. Gary's username in the thread below is Col_Pladoh, and his first post in this long thread is Post #39.

 

[Col_Pladoh]

Oh scholarly senescent sloth:

In certain early TSR works if the 1970s, you sometimes wrote a Foreword, sometimes a Foreward, and sometimes a Forward.

Was there a hidden message in such variations?


-- ye nagge

Sure!

Lazy, shiftless, good for nothing editors, do your petty work and be quick about it. Them who can't put ideas together can clean up the spelling of those who can

Heh,
Gary

 

[Steverooo]

Technically, TX is the Southwest.

We have Grits AND Guns.

Grits & Guns...hmmmm...the RPG?

Nossir, that'd be "True Grit, and Guns!"

 

[Gentlegamer]

Technically, TX is the Southwest.

We have Grits AND Guns.

Grits & Guns...hmmmm...the RPG?

Texas is its own region.

 

[Gentlegamer]

Howdy

As a DM who wants the players to be as pleased as possible with the process. I typically allow stat rolls of d46, taking the three highest, and allowing the totals to be arranged in whatever order the player desires.

In regards to HPs, I typically say re-roll any 1, and I agree with the initial GD being at the max--a good way to assist in survival of low-lEvEl PCs

Cheers,
Gary

d46!

 

[Col_Pladoh]

d46!

Thank you. That qualifies you for an editorial position somewhere, I should imagine

Cheers,
Gary

 

[BOZ]

hey, if you can find an actual d46 that might be worth some money!

 

[Col_Pladoh]

hey, if you can find an actual d46 that might be worth some money!

D4 followed by d6 gives a range of 1-24

Cheers,
Gary

 

[dcas]

Toll roads? Our taxes already maintain the roads. Down south we lynch politicians who try to vote in that kind of crap. No tolls here.

I prefer tolls to taxes (why should someone pay taxes for a road on which he might not even drive?), and NJ gas taxes are nice and low.

 

[Col_Pladoh]

I prefer tolls to taxes (why should someone pay taxes for a road on which he might not even drive?), and NJ gas taxes are nice and low.

I concur...

...but that is political, and so forbidden hereon

Cheers,
Gary

 

[JRRNeiklot]

I prefer tolls to taxes (why should someone pay taxes for a road on which he might not even drive?), and NJ gas taxes are nice and low.

I would agree if tolls replaced taxes, but they seldom do. You end up paying both.