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Today, the gaming community mourns the loss of one of the true legends and pillars of the industry.
E. Gary Gygax, co-creator of the Dungeons and Dragons pen-and-paper Role Playing Game, the thing that started the RPG revolution (both traditional and online) has passed away March 4, 2008. Mr. Gygax passed away peacefully at his home. He was 69 years old.
There is a current obituary at the D&D site.
I had the pleasure of chatting and meeting Gary at the 1997 GenCon. I will try to find that old photo and post it soon. He was a good man and my idol. He even signed my original D&D Player’s Handbook.
You will be missed, sir.
Thank you for starting something that is only limited by our imaginations.
UPDATED (Mar 8, 2008): Some related tributes and links
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Godspeed, Gary.
All of Oerth, Toril and Wildspace mourn your passing.
Thank you for taking us on a wonderful journey to such fantastic places.
May your own journey be peaceful and full of bliss.
RIP gary, may you smite the over zealous fundamentalists in the afterlife.
Farewell Gary Gygax. May we meet someday in the deep reaches of the Outer Planes. Then we can discuss Spelljamming vs. Star Trek between sips of Galantri wine and Romulan ale. Until then.
Has anybody tried doing a D&D sort of RPG via email?
Gary Gygax is mentioned in the Milestones page of Time magazine, the March 17, 2008 issue. It’s the one with Hillary Clinton on the cover and is entitled, “The Fighter”.
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