Gary Gygax, Dungeons & Dragons creator, dies

[toasty]

Re: Gary Gygax, Dungeons & Dragons creator, dies

it's a difficult game to grasp. Mostly because you have to use YOUR BRAIN with YOUR CREATIVITY when playing the game. If you just try to be a bystander, it won't work.

Kinda like the difference between reading a book and seeing the movie.

Uh, I don't think this is a situation where the unwashed stupid masses have to "evolve" to a point that they "get" the game. Dungeons and Dragons is focused on the fantasy world of imps, druids, elves, orcs, wizards, garden gnomes, etc. Either you get into that shit or you don't.

I happen to fall into the "not" category. Notwithstanding virtually universal praise and a ridiculous collection of Oscars, I fell asleep during Lord of the Rings, barely made it through the second and haven't even bothered with the last one. WOW stands for World of Whyamiwastingmytimewiththis, as far I'm concerned. That fantasy shit just isn't my thing, and whether I have to use MY BRAIN with MY CREATIVITY or someone is just spoon feeding it to me, I just can't get into it. It isn't lack of ability to comprehend this complex game, it's lack of desire and complete and utter ambivalence on my part. I doubt I'm alone on this.

Again, though, to each their own.

[KinKyJ]

Re: Gary Gygax, Dungeons & Dragons creator, dies

Sorry to hear about this. The guy wasn't that old either.

The dude was 70, how old is "old" for you? 140?

That said...

[supaz]

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^^^ -50 cool points

[jeffrey collins]

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yes 140 is very old and the guy was 69...not 70. That's a whole new decade.

In case you didn't get my syntax behind my comment. The world is changing and people are aging better these days than ever. So 69-70 really isn't that old these days.

[KinKyJ]

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He probably couldn't get it up anywys, so what's the use? That would be my opinion in his case...

[jeffrey collins]

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you are truly one of a kind.

[KinKyJ]

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[CactusBeats]

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hehee - that's priceless. is that your cat.

BTW I used to live only like 15 miles from Gary Gygax. So sad. DnD was great stuff. It was the first of its kind..... World of Warcraft and others can all thank Gary for this stellar idea.

[Funky Dredd]

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