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I also posted this on the DCMBs.

Gary Gygax, the Co-Father of Dungeons and Dragons, has died.

Thanks for the doorways into other worlds, Gary...RIP

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I was just coming here to comment on this. If anyone, after the death of my father, was responsible for opening my mind to limitless possibilities it was Gygax.

R.I.P.

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As a non-D&D kid of late-80s/early-90s UK, I was the only one who thought the title meant Hugo Myatt (Tregard from Knightmare) had died? Could it be clarified plze?


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I can't tell ya how many hours I spent living in his worlds. Here's to a guy with a great imagination.


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I've been digging through my "tome of characters" and reliving some great memories.

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Wow just another realization that everything in life must pass,..i remember the hours i played D&D back in the day and now the Co-founder has passed,..not beging to like this aspect of life.


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I still have my Basic set from 6th or 7th grade. Most everything else from the AD&D era seems to have disappeared over the last 25 years or so but I'll hang onto that awful pink box until it crumbles. Here's to you, Mr. Gygax.

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Tis sad....I have been playing Dungeons & Dragons for over 23 years and still play it every 2 weeks.

The man left a great legacy.....I will forever be in Gary's debt.

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I was an avid player from 1980 until sometime in the 90s. I loved DMing.

Gygax was a giant. He was our Roddenbury.


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Ars Technica has a good article/obit on Mr. Gygax.

As for gaming, I still play live a few times a year with a group of friends and participate in an e-mail game that our same DM runs. The e-mail game has been going on for over five years now, probably longer. I doubt I will ever quit gaming in some manner all due to Gygax. Somewhere in my collection I even have my first books, the small books released prior to the Basic and Advanced editions.

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I still play every 2 weeks with a devoted group. This Friday we're forgoing the game to hold a wake for the man.

We've been reminiscing about characters from the very beginning.


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