Hi Guys! Sorry for the slow reply. I'm going to work my way through this thread.

[quote=Aldarron]
Well, here's something kinda general. In your conversations with Mr. Arneson, did you talk much about the details of the first couple years of Blackmoor before D&D was published, or about what Arneson had wanted D&D to be like originally?[/quote]

Wow, that's a huge question. Dave loved to tell stories of the early games. I think he was just as surprised as anyone at the success of the game. I think the players really took the game to places that they had not even conceived and they were all very proud to have worked on something so monumental.