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Gary Gygax, 1938-2008: Rest in Peace, Dungeon Master

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Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons and one of the fathers of tabletop role playing games, died on Tuesday at the age of 69. He had suffered from heart problems.
The news was first announced on the message board of Troll Lord Games, the publisher of Gygax's most recent works. It has since been directly confirmed by the company, which will post an announcement on its web site later today.
Gygax was best known for helping create Dungeons & Dragons and Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, and pioneered tabletop role playing games. The first D&D rulebooks were released in 1974 by TSR, Inc, and since then produced three full-fledged sequels, numerous revisions and updates, and dozens upon dozens of additional rulebooks, settings, and campaigns. While Gygax hadn't had much direct involvement with D&D for many years, he developed and contributed to many role playing games, Troll Lord Games' Gary Gygax's Fantasy Worlds.
If not for his contributions, video games and geek culture would probably look much different than it does today. Beyond jokes about "d20s" and "saving throws," D&D's systems and mythos have spawned many excellent games, including Baldur's Gate and Planescape: Torment.
Dungeons & Dragons continues to develop. Since TSR was purchased by Wizards of the Coast, the game has seen even more expansions and updates. The company released Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition in 2000, and Dungeons & Dragons 4.0 is scheduled to ship in June. Though he didn't actively produce the latest editions of the game, neither they nor the countless video games, books, and other media that carry the D&D name would have been possible without him.
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There goes a pretty good piece of my youth. :(
 
Wow! Though I'm not a pack-rat, I still have my first edition TSR "Dungeon Master's Guide". Need to go pull it out of the closet tonight.

Anybody remember any of the names you made up for your characters?
 
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OCBuckWife;1107297; said:
There goes a pretty good piece of my youth. :(
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I control lots of these characters to this day... my favorite's name is bkb.. he is a sort of shape shifter... my other favorites might be those who took part in vanquishing the evil alan/diehard beast... not to mention horde after horde of trolls.
 
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shetuck;1107342; said:
I honestly can't remember. IIRC, they all started with X's and Z's for some reason. I thought if others throw some out there, it would jog my memory.
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I was Susannah Marie Whitefall in "Hol" but yah, I can't remember my DD and characters. At one point I played a dark elf and the name started with an X I think. :biggrin:


I played thieves and herbal healers. My "good" and "dark" sides I guess. :wink2:
 
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OCBuckWife;1107689; said:
I was Susannah Marie Whitefall in "Hol" but yah, I can't remember my DD and characters. At one point I played a dark elf and the name started with an X I think. :biggrin:


I played thieves and herbal healers. My "good" and "dark" sides I guess. :wink2:
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I had mostly dwarven fighters and Elven rogues. I preferred Assassins, but the common thief was fun too. I took so many stupid risks, I rarely had a character live byond 10th level.

Backstab bonuses rarely come into effect against beholders and the undead who simply don't get surprised...

I was often just a corpse with a lot of cool shit.
 
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