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Post by mahrundl on Mar 4, 2008 14:19:57 GMT -5
Folks, Some sad news. Apparently Gary Gygax passed away a few hours ago. Whether you're a fan of his works or not, the fact that we have T & T today, as well as many other fine games, is at least in part due to his work in the early days of the hobby. I for one will mourn his passing.  |
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Post by zendog on Mar 4, 2008 14:29:52 GMT -5
I for one will mourn his passing. Me too. |
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Post by order99 on Mar 4, 2008 14:38:06 GMT -5
Another Childhood Hero passes. Dr. Seuss Walt Disney Jim Henson E. Gary Gygax I never get a chance to meet them and thank them in person either.  |
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Post by Fenris on Mar 4, 2008 17:21:37 GMT -5
Thanks for posting this. Does anyone have a link?
I agree with everyone here... regardless what you think of his personal work, he created a legacy that changed our lives, and for that, he has my eternal respect and gratitude.
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Post by koraq on Mar 4, 2008 19:12:04 GMT -5
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Post by zanshin on Mar 4, 2008 20:55:34 GMT -5
Thank you Gary, you opened Pandoras box, and changed my life.
My thoughts go to your family.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2008 23:54:59 GMT -5
I am so sad right now. Gygax's works introduced me to rpgs and helped make me the person i am today. I never got to meet him, but I was able to thank him on the Dragonsfoot message board a couple of years ago and he replied graciously. He struck me as being a true gentleman. My sympathies go out to his family and friends.
Regards,
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Post by oli on Mar 5, 2008 2:06:53 GMT -5
Guess he ran out of Hit Points.
I played D&D in the late 80s. Good memories.
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Post by order99 on Mar 5, 2008 3:32:41 GMT -5
Without D&D to be inspired by(and then rebel against), Ken St. Andre might never have created T&T...and even those who never played D&D would be the poorer for it. In fact, there's a decent chance RPGs as we know it may have never come to fruition-no Gamma World, Traveller, Vampire, Runequest, Palladium, Warhammer FRP....I shudder to think of it!
Gary Gygax really started something.
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Post by Vin Ahrr Vin on Mar 6, 2008 16:45:17 GMT -5
I started on OD&D and it's still my favorite (witnews h 5E T&T up there pretty close) and this really made me sad.
In addition to 30+ years of gaming, I've infected my wife and children with the gaming bug. Gygax touched my life in so many ways he knew nothing about. I simply cannot imagine how I would have turned out if it weren't for gaming.
I have the same feelling as when Roger Zelazny passed on. It's hard when you realize that you'll never again get new and original material from a favorite author.
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Post by mahrundl on Mar 7, 2008 4:50:13 GMT -5
Too true, Vin. When I realised that yet again I had lost the chance to tell someone how much they had affected my life, I decided that I needed to make sure that another one didn't 'get away'. So I went to Trollhalla and spoke my thanks to Ken for T & T.
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