Grug Greyskin wrote in Gygax FBI File:Saw this on Twitter, found it somewhat amusing. It is (supposedly) an excerpt from Gary Gygax' FBI file.CJ Ciaramella on Twitter: "YOU GUYS, I FOIA'd FBI records on Dungeons & Dragons, and Gary Gygax's file makes him sound like a badass: https://t.co/eHsjXHNXIl"
Agent Cooper wrote in Gygax FBI File:But again, is this real? I'm doubtful.
SimperingToad wrote in Gygax FBI File:The author appears to have done a lot of regular FOIA requests for various reasons. Working for Reason, Buzzfeed, and the Washington Free Beacon at the least. Certainly not some basement warrior on his mom's internet connex.An interesting thing I noted (and may not indeed be factual, so pure theorising here), wherever it is redacted for places like "____ thinks this or that," one can perfectly insert the name "Williams" in the spot. So, that would be the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th and the last that all fit.Puts a different spin on things.EDIT: Check out the link for the full 1995 account (2nd link in the story). I'm darned sure now that the redacted areas are 'sweet' Lorraine, as per the last sentences on page 1. She certainly did a lot of squawking to the Feds, it appears.
noted that some war gamers continue to hold the anger from thispurchase. She recalled a message on the Internet approximatelythree weeks ago which recalled TSR's acquisition of SPI in aderogatory connotation.
Agent Cooper wrote in Gygax FBI File:Weapons aside, the really interesting part of this document for me is the dollar figures. If this is real (and I'm not really convinced it is) and if I'm reading it correctly, then it finally reveals that age old mystery of what Gygax received in the secret settlement with TSR when he was forced out. $3 million, according to this document.And then $50K per year for ten years after TSR sued him over the rights to Dangerous Journeys, it looks to me anyway.But again, is this real? I'm doubtful.
SimperingToad wrote in Gygax FBI File: ....An interesting thing I noted (and may not indeed be factual, so pure theorising here), wherever it is redacted for places like "____ thinks this or that," one can perfectly insert the name "Williams" in the spot.