R.I.P. Gary Gygax

[Oso]

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/03/04/o....ap/index.html

[Mook Jong]

Yeah, i hear he failed a fortitude save after being touched by a ghoul

[Oso]

actually, I'd a said someone might have cast 'Creeping Doom' on him.

or Baba Yaga finally caught up to him.

[Mook Jong]

I hear he was actually hosting games up until january. btw your link is dead

[Black Jack II]

He did not escape from the Temple of Elemental Evil.....R.I.P.

That dude gave me a lot of fun when I was a kid.

[Oso]

fixed link


In 2001 I sold all my D&D stuff as I had not really played in 5 or 6 years.

4 bank boxes full of stuff...a 1st edition printing of Fiend Folio as well as the remnants of a pink box and perhaps 90% of everything published regarding Ed Greenwood's 'Forgotten Realms' setting.

Got about $1700 for it on Ebay...i'd kill to have it all back now.

but, the only stuff I did keep were all the modules leading up to Q1-Queen of the Demonweb Pits:
T1-The Village of Hommlet
the much later published mega-module "Temple of Elemental Evil"
A1-A4 - The 'Slavers' series
G1-G3 - The Giants series
D1-D3 - The Drow Series
and Q1

I still would like to DM a party through all of that one day before I die.

[Golden Spider]

D***, this has been bumming me out for like two days now. I haven't played in years, but I'll never forget those days.
I need to go buy a d-sumthin' 'er 'nother to commemorate his passage into the REALM OF THE DEAD.

~Thank You Mr. Gygax, wherever you are.

*Hey, I wonder if he could be found in the Mists of Ravenloft?!

[Takuan]

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/03/04

"Rolling in his grave" XD

I never played DnD, but even so, he revolutionized RPGs and paved the way for tons and tons of creative concepts for games, period.

RIP!

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Last edited by Golden Spider : Today at 01:24 AM. Reason: failed my attack roll

LOL

[golden arhat]

stopping people getting laid since 1974

i dont see why you are so sorry to see him go

[Black Jack II]

D&D introduced me to what I consider to be the most well-crafted rpg in history....Call of Cthulu.

I had TONS of rpgs, from the most obscure to the most common, none of them would of had a chance without Gygax.

Man it has been a ZILLION years since I dm'd a game.

[BruceSteveRoy]

call of cthulu was a classic but the best rpg ever is a tie between ninja burger and kobolds ate my baby. but yeah the dude definately spawned a genre of awesome gaming. i haven't played in like 12 years but i still have all my first edition books in my closet somewhere. its a shame to see him go. i guy i know asked me to help him develop an rpg and mr. gygax was brought on as a consultant to help us get it up and running and eventually published. it never took off bc the guy i was working with is a tool and refused to simplify it and it read like a college calculus book rather than a gaming manual. but whatever. gary gygax was a nice guy from my limited experience with him. its a shame and a huge loss.

[GeneChing]

I wonder if I still have my original D&D stuff stored in a box somewhere in my parent's house. I'd Ebay that for a K in a flash. My lord. Where did that stuff go? I might even have some autographed stuff. Gotta find that stuff now. Mom probably through it out.

I played D&D with Gygax himself. I was into wargaming when D&D began - that was my junior high days - and Gygax was still going to conventions to DM. My first published articles were in D&D fanzines. It was a perfect beginning for what I do now...

[RFM]

I still own a copy of the orginal box set, you know, the smaller booklets (8 1/2 x 5 1/2). I never played with that set, but purchased them when I had the chance when I was a kid, figured they'd be worth some money later. Now may be the time.

Haven't played a real RPG in years! I really enjoyed Traveller (original) by GDW and other GDW games (like Dark Conspiracy). Of course, D&D.

It was because of D&D that I got interested in Martial Arts. A friend of mine saw me pouring over the basic D&D rule book (old blue cover w/dragon) and we got together to play a few games of cource. My friend was also big into martial arts which rubbed off on me.

Wow......

Bob

[Shaolinlueb]

you know how i know you guys dont have girlfriends?

its sad he died. i remembered playing that game in 4th grade.

[jow yeroc]

I don't know about you but i played D+D and still was a junior high pimp.
Yeah Gygax had a hell of a mind/imagination. I still have a bunch of dice, modules
and books like Monster Manual I, II, Fiend Folio, DM Guide, Players Hndbks,
Legends & Lore, Wilderness Survival Guide, Manual of the Planes, and a few
more i cant think of. Man, i haven't played since 85, 86. Was fun though and
opened me up to other RPG, and ideas in general. Those books were pretty
in depth. You could learn different mythologies and character traits, etc.