Gary Gygax rolled his last dice

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Gary Gygax rolled his last dice

Post by Shir'le E. Illios »

He who (co-)fathered Dungeons & Dragons and, I’d say, with it probably most of the entire roleplaying genre, died on Tuesday at the age of 69. Gary Gygax is survived by his wife Gail and six children.

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Rest in peace, Gary. And thank you.


(Thanks to Aly'ae Ilphukiir for pointing out the news)


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Rest in Piece old man, and thanks...
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I found out shortly after it happened, the internet is a wonderful place. May you rest in peace until such time as True Resurrection is publicly available.
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A man that without him,
we wouldn't have D&D,
and therefor among others neither NWN and NWN2.
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[color=indigo:159b4yr4]RIP in the beautiful realms of Celestia. And thanks.[/color:159b4yr4]
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[url=http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0536.html:371g4fey]Here[/url:371g4fey] is the tribute that Rich Burlew made for E. Gary Gygax. Rich Burlew is the creator of the Order of the Stick webcomic. He also drew the Order of the Stick comics that appeared in Dragon magazine when Pazio published it.
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[quote="jameslt0":2bc6841v][url=http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0536.html:2bc6841v]Here[/url:2bc6841v] is the tribute that Rich Burlew made for E. Gary Gygax. Rich Burlew is the creator of the Order of the Stick webcomic. He also drew the Order of the Stick comics that appeared in Dragon magazine when Pazio published it.[/quote:2bc6841v]

^ Link fixed.

Fun comic btw, especially in light of the recent 4th Ed D&D changes that have seeped through to the public. ^_^
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I edited the Link from my previous message, it works now.
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Post by Talwyn Aureliano »

Ahh that was a nice tribute by OoTS
:D

Fair winds and Sweet Water on your way to Elysium Gary.

Thanks for all the fun :angel:

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