Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
Download the case file from ARNESON v. GYGAX AND TSR HOBBIES from The National Archives:
catalog.archives.gov/id/200185170
(The draft starts on page 554)
I should thank Chance & Circumstance for tracking down this record, which prompted it being placed into the The National Archives! They then shared it on the ODD74 forums, where it was then reposted at The Ruins of Murkhill. Here is C&C's blog: chanceand.com/2024/02/27/a-journey-through-the-july-1973-draft-and-dds-foundational-saga
The Ruins of Murkhill forums, which shared the case file and has been discussing it there!
ruinsofmurkhill.proboards.com
0:00 Intro
1:57 The lawsuit and overview
6:38 List begins
22:56 Outro
RULES LAWYER PLAYLIST on D&D + Pathfinder history:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5LfnOlAZRY5vP4070_xXq-N3HOQSKOsR
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Download the case file from ARNESON v. GYGAX AND TSR HOBBIES from The National Archives:
catalog.archives.gov/id/200185170
(The draft starts on page 554)
I should thank Chance & Circumstance for tracking down this record, which prompted it being placed into the The National Archives! They then shared it on the ODD74 forums, where it was then reposted at The Ruins of Murkhill. Here is C&C's blog: chanceand.com/2024/02/27/a-journey-through-the-july-1973-draft-and-dds-foundational-saga
The Ruins of Murkhill forums, which shared the case file and has been discussing it there!
ruinsofmurkhill.proboards.com
0:00 Intro
1:57 The lawsuit and overview
6:38 List begins
22:56 Outro
RULES LAWYER PLAYLIST on D&D + Pathfinder history:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5LfnOlAZRY5vP4070_xXq-N3HOQSKOsR
=============================
LIKE & SUBSCRIBE! I'm a lawyer who teaches and runs tabletop RPGs (Pathfinder, D&D, Starfinder) for kids, teens, and adults, and making videos related to TTRPGs and board games.
JOIN MY DISCORD to chat with our community and/or try the Pathfinder Beginner Box or our drop-in PF2e play system! discord.gg/YEXajaxdgq
SUPPORT MY PATREON for early access to many of my videos and access to exclusive content, and to support me! I do unpaid public-interest legal work and rely on the Patreon and private GMing.
patreon.com/theruleslawyer
For PF2E actual plays, SUBSCRIBE to my other channel, "RULES LAWYER DISCORD COMMUNITY CHANNEL":
youtube.com/channel/UCc1K95QD8Mv2Tr6Wne6KS9g
Follow me on TWITTER at: twitter.com/theruleslawyer1
