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Gary Gygax RIP

  • 05-03-2008 1:09am
    #1
    ZorbaTehZ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,149 ✭✭✭


    The creator of Dungeons & Dragons and basically the father of the role-playing genre, died earlier today[edit: yesterday].

    Source (CNN)
    Source (The SF Gate)

    I for one owe this dude a depth of gratitude - I couldn't begin to imagine how many hours of my life have been spent playing games he developed or inspired. RIP.


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  • #2
    Raphael
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,880 ✭✭✭Raphael


    I heard this today, a friend of mine had a moment of silence in the WoD campaign he's running. Tragic loss to the world of gaming, may his spirit pass to the appropriate afterlife for his alignment.


  • #3
    humanji
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,976 ✭✭✭✭humanji


    RIP. Pity he can't just role another character. Thanks Gary, for all my mis-spent youth killing goblins and elves.


  • #4
    fozzle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,882 ✭✭✭fozzle


    When I realise howmuch of my life is Gary Gygax's fault, it's quite humbling. Rest in peace big guy.


  • #5
    DeVore
    Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 32,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭DeVore


    critical saving throw: fail.

    Very sad to hear it, I spent many an enjoyable evening playing AD&D.

    DeV.


  • #6
    Nevyn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43,045 ✭✭✭✭Nevyn


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    I played tomb of horrors as one of the first games when I hit college.
    Before that I had read a lot of his books.
    For me a world with out D&D and rpg would be a world with out flowers or bread.

    I think John Kovalic expressed it best
    http://syndicated.livejournal.com/dorktowerfeed/146833.html

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    and as this is boards..

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  • #7
    nesf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,644 ✭✭✭✭nesf


    RIP. I still haven't forgiven him for Tomb of Horrors though..


  • #8
    Raphael
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,880 ✭✭✭Raphael


    Two more tributes:
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    2008-03-05.jpg


  • #9
    Hivemind187
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,021 ✭✭✭Hivemind187


    Rest in piece man.

    Seriously, there should be a pewter statue erected to this man!


  • #10
    Sarky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31,967 ✭✭✭✭Sarky


    Pewter? Pah! A dimensionally anchored collossal replica of pure adamantine I say!

    What Fozzle said. RPGs are such a huge part of my life at this point, and it's because of that man. He set the ball rolling for so very very much. Thanks Gary.


  • #11
    ZorbaTehZ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,149 ✭✭✭ZorbaTehZ


    Just saw this on XKCD, great tribute tbh.

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  • #12
    sendic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 331 ✭✭sendic


    RIP

    My userid is the name of my character in a campaign that ran through my teens. Between him and Joe Dever, they have a lot to answer for! He will be missed.


  • #13
    LoLth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,339 ✭✭✭✭LoLth


    I think my username speaks for itself..... (though it was sometimes spelled lloth...).

    anyway, after starting with the basic box and moving onwards through 25 years I have to say I definitely learned a huge amount, gained many and varied interests and nuggets of useless information (glaive guisarme anyone?), had the honour of having mr gygax comment very favourably on an online article I wrote about polearms and made great friends and got to use, develope and excercise an active imagination all thanks to this man in particular. Good gaming times aside, I have to say a huge thanks and RIP.


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