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<blockquote data-quote="Panda-s1" data-source="post: 7804828" data-attributes="member: 59554"><p>I think that's part of the problem here, like Gygax is so synonymous with D&D that even those who haven't touched tabletop games have heard of him. I first learned about Gary Gygax from his guest appearance on Futurama way back in 2000. That was well before I really understood what tabletop RPGs were and years before I would even get to play in a campaign. Meanwhile, even with clear prominent credit for the creation of D&D at this point in history there are a lot of gamers who don't even know about Dave Arneson. </p><p></p><p>Now granted, it's also a case of personality; Gygax loved to flaunt what fame he had, while I'm sure even if Arneson had that level of reverence in the late 90's he'd probably turn down that guest spot alongside Gygax. I'm sure if Arneson wanted the spotlight he wouldn't be this obscure, but that doesn't excuse the lack of credit he gets.</p><p></p><p>Man, I dunno if it's easy to dismiss as one "deserving" more credit than the other when Arneson was set to receive no credit at all. Like good for him for getting significant royalties for a decade, he probably actually deserves it? Not to mention I'm sure Gygax was poised to make way more by trying to sell the D&D IP to Hollywood and the like, even if it didn't work out in his favor.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Panda-s1, post: 7804828, member: 59554"] I think that's part of the problem here, like Gygax is so synonymous with D&D that even those who haven't touched tabletop games have heard of him. I first learned about Gary Gygax from his guest appearance on Futurama way back in 2000. That was well before I really understood what tabletop RPGs were and years before I would even get to play in a campaign. Meanwhile, even with clear prominent credit for the creation of D&D at this point in history there are a lot of gamers who don't even know about Dave Arneson. Now granted, it's also a case of personality; Gygax loved to flaunt what fame he had, while I'm sure even if Arneson had that level of reverence in the late 90's he'd probably turn down that guest spot alongside Gygax. I'm sure if Arneson wanted the spotlight he wouldn't be this obscure, but that doesn't excuse the lack of credit he gets. Man, I dunno if it's easy to dismiss as one "deserving" more credit than the other when Arneson was set to receive no credit at all. Like good for him for getting significant royalties for a decade, he probably actually deserves it? Not to mention I'm sure Gygax was poised to make way more by trying to sell the D&D IP to Hollywood and the like, even if it didn't work out in his favor. [/QUOTE]
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