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Arang
2008-03-04, 03:35 PM
http://wkbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=7963395

"The man who co-created the game Dungeons & Dragons and helped start the role-playing phenomenon is dead.

Gary Gygax died this morning at his home in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, about 55 miles southwest of Milwaukee.

His wife, Gail Gygax, says he had been suffering from health problems for several years, including an abdominal aneurysm.

Gygax and co-creator Dave Arneson developed the role-playing game in 1974 and it went on to become 1 of the best-selling games ever. Dungeons & Dragons is considered the grandfather of fantasy role-playing games and has influenced video games, books, movies and inspired legions of adoring fans.

Gygax' wife says he always enjoyed hearing from the game's devoted fans about how the game influenced their lives."

It's always sad when someone dies.
EvilElitest
2008-03-04, 03:40 PM
Wow, that is shocking
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Coplantor
2008-03-04, 03:43 PM
Untill recently I used to play AD&D 2e, wich was the last edition Gygax participated in, I was hoping that Gygax did something else in the future and I think it's kind of sad that he did not live to see the 4th edition of the game he helped to create.
kamikasei
2008-03-04, 03:47 PM
Condolences are being expressed (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74154) on the gaming forum.
WalkingTarget
2008-03-04, 04:15 PM
Condolences are being expressed (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74154) on the gaming forum.

And in Friendly Banter (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74153).
Jayngfet
2008-03-04, 04:38 PM
man...


...I can't even think of anything to say

I shall play always look on the bright side of life in his memory
Darth Mario
2008-03-04, 04:59 PM
Alas, Gygax rolled a 1 on his survival check...

Also, there are two other threads open about this. Check FB and Gaming.
Matthew
2008-03-04, 05:07 PM
Untill recently I used to play AD&D 2e, wich was the last edition Gygax participated in, I was hoping that Gygax did something else in the future and I think it's kind of sad that he did not live to see the 4th edition of the game he helped to create.

Hmmn. Before his death, Gygax was working for Troll Lord Games on the Castle Zagyg project for Castles & Crusades and had been for several years. I don't think he ever participated in 2e in an official capacity, though he wrote the odd Dungeon/Dragon magazine article for D20.
EvilJames
2008-03-04, 05:31 PM
Untill recently I used to play AD&D 2e, wich was the last edition Gygax participated in, I was hoping that Gygax did something else in the future and I think it's kind of sad that he did not live to see the 4th edition of the game he helped to create.

Some might say that it's some consolation that he won't have to see what wizards did to his system (although I'm unsure of what his opinion of the upcoming new edition actually was)

Regardless it's a sad day in nerdom today one of it's heroes is gone. He shall be missed.:smallfrown:
Shades of Gray
2008-03-04, 05:57 PM
How old was he?
Coplantor
2008-03-04, 06:04 PM
He was 69. And yeah, wizards did some things to D&D he probably disaproved but it was still his creation.
Mr. Scaly
2008-03-04, 06:16 PM
My God...I don't know what to say...
teennerd4684
2008-03-04, 06:25 PM
Wow...uh...I've never been good at eulogies...'specially people I didn't know...well, I guess the best way to honor him is to do something I would never normally do...hmmm...mmmm...mmmmmmm...I guess I will bake a cake.
Moff Chumley
2008-03-04, 06:32 PM
Alas, Gygax rolled a 1 on his survival check...

Also, there are two other threads open about this. Check FB and Gaming.

Gygax deserves three threads.
ArmorArmadillo
2008-03-04, 06:39 PM
He was 69. And yeah, wizards did some things to D&D he probably disaproved but it was still his creation.

Gygax's only system was storytelling, he's probably up there right now chuckling about all our squabbling and sharing a good laugh with God about the sounds we mortals make when we roll.

RIP Gary Gygax, you did good.
Jerthanis
2008-03-05, 01:24 AM
I raise a glass in his memory. My condolences. May his legacy last forever.
Jayngfet
2008-03-05, 02:22 AM
Gygax deserves three threads.

Gygax deserves five, but I guess an oots and penny arcade strip will do
thubby
2008-03-05, 02:48 AM
i think the best thing we can do is play on, cherish what he gave us, and never forget our roots. his memory shall live on in each of us so long as we play with the true Gygaxian spirit, kill fast and without warning :smallamused:
dehro
2008-03-06, 05:40 AM
I don't suppose any of you lot has 25.000 GP's worth in diamonds he has no need for, right?
WalkingTarget
2008-03-06, 09:51 AM
I don't suppose any of you lot has 25.000 GP's worth in diamonds he has no need for, right?

Does death due to cardiovascular problems count as "old age"?
teennerd4684
2008-03-06, 06:14 PM
Does death due to cardiovascular problems count as "old age"?

Dunno, but I don't know anyone who can cast any true resurrection spells. Maybe we can bend the rules and make an untrained UMD check. We could always use a scroll.
turkishproverb
2008-03-07, 12:13 AM
Wow.

Gotta figure out some kind've memorial.
doliest
2008-03-07, 12:17 AM
Wow.

Gotta figure out some kind've memorial.

The 3 core books of any system, 6 players, & running tomb of horrors-That is the type of memorial any DnDer should try to give.
turkishproverb
2008-03-07, 12:41 AM
The 3 core books of any system, 6 players, & running tomb of horrors-That is the type of memorial any DnDer should try to give.

Maybe. But it doesn't seem like enough.
thubby
2008-03-07, 05:04 PM
Maybe. But it doesn't seem like enough.

i mentioned this on another of these threads, board wide play by post of ToH.
turkishproverb
2008-03-08, 05:55 PM
i mentioned this on another of these threads, board wide play by post of ToH.

Hm... a good idea.