and pirate/fish-men, 17, 25, 27, 29, 75
resurrection of, 177–79, 181, 190
singing “Happy Birthday” to a vampire, 90
Gary Con, 232, 233–34, 238
Geertz, Clifford and Hildred, 116–17
gelatinous cube, 138
Gen Con gaming convention, 30, 63, 91
D&D introduced in, 71–72
and licensing/competitors, 109
Genghis Khan, 36
Gentle Repose spell, 178
Gerba, Phillip, 15–17, 89, 128
and D&D Next/Ewalt campaign, 228, 252
as Ganubi, 16–17; see also Ganubi
and Ganubi’s death and resurrection, 175–76, 177–79
Gettysburg (war game), 56, 57, 59, 62
Gibson, William, 27
G.I. Joe, 180
Gimli, 11
Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl, 143
Gleep Wurp the Eyebiter, 102n
Globe and Mail, The, 147
gnome, 146
Gnome Cache, The (Ernst), 107
Go, 97
Godfather, The (film), 130
Gods, Demi-Gods & Heroes supplement, 109–10, 111n
Goldman, James, 163
Goliath, 62
Gore, Al, 172
Gore, Tipper, 159
Graben (warlord), 212, 215
Graeme, 23, 83, 84
and desert city, 168
and ghoul attack, 173, 175
and the pyramid, 119–20
Graphic Printing, 72
Gray Mouser (Leiber), 140
Greenfield Needlewomen, 163
Greyhawk, 65–70, 90, 94, 165, 172, 206, 223, 224
World of Greyhawk, 160
Greyhawk supplement, 95–96, 100
Grognardia, 207
grognards, 45
Gronan of Simmerya, 67
Guidon Games, 63–64, 107
Gygax, Elise, 65–66, 238
Gygax, Ernest Gary, 61–64
and AD&D, 147–48
after leaving TSR, 171–72
and Arneson, 63, 64–67, 69, 110–14, 132, 135–37, 150–52, 246
author’s pilgrimage to sites of, 248–51
and Chainmail, 64
character names invented by, 102n
collaboration with Arneson, 64–67, 69
and D&D, 71, 91–94, 102, 132, 133, 137, 159, 160, 248–49
death of, 172, 231–32
and distribution, 96–97, 161
and Don’t Give Up the Ship!, 64
and Gary Con, 232, 233
and Greyhawk, 65–70, 160, 165, 172
in Hollywood, 162–63, 165, 169
and Kaye’s death, 93
Memorial to, 248
and publicity, 148, 149
as public speaker, 126
and Tactical Studies Rules, 71, 72, 91–98, 150
and TSR Hobbies, 98–99, 151, 162, 165–66, 168–70
writings of, 112, 137–39, 143–44, 148, 171–72
Gygax, Ernest Gary Jr. (Ernie), 65–66, 238–42
Gygax, Gail Carpenter, 170, 248
Gygax, Mary Jo Powell, 63
Gygax number, 238
Hades, 109–10
halfling, 146
Hall of the Fire Giant King, 143
Halo 4 video game, 134n
Hanks, Tom, 158
Harrison, Gregory, 122
Harris-Warwick, Morgan, 124, 131
and D&D Next/Ewalt’s campaign, 228, 252
as Dungeon Master, 13–15, 19, 20–21, 24, 30, 83, 100
and Ganubi’s death and resurrection, 175–76, 177–79
and Otherworld, 185–86, 193
and pirate/fish-men, 25, 27, 29
and Vampire World, 12–13, 89, 127–28, 130
Hasbro, 180
Hawking, Stephen, 172
Hayes, Kristi, 188, 194–95, 197–98, 200
Heber City, Utah, 157–58
Hekaforge Productions, 172
Hellwig, Johann Christian Ludwig, 40
Heroes of Will, 206
Hickman, Laura, 164
Hickman, Tracy, 142, 164
Historical Miniatures Gaming Society, 43–44
Historicon, 44–54
hit points, 18
Hobbit, The (Tolkien), 126, 141, 156
hobbits, 9, 11, 141
hobgoblins, 215–17
Holkins, Jerry, 126
Hollidge, Rev. John, 158
Holmes, J. Eric, 132–34
Holy Roman Empire, 40
Homebrew Computer Club, 64
Hotel Clair, Lake Geneva, 141–42, 250–51
Howard, Robert E., 59, 62, 67, 140
Huizinga, Johan, 119
Hundred Years’ War, 45
illithids, 127, 129, 130, 168, 179
illusionist, 145
Inc., 161
India, early board games in, 36
In Search of the Unknown, 133
Instructions for the Representation of Tactical Maneuvers Under the Guise of a War Game, 40
International Federation of Wargaming (IFW), 63, 64
Invisibility spell, 87
Jackson, Steve, 97, 134
Jaffe, Rona, Mazes and Monsters, 158
Jhaden (ranger):
ancestry of, 94
in bar brawl, 3–4
Bloodlust (sword), 19, 20, 29
on board ship, 17, 19, 21
and desert city, 120, 123, 129–30, 168, 170–71
as freedom fighter, 5
and ghoul attack, 172, 175
and invisible demon dogs, 76–77, 83
and man-sized ants, 89
meeting in Kyoto, 23
and pirate/fish-men, 19, 25, 27, 29–30, 75
power attacks, 29–30
Jobs, Steve, 43n, 64–65
Johnson, Kirk, 158
Johnson, Scott, 24–25, 81
Jonathan (recruit), 84–86
Jordan, ‘Ain Ghazal, 33–34
Judges Guild, 108–9, 136
Judges Guild Journal, 145
Jurament, Philotomy, 102n
Kanterman, Leonard H., 122
Kask, Tim, 102, 104, 105–7, 110, 111, 149, 234
Kaye, Don, 66, 67, 71, 93, 99, 249
Kaye, Donna, 98
Keep on the Borderlands, The, 209
Keystroke (hacker), 82
Kilën, 252
Knights of the Round Table, 103
kobolds, 209
Kőnigsspiel (King’s Game), 40
Kottke, Daniel, 43n
Krahulik, Michael, 125–26
Kriegsspiel (war game), 41, 43, 55, 57
Kubrick, Stanley, 46
Kuntz, Rob, 67, 90, 94, 102, 109, 172
Kuntz, Terry, 66, 102
Kurukshetra War, 36
La Compagnie des Hivernants la Rivière Saint Pierre, 243
La Conquête du Monde (The Conquest of the World), 57
Ladyhawke (film), 81
Lake Geneva Tactical Studies Association, 109
lamia, 44
Lankhmar (board game), 112
Leaf (rogue), 80–81
Legend of Zelda, 80
Legolas, 11
Leiber, Fritz, 107, 112, 140
Lejendary Adventure, 172
Lewis, C. S., 81
lich, 196
Linux operating system, 180
Little Big Horn (war game), 112
Little Wars (TSR), 104–5, 112
Little Wars (Wells), 41–42, 43, 55
live-action role-playing (LARP), 185–201
Living Room (enchanted room), 95
Livingstone, Ian, 97, 165
Loch Gloomen, 136
Longbranch the Elf, 245
Loomis, Rick, 108
Lord of the Rings (Tolkien), 5, 10–11, 103, 140–41, 156
Lost Caravans of Tsojcanth, The, 102
Lovecraft, H. P., 86
Lucas, George, 135
Lucius Newberry, 163
Mad Marv, 219, 221, 222–23, 225
–26, 227
mage from Keer (Dewey), 186–87, 190
Magic: The Gathering, 174, 203
Magic Missile spell, 25
magic spells, 61, 106
magic-user, 133, 145
Maliszewski, James, 207–8
mancala (board game), 34
Mandaka (sword), 110
“Man-to-Man” rule book, 61
Matrix, The, 121
Mattel, 155
Mearls, Mike, 205, 206, 207, 217–18
Megarry, David, 58, 60, 92, 93, 99, 105, 243–46
Melee (war game), 134
Men & Magic, 72, 145
Mentzer, Frank, 162, 164, 171, 233–36
Metagaming Concepts, 108, 134
Metamorphosis Alpha, 109n
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 34
Microsoft, 182
Midwest Military Simulation Association, 56–57, 59
Miller, Marc, 135
Milton Bradley, 57, 149
mind flayers, 94, 127
miniature figurines (minis), 19
Miniature Figurines Ltd., 108–9
Mohan, Kim, 171
Mohenjo-daro, Pakistan, 34
monk, 100, 145
monomyth, 121
Monopoly, 4, 6, 22, 55, 95, 96, 97, 149, 180
Monsters & Treasure, 72
“Monty Haul” campaign, 81n
Monty Python and the Holy Grail, 21
Moorcock, Michael, 140
Morgan, Alistair, 183
Mornard, Michael, 66–70, 90, 91–92, 99, 111
