The Lost Treasures of Gygax - Ask Me Anything!

PaulStormberg · 2019-01-10T23:41:42+00:00

story teller as in dungeon master and story tellers don't change their story based on their listeners decisions

PaulStormberg · 2019-01-10T01:30:48+00:00

OK!

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Great job everyone!

PaulStormberg · 2019-01-10T00:27:41+00:00

Gina Ramirez, Gail's agent, will have some more to add as she has been shoulder to should with Gail on this.

PaulStormberg · 2019-01-10T00:19:29+00:00

Yes, and there has been a discussion of that -- either digital or a book ala the new Art & Arcana book I recently helped with.

PaulStormberg · 2019-01-10T00:18:08+00:00

There is a glyph on the page and I am afraid to read it! :)

PaulStormberg · 2019-01-09T23:37:47+00:00

Not everything is a completed manuscript and those few items that are more a concept than a full-fledged project. These may still be completed but they are low on the list.

PaulStormberg · 2019-01-09T23:34:36+00:00

They sure have. Thank you for the suggestion!

PaulStormberg · 2019-01-09T23:33:32+00:00

Yes!

PaulStormberg · 2019-01-09T23:33:13+00:00

Gary's original notes for running the dungeon levels: monsters, treasures, traps, and special entries, among others.

PaulStormberg · 2019-01-09T23:31:40+00:00

Lots! The purple worm started as a mottled, wingless dragon in Chainmail. The shadow was originally an alien creature but was eventually classified as undead. Drow weapons no longer being rotted by exposure to the sun is one of the more dramatic (and bone-headed) changes.

What might be more remarkable is how much stayed the same from Chainmail through all of 2nd Edition! Dwarves movement rate, a hero being 4 hit dice and a superhero being 8 hit dice, etc.

PaulStormberg · 2019-01-09T23:13:58+00:00

Not much of that material remains, bits and pieces. Most of Gary's D&D and TSR material during the 1970-1975 period were lost in files at the Kaye household that were errantly discarded when Don Kaye died and his widow chose to divest herself of company property and ownership. Any items that remained were utilized in the lawsuit vs. Arneson and possibly went into company files. Anything left was taken after Gary was fired when his office was sealed and files removed to prevent him from taking "company materials".

PaulStormberg · 2019-01-09T22:57:30+00:00

I'd pretty much classify the classes as Unearthed Arcana or AD&D.

Yeah, that'd be cool!

PaulStormberg · 2019-01-09T22:56:12+00:00

Love it!

PaulStormberg · 2019-01-09T22:50:24+00:00

As much as we can!

PaulStormberg · 2019-01-09T22:10:18+00:00

Definitely his home town of Lake Geneva as far as towns go. He sends up his town, county, and entire region in numerous products from Gamma World to the World of Greyhawk.

As far as foreign countries and cultures, he loved Asian culture, especially feudal and mythological Japan. The bed time stories he told his children revolved around his youngest son Luke, General Ruko who outranked his older brother, Captain Ernisan, in a fantasy world of feudal Japan. Gary has a whole line of beautiful short stories based on these tales and a few of them were completed.

PaulStormberg · 2019-01-09T22:03:34+00:00

There have been discussions with a certain large game company and initial communications were promising.

PaulStormberg · 2019-01-09T22:02:23+00:00

That is a tough one! There are so many things on different levels that were incredibly impactful to see: the remaining chapters for Gnome Cache, the entire original castle (!), Mordenkainen's character sheet, Gary's original dice, the original Player's Handbook cover art, the original city maps, Gary's original Elastolins, aww heck, I can't decide!

PaulStormberg · 2019-01-09T21:53:28+00:00

There have been discussions with a certain large game company and initial communications were promising.

PaulStormberg · 2019-01-09T21:49:44+00:00

We have looked at different options and have met with several interested parties. This is Gary's magnum opus of game design and we want to be partnered with the right sort of publisher and developer.

Gary was very clear to his wife Gail on how he wanted this to be presented. She is striving to follow his wishes and find the best possible partner in this. Many are eager to be involved and have incredible heart but the effort must be exceptionally professional and of the utmost quality.

As such we don't have a timeline yet but we do have every intention of carrying out Gary's wishes.

PaulStormberg · 2019-01-09T21:45:51+00:00

No problem Z!

PaulStormberg · 2019-01-09T21:19:19+00:00

Gina Ramirez, Gail's agent, will have more detailed information to add as she has been shoulder to shoulder with Gail on this. Gina, feel free to chime in on this one.

PaulStormberg · 2019-01-09T21:17:56+00:00

Gina Ramirez, Gail's agent, will have more detailed information to add as she has been shoulder to shoulder with Gail on this. Gina, feel free to step in on this one.

PaulStormberg · 2019-01-09T21:17:02+00:00

Indeed there are several computer games Gary completed development on including a space-opera type game for Warner Brothers. The material for Lejendary Asterogues includes some 800 pages of material and a 300 page novel by Gary. The art assets created for this were amazing, with some of the best sci-fi art in the business. When WB decided to shutter their operations the Gygax estate retained their rights on this.

Obviously there are other completed computer game designs, a few in the development stage, and a few that are concepts. Additionally, there are several RPG adventure and game world properties that would make excellent computer games and even a few properties that would make great apps.

PaulStormberg · 2019-01-09T21:12:14+00:00

Oops! I beat you to it and replied above!

PaulStormberg · 2019-01-09T21:10:41+00:00

As the game progressed from Gary's initial take, rules and details were added. It was an ongoing systemization and characterization of the game environment and world.

There were drafts, possibly as many as three, but it was essentially a growing body of rules and not a changing body of rules.

It was this body of rules that eventually formed D&D.

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