Does /tg/ have a patron saint? If not, who would it be?
Gary Gygax?
Phillip Pullman?
Terry Pratchett?
Rick Priestly?
The Emprah?
Who do we love and adore the most? Whose ideals most embody our own? My vote goes for Terry. This mofo is my love, my life and my soul
>>48047300
Sir Terry Pratchett would get my vote too.
Spoony, because we're all mentally-unstable, maladjusted, and think we know what we're talking about.
Gilgamesh, the original murderhobo.
>>48047300
Gygax would be fitting, although he's no saint. I give him the miracles, he revived TSR often enough, if unwillingly. But he is a demon lord, no benevolent protector.
But really, you know it's Nyarlathotep, Loki, or some other cruel trickster.
>Does /tg/ have a patron saint?
It has a Bodhisattva.
>>48047300
Gary Gygax is the patron-saint of the RPG hobby per se, not specific to /tg/.
>>48047334
It would need to be someone more specifically gaming-related.
Also,Byron Hallis rather the patron-saint this board deserves.
>>48047300
The holy Trinity of Tolkien, Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard
>>48047300
Technically moot is our creator.
For my part I am seriously doubting OP for not placing Tolkien on this list. Shame on you OP.
>>48047472
these aren't funny.
>>48047300
Can't we have several saints? Rick Priestly can be the patron saint of tabletop, Gary Gygax is surely the patron saint of pen and paper. Tolkien as the patron saint of all lore and background. Terry Pratchett is the saint of not taking anything too seriously. etc...
>>48047607
They are cute though.
>>48047550
True, I forgot the father of modern fantasy. Perhaps because He's so ubiquitous that he's in the background, despite creating the genre? Maybe because his stuff is old? Either way, an inexcusable oversight. He deserves the top spot.still love Pratchett more though
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEcpF9CRtmQ
Grendel
>>48047664
no it isn't
>>48047341
The only correct answer.
>>48047867
What part of this isn't cute?
THE KNIGHTS OF THE TRIFORCE TABLE;
>Sir Terry Pratchett
>Spoony
>Gary Gygax
>Richard Halliwell and Rick Priestley
>Carlos Bostria
The Old Guard;
>Tolkien
>Robert E. Howard
>H.G. Wells
>Mad Jack Churchill
>Lovecraft
>>48047342
Nice, I can totally see /tg/ rally behind gilgamesh. He even did his own ERP stuff...
>>48047342
>>48049271
Only oldfags will know this meme
>>48047300
Your Spiritual Liege, of course.
>>48049242
>>48049271
>Oldest of the Old Guard
Gilgamesh
>>48049301
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAdG7QIeHrY
>>48047300
I havent played AD&D since the early 90's, but it has to be Gygax. I dont think theres anyone whos done as much for traditional games. His influence is everywhere.
>>48047856
nah, he is one the tales that our bards sing
to the knights and king of the board
>>48049242
these are the knights and kings
we shall regale them with gaming stories and fantastic exploits worthy of their ears
>>48047476
>It would need to be someone more specifically gaming-related.
Terry Pratchett endorsed Thief fan-levels.
>>48047300
terry gets my vote, but thanks for the list
I'll go with Terry, the sun and the holy spirit
>>48047300
Terry is the story, the characters, the god of lulz
gygax is the gameplay god
I'll even throw in Tolkien as the Elder god of creation
Lovecraft, god of edgy
Asimov, god of future
exchange god/patron freely. Maybe we should just make a pantheon?
>>48047334
Who?
>>48047300
gonna go with a few others in the thread and agree with gilgamesh since he was literally the original fa/tg/uy.
Anyone who thinks it's anyone but Tolkien must be out of his goddamn mind. Terry Pratchett my fucking dick.
>>48050134
>Lovecraft, god of edgy
How about the god of We Must Dissent?
time to shoop in some faces.
>>48050339
God of Negro Eggs
>>48050565
The fat cherub baby on the far left could be GRRM.
>>48050202
BEGONE FROM THIS PLACE
>>48047334
I am lucky enough to have a signed bit of paper from him calling me a mongrel for not buying a book. It was a misunderstanding as a friend though to get a signiture as a gift for me at a book signing across the other side of the country and Pratchett thought I was just too cheap to bring/buy a book and got my friend to ask for a signature rather than show my face. Friend explained after reading it the reason why and Pratchet thought I would get a laugh out of it so left it that way anyway.
He gets my vote too.
>>48048720
>>48047341
What happened to this guy. I used to like his videos and thought he had some good stuff to say, but after he reviewed 5e (holy fuck) he disappeared.
>>48054265
Well maybe not immediately after, but he only released a few
>>48054265
The smell must've gotten to him.
>>48050309
Tolkien is the Allfather of /tg/. Pratchett is the patron saint.
>>48047300
St. Jude Patron saint of lost causes.
>>48054987
That's just /40kg/
>>48050693
Neggros.
>>48047341
He's more our Lucifer figure
The cautionary being that once embodied us, but then fell from grace and had his shit fucked up.
His example now temps unwary denizens
