Saw the following posted on another board ... For those that have followed RPGS for some time ... Bob Bledsaw has terminal cancer ... ...
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Gary Gygax
colpladoh
Feb 6, 2008 4:12 pm
Greetings All, Have a look here: http://www.theescapist.com/random011102.htm Cheers, Gary "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good...
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Christopher Spiller
chrispillertkd
Feb 6, 2008 6:25 pm
Well, here's his problem right here: "I am going to take my Harry Potter books and my Third Edition Dungeons & Dragons Players Handbook and attempt to cast the...
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IvanS50920@...
ivans50920
Feb 6, 2008 8:57 pm
Below is a statement cut and pasted from the Noble Knight games mailing.? Thought some of you might be interested. ... Col. Lou Zocchi (owner of Gamescience...
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Gary Gygax
colpladoh
Feb 6, 2008 10:52 pm
Greetings Chaps, Thanks, Chris. The EN World server often neglects tosend me email propmps. I'll get in this soon although I am in rather popor health still. ...
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Christopher Spiller
chrispillertkd
Feb 6, 2008 11:03 pm
... No problem Gary. No don't you worry about your health, I'll get my copy of the 1e PHB. Do you need a Cure LIght Wounds or a Cure Disease spell cast? Oops,...
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AdmrlLocke@...
admrllocke
Feb 7, 2008 6:39 am
Dear Gary, I'm sorry to hear that you're not feeling well. I hope you feel better soon! Sincerely, David ... ************** Biggest Grammy Award surprises of...
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IvanS50920@...
ivans50920
Feb 7, 2008 1:50 pm
Yes Gary,? you are in my prayers. :) ... From: AdmrlLocke@... To: gygax-games@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 12:39 am Subject: [gygax-games] Re: I...
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john
jpresson2000
Feb 10, 2008 5:47 pm
im new to this group, but not to the game. i started playing d&d when i was in my 20's and now i find myself in my late 40's. i hope to get alot of info from...
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Lord Ronin from Q-Link
lordroninfro...
Feb 13, 2008 6:37 am
Hoi John: ... **decloaking*** Welcome to the group man. Well I started playing D&D and very shortly there after AD&D vback in 78. When I was in my late 20s....
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AdmrlLocke@...
admrllocke
Feb 15, 2008 6:52 am
Yes, welcome to the group, John! I started playing original D&D in 1978 too, although I didn't switch to AD&D for some years. I don't recall the exact year,...
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Gary Gygax
colpladoh
Feb 16, 2008 4:25 pm
Greetings Seekers, That a Hollywood production entity would resort to underhanded, even criminal, methods to retain profits is absolutely astonishing...NOT! ...
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john
jpresson2000
Feb 19, 2008 8:10 pm
after a very long time i started gaming again. i am the DM and started them out at first lvl. wow what a rush. after not playing for more then 6 yrs. may sound...
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Gary Gygax
colpladoh
Feb 19, 2008 10:26 pm
Greetings John, Good to hear you are back RPGing and having fun. If you ever get away from it again, remember that cards and boardgames are great entertainment...
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mikal haley
chipsterthehipster@...
Feb 20, 2008 9:37 am
at this point i want to ask if the basic game will ever be rereleased -- only up to level three, no good or evil, only lawful and chaotic, and only a few...
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AdmrlLocke@...
admrllocke
Feb 20, 2008 2:07 pm
I found Tolkein's style more reminiscent of the Icelandic Family Sagas than of Shakespeare. ... ************** Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL...
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mikal haley
chipsterthehipster@...
Feb 20, 2008 2:26 pm
There are elements of both regional styles, Admrl. But the Icelanders have not "claimed" Tolkien, whereas the English named LOTR "best of all time" in the...
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AdmrlLocke@...
admrllocke
Feb 20, 2008 2:43 pm
... It would be shocking in the extreme if an English writer didn't have English influences in his writing. I never noticed anything in particular, however, ...
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David Smith
David_Murray...
Feb 20, 2008 3:33 pm
This is true but there are also elements of Finnish mythology such as the Kalevala....
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AdmrlLocke@...
admrllocke
Feb 20, 2008 3:36 pm
Why, does the Finnish Kalevala sound like Shakespeare? :-D David ... ************** Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. ...
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mikal haley
chipsterthehipster@...
Feb 20, 2008 4:18 pm
In either case, most gamers can't sit in a gaming situation and improvise with a depth that maintains immersion. This is why role playing games almost lost all...
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AdmrlLocke@...
admrllocke
Feb 20, 2008 4:27 pm
Oh, well, if you put something in capital letters, that makes all the difference. :-D ... ************** Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL...
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Samuel Weiss
tiktak_kat
Feb 20, 2008 7:05 pm
The Basic set with only three levels was not the original game. Role-playing is possible with any game. Wizards is not stupid enough to publish a side edition...
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Lord Ronin from Q-Link
lordroninfro...
Feb 20, 2008 8:25 pm
Hoi Samwise: ... Still have my copy on the shelve of that little box set ... True, and isn't there something in the man book in the original about there are...
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Samuel Weiss
tiktak_kat
Feb 20, 2008 8:37 pm
... several thousand dollars and some Gorean Kajira, beer, Cuban Cigars, One of Che's pipes, Autographed picture of the EGG and I together, every Commodore...
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David Jackson
master_atari
Feb 20, 2008 8:51 pm
Welcome back to the fold, John. I'm in a position similar to yours - just getting back into gaming over the last year or so after a very long hiatus. David...
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mikal haley
chipsterthehipster@...
Feb 21, 2008 9:15 am
the otaku - fen division remains where it is. likewise, there will remain a huge difference, now widening between conniseurs, writers and artists and nerds, ...
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Samuel Weiss
tiktak_kat
Feb 21, 2008 7:06 pm
... Except you do not seem to know what you are talking about. Especially with what you say being stream of consciousness musings, disconnected from reality. ...
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William
trilnar
Feb 22, 2008 10:54 pm
I was passively watching Jeopardy and one of the questions involved Gary Gygax with the answer Dungeons and Dragons. It was under the group Geeks and Nerds....
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IvanS50920@...
ivans50920
Feb 22, 2008 11:24 pm
I wish they would stop putting the best of modern culture and studies under geeks and nerds.? We would have so little without them! ... From: William...
