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From: dunbar@glasgow.glasgow.UUCP (Neil Dunbar)
Newsgroups: net.games.frp
Subject: Re: Gygax fired
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Date: Mon, 4-Nov-85 08:51:41 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov  4 08:51:41 1985
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> > 
> >      This last weekend at a Halloween party with some former TSR employees
> > I heard that Gary Gygax has been released (fired) from his position as
> > president and chairman of the board of TSR.  This occured October 20.
> > Due to some recent financial difficulties he lost majority control of
> > the company stock.  How do you think this will affect the gaming industry?
> 
>    IF it's true, it will mean that we'll no longer be subject to Gygax's
> torture of English grammar, his smarmy "Gentle Readers," "Kindly Editor"
> writing style, his use of long, obscure words that don't really mean what
> he thinks they mean, and his endless tinkering with the AD&D game.
>    Oh, did I forget to mention his superior attitude and unbelievable tirades
> against his competition?
> 
>    --Mr. Blore, the DJ who would not die
>    --aka Steve Howard, ...udenva!showard
>    --"If you knew Suzie like I knew Suzie,
>       You'd want to know Suzie again." --G.D. Giddens

If Mr. Gygax has been released, then it might also mean the end of the
high level Greyhawk modules. For a DM who has never ran such a campaign,
refereeing such high levels provides one hell of a challenge, especially
when they just about reach the Protection From Rules stage. Gary's
(no familiarity intended toward someone who found LotR "boring") high
level modules do provide a fine intro. to advanced AD&D play.
Also, the Greyhawk world, a fine basis for play, which could well do
with some revamping (especially these god-awful weather rules) might
be deprived of the attention that it could do with.

 I for one think that, no matter his attitude or partisan taste in 
literature, Mr. Gygax is still the best module writer, and would be sorry
to see the back of him.

                                Suas leis Gygax!