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D&D Co-Creator Gary Gygax Has Passed Away

Posted by Zonk on from the tip-of-the-hat-roll-of-the-dice dept.

Mearlus writes "In the recent past co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons Gary Gygax has worked with Troll Lord Games, a small tabletop RPG publisher. Their forums have up a post noting that Mr. Gygax has apparently passed away. Gygax was known, along with Dave Arneson, as the Father of Roleplaying." Saddened reactions from well-known designers have already begun to appear online. Consider this is an in-memoriam Ask Slashdot question: How has D&D (and tabletop roleplaying) touched/improved your life? Update: 03/04 23:16 GMT by Z : With more time, official announcements have had time to appear. Many sites are featuring posts on Gygax's impact on gaming, including touching entries on Salon and CNet.

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  1. In retrospect... by Kingrames · · Score: 0, Redundant

    He probably shouldn't have made resurrection such a costly spell.

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  2. Damn by Badbone · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I'm {rolls dice} very sad to hear this.

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  3. Yes, I Posted This On Reddit, Too by Poeir · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I'm very [rolls dice] upset about this.

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