Saturday, October 1st, 2011, would have been Dave Arneson’s 64th birthday. New York Red Box is organizing an Arneson Memorial Gameday in New York City. I don’t live in New York, so I can’t join ’em.
But I am making a point of running a session of my open table OD&D hexcrawl. And I’m specifically reaching out and inviting a bunch of people who I don’t normally invite to roleplaying to come join in the fun.
I encourage you to do the same: Run a one-shot. Start your own open table. Invite some guest stars to your regular campaign. Whatever works for you and the crowd you run with. But I can’t think of any better way to honor Arneson’s memory — and the countless hours of joy he’s indirectly brought into my life — than by reaching out and sharing that joy with others.
