Dungeons and Dragons creator dies
Gary Gygax, co-creator of the first role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons, has died at the age of 69. Gygax, who developed the game in 1974 with Dave Arneson, had been suffering from health problems for several years.
Famous for its mythical creatures and odd-shaped dice, Dungeons and Dragons was an instant success that spawned a slew of video games, books and films.
Gygax was also an author who wrote numerous fantasy books, including the Greyhawk series of adventure novels.
He died on Tuesday at his home in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, leaving a wife and six children.
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2 comments:
I give a moment of silence and 2d12 worth of sadness on this. A loss for the world of gaming and the world in general.
Fare thee well, Mr. Gygax. Your vision and daring to bring to the world a little something different, something engaging and full of imagination, brought together many an otherwise unlikely friend in the eternal bonds of mirth and geekdome.
And now that I think about it, most of the people I now consider my closest friends are folks I met through D&D games or any of the other dozens of pen & paper RPGs that owe you their existence.
Huzzah, Mr. Gigax. I have failed my saving throw vs. sad. Thanks for the mirth, and the many, many retarded stories of our own making.
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