PK Games Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 I hate to be the messenger of this set of news, but even ifyou dont like D&D or what it became, we still can show our respect for a man who mad a movement that we all played a role in. I guess in the end, we were all players in the game he ran. Dungeons & Dragons co-creator dies at 69 - Yahoo! News Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threedeesix Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Even though my first RPG was Traveller, it was Gary that got me into role playing. It was hearing the tales spoken by my friends who played a strange game called Dungeons and Dragons that got me in the hobby store to fine Traveller in the first place. And I played my share of D&D as well. Thanks Gary Rod Quote Join my Mythras/RuneQuest 6: Classic Fantasy Yahoo Group at https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/RQCF/info "D100 - Exactly 5 times better than D20" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaira Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Wow. That's a hell of a shock. So the Grand Old Egg of Coot is gone... ;-( Gygax and Arneson really were the founding fathers of our hobby. I'd heard he'd been unwell but had no idea it was so serious. 69 seems somehow to be far too young to be moving on up to the next level... I played a hell of a lot of D&D in my younger days, and have some real memories of the GDQ series - my first big campaign both as player then as DM. God bless, Gary, and thanks for starting all this off, for providing so many happy memories and so much fun. Sarah Quote "The Worm Within" - the first novel for The Chronicles of Future Earth, coming 2013 from Chaosium, Inc. Website: http://sarahnewtonwriter.com | Twitter: @SarahJNewton | Facebook: TheChroniclesOfFutureEarth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzunder Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 RIP Gary, you made our hobby and you mellowed wonderfully with age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatBear Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Sadly GG has failed his last save and gone to the great beyond. I've certainly mellowed where AD&D is concerned. I once thought it under-designed and unplayable. Then I saw the whole parade of games in the 80s and 90s based on all the bad parts of D&D! Today AD&D would be back in my top ten games I'd like to play again if I had the chance. Thanks Gary for helping get the RPG ball rolling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drohem Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 He embarks on the great adventure. Rest in peace. Quote BRP Ze 32/420 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AikiGhost Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Todays Order of the Stick.... Giant In the Playground Games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OooMatron Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 I am speechless. Thank you Gary. Quote Stop messin' about. 139/420 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merak Gren Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Respect to the man. Without him there would be no BRP RIP Quote Likes to sneak around 115/420 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tweaker Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Sad news. Even though I never was a D&D fan, his work generated a hobby and an industry which gave me and many others countless hours of fun. Rest in peace, Mr. Gygax. Quote Happy owner of number 226 of 420 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 I may not be a fan of D&D, but it must be said that the man kinda kicked it all of for us tabletop RPGers. To the greatest adventure. Warp-speed Gary. Ken. Quote 125/420 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 So, the great DM failed his saving throw;-(. I hope that the DBRP book is dedicated to him, as one of the founding fathers of roleplaying. Quote http://www.basicrps.com/core/BRP_quick_start.pdf A sense of humour and an imagination go a long way in roleplaying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PK Games Posted March 5, 2008 Author Share Posted March 5, 2008 So, the great DM failed his saving throw;-(. I hope that the DBRP book is dedicated to him, as the one of the founding fathers of roleplaying.Fourth Edition should be dedicated to him. With agreat big picture of him and Arneson on the first page! (and the 2nd Edition rules being in the book) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RosenMcStern Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 This was written for another forum about computer Strategy Games, but I think Tim Kask will not mind me posting the link here. My world has been lessened; my friend and one-time mentor has passed away (Note: I am NOT the author) Quote Proud member of the Evil CompetitionTM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRose Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 Rest in peace . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunGuyFromYuggoth Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 I played D&D, had a great time, but moved on to better things. Rest in Peace, Gentle Reader. Quote Roll D100 and let the percentiles sort them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AikiGhost Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 This is the best and most interesting article on Gygax and the history of D&D I've read this week. Dungeon Master: The Life and Legacy of Gary Gygax Luck, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drohem Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Yes, that was a great article. It was interesting to find out how the d20 made it's way into gaming. Quote BRP Ze 32/420 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AikiGhost Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Yes, that was a great article. It was interesting to find out how the d20 made it's way into gaming. Its a bit more convenient than the 20 marked poker chips, though I can see how that has its charm too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PK Games Posted March 14, 2008 Author Share Posted March 14, 2008 Its a bit more convenient than the 20 marked poker chips, though I can see how that has its charm too So what were icosohedrons used for before D&D? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickMiddleton Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 So what were icosohedrons used for before D&D? Geometry lectures and classes - the Icosahedron, like the tetrahedron, cube, Octahedron, Dodechedron are Platonic solids - regular convex polhedra. Cheers, Nick Middleton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PK Games Posted March 14, 2008 Author Share Posted March 14, 2008 So basically they were used as "models" to show different shapes. And G Gygax went "hmmm if only they were numbered!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickMiddleton Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 So basically they were used as "models" to show different shapes. And G Gygax went "hmmm if only they were numbered!" I believe (from the Wired article somebody linked to earlier) that Gygax was using a system of picking sight unseen a single chit from a set numbered 1 to 20 before he was show the icosahedron in an education supply catalogue. So he already had the idea of a 1-20 random range (flat distribution etc.) but didn't have a die shape until he saw the icosahedron... Nick Middleton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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