Dungeons and Dragons Co-Creator Interviewed

spongebob writes "The great Dave Arneson was interviewed on his current work and upcoming releases at EnWorld. Arneson is one of the most important figures in gaming, because he was co-author of Dungeons & Dragons, that little game who spawned an entire industry (or two, if we count videogames). Despite this, he doesn't enjoy the immense recognition given to Gary Gygax, the other author of Dungeons & Dragons. This is perhaps explainable with the fact that Gary Gygax had a long and high profile career as game designer and manager of TSR Hobbies (then TSR) for many years and for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons' creation. Anyway, Dave remains a sort of 'unsung legend' of the gaming world."

Comments

Just a side note on Gary

[Lord_Dweomer]

I had the pleasure of gaming with him and his children (now grown up and excellent DMs) in Lake Geneva, WI every weekend for a couple years. He is as famous in gaming circles as he is for good reason. He is an excellent DM, and its not just his gaming skills that are good, its his people/social skills as well. One often forgets when looking at D&D as a game that it requires many social skills which would be contrary to the image of the typical D&D geek.