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RIP Gary Gygax

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7278927.stm

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09-03-2008 17:27

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Ah, memories...
I grew up in Nova Scotia, but went to Connecticut every summer (that's where nearly all my relatives are). We always visited this one couple, old college friends of my parents, whose youngest son was big time into D&D. The only times I ever played D&D were the summers of '81-'83. I loved it, but never found anyone at home who would play it with me. My older brother played it with his friends, but wouldn't let me join in.

Irrelevant side note: The couple in question lived in Old Lyme, Connecticut. The summer of '80, my sister returned to Nova Scotia, where it was soon discovered that she had Lyme disease -the first documented case of it in Nova Scotia.

09-03-2008 19:34

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My gaming friends and I have been discussing this for a few days. He had such an impact on all of our lives. We even use 'Gygaxian' as an adjective around here.

My favourite comic strip did an homage to Gary:

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09-03-2008 23:11

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I'm ashamed to admit that I did not know who he was until I read that he had died.

Which comic strip did the homage?

09-03-2008 23:17

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Order of the Stick... I posted the strip above. Can you see it?

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09-03-2008 23:24

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No, I can't see it. It could be some issue with my computer.

Off to google "Order of the Stick"...

09-03-2008 23:33

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I'll post a link.

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/images/rZ...KCDAwzZyA2l.gif

But if you are a gamer and you haven't read this strip, I strongly recommend you start at strip #1.Strip #1

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09-03-2008 23:35

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I've just read strips 1 through 15, and I am just dying here! This is hysterical!

Off to read 16 through 538 -so much for working on my WIP fic tonight!

09-03-2008 23:46

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LOL... glad to corrupt you... Devil1

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10-03-2008 01:25

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I played the odd game here and there,but I wasn't really into it like some of my friends...ok they were really hardcore into it!

But I did enjoy painting lead figures. I still have a bunch that haven't been finished!

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10-03-2008 10:45

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Same here! I painted a whole bunch 'o miniatures before I had kiddies. Now that the kids are old enough not to interfere with me when I paint, I'm more interested in writing Gatch fics, and so my miniatures remain unpainted...

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10-03-2008 13:27

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I wouldn't have known who he was either. Hadn't heard of that comic strip either. Still thanks to you both for sharing the info, and the comic strips.

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10-03-2008 15:11

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quote:

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LOL... glad to corrupt you... Devil1

I'm up to comic #202 now. It's a good thing that my boyfriend has been away on a business trip, because the way I keep bursting into laughter at the computer would freak him out. I emailed an old grad school friend about Order of the Stick, and it turned out that she'd known about it for a long time -and hadn't told me about it! But then, the poor dear is busy, still finishing her history dissertation -that's what you get for deciding that Merovingian nuns are where it's at.

11-03-2008 21:27

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Mergovingian nuns? Sounds like Belkar's latest disguise.... Big Grin

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11-03-2008 22:36

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Mergovingian nuns? Sounds like Belkar's latest disguise.... Big Grin

Yes, and I think I can probably guess why he would want to sneak into a convent!

Me, I relate the most to Vaarsuvius.

11-03-2008 23:25

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Mergovingian nuns? Sounds like Belkar's latest disguise.... Big Grin

Yes, and I think I can probably guess why he would want to sneak into a convent!

Me, I relate the most to Vaarsuvius.

Magic-using and gender-confused? And here I thought you were a Condor, not a Katse! ROFL 2

Glad to see that you're enjoying the strip... Wink

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11-03-2008 23:29

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Gender confused? And here I was thinking he was just shy. In D&D, I always wanted to be an elf magic user -it stemmed from my Tolkien obsession.
I think I aligned myself with the Condor because he's basically my alter-ego. In reality, I'm a humble geek.

11-03-2008 23:38

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Gender confused? And here I was thinking he was just shy. In D&D, I always wanted to be an elf magic user -it stemmed from my Tolkien obsession.
I think I aligned myself with the Condor because he's basically my alter-ego. In reality, I'm a humble geek.

I hear you on the 'humble geek' front. Big Grin

When Rich Burlew first started drawing OOTS, he didn't intend to make Varsuvvius' gender ambiguous. But fans constantly asked him the question of what V's gender was, and so it became a running joke. For example, when V is polymorphed into a lizard, Belkar picks V up and looks between V's legs, commenting that if he knew more about lizard physiollogy, then a lot of questions would be answered. Wink

So basically, V's probably not gender-confused, but everyone else is. Kind of like 'Pat'.

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12-03-2008 00:15

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Or Felix the cat.

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