SFist: Gary Gygax, Co-Creator of Dungeons & Dragons, Dies

DJTennessee

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:13:25 -0800

I propose a 21-sided-dice salute.

jlantsberger

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:32:33 -0800

Oh man, my mom said I couldn't play because this game was Satan's work, too. When I used to visit my dad on weekends, he and my uncles would play D&D while listening to Racer X and Juda's Priest. And I just had to sit there and watch because "you know your mom will kill me if she finds out I let you play." And that's my D&D memory.

underachieving

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:32:45 -0800

This is like telling 80s' New Wave fans that Morrissey died.

PhilG

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:43:17 -0800

As a bored, lonely, and slightly obsessive geek boy growing up in rural Virginia, Dungeons and Dragons gave me a whole new world to fantasize about, and I can still remember how much fun it was to read the Dungeon Master's Guide, the bestiaries, and all the other D&D books that TSR put out. And, interestingly enough, in my collection of old role playing stuff, I still have a copy of one of TSR's original guides to tabletop miniature battles for modern militaries. In the days before video games really took off, D&D provided millions of teenage boys with an excuse to get together, engage in some imaginative play, eat pizza, and drink a lot of Mountain Dew.

Voorhas

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:09:35 -0800

Yes, it's sad that he passed...but at least he lived long enough to see the impact he had on pop culture (you can trace a direct line from D&D through Arnold Schwarzeneggar barbarian movies to things like Second Life).

KatyG

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:05:19 -0800

Actually, Gary was 69. This is incredibly sad news for us geeks and gamers. Adn here I was just last night downloaded the old animated show because I hadn't seen it in a while... We will be playing tonight, and we will play Basic tonight in his honor. *raises mug of mead* Godspeed, Dungeon Master.

Greg

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:59:40 -0800

he was on futurama as part of Al Gore's gang of rangers or whatever. which was funny b/c tipper used to be critical of D and D.