do{Gary Gygax wrote: All I am is another fellow human that has at last, after many wrong paths and failed attenpts, found Jesus Christ.
Respect ++;
}while(true)
I'm ashamed of myself for not knowing this.
Forum rules
1) This is a Christian site, respect our beliefs and we will respect yours.
2) This is a family friendly site, no swearing or posting offensive links, pictures, or signatures.
3) Please be respectful of others.
4) Trolls are not welcome and will be dealt with accordingly.
5) No racial comments, jokes or images
6) If you see a dead thread over 6 months old, let it rest in peace
7) No Duplicate posts
1) This is a Christian site, respect our beliefs and we will respect yours.
2) This is a family friendly site, no swearing or posting offensive links, pictures, or signatures.
3) Please be respectful of others.
4) Trolls are not welcome and will be dealt with accordingly.
5) No racial comments, jokes or images
6) If you see a dead thread over 6 months old, let it rest in peace
7) No Duplicate posts
-
ArcticFox
- CCGR addict
- Posts: 3508
- Joined: Mon Aug 13, 2007 12:00 am
- Are you human?: Yes!
- Contact:
Gary Gygax, creator of Dungeons & Dragons, was a Christian
Respect ++;
}while(true)
Respect ++;
}while(true)
"He who takes offense when no offense is intended is a fool, and he who takes offense when offense is intended is a greater fool."
—Brigham Young
"Don't take refuge in the false security of consensus."
—Christopher Hitchens
—Brigham Young
"Don't take refuge in the false security of consensus."
—Christopher Hitchens
-
Deepfreeze32
- Site Admin
- Posts: 7041
- Joined: Sun Oct 01, 2006 12:00 am
- Are you human?: Yes!
- Location: On the run from Johnny Law; ain't no trip to Cleveland
- Contact:
So we can finally lay the myth that Dungeons & Dragons is satanic to rest, right? 
Maybe someone should have told Jack Chick this...but then again, we wouldn't have the awesome MST3k commentary on it.
Maybe someone should have told Jack Chick this...but then again, we wouldn't have the awesome MST3k commentary on it.
-
ArcticFox
- CCGR addict
- Posts: 3508
- Joined: Mon Aug 13, 2007 12:00 am
- Are you human?: Yes!
- Contact:
And the equally awesome movie adaptation.Deepfreeze32 wrote: Maybe someone should have told Jack Chick this...but then again, we wouldn't have the awesome MST3k commentary on it.
"He who takes offense when no offense is intended is a fool, and he who takes offense when offense is intended is a greater fool."
—Brigham Young
"Don't take refuge in the false security of consensus."
—Christopher Hitchens
—Brigham Young
"Don't take refuge in the false security of consensus."
—Christopher Hitchens
-
ArchAngel
- CCGR addict
- Posts: 3539
- Joined: Tue May 31, 2005 12:00 am
- Location: San Jose, CA
- Contact:
He actually kept his faith private because he didn't want to hurt the reputation of Christianity because of the "moral panic" over D&D. (I'm citing Wikipedia which is citing something else.)
That's a real shame.
And dat movie adaptation. Love it!
That's a real shame.
And dat movie adaptation. Love it!
-
Sstavix
- CCGR addict
- Posts: 2950
- Joined: Fri Oct 12, 2012 5:47 am
- Are you human?: Yes!
- Location: Eastern Washington. Not the crazy side.
- Contact:
I did know that.
(Of course I knew that. It's "obscure historical game trivia." Ask me a question about something that's relevant and I'll have no clue....)
If I recall correctly, his faith is also why his game universe tended to have a vaguely Tolkienesque feel to it. Just as Tolkien had subtle influences of his faith in "The Lord of the Rings," the same goes for Gygax's works (especially with emphasis on the hero's journey and success against overwhelming evil int he face of insurmountable odds). Of course, being a role-playing game and subject to innumerable house rules, things have changed a lot with D&D (and any tabletop RPG, really) since then.
(Of course I knew that. It's "obscure historical game trivia." Ask me a question about something that's relevant and I'll have no clue....)
If I recall correctly, his faith is also why his game universe tended to have a vaguely Tolkienesque feel to it. Just as Tolkien had subtle influences of his faith in "The Lord of the Rings," the same goes for Gygax's works (especially with emphasis on the hero's journey and success against overwhelming evil int he face of insurmountable odds). Of course, being a role-playing game and subject to innumerable house rules, things have changed a lot with D&D (and any tabletop RPG, really) since then.
-
ArcticFox
- CCGR addict
- Posts: 3508
- Joined: Mon Aug 13, 2007 12:00 am
- Are you human?: Yes!
- Contact:
It is a real shame, because that's one of the most facepalm inducing behaviors of some Christians. That ranks with book burners and people who ignore Halloween because they think such things will send them to Hell.ArchAngel wrote:He actually kept his faith private because he didn't want to hurt the reputation of Christianity because of the "moral panic" over D&D. (I'm citing Wikipedia which is citing something else.)
That's a real shame.
I often say that science and religion are separate tools in life's toolbox, but reason is something that should be common to both, and people who are so paranoid that a man had to hide his faith to help them save face are part of the problem, not the solution.
"He who takes offense when no offense is intended is a fool, and he who takes offense when offense is intended is a greater fool."
—Brigham Young
"Don't take refuge in the false security of consensus."
—Christopher Hitchens
—Brigham Young
"Don't take refuge in the false security of consensus."
—Christopher Hitchens
-
ArchAngel
- CCGR addict
- Posts: 3539
- Joined: Tue May 31, 2005 12:00 am
- Location: San Jose, CA
- Contact:
A pretty fun anecdote: http://snapjudgment.org/chasing-dragon" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
-
ArcticFox
- CCGR addict
- Posts: 3508
- Joined: Mon Aug 13, 2007 12:00 am
- Are you human?: Yes!
- Contact:
Hilarious!
Actually, that was a lot like listening to a Greaseman bit.
Actually, that was a lot like listening to a Greaseman bit.
"He who takes offense when no offense is intended is a fool, and he who takes offense when offense is intended is a greater fool."
—Brigham Young
"Don't take refuge in the false security of consensus."
—Christopher Hitchens
—Brigham Young
"Don't take refuge in the false security of consensus."
—Christopher Hitchens
-
ccgr
- Site Admin
- Posts: 38655
- Joined: Wed May 25, 2005 12:00 am
- Are you human?: Yes!
- Location: IL
- Contact:
w00t Epic DnD Games in Heaven!
-
ArcticFox
- CCGR addict
- Posts: 3508
- Joined: Mon Aug 13, 2007 12:00 am
- Are you human?: Yes!
- Contact:
You don't have to.
"He who takes offense when no offense is intended is a fool, and he who takes offense when offense is intended is a greater fool."
—Brigham Young
"Don't take refuge in the false security of consensus."
—Christopher Hitchens
—Brigham Young
"Don't take refuge in the false security of consensus."
—Christopher Hitchens
-
Orodrist
- CCGR addict
- Posts: 7831
- Joined: Mon Nov 03, 2008 6:38 pm
- Location: Surrounded by blood and bathed in fire on a frozen lake
- Contact:
Don't worry Arch, when you get close to dyin I can run over and let you fight me to the death, get you into Valhalla. We're chill like that.
I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do - Robert A Heinlein
Courage ~ Discipline ~ Fidelity ~ Honor ~ Hospitality ~ Industriousness ~ Perseverance ~ Self Reliance ~
Courage ~ Discipline ~ Fidelity ~ Honor ~ Hospitality ~ Industriousness ~ Perseverance ~ Self Reliance ~