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<blockquote data-quote="Treebore" data-source="post: 5373150" data-attributes="member: 10177">I see Gygax as the &quot;father&quot; because it was his efforts, his pushing, that got the game into print for the world to enjoy. If it was all up to Arneson we would probably never know he even existed, let alone have D&amp;D and RPG's in general.So yes, Arneson may have been a creator of an RPG, but its pretty clear that Gygax is the one who made it all happen in terms of what we all think of as the RPG industry.So what would have happened if Gygax didn't make TSR happen? We can't say with any certainty, but we do know our history would not be what it is if Gygax didn't get everyone to put up money and do all the boxing and selling from his (Gygax's) basement.So in my opinion the key contributor and cause of the existence of D&amp;D and the RPG industry as it is today is a direct result of Gygax's vision and efforts. If it had all been left in Arneson's lap, we may not even have D&amp;D today. We can hypothesize, but the facts are we have what we have due to the primary efforts of Gygax. Others definitely contributed, but it was his driving efforts that made it all happen.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Treebore, post: 5373150, member: 10177"] I see Gygax as the "father" because it was his efforts, his pushing, that got the game into print for the world to enjoy. If it was all up to Arneson we would probably never know he even existed, let alone have D&D and RPG's in general. So yes, Arneson may have been a creator of an RPG, but its pretty clear that Gygax is the one who made it all happen in terms of what we all think of as the RPG industry. So what would have happened if Gygax didn't make TSR happen? We can't say with any certainty, but we do know our history would not be what it is if Gygax didn't get everyone to put up money and do all the boxing and selling from his (Gygax's) basement. So in my opinion the key contributor and cause of the existence of D&D and the RPG industry as it is today is a direct result of Gygax's vision and efforts. If it had all been left in Arneson's lap, we may not even have D&D today. We can hypothesize, but the facts are we have what we have due to the primary efforts of Gygax. Others definitely contributed, but it was his driving efforts that made it all happen. [/QUOTE]

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