Comments on: A little more on Gary Gygax.

By: K Poole

K Poole — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:49:57 +0000

I love the smell of DnD in the morning…smells like…cheetos and dirty laundry?

I owe Mr. Gygax some of the best nights of my college career. DnD is also how I met my boyfriend! He was an elf cleric from the dessert, our eyes met across the crowded tavern, he killed a berserk elemental, the usual girl-meets-boy story.

By: gary gygax (tripp millican) | madeofglass

gary gygax (tripp millican) | madeofglass — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:06:37 +0000

[...] on this, mainly because every nerd in the universe already has a blog post up about it (and then a few more. Hell, my mom told me on the phone the other night. And nothing against my mom, but when she’s [...]

By: Toyfarer

Toyfarer — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 04:07:25 +0000

My mother always hated ( I must stress this… “HATED”) AD&D, She actually forbid me from playing it… Like that worked… However, I will admit, I wasted way too much time studying the rules and Monster Manuals than I did my school work (but I made lifelong friends, and had LOADS more fun). Thanks to all the former TSR gang (they are all Missed) but in particular, Master Gygax… My eternal thanks.

-Eddy

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:11:36 +0000

I could not agree more. As a nerd in high school (although more of an “artsy” nerd) the burnouts made amazing friends, and were a needed change from the obsession with grades and overbearing parents.

By: LurkerWithout

LurkerWithout — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:58:30 +0000

Nice. Tucker’s Kobolds AND a Freaks & Geeks shout-out. Doubly apt considering the finale ends with a D&D game…

By: Rattsu

Rattsu — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:55:22 +0000

Being quite the odd girl out I never had any friends in elementary school. I lived in the countryside, so I had them around my house, and of different ages so we were never in the same class.

When I joined high school in a different city I got the first chance to reinvent myself, and I thought I’d try to stop being the odd, nerdy girl who sat in a corner reading weird books. It worked alright, but still no friends. The second semester the school was suddenly plastered with weird, exceedingly violent posters (from Hardboiled (the comic) actually) with nothing but a place and a time on them. I got curious, showed up (I was the ONLY one that did) and found myself immersed in a gaming group finding my first real friends ever (one of them is still my best friend).

So yes, thank you Gary Gygax, my life would be a whole lot more sad without you.

By: Bianca

Bianca — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 07:41:22 +0000

That was a really nice post. I’ve never played D&D, but I am kind of intrigued by the phenomenon (in high school my friends and I read Harry Potter…)

By: Neveth

Neveth — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 06:12:13 +0000

The passing of Gary Gygax has affected my whole family. My parents were D&D players in their younger days, and as a child I found their manuals and was quite the RP nerd myself. I have fond memories of reading the Monster Manual and their character sheets, and hearing them recount their adventures. Hell, D&D is one of those ways I can stay connected to my Dad, who died a couple years ago. Mom and I are quite saddened by his passing – he changed the way we see world in a tiny way and it’s still causing ripples.

That said, while us girls CAN smell D&D on you, if you find a fellow player, it is a rather enticing smell. (Just never date the GM. It just makes things complicated.)