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Child of the 7th Age · 08-01-2004, 08:22 PM

Child takes a closer look at the list and grits her teeth as she spies a familiar name....

Number 15 is Gary Gygax. He is the man who invented the rules for Dungeons and Dragons in the late sixties and early seventies. He's the author of numerous RPG books and games that take a little bit from one fantasy author and a little bit from another to create a world for gaming. Lots of fun and he did borrow generic characters from Tolkien, but to include him in a list like this is definitely not wise.

To put him ahead of Shippey, Tolkien's guardian Father Morgan, the Inklings, Pauline Baynes, and Humphrey Carpenter is downright painful!

08-01-2004, 08:22 PM	#5
Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,133	Child takes a closer look at the list and grits her teeth as she spies a familiar name.... Number 15 is Gary Gygax. He is the man who invented the rules for Dungeons and Dragons in the late sixties and early seventies. He's the author of numerous RPG books and games that take a little bit from one fantasy author and a little bit from another to create a world for gaming. Lots of fun and he did borrow generic characters from Tolkien, but to include him in a list like this is definitely not wise. To put him ahead of Shippey, Tolkien's guardian Father Morgan, the Inklings, Pauline Baynes, and Humphrey Carpenter is downright painful! __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote.