Ed Greenwood, Patron Saint of RPGs - Part 1: Who are you?
Ed Greenwood is the creator of the Forgotten Realms, a prolific author, game designer, and the Patron Saint of RPGs.
A glimpse into the influences that shaped this master storyteller.
"Life is a series of moral choices."
As we explore the theme of "Who are you?," listen as Ed brings memorable people and unusual events from his early years to life! Grist for the mill as they say. There will be stories! And boy, are there stories!
Stories, sage advice, the joy of RPGs and Ed's boundless support for the Forgotten Realms, and the roleplaying game community.
I feel like this talk is just getting started! Thankfully, there's more! This is part 1 of a 3 part interview.
| Episode Intro | |
| Ed the introduces himself - a librarian, writer, and game designer | |
| Experience everything | |
| Dad - teaching by the oblique example | |
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Drawing on the essential hypocrisy of human nature - when you're writing fiction...
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| Insights from the quiet grandfather | |
| "Bob - you gotta get back into the swing of things!" | |
| Raised by aunts and grandmothers | |
| Mention: Dalton Camp | |
| Dad's library - learning to read & write | |
| Mention: The (Great) Depression | |
| "The man of the house" | |
| The child prodigy: early reader feedback | |
| How do I do a story? Importance of stories. | |
| Critical Communication - The Quartermaster | |
| Information Overload | |
| Mention: Grace Livingstone Hill | |
| Ed's Library - the way stories are told changes | |
| Mention: John Dickson Carr, locked room mysteries | |
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If you didn't read where we came from... you don't know where we're going...
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| Realmslore - gamers ask... - "why would you want to know that?" | |
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DM'ing for little old ladies |
| Mention: Ruth Livingston Hill | |
| Mention: Barbara Cartland | |
| Running D&D as a story | |
| Mention: GenCon | |
| A life well lived | |
| Mention: 1981 movie - Excalibur | |
| Moral choices | |
| 52:12 | Mention: The College of Magics by Caroline Stevermer |
| 53:31 | Mention: Bablylon 5 |
| 55:18 | Why do you do what you do? |
| 59:44 | The Patron Saint of RPGs |
| 1:01:14 | Outtro |
| 1:01:21 | Mention: https://edgreenwood.net |
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Ed Greenwood
Patron Saint of RPGs/ Creator of the Forgotten Realms/ Arch Wizard / Writer / Storyteller / Librarian / Generally Nice Guy
Creator of the Forgotten Realms® and a myriad of other worlds, universes, and shared settings. Avid tea-drinker and swashbuckler. He/him, accepting of all.
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