Cattledog wrote:Sad to hear...The best way, IMO, to pay tribute to EGG on a small scale would be for those of us who've played some of his many adventures to retell those tales. We've all got great memories and perhaps its just my impression of Gary but I think he'd really appreciate all the fun we've had playing something he wrote. ...
deimos3428 wrote:Those wishing to commiserate are invited to visit the chat this evening, officially between 17:00 and 23:00 EST but come as early or stay as late as you'd like. Bring a "Gary" story or two.
grodog wrote:Details on access, please?
jman5000 wrote:Welcome to the slashdot effect!!! From a post I made a few months ago....Col_Pladoh wrote:jman5000 wrote:ok, I've got a bit of a strange one here.I have to admit that I admire you and your work, but to call myself a fan is a bit misleading. I'm a fan of role playing games, and I truly thank you for bringing to the world a hobby that I so enjoy.now, onto the question, I'm taking a bit of a different tact here, and please don't construe this as anything other than trying to get to know you as something other than *just* the father of role playing...If I were asked to describe who you are as a person, and to share with others this knowledge, that you feel is very important for them to know, besides your involvement in roleplaying, what would that be?While it's all very well and good that you invented D&D, you are also a husband, a father and... and... and... which also defines you as an extraordinary person, outside of roleplaying, This is how I'd like to *know* you by, rather than just know of you from the games and fun you created for me... I honestly cannot think of any other way to pay you back for what you have provided me, other than to honour you in a way that you wish to be known by.Thanks, and I hope this isn't too terribly personal or outside the scope of the QA.Cheers,JWhoa!Thanks for the compliments and your desire to understand who I am rather than what I have accomplished.There's a tall order. considering the vehicle, even a brief autobography is out of the question As a matter of fact you already noted two of the salient descriptors I would use in responding to your query: husband and father. Others I can add are Christian, patriot, friend, fellow gamer, bon vivant and lover of life, racentour, bibliophile, gastronome, hedge historian, and much more (as they are wont to say in commercials).As I fancy myself complex only in regards to the things that make me who I am, there's not much more of general sort to add. All the rest are specifics of my life experiences, memories, preferences, likes and dislikes, and so forth.Cheerio,Gary
Col_Pladoh wrote:jman5000 wrote:ok, I've got a bit of a strange one here.I have to admit that I admire you and your work, but to call myself a fan is a bit misleading. I'm a fan of role playing games, and I truly thank you for bringing to the world a hobby that I so enjoy.now, onto the question, I'm taking a bit of a different tact here, and please don't construe this as anything other than trying to get to know you as something other than *just* the father of role playing...If I were asked to describe who you are as a person, and to share with others this knowledge, that you feel is very important for them to know, besides your involvement in roleplaying, what would that be?While it's all very well and good that you invented D&D, you are also a husband, a father and... and... and... which also defines you as an extraordinary person, outside of roleplaying, This is how I'd like to *know* you by, rather than just know of you from the games and fun you created for me... I honestly cannot think of any other way to pay you back for what you have provided me, other than to honour you in a way that you wish to be known by.Thanks, and I hope this isn't too terribly personal or outside the scope of the QA.Cheers,JWhoa!Thanks for the compliments and your desire to understand who I am rather than what I have accomplished.There's a tall order. considering the vehicle, even a brief autobography is out of the question As a matter of fact you already noted two of the salient descriptors I would use in responding to your query: husband and father. Others I can add are Christian, patriot, friend, fellow gamer, bon vivant and lover of life, racentour, bibliophile, gastronome, hedge historian, and much more (as they are wont to say in commercials).As I fancy myself complex only in regards to the things that make me who I am, there's not much more of general sort to add. All the rest are specifics of my life experiences, memories, preferences, likes and dislikes, and so forth.Cheerio,Gary
jman5000 wrote:ok, I've got a bit of a strange one here.I have to admit that I admire you and your work, but to call myself a fan is a bit misleading. I'm a fan of role playing games, and I truly thank you for bringing to the world a hobby that I so enjoy.now, onto the question, I'm taking a bit of a different tact here, and please don't construe this as anything other than trying to get to know you as something other than *just* the father of role playing...If I were asked to describe who you are as a person, and to share with others this knowledge, that you feel is very important for them to know, besides your involvement in roleplaying, what would that be?While it's all very well and good that you invented D&D, you are also a husband, a father and... and... and... which also defines you as an extraordinary person, outside of roleplaying, This is how I'd like to *know* you by, rather than just know of you from the games and fun you created for me... I honestly cannot think of any other way to pay you back for what you have provided me, other than to honour you in a way that you wish to be known by.Thanks, and I hope this isn't too terribly personal or outside the scope of the QA.Cheers,J
bclarkie wrote:I am stealing a post from the thread on the Trolls, in case some of you don't want to read through the whole thread its a worthwhile read:
Badmike wrote:I'm glad I finally got to meet him in person at Gencon last year. Certainly one of the most influential people in my life, if only for the amount of time and money I spent on his products!I really don't think this is something to be too maudlin about guys. What EGG has given us can never be taken away. Where ever there is a battered set of three rulebooks, a sheet of graph paper, a handful of polyhedron dice, and more than a couple people with imaginations, his legacy will live on. Interesting how maybe half the funnest memories of my life are things that happened around the table, or with people I gamed with...since 1978 the game he created has been a constant and reassuring presence in my life. Even though I'm watering up a bit here, no tears for me. The game will go on.Mike B.
Egg of Coot wrote:I had hoped to get Gary to sign my original DMG at the LGGC this year - it would have meant a lot to me, but I guess that'll never happen now.
