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Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Zak S vs Gen Con Lawsuit - All Current Paperwork for Your Perusal

I've been doing a deep dive into the Zak S vs Gen Con lawsuit that was dismissed last Friday, with prejudice. While the dive is certainly interesting, I have no desire to give out info that is publicly available, if admtedly difficult to find, in dribs and drabs.

Therefore, I'm linking a Dropbox folder with all of the documentation from the lawsuit within it.

Here's the link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/pjgit0b2qlt5uhe/AAAMTNKjKVOrq3L9rerELrFTa?dl=0

Enjoy. The link should be live at least through the weekend.

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Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Zak S vs Gen Con Lawsuit - I'm Digging Through a Document Dump

As always, a HUGE thank you to the Tavern's Community, as it was a member of the community that got me a full document dump of the lawsuit of Zak ' vs Gen Con, which was dismissed on April 30th, 2021.

I'll be delving into the rabbit hole today (and I expect longer).

Those that want to hear my reactions to, and interpretations of, the documents I'll be reviewing, are advised to follow The Tavern's YouTube Channel at:

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I'll be using the blog to share relevant documents, like the screenshot above.

Zak S' Lawsuit Against Gen Con WAS Dismissed - Full Document Attatched

Thanks to JoetheLawyer, we got to see the original document from the King Count, Washington Court dismissing Zak S' lawsuit against Gen Con. It still needs to be filed - thus it is with Zoom court sessions in the world of Covid.

I did the attached video a few minutes before Joe got his hands on the original document, so now we know it was truly dismissed.

Last week's YouTube recap may be delayed ;)

edit - We should have access to all of the paperwork filed and generated for this case. I'll read through it tomorrow and share what I can.

Why "Swords & Wizardry?"

Believe me when I say I have them all in dead tree format. I have OSRIC in full size, trade paperback and the Player's Guide. I have LL and the AEC (and somewhere OEC, but I can't find it at the moment). Obviously I have Basic Fantasy RPG. Actually, I have the whole available line in print. Way too much Castles & Crusades. We all know my love for the DCC RPG. I even have Dark Dungeons in print, the Delving Deeper boxed set, Astonishing Swordsmen & Sorcerers of Hyperborea. BOTH editions of LotFP's Weird Fantasy and some dead tree copies of the Greyhawk Grognards Adventures Dark & Deep

I am so deep in the OSR when I come up for breath it's for the OSR's cousin, Tunnels & Trolls

So, out of all that, why Swords & Wizardry? Why, when I have been running a AD&D 1e / OSRIC campaign in Rappan Athuk am I using Swords & Wizardry and it's variant, Crypts & Things, for the second campaign? (Actually, now running a S&W Complete campaign, soon to be with multiple groups)

Because the shit works.

It's easy for lapsed gamers to pick up and feel like they haven't lost a step. I can house rule it and it doesn't break. It plays so close to the AD&D of my youth and college years (S&W Complete especially) that it continually surprises me. Just much less rules hopping than I remember. (my God but I can run it nearly without the book)

I grab and pick and steal from just about all OSR and Original resources. They seem to fit into S&W with little fuss. It may be the same with LL and the rest, but for me the ease of use fit's my expectations with S&W.

Even the single saving throw. That took me longer to adjust to, but even that seems like a natural to me now. Don't ask me why, it just does. Maybe it's the simplicity of it. At 45 52, simplicity and flexibility while remaining true to the feel of the original is an OSR hat trick for me ;)

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Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Zak S vs Gen Con Lawsuit - All Current Paperwork for Your Perusal

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Zak S vs Gen Con Lawsuit - I'm Digging Through a Document Dump

Zak S' Lawsuit Against Gen Con WAS Dismissed - Full Document Attatched

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