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<blockquote data-quote="WizarDru" data-source="post: 1603111" data-attributes="member: 151">Once upon a time, there was a box.&nbsp; It was Red, and I loved it.&nbsp; It was edited, and in no small part written, by Tom Moldvay.&nbsp; Tom taught me D&amp;D.&nbsp;&nbsp;Some short time later, I realized that there was an 'advanced' version of the game.&nbsp; It was much bigger, much more complex and seemed more 'adult'.&nbsp; I was intrigued.&nbsp; I would learn that this author was Gary Gygax, and Moldvay had gotten his material from work that Gygax and this other fellow Arneson had done.&nbsp; (at the time, and even today, I wish that Moldvay had gotten his editing talents around those books, but that's neither here nor there).&nbsp;&nbsp;Gygax had written many modules, and often had things to say in that magazine for the game.&nbsp; I didn't always agree with him, and as I grew older, I started to profess a dislike for him.&nbsp; But I never stopped respecting the game he'd provided me with, even if we played it differently.&nbsp;&nbsp;As time has passed, I moved on to other games.&nbsp; Eventually, professional designers would return me to the game of my youth from other games, and it would be good.&nbsp; Gygax had created other games, and they were not bad, but they were not what I wanted.&nbsp; Again, we disagreed.&nbsp;&nbsp;I respect the men and their achievements.&nbsp; I respect that we can have differences of opinion, but that at our roots, we still enjoy the hobby they helped create and appreciate their hand in my entertainment over the last 25 years.&nbsp;&nbsp;Thanks, Gary and Dave.&nbsp;&nbsp;Thanks.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WizarDru, post: 1603111, member: 151"] Once upon a time, there was a box. It was Red, and I loved it. It was edited, and in no small part written, by Tom Moldvay. Tom taught me D&D. Some short time later, I realized that there was an 'advanced' version of the game. It was much bigger, much more complex and seemed more 'adult'. I was intrigued. I would learn that this author was Gary Gygax, and Moldvay had gotten his material from work that Gygax and this other fellow Arneson had done. (at the time, and even today, I wish that Moldvay had gotten his editing talents around those books, but that's neither here nor there). Gygax had written many modules, and often had things to say in that magazine for the game. I didn't always agree with him, and as I grew older, I started to profess a dislike for him. But I never stopped respecting the game he'd provided me with, even if we played it differently. As time has passed, I moved on to other games. Eventually, professional designers would return me to the game of my youth from other games, and it would be good. Gygax had created other games, and they were not bad, but they were not what I wanted. Again, we disagreed. I respect the men and their achievements. I respect that we can have differences of opinion, but that at our roots, we still enjoy the hobby they helped create and appreciate their hand in my entertainment over the last 25 years. Thanks, Gary and Dave. Thanks. [/QUOTE]

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