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Gygax Gone
Mar. 6th, 2008 09:50 amIn 1980 it was all 1st edition, and that was his baby, and he was huge. He was a giant stalking around the conventions, creating this, dismissing that. His game was big, and he was big with it.
But in 1990 we had 2nd edition, and it wasn't his baby any more. Many of his ideas had been bent or broken; some of his mistakes had been fixed. You'd still see Gary around, but he'd be smaller somehow, the same way the house you grew up in seems to shrink with age.
In 2000 3rd edition rebooted the whole game; other than the name, it was barely recognizable. Gary seemed transparent, a ghostly shell of a person. At cons you could see right through him, like a translucent 8-sided die, and his voice was nothing but a whisper.
It's 2008. 4th edition is here. It's simpler, slicker and very very different.
And Gary? he's gone, baby. He's all the way gone.
But in 1990 we had 2nd edition, and it wasn't his baby any more. Many of his ideas had been bent or broken; some of his mistakes had been fixed. You'd still see Gary around, but he'd be smaller somehow, the same way the house you grew up in seems to shrink with age.
In 2000 3rd edition rebooted the whole game; other than the name, it was barely recognizable. Gary seemed transparent, a ghostly shell of a person. At cons you could see right through him, like a translucent 8-sided die, and his voice was nothing but a whisper.
It's 2008. 4th edition is here. It's simpler, slicker and very very different.
And Gary? he's gone, baby. He's all the way gone.
