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http://games.slashdot.org/games/08/03/04/1750206.shtml

It's not 40k related, but where would gaming today be without him? Chainmail was one of the earlier fantasy miniature games, after all.

Dungeons and Dragons was my gateway game, and his passing has saddened me more than I would have expected.



Hope he's got that +1 mace to defend himself against drunken robots now.

Wow, that sux.

Creative genius behind D&D, Mr. Gygax, failed his saving throw vs Death today.----Fark Headline

I laughed, then felt like an a##. Now everyone here does too.

I don't feel bad, that was pretty funny. He must have had the negatives penalty from old age.

He will be missed though, he made good contributions to getting RPGs to the masses in a form that was fun.

Sad times. D&D was what started me down this hopeless road of expensive gaming. Thank you Mr. Gygax for everything you brought to us.

Yeah he did a lot of cool things during his life time and definitely brought fun into my life via his games and creative talents. One of the most memorable things I can think of is how he lent his voice to the D&D: Online game as the dungeon master. It was neat to actually hear him say all those lines and really put his heart into it through out the adventures as opposed to some B rated actor.

Cheers for all the good times.

I honestly have to say I'm a bit emotional about it.

If not for him, in all likelihood none of us would be playing these games, though some of us would still be historical wargamers.

My favorite story about him was during the 80s, when D&D was subject to many accusations of Satanism and other such garbage, and he was on a TV talk show (like an opposing viewpoints type thing) with some idiot was attacking the game, and he said that the only people who could possibly have any problems with the game would have to be people with prior serious psychological disturbances.

So the idiot, realizing he’s being out-argued but defending his idiocy, says something like “But couldn’t such a disturbed person use the game to harm themselves or other people?”

And Gygax says “Yes, but couldn’t the same disturbed person also use a chair, any chair, say the one I’m sitting in now, and bash someone over the head with it? So now let’s all ban chairs, because someone might get hurt.”


Ragnar

http://www.freeyabb.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=4373&mforum=trolllordgames

http://wcbstv.com/entertainment/gygax.dungeons.dragons.2.669157.html


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Gygax

Sad day.

Elvis has left the building.

Very sad day.

D@D started it all for me when I was in 5th grade.

Darrian

My heart sunk when I read the headline on CNN.com, and I knew that Dakka and the OT Zone would both already have the news. It's a sad day for the gaming community in general. He was a very creative artist who helped pave the way for the gaming industry we enjoy today. He will be missed.

I had to check and see if Wizards of the Coast was going to say anything on their site. If you go to the DnD section, they have this: http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/welcome.

Rather nice i would say. I especially like the old school look to the tribute page.

I wonder if his headstone is a D20? I dont mean to be creass, he made a contribution to our little universe here that is indellible, and lived with all the notoriety that comes with the sensation.
Should we be sad, hell no. It is a mile marker for others to pick up the standard and do something unique and crazy to shake is all up again!

I am also saddened by this, D&D was a big part of my youth.

Gygax created not just a game, but an entire way of life. RIP Mr. RPG- may flights of enhanced-template Erinyes carry you to your rest.

Let's have 1d6 moments of silence


This joke stolen directly from POE. I am a shameful, shameful theif.

Well that sucks. But we all have to go sometime. I felt much the same after hearing this then I did when I learned of the passing of Jim Hensen. These men created such wonderful childhood memories for me.

Gygax, I wish you peace.

I started playing Basic D&D in 1978. Runequest and Merp.

This is a sad day for Gamers everywhere.

Funniest point in the games..
"What the Hell is a 'Land Shark?!?!"
"What does an "Invisible Stalker" really look like?!?!?"

Miss you Gary, King of Nerds. Long live the King.

Although I started with WFRP, it (or 40K) would not have existed if not for Gygax. Rest in peace.

69 is too young.

I like that, unless he was ill, when fan cames to his home he always fed them and played a game with them. That says something about the man, and is a reminder to all about the importance of the game as fun.

:(

syr8766 wrote:69 is too young.

I like that, unless he was ill, when fan cames to his home he always fed them and played a game with them. That says something about the man, and is a reminder to all about the importance of the game as fun.

