Gary Gygax, RIP

For those of you non-nerds out there, Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons passed away on March 4th, 2008. His contributions to the gaming world can't be over stated.

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The Jer says:

Do I dare offer up a "must have missed his saving throw" line? Too soon?
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

red5standingby says:

*guilty snigger at The Jer's comment*
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

Monkey River Town says:

No The Jer, it's alright. I was thinking the same thing. The die is turned to 20 (automatic success) but I almost turned it to 1 (auto fail).
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Gygax
I'll be darned.

Gygax died the morning of March 4, 2008,
at his home in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
He was in semi-retirement,
having almost suffered a heart attack
after receiving incorrect medication
to prevent further strokes
after those on April 1 and May 4, 2004.

He was diagnosed with an inoperable abdominal aortic aneurysm. Even while his health failed,
gaming remained very much a part of his life.

Gygax was still active in the gaming community
and had active Q & A forums on gaming websites
such as Dragonsfoot and EN World.

“ 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.
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

Dean_S says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called D&D, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

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