Gary Gygax dies at 69

Iron Clad Ben · Post by **Iron Clad Ben** » 04 Mar 2008 11:29

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/ ... TE=DEFAULT
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Gygax

He was the co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons, the "Father of Roleplaying". Even though I haven't played D&D in years, I still have fond memories of it. A sad day for nerds around the world.

HG · Post by HG » 04 Mar 2008 18:59

Was he at least killed by a gargoyle or something?

C-Fan · Post by **C-Fan** » 04 Mar 2008 19:36

That's a horrible thing to say, but at the same time:

Iron Clad Ben · Post by **Iron Clad Ben** » 04 Mar 2008 20:36

HG wrote:Was he at least killed by a gargoyle or something?

The running joke is that he failed his savings throw vs. death

Grade Zero · Post by **Grade Zero** » 04 Mar 2008 21:31

Iron Clad Ben wrote:
HG wrote:Was he at least killed by a gargoyle or something?
The running joke is that he failed his savings throw vs. death

LOL!!!

But Jesus always saves

PoisonTaffy · Post by **PoisonTaffy** » 05 Mar 2008 00:53

He's rolling 20's in heaven now.

Laroche · Post by **Laroche** » 05 Mar 2008 06:25

Wow, it's pretty incredible, I used to play so much when I was younger.

RIP DND

PoisonTaffy · Post by **PoisonTaffy** » 05 Mar 2008 06:52

Oh yeah, I also read "Rolling in his grave".

I took a second to think of the second-hand contribution his work had. Most people who haven't played d&d must've been affected some way or another by him, and almost always in a good way.

Wow, I wasn't planning on a eulogy, I was only trying to say "Thanks for Oblivion, even though you didn't have anything directly to do with it"..

Iron Clad Ben · Post by **Iron Clad Ben** » 05 Mar 2008 07:55

InfecedTofu wrote:I took a second to think of the second-hand contribution his work had. Most people who haven't played d&d must've been affected some way or another by him, and almost always in a good way.

Yeah, without him there would be no WOW, no Everquest. Computer RPGs, MMORPGs, MUDs, these are all advancements to an idea he brought to fruition.

Honestly I think I prefer the pencil and paper RPGs to the computer ones. They leave more to the imagination (except for MUDs and other text/ASCII based ones). I can just remember being 11 years old (15 years ago) and being completely fascinated thinking about my AD&D character and the world he lived in. Back then being a "gamer" meant you played pencil and paper RPGs, not computer games. Now the younger generation have taken things to a new level, for better or for worse.

End nerdy waxing historic rant.

EDIT: OK one more thing. It's interesting Roy you commented here. My friend who introduced me to D&D when we were 10 was born on a kibbutz in Israel.

PoisonTaffy · Post by **PoisonTaffy** » 05 Mar 2008 08:36

I'm not surprised at all, Ben. I already accept the fact that you're sort of my American alter-ego

I used to play allot of pen&paper AD&D too, mostly as a GM(or DM, as we used to call it). I think I still have the original first and second edition rule books somewhere, if they haven't given to rot & decay by now.

I can't say with full honesty, though, that I prefer pen&paper. Back then being a gamer meant you rolled abnormal dice in your friend's basement, but it also meant that you were doing it instead of going out on dates. At least nowadays being a gamer isn't so abnormal. Mass appeal has its benefits.