Gygax’s worthwhile contributions to the game should be celebrated; the man himself, however, should not be. We are fortunate the game the game grew beyond Gygax’s bigotry, beyond his poor business sense, beyond his firing the other (arguably more important) founders so he could claim full credit for making the game. D&D in the 21st century is great not because of Gygax, but in spite of him.
For those that are interested, this was a GREAT informational source for some of the very early (Pre-D&D) history of how the game developed and where it came from:
Breathe, dragons; sing of the First World, forged out of chaos and painted with beauty. Sing of Bahamut, the Platinum, molding the shape of the mountains and rivers; Sing too of Chromatic Tiamat, painting all over the infinite canvas. Partnered, they woke in the darkness; partnered, they labored in acts of creation.
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And may D&D be played ad infinitum.
It just showed up on my feed, so I thought it was today. lol
SO a few days late
Gygax’s worthwhile contributions to the game should be celebrated; the man himself, however, should not be. We are fortunate the game the game grew beyond Gygax’s bigotry, beyond his poor business sense, beyond his firing the other (arguably more important) founders so he could claim full credit for making the game. D&D in the 21st century is great not because of Gygax, but in spite of him.
For those that are interested, this was a GREAT informational source for some of the very early (Pre-D&D) history of how the game developed and where it came from:
Secrets of Blackmoor: The True History of Dungeons & Dragons
Cheers!
Breathe, dragons; sing of the First World, forged out of chaos and painted with beauty.
Sing of Bahamut, the Platinum, molding the shape of the mountains and rivers;
Sing too of Chromatic Tiamat, painting all over the infinite canvas.
Partnered, they woke in the darkness; partnered, they labored in acts of creation.