1d6 minutes of silence...

Post by **Denyer** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 8:38 pm

http://news.google.com/news?source=ig&h ... a=N&tab=wn

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Gygax

"I would like the world to remember me as the guy who really enjoyed playing games and sharing his knowledge and his fun pastimes with everybody else."

Sir Auros · Post by **Sir Auros** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 8:56 pm

Kind of a young age to die these days.

Post by **Denyer** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:09 pm

Yeah.

It's interesting, having heard the stories mainly from the point of view of TSR sources in references contributed to gaming magazines over the years, to get the other side in the interview linked from that wiki page.

I think he'd have appreciated the veritable torrent of games-rule jokes that're now flying around...

rattrap23 · Post by **rattrap23** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:04 am

My condolences. He must have been vary special to you.

Rurudyne · Post by **Rurudyne** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:11 am

Speaking of game rules jokes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHdXG2gV01k

I raise my Mountain Dew to you, Mr.Gygax.

Post by **Denyer** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:29 am

rattrap23 wrote:My condolences. He must have been vary special to you.

Not really, but he did co-create something that formed the basis for a large chunk of popular geek culture / several novel lines I've enjoyed / several novels he himself wrote that weren't bad / directly or indirectly inspired (without exaggeration) millions of other creative types.

And he seems to have been a pleasant type, without pulling punches when fighting his corner.

Post by **Clay** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:38 am

Rurudyne wrote:Speaking of game rules jokes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHdXG2gV01k

I raise my Mountain Dew to you, Mr.Gygax.

Classic.

Hawkeye · Post by **Hawkeye** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 2:04 am

rattrap23 wrote:My condolences. He must have been vary special to you.

dude even though I didnt even know who that guy is and I have never played dnd, after reaing his wiki to find out who he is, how can you not realise the immense impact this dude had on geek culture.

even in videogames alone dnd is pretty much the basis for every RPG made in america and even the first FF was more like it than the later incarnations.

while the dnd mythos is the natural progression from the tolkien world there are alot of concepts that came out of it that have impacted the fantasy genre more than any other medium.

Civ · Post by **Civ** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 2:27 am

That's just too young to die. R.I.P. Mr. Gygax.

Ackula · Post by **Ackula** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 3:22 pm

I spent many years of my high school life playing AD&D. Even as an adult I was a DM for my younger step brothers and their friends for a few years. It is sad that he has passed on as he was always a very outspoken and opinionated man. His "soapbox" articles in Dragon magazine were always a pleasure to read back in the day. I think its really too bad that most people have no clue who he is, despite the fact that almost all of popular gaming culture would owe their existence to him.

RID Scourge · Post by **RID Scourge** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 5:42 pm

I never got to play much D&D as a kid. My friends really weren't into it. I could get them to play once or twice, but they often lost interest quickly. I still trawl through my monstrous manual when I want to read about a monster.

rattrap23 · Post by **rattrap23** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 7:17 pm

I’m not a fan of role-playing games, or any kind of board game.

Post by **Denyer** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 7:21 pm

Thanks for that useful and interesting post. Ooh, look, shiny.

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 7:24 pm

I have never been Prime Minister of Iceland.

Post by **Denyer** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 7:26 pm

I've never died in the Tomb of Horrors... mainly because I haven't played it...

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 7:41 pm

I have had a brief jaunt at mainstream fame, but got my name spelt wrong.

rattrap23 · Post by **rattrap23** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 8:30 pm

Denyer wrote:Thanks for that useful and interesting post. Ooh, look, shiny.

The only thing better than shiny is sparkaly.

:)

Post by **inflatable dalek** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 9:06 pm

Why do useful people die young whilst wastes of oxygen just go on and on and on?

Hawkeye · Post by **Hawkeye** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 10:19 pm

yeah its like he never read my post explaining why its more relevant than just board games.

Sociopathic Autobot · Wed Mar 05, 2008 10:28 pm

Hawkeye wrote:yeah its like he never read my post explaining why its more relevant than just board games.

It's like he never reads any posts other than the ones he himself types.