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D&D Co-creator Gary Gygax Dead at 69
by Aaron Linde, Mar 04, 2008 11:42am PSTCo-creator of Dungeons and Dragons Gary Gygax died at his home in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, reports CNN. Gygax was 69.
Gygax, who is generally regarded as the father of role-playing games, was one of the original creators of the pen-and-paper, dice-based Dungeons and Dragons game, which in turn spawned an entire genre of tabletop play.
The Dungeons and Dragons core rule-set would eventually inspire and influence some of the most popular video games ever made, including BioWare's Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights series of titles among numerous others.
Gygax had been suffering from health problems for years, but ran weekly games of Dungeons and Dragons as late as January. He is survived by a wife and six children.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Arneson
I figured he was in his 80s, at least. After I looked him up on Wikipedia and saw his real age, I mentioned it to my then-boss, who had also met him at the D&D World Game Day where Arneson was a "special guest" (along with Larry Elmore and others). My boss was surprised and a little disturbed, since Arneson was only a decade older than him.
Too bad there's no Raise Dead in the real world. :-(
Rest in peace Gary.
Title says it all.
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RIP
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PS: All the comments about failed saving throws, points in CON, rolling for loot, are quite surprisingly appropriate for this.
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Thank you Gary. :'( You will be missed, but your influence lives forever in me.
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RIP Gygax. Beware the liches.
Rest in peace, Gary.
awaiting the tasteless "resurrection spell" jokes.
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