Comments on: Thank You, D&D

By: Gary Gygax’s Appendix N — Bill Ward

Gary Gygax’s Appendix N — Bill Ward — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:14:18 +0000

[...] Now, all these years later, there are still plenty of books and authors on this list I’ve never read — maybe it’s time to discover another new old favorite. One more reason to say “Thank you, D&D.” [...]

By: Complete Black Gate Interview with Howard Andrew Jones — Bill Ward

Complete Black Gate Interview with Howard Andrew Jones — Bill Ward — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:43:46 +0000

[...] The third and final installment of my Black Gate interview with Howard went up today, in which we talk about Howard’s other new novel, Plague of Shadows, and his history of gaming in general and how it relates to his writing. Howard alluded to a future Black Gate round table in which a bunch of us talk about how childhood gaming influenced us as (or to become?) writers, and for a bit of my take on that you can read a piece I wrote for BG a while ago, Thank You, D&D. [...]

By: Byte Sized » Pathfinder: the “Cleric!” to D&D’s mortal wounds.

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 20:14:30 +0000

[...] you’re someone who hasn’t been into D&D since this or even this, then make no mistake, you’ll have some adjusting to do. But what you should find here is a [...]

By: All I Need to Know About Life I Learned From Dungeons & Dragons — Bill Ward

All I Need to Know About Life I Learned From Dungeons & Dragons — Bill Ward — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:26:07 +0000

[...] And, while you’re at it, check out my own take, Thank You, D&D. [...]

By: Daniel Nyikos

Daniel Nyikos — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 06:20:20 +0000

Every now and then, my friends and I get together to play old NES and SNES games, and reminisce. But really, no matter how many times I see Mario squash a Goomba, my fondest memories of gaming are from sitting around the table arguing about rules and throwing dice at each other and, occasionally, the table.

By: Bill Ward

Bill Ward — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:09:44 +0000

Didn’t know you wrote some KotDT scripts, very cool.

I agree, we all do seem to have those experiences in common — somehow I don’t see today’s kids reminiscing about video games in the same way 20 yrs from now.

All of us who still have our Fiend Folios and d8’s should get together some time and have an old school gaming session. I call dibs on the Paladin!

By: Christopher_Heath

Christopher_Heath — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:36:13 +0000

Bill, should’ve guessed you were an old time gamer. It’s funny whenever I hear those of the old guard talk about gaming, how similar their experiences seemed to mine. Even Knights of the Dinner Table rang so true to form to me that it inspired me to write a bunch of scripts and Jolly was gracious enough to publish (I believe all of them) in early issues of KotDT comic. It’s like we were all playing in the same gaming group, share the same memories and nostalgia of an era sadly fallen by the wayside. I, too, must echo your thanks to DnD.

By: Tiberius

Tiberius — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:27:06 +0000

I also sometimes wonder if I had access to the likes of PalyStation whether I would ever have picked up on Fighting Fantasy books, D&D and eventually RuneQuest. I am glad I did.

But I also experienced a younger friend who when I men I mentioned Role Playing he was all about it, and rattled off a list of computer games. He was quite intrigued when I showed him what Pen and Paper gaming was.

By: Links and Things « Enter the Octopus

Links and Things « Enter the Octopus — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:42:29 +0000

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By: Bill Ward

Bill Ward — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:35:12 +0000

Thanks for posting Daniel. You raise some very good points about the fan fic and role playing that go on among the communities of popular video games — that is something I did not consider at all.

It could very well be that a certain percentage of people, of any generation, are just wired to appreciate certain things, and will realize those things no matter the medium. I’m glad to hear your friends are p-n-p players as well, and don’t just stick with video games.

Me, I love video games, always have. That’s something I didn’t really touch on in the post. I just think about how I was as a kid, and wonder if I would have still played D&D if the sort of games that are available now-a-days had existed in my youth. I really could see my young self vegged out in front of the xbox 24-7, my unopened Monster Manual serving as a platter for corn chips. Not a pleasant thought.

Glad to hear some of you young’ins have struck a sensible balance with your hobbies.