Moses, 36, 121
Mr. Gameway’s Ark, 147
Mr. Potato Head, 180
Murlynd (Kaye), 66
Napoleonic miniatures battles, 92, 113, 244
Napoleonic wars, 40, 48, 57, 59
“Napoleon’s Battles Boot Camp,” 44–53
battlefield staging, 47
play, 47, 48–51, 52–53
rules for, 49, 51, 54
scenario, 48
training scenario information chart, 51
Napoleon’s Imperial Guard, 45
National Newspaper Syndicate, 165
Nefertari, Queen, 34–35
nerds, 26
New Infinities Productions, 171, 234
Newton, Isaac, Principia Mathematica, 134
Nicholson, Dan, 60
Nightfall, 7, 13, 119
Nightwind (human ninja), 81
Nintendo, 173, 182
Nintendo Entertainment System, 80
Noer, Michael, 37–39
Nordik (fighter), 212, 213, 216
Odin, 110
Official Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Coloring Album, 155
Old School Dungeon Crawl, 238–42
One Ring, 78
Onomatopoeia (stage show), 15
Optimus Prime, 229
Orcus (demon prince), 106
Origins Game Fair, 144, 219
Osiris, 121
Otherworld Adventure, 185–201
action, 193, 196–97
author as mage from Keer in, 186–87, 190
author’s windup of, 201
Chris (staff), 189, 191, 198, 199–200
code of silence, 193–94
female participants in, 188–89, 194–95
founding of, 194
ghosts in, 190
improvisation in, 198
as interactive theater, 194
as LARP, 185–86, 189, 194, 195
props and sets for, 200
staff roles in, 199
Storyteller, 191–92
storytelling emphasis of, 186, 195–98
sword fighting in, 190
Owl & Weasel, 97
paladins, 11, 95, 145, 210, 215, 217
Palamades (Greek warrior), 36
Panzer Warfare, 93
Parcheesi, 34
Parker Brothers, 57, 96, 149, 246
Peake, John, 97
Penny Arcade, 125–26
Perren, Jeff, 64, 72
Perrin, Steve, 137
Peterson, Jon, Playing at the World, 113
Petrim (rogue), 212, 213, 216
phaser guns, 59
Planescape Campaign Setting, 210
player characters (PC), 10
advancement of, 22, 65, 75–76, 133, 134
alignments, 146
assassins, 100, 145
author’s early character sheets, 78–84
avatars, 77
barbarians, 11
bards, 15, 76n
classes of, 133, 145–46
clerics, 11, 69, 133, 145–46
control of, 15–16
death of, 176, 177
druids, 23, 145
evokers, 20
experience points awarded to, 22, 133
fighters, 11, 145
learning from experience, 22
mind flayers, 94, 127
monks, 100
moral codes of, 146
paladins, 11, 145
personal histories of, 12, 146
races, 146
rangers, 11, 145
rogues, 11, 23
sharing war stories, 89–90
sorcerers, 11
specific skills of, 11–12
storytelling, 7–8, 128, 130
thief, 95
wizards, 11, 20
Poe, Edgar Allan, 62
Polichak, Jamie, 86–87
Polymorph spell, 85
Potter, Harry (fict.), 121
Press (club), 28
Prometheus, 121
psionics, 106
psychodrama, 121–22
Pulling, Patricia, 159
Qaflan (philosopher), 35–36
Queen Frupy, 143n
Queen of the Demonweb Pits, 144
Queen of the Spiders, 144
Quest (LARPing group), 194
Radecki, Thomas, 159
Raise Dead spell, 179n
Ramesses the Great, 34
Random House, 161, 174
rangers, 11, 94, 145
Ravenloft (horror module), 164
Reddit, 154
Reiswitz, Georg Heinrich Rudolf von (son), 41
Reiswitz, Georg Leopold von, 40
Remove Fear spell, 77
Risk (war game), 57
Robbins, R. C., 23, 84
Roberts, Charles, 55–56
Robilar (Kuntz), 66
Robin (fighter), 81
Robin and Marian (film), 186
Rogersdotter, Elke, 34
rogues, 11, 23
role-playing games:
classic hero’s journey in, 121
creativity in, 130
