Gaming Gary Gygax missed on his saving throw

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Gary Gygax, one of the co-creators of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, died Tuesday morning at his home in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, according to Stephen Chenault, CEO of Troll Lord Games.

Gygax designed the original D&D game with Dave Arneson in 1974, and went on to create the Dangerous Journeys and Lejendary Adventure RPGs, as well as a number of board games. He also wrote several fantasy novels.

"I don't think I've really grokked it yet," said Mike Mearls, the lead developer of the upcoming 4th edition of Dungeons and Dragons. "He was like the cool uncle that every gamer had. He shaped an entire generation of gamers."

Gary Gygax, 'Father of D&D,' Dies at 69

Gary Gygax, one of the co-creators of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, died Tuesday morning at his home in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, according to Stephen Chenault, CEO of Troll Lord Games. Gygax designed the original D&D game with Dave Arneson in 1974, and went on to create the Dangerous...

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[w/e]

Lol. "grokked"
This guy knows his science fiction.

 

[Turnip]

What an evil title. -_-

 

[Aloki]

What an evil title. -_-

I thought it was kinda funny..

Well, this kinda sucks

Oh well

 

[Pineapple]

What an evil title. -_-

oh come now, its clever.

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The thing i am wondering is if he will be burried with D&D manuals or dice?

 

[EatShrooms]

Before I opened this I thought this was about baseball, heh.

It'd be nice if they said how old he was.

 

[Pineapple]

Before I opened this I thought this was about baseball, heh.

It'd be nice if they said how old he was.

Click the link, it says he was 69 in big letters.

 

[EatShrooms]

I was searching the article, which never mentioned it jackass.

 

[Pineapple]

It is said in the artical. And honestly, what the fudge is with the 'jackass' comment?