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Ernie Gygax's Hobby Shop Dungeon - The Adventure Begins!

Started by Benoist, April 04, 2013, 10:43:35 PM

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#45
December 05, 2013, 08:28:35 PM
Quote from: Ronin;713108Heres a better question Pundit. Who gives a shit if its either. If it was EGG I might give it a look just out of curiosity of what one of the creators might have done. If not, well how does it stand on its own merits. Who wrote it be damned. Thats inconsequential.

I think in some cases the invoking of the "gygax" name is a technique to increase attention; ironically, in some of the cases I've seen so far (like in the case of Adventures Dark & Deep, its totally un-necessary since as you say, the product would have stood on its own right without having to engage in fetishistic invocation.

Now, I trust Benoist when he says that Ernie is actually playing a significant part in the product; I was just curious because I trust Benoist to be a decent old-school writer, while I wasn't so sure about one of Gary Gygax's kids bringing anything more to the table than in other instances where someone drags out the offspring of someone famous and dead to add legitimacy to their product.  So I felt it was a legitimate and fair question to ask.

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#46
December 05, 2013, 08:49:03 PM
Green doesn't suit you Pundit.

Planet Algol

#47
December 05, 2013, 09:21:55 PM
I'm sure it will work splendidly with ...Arrows of Indra
Yeah, but who gives a fuck? You? Jibba?

Well congrats. No one else gives a shit, so your arguments are a waste of breath.

Benoist

#48
December 05, 2013, 09:41:05 PM
I don't resent the question so much as it took me completely by surprise.

It's like a catch 22: if you ghost write something with someone famous then nobody recognizes your work and you're fucked, but if the guy you're working with actually gives you a 50/50 partnership as Ernie did and you go about building a whole series of products and so on together, then of course you must be doing all the work and sucking on the teat of the famous guy.

Just can't win sometimes.

I'm just glad the question came out of the RPG Site where I could actually answer point blank, and glad the Pundit is taking my word for it. So thank you for the question, Pundit, and thank you for trusting I'm not just pulling your leg, which I wouldn't.

Benoist

#49
December 05, 2013, 09:45:29 PM
Quote from: Planet Algol;713689I'm sure it will work splendidly with ...Arrows of Indra

That actually could be VERY interesting in my mind, because of the shift of cultural references involved. I'm sure it could work, mind you. It's just. . . man, I wish someone would try. I just don't have the time to do it myself, though I'll actually be using Raiders of R'lyeh in a Hobby Shop Dungeon playtest myself!

Benoist

#50
December 05, 2013, 10:21:11 PM
BTW, this is the gatefold introduction to the Marmoreal Tomb of Garn Pat'uul.



And this is a preview of the map on the other side, in Gygax Magazine #3:

Roger the GS

#51
December 06, 2013, 01:58:02 AM
Depressing realization that nobody under 30 would get a joke about D&D centerfolds.
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#52
December 06, 2013, 10:37:34 AM
Quote from: Benoist;713702BTW, this is the gatefold introduction to the Marmoreal Tomb of Garn Pat'uul.


OOooh.  I loves me some Holloway art.

Quote from: Roger the GS;713711Depressing realization that nobody under 30 would get a joke about D&D centerfolds.

:rotfl:
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Quote from: Kyle Aaron;766997In the randomness of the dice lies the seed for the great oak of creativity and fun. The great virtue of the dice is that they come without boxed text.

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#53
December 06, 2013, 12:27:50 PM
Quote from: Roger the GS;713711Depressing realization that nobody under 30 would get a joke about D&D centerfolds.

But then, if I judge the photo correctly it isn't a centerfold, anyway.
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#54
December 06, 2013, 12:31:48 PM
Love that map!

When can I buy this?

Benoist

#55
December 06, 2013, 12:47:42 PM
Quote from: Bill;713807Love that map!

When can I buy this?

Thanks!

You can get it right now on Paizo.com and Nobleknight.com (the last two items on the list, for MINT/new and EX conditions):

http://paizo.com/products/btpy931i?Gygax-Magazine-3-Print

https://www.nobleknight.com/ViewProducts.asp_Q_ProductLineID_E_2137428590_A_ManufacturerID_E_2145086902_A_CategoryID_E_16

RunningLaser

#56
December 06, 2013, 04:11:08 PM
Thanks for the link Benoist- just ordered it from NK.:)

therealjcm

#57
December 06, 2013, 05:06:54 PM
Bah, I was hoping to have this already - I ordered it weeks ago and it turns out the order was stuck in the works.

Daddy Warpig

#58
December 07, 2013, 06:21:12 AM
Congrats, dude. That looks... just spiffy. Love the map.
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#59
December 07, 2013, 09:27:45 AM
Just ordered issues 1-3 and subscribed. Can't wait!
Quote from: JonWakeGamers, as a whole, are much like primitive cavemen when confronted with a new game. Rather than \'oh, neat, what\'s this do?\', the reaction is to decide if it\'s a sex hole, then hit it with a rock.

Quote from: Old Geezer;724252At some point it seems like D&D is going to disappear up its own ass.

Quote from: Kyle Aaron;766997In the randomness of the dice lies the seed for the great oak of creativity and fun. The great virtue of the dice is that they come without boxed text.
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