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Dungeons and Dragons Co-Creator Interviewed

Posted by simoniker on from the venger-versus-tiamat dept.

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."

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  1. Re:a letter to pseudo-nerds (i.e. d&d players) by OwlofCreamCheese · · Score: 5, Funny

    okay, this is a troll, so we need either acid or fire!!!

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  2. He plays the game himself by sahonen · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wonder what his character stats are like?

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