Topic: Gary E. Gygax has passed away.

Gary Gygax, the co-creator of D&D has passed away.

Dungeons & Dragons co-creator dies at 69

D&D basically rescued my life, and kept me from sliding into drugs and the gang scene in my high school years.

This is a sad day for me.

One of my icons has died.

WebShaman | The keenest sorrow (and greatest truth) is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
- Sophocles

I'll be rolling a d20 in his honour today.

Can't say I know much about Gary the person, but I'm definitely familiar with his work.

Anybody wanna guard a caravan from raiders? Or scout the local goblin caves? Chase down the Theives' Guild? Battle corruption in the clergy?

Makes me want to tell the quick little story of my first real D&D session. If I get back into it, this story will be the first on my list.

I still have the dice that came with D&D 1rst Ed boxed set. I'll roll them in his honour.

RIP

Later,

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D&D basically rescued my life, and kept me from sliding into drugs and the gang scene in my high school years.

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That's interesting to read, all my teachers having tried to convince me that playing D&D would do just the opposite to me. (I didn't buy any of it, of course. Especially the part about demons replacing my soul when I became really steeped in my character.)

Meh... you run the risk of letting personality traits of your characters influence your own personality if you're an author, or if you write screenplays, or if you're an actor... creating a playing a character in a roleplaying game is no different. I don't let any of my characters overtake me. And they can be useful little playgrounds in which to safely examine personality traits that you yourself exhibit and the effects that they can have on people.


Justice 4 Pat Richard

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Wes said:
That's interesting to read, all my teachers having tried to convince me that playing D&D would do just the opposite to me. (I didn't buy any of it, of course. Especially the part about demons replacing my soul when I became really steeped in my character.)

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exactly what I was going to say

Love the XKCD.

Excellent stuff Wes, made me laugh. I've bookmarked that page straight away.


Those who look for monsters should look to it that
they do not become monsters. For when you gaze
long into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you.

That is priceless, Wes. Thanks for posting it.

"Oh jesus, he is getting out another rulebook!"

Puuuuuure gold!

WebShaman | The keenest sorrow (and greatest truth) is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
- Sophocles

My favorite mockumentary

Fear of Girls

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmgLOKRl5J0

The World of Warcraft 2.4 patch yesterday was dedicated to Gary Gygax. I felt it was a nice gesture.

GD

As a MUD player, I definately raise my paw and salute a great genius.


'Hey, take it easy and enjoy life.... or in your case, death.' -- Yoh Asakura, 'Shaman King'

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