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dragoon670
05-09-05, 11:13 PM I was wondering if anyone knows the name and or has a bio on the original creator(s) of Dungeons and Dragons, and if anyone has that clip of the creator from the simpsons ("it is *rolls d20* nice to meet you"). I'm doing a project at school and any resources would be useful.
AzarKing
05-09-05, 11:18 PM Gary Gygax
SnowbearK
05-09-05, 11:32 PM & Dave Arneson
AzarKing
05-09-05, 11:34 PM & God
caeruleus
05-10-05, 12:10 AM Look in the credits of any of the current books, and it'll list Gygax and Arneson as the creators of the original game. Do an internet search on the history of D&D, and you'll find something.
weasel fierce
05-10-05, 01:16 AM There's a bunch of interviews with Gary aroung the internet. Google for "gary gygax interview" and you'll find at least a couple.

Arneson's contribution was more to roleplaying as a whole, than to dungeons and dragons in particular. He's still writing stuff for his Blackmoor campaign though.
caeruleus
05-10-05, 11:46 AM Arneson's contribution was more to roleplaying as a whole, than to dungeons and dragons in particular.

But without the concept of roleplaying, there wouldn't be D&D. Plus, I believe he was the first to use things like AC (which comes from some naval war game, IIRC).
weasel fierce
05-10-05, 01:55 PM Im not saying he wasnt important, since he obviously was. Just that in the creation of the actual D&D game, his contribution was very limited.
SnowbearK
05-10-05, 10:59 PM Limited contribution?

That's kind of like saying the Romans only made a limited contribution to modern government. ;) :D
AzarKing
05-10-05, 11:01 PM Jenna Jameson made a limited contribution to pornography
Asciiman
05-10-05, 11:27 PM And I've made more then one, "contribution" to Jenna Jameson.

*Wink*
The Stray
05-10-05, 11:44 PM And I've made more then one, "contribution" to Jenna Jameson.

*Wink*

:eek: ACK! NO! Bad Asciiman, bad! No biscut for you! -100 coolness points for driving the thread even more off-topic with this off-color post! :pbbbtt:
AzarKing
05-10-05, 11:48 PM :confused:
MerricB
05-10-05, 11:49 PM I was wondering if anyone knows the name and or has a bio on the original creator(s) of Dungeons and Dragons, and if anyone has that clip of the creator from the simpsons ("it is *rolls d20* nice to meet you"). I'm doing a project at school and any resources would be useful.

Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson co-created the D&D game.

Gary Gygax posts under the pseudonym of "Col_Pladoh" on ENworld and other places. There's a very long running thread in the General Discussion forum on Enworld where fans ask him questions and he answers them. :)

Cheers!
weasel fierce
05-10-05, 11:55 PM let me clarify.

Arneson was as pivotal as Gygax in creating roleplaying as a phenomenom, arguably even more, as he pioneered many of the ideas.

As for actual D&D writing, Arnesons contribution is bits and pieces of the Blackmoor supplement. Thats pretty much all.

The two are distinct and separate.
BrainInAJar
05-11-05, 12:33 AM I'm sorry to be such an ass, but....
It was Futurama!
(The episode name was Anthology Of Interest I and it aired in Season 2)
Already, has the majestic beauty of that show been overshadowed by the monster that is the Simpsons?
For shame....

(My fault for loving the show to bits and owning all the DVDs. I was however, too lazy to determine the episode code. So there. :D)
Flushmaster
05-11-05, 01:18 AM You might try doing a specific search of Gamespy.com for the history of D&D, or the history of RPGs. D&D was the first RPG, at least as we define the term today, and every Final Fantasy and whatnot are the direct descendants of D&D. Gamespy once (I can't remember when, at least a year ago) did a week long series of articles on how RPGs started and what they've become now, including interviews with Gygax and Arneson on how D&D evolved out of a midieval setting wargame (one with absolutely no roleplaying aspects whatsoever).

