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“Send anyone claiming that their RPG activity is an art…” quote by Gary Gygax — Download Open image

“Send anyone claiming that their RPG activity is an art form my way, and I'll gladly stick a pin in their head and deflate it just to have the satisfaction of the popping sound that makes. One might play a game artfully, but that makes neither the game nor its play art.”

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