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D&D master Gary Gygax was a nerd's nerd
SFGate ^
| 3/6/08
| Peter Hartlaub
Posted on 03/06/2008 1:06:02 PM PST by Teflonic
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To: AD from SpringBay
Or halflings named “Baggins”?
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posted on
03/07/2008 8:15:42 AM PST
by
Betis70
To: Hyzenthlay
Snow Crash.
One of the greatest books ever. Seriously.
Seriously, seriously.
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posted on
03/07/2008 8:40:13 AM PST
by
bolobaby
To: Incorrigible
None-the-less, I’m addicted to first person shooter games from Wolfenstein to Halo 3 and I have not doubt there was plenty of input from pizza and Mountain Dew guzzling D&D players in those games. John Romero (co-creator of Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Quake, etc.) ran a D&D game throughout his time at id with John Carmack and others. They knew his time at id was short when he killed off everyone's character while DM-ing a gaming session.
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posted on
03/11/2008 3:09:36 PM PDT
by
MikeD
(We live in a world where babies are like velveteen rabbits that only become real if they are loved.)
To: KarlInOhio
Nope...everyone who knew Gary is well aware of the bigotry out there.
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posted on
03/13/2008 5:38:17 AM PDT
by
Maelstrom
(To prevent misinterpretation or abuse of the Constitution:The Bill of Rights limits government power)
To: Lightfinger
Yes, I was on his mailing list.
His political views developed over time.
When I first met him, he considered himself a libertarian. I spent the past few years persuading him that social morales were a necessary function for any free society’s survival.
With Ron Paul’s traitorous stand with respect to the War on Iraq, I believe he came around to seeing my point of view.
There were few, almost no political stands where he and I diverged.
I’m going to miss him.
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posted on
03/13/2008 5:42:40 AM PDT
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Maelstrom
(To prevent misinterpretation or abuse of the Constitution:The Bill of Rights limits government power)
To: Mad Dawgg
Actually, Gary always claimed that the various wargames that were available when he was young inspired D&D...not Tolkien.
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03/13/2008 5:45:04 AM PDT
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Maelstrom
(To prevent misinterpretation or abuse of the Constitution:The Bill of Rights limits government power)
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