Gygax Returns

[Rob G]

Oh this is a good one.

Gygax is teaming up with Rob Kuntz. His original Co-DM from the original Greyhawk campaign. Together they are working on a Project called "Castle Zagyg". This will be a campaign source book detailing a city and the ruined castle of the arch mage Zagyg. Then they will release 6 modules to go with it.

But heres the goods. Zagyg, though spelled differently was the mad arch mage who founded greyhawk city. The ruined castle was ofcourse castle gryehawk with the three towers. They are blantantly admittting they are using the old maps as the primer for this project. So they are publishing greyhawk material under a guise. HA HA AHA.

This is awesome. I cant wait to see how they make similar names to everything in Greyhawk. And more then that i cant wait to see what cheap shots gary takes at D&D. This is awesome and now rob is very very happy.

Ofcourse once i finished my invincible overlord campaign they are releasing 3rd edition version of it. Now that My greyhawk campaign is done they are releasing 3rd edition versions of that. THANX GARY>

[Rob G]

Note this project will be released by the company called Trolllord games under open gaming liscencse.

[abisai]

Same as or different than the Hall of Many Planes?

There was much hullyballoo about this idea a year ago. I read Gary bitching about how much work it all was. Thankfully sounds like they are finally done.

I always think the guts of the genre are the characters and stories, not the rules and guides, that keep people interested in the game. Meaning: stick with some system and hire writers to make stories to attract people to the game. I like that Rob Kuntz is getting props, he is the man, much more than a sidekick to Gygax. I am interested, despite my personal conflix with Gary Gygax a year ago on his web site message boards and e-mails. haha, what a bastard.

[Rob G]

Hall of many panes is different. It will be released as both Lejendary adventures and d20. But me thinks its reall just lejendary adventures. But Castle Zagig is all d20, sortof. Actually castle zagig is supposed to be used under trolllord games new system called castles and crusades i think. Its just d20 but changed slightly to make morer like 1st edition.

[abisai]

www.enworld.org/forums/news.php
www.lejendary.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1395

Dear Family, Friends & Fellow Gamers,

Thank you all for your emails and prayers! The Spirit of Jehovah God and Hand of Our Lord Jesus Christ have been active on my behalf. The gift of creative writing comes from Heaven, and it seems that there is still some work I can do here. Please keep on remembering me when you pray, as I can use all the help I can get.

As you likely know I had a mild stroke on April 1st—more fool me… After I sent out the email about a general problem, I was soon hooked up with a doctor, a neurologist, in fact, thanks to a gaming comrade. In telephone discussion it was generally confirmed that what I feared had happened, a stroke, was the case. As I has no primary care physician here, it was urged that I travel to see the Good Doctor who was advising me, as time was important, and getting local care appointments might take three or more weeks.

On the 5th we got ready for the trip. Next day wife Gail, daughter Elise, son Alex and I set off on a long drive. On the 7th I saw the neurologist, had an MRI and MAR, plus an ultra-sound of my heart. The following day I passed on having an angiogram, opted instead for taking a blood thinner along with medicine to control my high blood pressure. On Saturday son Luke and his wife Bouchra drove in from Virginia to see me. Son Ernie, daughters Heidi and Cindy, kept in touch via phone, as they couldn't be there with us. We spent Saturday together, then journeyed home on Easter Sunday.

So I am feeling pretty well now, and I have regained most of my coordination. I will need to be under a doctor’s care for some time. It goes without saying that I will be on a diet to lose the excess weight I’ve put on the last 10 years, and the beloved habit of smoking needs be ended. The sole compensation is that not only is my liver in excellent condition, but I am to have two glasses of wine daily for the sake of my cardio-vascular system. Gail will see that I toe the line, thank goodness, and Alex will also be a Jiminy Cricket in regards diet and smoking.

Oh yes, I forgot to mention that as did Larry Elmore, I too suffer from sleep apnea, so soon I’ll have to go and have a sleep study done, get the machine to treat that problem.

I should be able to resume creative efforts soon, but I will have to cut back on the time spent working. Likely that will mean I will have to reduce the amount of correspondence and board posting so as to keep up with design obligations. Don’t be offended if I fail to respond to individual messages.

As important to me as the work is gaming, and I am planning on resumption of the campaign here on the 23rd of this month.

Don’t hesitate to pass this along to anyone who is interested in the matter.

God bless you all,

Gary

[Rob G]

I TAKE HIS LEVEL.

Just kidding, I thought i felt a disturbance in the force this week.

I hope gary lives to write another Tomb of Horrors.
I would not however be suprised if Dave Arneson was behind this.

[abisai]

I think he just read the Invincible webpage and keeled over then and there at what we did with his game ;D