:(

HE's a bigger man than me then. I'd probably tell them to
roll a save vs. calling the cops and then call the cops anyway.

But I'm a bit of a hermit.

I loved that game growing up.
Like many here, it was my gateway drug... err... game...

D&D
AD&D
2nd ed.
Even the abominations called 3.0 & 3.5.
I ended up getting sick of the game because it was no longer the game I loved.

I remember when Gary was ousted from the company.
I still played the game, but I was, secretly, on "his side."
I actually danced when they later brought him back.

I do not feel like less of a man because I cried a bit today.

Without his invention, I would not have become the man I am, know the things I know, or have most of the friends that I have.

Congratulations, Gary. You've now made it past 36th level. You get to play from the Gold box. You were already an immortal, now you get to tread the path towards demi-godhood.

Eric

The God Xagyg has lost his avatar on the prime material plane today. All of Greyhawk, nay, all of Oerth mourns this passing as if its soul has been removed from its core. In many ways it really has.

I havent roleplayed in about 8 years.

Tonight, I will sit down with my original 3 D&D pamphlets and read through the wonder he gave me when I was quite young. Its the best way I can think of to remember him.

I hope he goes to the place where he most dreamed of, because I knew he took me there twice a week for nearly a decade.

He deserves that much atleast.





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Gamespy Interview, 2004:

Gamespy: "I hope this doesn't sound morbid, but what would you like to have written on your tombstone? How do you want the world to remember you?

Gygax: "I was gonna say, 'Better here than Philadelphia,' but I think somebody already did that. [Laughs] I would like the world to remember me as the guy who really enjoyed playing games and sharing his knowledge and his fun pastimes with everybody else.

Hellfury-The God Xagyg has lost his avatar on the prime material plane today. All of Greyhawk, nay, all of Oerth mourns this passing as if its soul has been removed from its core. In many ways it really has.

I havent roleplayed in about 8 years.

Tonight, I will sit down with my original 3 D&D pamphlets and read through the wonder he gave me when I was quite young. Its the best way I can think of to remember him.

I hope he goes to the place where he most dreamed of, because I knew he took me there twice a week for nearly a decade.

He deserves that much atleast.

Exalt for Eulogy. Couldn't think of a better way of expressing it.

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I loved that game growing up.
Like many here, it was my gateway drug... err... game...

D&D
AD&D
2nd ed.
Even the abominations called 3.0 & 3.5.
I ended up getting sick of the game because it was no longer the game I loved.

I remember when Gary was ousted from the company.
I still played the game, but I was, secretly, on "his side."
I actually danced when they later brought him back.

I do not feel like less of a man because I cried a bit today.

Without his invention, I would not have become the man I am, know the things I know, or have most of the friends that I have.

Congratulations, Gary. You've now made it past 36th level. You get to play from the Gold box. You were already an immortal, now you get to tread the path towards demi-godhood.

Eric

Great blog post:

http://justinhillauthor.blogspot.com/2008/03/magic-of-gygax.html

As Eric said, he gets to play the Epic levels now.
I remeber my first D&D experience watching two guys play on a notebook inside a delayed plane on the tarmac at London Heathrow a zillion years ago. After that nothing was the same.

M.

D&D was an incredible leap forward in gaming. I think it’s creation was more than just a nice past-time. It really is a brilliant piece of work. It has influenced and inspired other games beyond it’s own game system. And even into the realm of books, movies, media, and more. We might all still be playing Monopoly and Checkers if it wasn’t for Gary Gygax.

I hope an award is given to Mr. Gygax in his memory. As the co-creator of D&D (and solely responsible for many of it’s creations) he has touched the lives of nearly everyone on earth. It’s an accomplishment that is truly remarkable.

I mourn your passing Mr. Gygax,

~Logic

RIP Mr. Gygax....

Nice tribute here...

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0536.html

No D&D means no Iron Kingdoms, and no Iron Kingdoms means no Warmachine. I may not have been a role-player, but I'll thank him and honor him anyways.

Good luck in the next plane, Gary. :(