tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post403353273372719420..comments2024-03-22T02:46:36.248-07:00Comments on Playing at the World: "Game Wizards" the GameJon Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09824427209908111302noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post-89019179964410440602022-01-02T08:22:10.959-08:002022-01-02T08:22:10.959-08:00The tone on these rules is spot-on; the quantizati...The tone on these rules is spot-on; the quantization error on squeezing everything into two pages shines through.Philip Levishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06424404460700834783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post-41012540765168366832021-10-24T08:26:32.570-07:002021-10-24T08:26:32.570-07:00Thanks, Jon. Appreciate the reply and context. You...Thanks, Jon. Appreciate the reply and context. You truly have a gift for providing glimpses of the past with unprecedented fidelity. I am immensely grateful you have chosen to focus this gift on the history of RPG's. Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06048608028254868569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post-39299754021768864672021-10-23T20:01:21.647-07:002021-10-23T20:01:21.647-07:00I mean, the Art & Arcana book obviously goes i...I mean, the Art & Arcana book obviously goes into more detail about such matters, but I'd say the process was much more informal in the early days - D&D was originally printed for a niche community in which crediting the source of swipes would be the exception, not the rule.Jon Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09824427209908111302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post-56159295829875249772021-10-23T10:12:06.235-07:002021-10-23T10:12:06.235-07:00I'm simply amazed by your research and ability...I'm simply amazed by your research and ability to turn so many facts into a thoroughly enjoyable adventure through time and history. I noticed on page 77 that Greg Bell is credited with the "Rearing Rider" illustration rather than Dan Adkins who was the original artist. Do you know if Dan was ever credited by Bell in later years for at least "inspiring" Greg's illustration? Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06048608028254868569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post-74428551160917721442021-10-21T15:23:44.459-07:002021-10-21T15:23:44.459-07:00Excellent. Thanks!Excellent. Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01726945111506399971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post-80938118347154318092021-10-21T05:18:02.382-07:002021-10-21T05:18:02.382-07:00"And it is a story entirely untold until now...."And it is a story entirely untold until now." (From the publisher description of his book.)<br /><br />Oops feels like maybe you stole some of Riggs' thunder.DerikBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14053996103436467143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post-4567113275311603562021-10-20T17:46:26.757-07:002021-10-20T17:46:26.757-07:00If you're interested in the Williams years, yo...If you're interested in the Williams years, you should look out for Ben Riggs's upcoming book "Slaying the Dragon."Jon Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09824427209908111302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post-55010352981501163162021-10-20T16:40:10.417-07:002021-10-20T16:40:10.417-07:00Just finished Game Wizards--Bravo! (Part of me wis...Just finished Game Wizards--Bravo! (Part of me wishes for a sequel covering the Williams years, but I'm sure that's unlikely.) One question, re: the immediate post-Gygax years: After the first 2 Gord books, Rose Estes wrote a few Greyhawk novels. How did the reconciliation come about? Did it have anything to do with the resolution of her lawsuit?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01726945111506399971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post-27888826799187574462021-10-19T19:10:14.724-07:002021-10-19T19:10:14.724-07:00Jon- I loved your video and would like to order tw...Jon- I loved your video and would like to order two *signed* copies of your book - is that possible? Ideally before my younger brother and fellow adventurer’s 50th birthday on November 18th 2021. Jbeams@gmail.comJonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14930439001908538549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post-13856170198169151452021-10-19T15:24:06.246-07:002021-10-19T15:24:06.246-07:00This is hilarious, and I imagine even those of us ...This is hilarious, and I imagine even those of us who never saw Diplomacy writeups contemporaneously would have enjoyed these in context. Then again, we can also enjoy them out of context. A.M.J. Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12408821058110652986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post-67310847515911084522021-10-16T06:28:54.766-07:002021-10-16T06:28:54.766-07:00Read the first 100 pages of the book yesterday (I ...Read the first 100 pages of the book yesterday (I had a day off, so what better way to spend time) and am really enjoying it. It's great companion to your other books, in that they all are sort of covering some of the same ground but from differing perspectives without being really repetitive.DerikBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14053996103436467143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post-65438872415029097392021-10-16T06:18:16.835-07:002021-10-16T06:18:16.835-07:00Finished Game Wizards this morning. You’re an exce...Finished Game Wizards this morning. You’re an excellent writer, making a story that would normally make my eyes glaze over in incomprehension - financial talk just makes me tired - something riveting and full of drama. Congrats and thank you!KenHRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11613789646908929989noreply@blogger.com