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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Henry" data-source="post: 1588617" data-attributes="member: 158">Regarding Gary's popularity:A point-by-point will help me keep from missing anything.<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Gary G. and Dave Arneson co-created the core concepts of what we know as D&D, but Gary is attributed with sole authorship of the 1974 edition of the game. Dave is called by many "Father of Roleplaying" because of his taking the 1969 Chainmail rules and adapting them to a one-man per character dungeon crawl, involving role-play of said characters. Gary collaborated with him, and with his own rules revisions released the 1974 original.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Gary's circumstances regarding his leaving TSR were hidden by years of legal injunctions and disclosure agreements. The full story only came out years later. Between 1981-1985 he gained and lost controlling interest in the company at least twice, if I understand the facts. The departure was sudden and very unfriendly. That alone built up a bit of a "legend", if you will.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Gary has been an outspoken proponent of RPG's for years now, and the original D&D in particular. When someone in the press needed a pro-D&D quote for the majority of the 80's and the early 90's, chances are it was a quote from Gary you read.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">For everyone who was introduced to D&D from 1974 to 1985, the most popular years of D&D in history, even including NOW, Gary was the voice of D&D. We grew up listening to Gary's advice on DM'ing, on new game rules, on the way to do things.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Add to this that Gary is an absolutely cool guy to meet and share time with in person - I've done it twice, all too briefly, at conventions. He's friendly, he's a fellow gamer, and he's a unique guy who's LIVED his life. Have you ever had a world-wise grandfather or uncle, somebody who's traveled, who has met famous people, seen and done many neat things, etc.? That's the fun of talking to Gary.</li> </ol>Hopefully, this has given a little more perspective on the issue.</blockquote>

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