D&D, 4, 6
fan demographics, 145
fantasy, 6, 33, 60, 64, 67, 91, 120–21, 133, 183
Grognardia blog, 207
history of, 33
and intellect, 123–24
live-action (LARP), 185–201
military simulations, 43, 56, 59
and novelty products, 154–55
players writing the story in, 7–8, 122, 128, 130
postapocalyptic, 27
prejudice about, 26, 158–60
primary conflicts written in, 8–9
purpose of, 121–22, 201
science fiction, 109n, 122n
war games, 57–58
Rollefson, Gary O., 33–34
Roman, Steve, 126
Ruppert, Robert, 108
Russian Civil War, 58
rust monster, 138
Sagan, Carl, 228
sailing-ship games, 63
St. Andre, Ken, 107
Salinger, J. D., 172
Sarazin-Levassor, Lydie, 115n
Sarnge (bow of curses), 110
Schilling, Curt, 182n
Schuh, Liz, 204, 205
Science Fiction Forum, 28
Scrabble, 4, 55, 97, 147, 149, 180
Searing Light spell, 23–24
senet (board game), 35
Shadowrun, 27, 82
&n
bsp; Shahr-e Sukhteh, Iran, 34
Sheinberg, Sidney, 165
Shenk, David, 36
Shining, The (film), 46
shogi (early game), 37
Shrine of the Kuo-Toa, 143–44
Si (vampire), 89
Siegfried and Roy, 128n
Silk Road, 36
Simbalist, Ed, 134
Simulations Publishing Inc., 163
Sir Howland the Wolf Knight, 81
60 Minutes (TV), 159
smart-phone games, 183
snakes, 95
Snow, Jodi, 183–84
Sony, 173
sorcerers, 11
spattergroit, 202
spell casting, 20
Spellfire: Master the Magic, 174
sphere of annihilation, 144
Springer, Norman, 157–58
Star Probe, 93
Starships & Spacemen, 122n
Star Trek, 37, 82
Star Trek: The Next Generation, 229n
Star Trek: The Role-Playing Game, 26, 82
Star Wars, 24, 86, 121, 135
Steading of the Hill Giant Chief, 143
Stephenson, Neal, 128
Sterling, Bruce, 27
stink, 56
Strategic Review, The, 94, 97, 102, 104, 111–12, 133, 136, 137
succubi, 106
Summit (Cold War simulation), 57
Summon Monster spells, 87–89
Sunburst spell, 1
Sutherland, David, 133, 138
Swallow, Shelley, 147
Swords and Spells supplement, 109, 112
Tactical Studies Rules Inc. (TSR):
and Arneson, 72, 94, 150
and Brian Blume, 72, 94, 98
and Burroughs estate, 92
and D&D, 71–72, 91, 92–93, 95–96
dissolved and re-formed, 98, 149; see also TSR Hobbies Inc.
and distribution, 96–97
formation of, 71
and Gygax, 71, 72, 91–98, 150
and Kaye, 71, 73, 98
ownership of, 71, 72, 98, 150
and Strategic Review, 94, 97
Tactics, (war game), 56
Talib, Ali ibn Abu, 160
Taluug (barbarian), 23
Tealeaf (wizard), 252
Technomancer (hacker), 82
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, 26
Tékumel (fantasy world), 99–100
Telekinesis, 80
Temple of the Frog, 100–102, 143
Tenser (wizard), 65
Tenser’s Floating Disk, 65n
Terik (Kuntz), 66
thief class, 95, 133, 145
Thompson, Rodney, 90
Thor, 109
tieflings, 210
Tolkien, J. R. R., 182
The Hobbit, 126, 141, 156
Lord of the Rings, 5, 10–11, 103, 140–41, 156, 185
Tolkien Society, 156
Tomb of Horrors, 144, 206
Tomorrow with Tom Snyder (TV), 157
Top Secret (spy game), 26, 161
Totten, Charles A. L., 57
Tractics (war game), 93
Trampier, David, 138, 147
Trapper Keepers, 78
Traveller (sci-fi RPG), 135
Tresca, Michael J., The Evolution of Fantasy Role-Playing Games, 120–21
Tricolor (book of rules), 92
troglodyte, 37n
Troubador Press, 155
True Resurrection spell, 179
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