R.I.P, Gary Gygax

by Kestrel on Tuesday, March 4, 2008 · 4 comments

in Personal

My son just e-mailed me with the sad news that E. Gary Gygax, commonly recognized as one of the creators of Dungeons & Dragons and a founder of TSR Games, failed his saving roll and has died today at age 69.

I think it’s pretty safe to say World of Warcraft owes its existence and popularity in no small part to the contributions Gary made to "pen & paper" or "tabletop" role-playing games. It will be interesting to see how he is viewed historically. While I didn’t always agree with the directions he took with D&D, he was unquestionably the driving force behind its growth in popularity in the early 1970s. 

He leaves behind quite a legacy, and while I never had the opportunity to meet him, I have tremendous respect for what he has given us. 

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Trollin' Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 11:23

Nooooo!

/mourn

While I might not have even been alive for the early days of DnD, I and anyone who enjoys it now owe a lot to him. He brought a lot of joy to a lot of people.

Ratshag Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 11:41

:(

Dinaer Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 13:41

Gary Gygax and the products of his imagination had a huge influence on my life in my high school and college years. Even though I have not played any D&D products in quite a while, I connect my history with tabletop RPGs to my love of WoW today. Its a sad day. :(

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