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Interview with Gary Gygax

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the stuff-to-read dept.

the_bahua writes "Have a look at this one-on-one with Gary Gygax, over at KCGeek.com. It's a tell-all, see-all, look into the mind of the man behind the second-best thing to do at four in the morning. Responsible for one of the cornerstones of geekdom, he is largely unknown to many, including many RPG fans."

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  1. Woz-syndrome? by singularity · · Score: 4, Interesting

    This guy reminds me quite a bit of Steve Wozniak, from Apple.

    Subtle, quiet, approachable, and doing something for the love of the field. These are the type of people who do more for a field without thinking about it than most people even think possible.

    That and he seems to be a huge Mac fan!

    He even mentions Lemonaid Stand! I remember playing that game when I was about seven!

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  2. Your AD&D Stats... by Embedded+Geek · · Score: 5, Interesting
    Seeing that, I gotta plug an oldie on the web: a CGI quiz that calculates your AD&D Stats in real life.

    And in the interest of full disclosure, I come out with:
    Str: 11
    Int: 15
    Wis: 15
    Dex: 9
    Con: 11
    Chr: 15

    A nice waste of a few minutes. Obviously flawed, though - assigning a 15 INT simply for a Masters Degree indicates you've never actually dealt with people in graduate school (*GRIN*).

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