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^ Pure awesomeness.
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Scifi Graphic novel about statistics, theres a download link, its neat.
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@Wretched It's a very uneven article.
From what I've read in the past it has its core facts correct (Arneson created D&D on top of the rules for Chainmail by Gygax and Perren, they had a falling out after about a year, Gygax was difficult to work with) but there are secondary facts that seem wrong (which makes me believe that the majority of the 'research' for the article was interviewing Kuntz). Some of his conclusions seem badly supported and even biased (for a lot of the article he seems to be trying to say that Gygax shouldn't be given any credit whatsoever for D&D, yet he basically writes that it took Gygax to make "a publishable game system" with the emphasis from the author).
The author might have given some thought about his source as his source claims to be "the first 'dungeon master' " even though Arneson ran the first games.
For all the 'knocking' of the article I might be doing I think it does do a good job with the core facts at a basic level. It's just that, like I said, I think there's a big problem with bias (possibly from Kuntz skewing the author's view) so take some of its conclusions with a grain of salt.
And if you find the article interesting you might want to look for Of Dice and Men: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and The People Who Play It. I read it a couple of years ago.
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Old men bicker about their legacies way after the issue has been laid to rest is basically a staple.
History isn't always fair. Sometimes events, contributions and ideas are simplified or attributed on a first-come first-served basis then that's that. Whether this article is true or not I think it's the case here; Gary Gygax will be credited with D&D and that's about that.
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Allow me to introduce: Operation Dead Wizard 2.
(Sometimes, quora is an amazing place.)
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I can't believe I missed this. Don Hertzfeldt's 'Rejected' got remastered.
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Crazy Chick Flips Out in Barnes & Noble
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@Tyche said in Random links:
Crazy Chick Flips Out in Barnes & Noble
What kind of cockadoodee bookstore doesn't carry Paul Sheldon's books?!That's a well-done performance piece. She's even got the outfit down pat.
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We have to talk about the ducks
Every so often I just have to go back and watch this.
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@Wretched Haha Haha
Time to book a "company retreat"
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@Auspice This is always my favorite:
More adventures in replying to spam. -
@Lisse24 said in Random links:
@Auspice This is always my favorite:
More adventures in replying to spam.Yeah, I ended up watching both his 'adventures in spam' talks too. But the ducks... the ducks always get me so much.
-Okay okay no more tiny ducks.
Audience laughs.
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bRitIsH aRrOWs CaN't peNeTRaTe sTeEL aRmOR. Agincourt was staged!
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@Arkandel said in Random links:
Agincourt was staged!
I think I strained my eyes from rolling so hard.