Gary Gygax, dead at 69
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008 - 2:42pm
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Steve Chenault of Troll Lord Games has just given word on the Troll Lord forums that original D&D publisher and co-creator Gary Gygax has died in his home, last night or this morning. Details are still sketchy and the forum site is not loading so well at the moment, but here you are. We'll get you more when we can.
I had the pleasure of at least shaking his hand. My thoughts and prayers are with his friends and family, and I'll roll a few dice for him tonight.
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Sad to hear. But it was a life well lived and his influence touched many of us in this hobby. Some of my fondest memories growing up were playing D&D with my father, brothers and friends.
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One of the rare people whose works still intersects my life on a weekly, if not daily basis. Not only from playing D&D in 4th grade, but half of my favorite video games wouldn't really exists if not for him.
A sad day indeed.
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Noooooooo!
That is sad, he was a cool guy. Hey, at least he had a great life!
Awww...damn. I tip my +1 Hat of Wishes to you, Mr. Gygax. Rest well, you've earned it.
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Tis a sad day. But his life touched so many of us.
The voices say hello.
I heard that Orcus was upset at the poor quality of Gary's blood offering and gated in a pair of Type V demons through Gary's fireplace. Messy.
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His Obit from the Star Tribune.
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I still treasure the the instructions from my original D&D boxed set. I think it was the first edition after chainmail. Some of you might have it too. The manual was the blue & white image of a dragon peering out from a dungeon at a group of adventurers peering in from the foreground.
Sad to hear he has passed away. Maybe he gets to enjoy an eternity of adventure and dungeon crawling in whatever lies beyond.
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Me and my co-workers feel he should have opened his hand while dying and dropped dice. He would be rolling for Init and a roll for burial or cremation. This would be a most fitting end to a great man. It's funny you don't really talk about the people that make things so damn fun until they are dead.
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Wow, he sure was an influence, sad to hear he finally kicked it. At least he left behind a legacy eh?
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He's been in Futurama, that means he is immortal.
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Sad day indeed.
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But what a great legacy to leave, having influenced the imagination of millions. Very few of us are privileged to have our work resonate on such a large scale.
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Keep your eye on Colbert Report this week. He once bragged about going to the first GenCon and meeting Gygax. I bet he'll give his passing a mention on the show.
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Jokes not to make today.
1. "Quick! Someone cast Raise Dead!"
2. "Don't worry – he's just playtesting the Astral Plane for the next edition."
3. "He's gone the way of Star Frontiers."
4. "Analysts warn of a free-fall in Mountain Dew futures."
5. "In the next town, you meet a stranger named Barry Bygax."
6. "Now who will lead our young people to Satan?"
7. "With his last breath, he cursed the name of Marlon Wayans."
8. "I wonder how they'll divide up his XP."
9. "Pallbearers, make a Bend Bars/Lift Gates roll."
10. "At least he didn't live to see Disney's Greyhawk On Ice."
11. "Lorraine Williams is behind this somehow, I just know it."
12. "The worlds of adventure gaming, fantasy fandom, and van painting will never be the same."
13. "When I heard, I cried 2d10 tears."
14. "Is there anything in the will about electrum?"
15. "Heart condition? Wow, I always thought it'd be owlbears that got him."
16. "Suddenly, nobody in Heaven wants to hang out with Marilyn Monroe on Friday night."
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Sad news. The man basically gave birth to an entire hobby.
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Thank you, Edwin. I was about to say he'll be back among us soon enough, as a... *clatter* kobold?!
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A sad day indeed. I just saw the news and rushed over here to post it. Clearly, I should have realized a GWJ'er would have already taken care of it.
In any case, he left a fine legacy. I have many, many fond memories thanks to his creation.
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Fark headline: "Gary Gygax, creator of Dungeons & Dragons, has failed his saving throw vs. death"
I think he would have enjoyed that.
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Wish I could say the same.
Is it true sailors are "every ounce a seaman?"
Seriously, though, AD&D was a cornerstone of my youth. I probably spent weeks, if not months, designing dungeons that nobody would ever play. It fired up the imagination like nothing ever has since.
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Zing!
I never played D&D, but in my youth I enjoyed Wizardry, which I'm told was a derivative of it. So RIP.
Giggled at that one.
Sad to hear that he passed, though.
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Dumbstruck. This is a real shame.
Requiescat in pace, friend.
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You know, at first I thought some of these D&D puns were in bad taste, but hell Gary's probably having a good laugh too. He was a huge influence on me as a gamer and DM, and I enjoyed many of his novels. Gygax was a class act and I'll always think of him as the ultimate guildmaster.
my vote cancels out yours
I'll pipe up to say this is probably the most heartwrenching news I've read in a while. To think of the RPG as basically his creation and all the games that have sprung from Chainmail and original DnD, this man had a huge influence on this life. May he rest in peace.
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