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
dragoon670 05-09-05, 11:13 PM	I was wondering if anyone knows the name and or has a bio on the original creator(s) of Dungeons and Dragons, and if anyone has that clip of the creator from the simpsons ("it is rolls d20 nice to meet you"). I'm doing a project at school and any resources would be useful.
AzarKing 05-09-05, 11:18 PM	Gary Gygax
SnowbearK 05-09-05, 11:32 PM	& Dave Arneson
AzarKing 05-09-05, 11:34 PM	& God
caeruleus 05-10-05, 12:10 AM	Look in the credits of any of the current books, and it'll list Gygax and Arneson as the creators of the original game. Do an internet search on the history of D&D, and you'll find something.
weasel fierce 05-10-05, 01:16 AM	There's a bunch of interviews with Gary aroung the internet. Google for "gary gygax interview" and you'll find at least a couple. Arneson's contribution was more to roleplaying as a whole, than to dungeons and dragons in particular. He's still writing stuff for his Blackmoor campaign though.
caeruleus 05-10-05, 11:46 AM	Arneson's contribution was more to roleplaying as a whole, than to dungeons and dragons in particular. But without the concept of roleplaying, there wouldn't be D&D. Plus, I believe he was the first to use things like AC (which comes from some naval war game, IIRC).
weasel fierce 05-10-05, 01:55 PM	Im not saying he wasnt important, since he obviously was. Just that in the creation of the actual D&D game, his contribution was very limited.
SnowbearK 05-10-05, 10:59 PM	Limited contribution? That's kind of like saying the Romans only made a limited contribution to modern government. ;) :D
AzarKing 05-10-05, 11:01 PM	Jenna Jameson made a limited contribution to pornography
Asciiman 05-10-05, 11:27 PM	And I've made more then one, "contribution" to Jenna Jameson. Wink
The Stray 05-10-05, 11:44 PM	And I've made more then one, "contribution" to Jenna Jameson. Wink :eek: ACK! NO! Bad Asciiman, bad! No biscut for you! -100 coolness points for driving the thread even more off-topic with this off-color post! :pbbbtt:
AzarKing 05-10-05, 11:48 PM	:confused:
MerricB 05-10-05, 11:49 PM	I was wondering if anyone knows the name and or has a bio on the original creator(s) of Dungeons and Dragons, and if anyone has that clip of the creator from the simpsons ("it is rolls d20 nice to meet you"). I'm doing a project at school and any resources would be useful. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson co-created the D&D game. Gary Gygax posts under the pseudonym of "Col_Pladoh" on ENworld and other places. There's a very long running thread in the General Discussion forum on Enworld where fans ask him questions and he answers them. :) Cheers!
weasel fierce 05-10-05, 11:55 PM	let me clarify. Arneson was as pivotal as Gygax in creating roleplaying as a phenomenom, arguably even more, as he pioneered many of the ideas. As for actual D&D writing, Arnesons contribution is bits and pieces of the Blackmoor supplement. Thats pretty much all. The two are distinct and separate.
BrainInAJar 05-11-05, 12:33 AM	I'm sorry to be such an ass, but.... It was Futurama! (The episode name was Anthology Of Interest I and it aired in Season 2) Already, has the majestic beauty of that show been overshadowed by the monster that is the Simpsons? For shame.... (My fault for loving the show to bits and owning all the DVDs. I was however, too lazy to determine the episode code. So there. :D)
Flushmaster 05-11-05, 01:18 AM	You might try doing a specific search of Gamespy.com for the history of D&D, or the history of RPGs. D&D was the first RPG, at least as we define the term today, and every Final Fantasy and whatnot are the direct descendants of D&D. Gamespy once (I can't remember when, at least a year ago) did a week long series of articles on how RPGs started and what they've become now, including interviews with Gygax and Arneson on how D&D evolved out of a midieval setting wargame (one with absolutely no roleplaying aspects whatsoever).