Wow. Never got to meet the guy myself... now I kind of wish I had.

Sad to see it happen, but time takes us all.

Well, I am, and at the same time am not, surprised by this:

http://michellemalkin.com/2008/03/04/dd-co-creator-gary-gygax-rip/

Wonder how many more current and former D&D'ers lurk out there in the "real world" - truly, the game has touched more than we will ever know.

Wow, I can't believe Gary passed on. Gygax was always that entity hovering over gaming like a deity; even people who didn't like his games acknowledged his contributions and impact on every gamers life.





I really can't believe E.G.G. is gone! I really wanted this post to be some awesome eulogy scripted by myself, but I'm stunned. Gaming is what I am; it's my numero uno hobby and it kept me mostly off the streets and from fully embracing that [in hindsight, silly] street punk lifestyle of sex, drugs, more drugs and loud music. As silly as it may sound to most, I'd probably be dead if I didn't game. Gaming and imagination is what got me through true self-destruction. Gary was always my councilor even though he didn't know it. Big props to you, EGG. You'll always be the Patron Saint of gaming. May Mordenkainen live forever. I think the boys at KenzerCo wrote it best when they wrote the Eulogy For A Gamer all those years ago:

QuoteThe Empty Chair
Eulogy for a Gamer

There is an empty chair,
at the table this day.
A hallowed place where,
a friend once played.
The roll of his dice,
my ears long to hear.
Or perhaps it would suffice,
if he should suddenly appear.
With character sheet in hand,
and a bag of Cheeze-doodles to share.
All his friends would stand,
as he sat in the empty chair.
I hear his voice a-callin',
and it ties my heart in a knot.
For he cries, "Though a comrade has fallen,
You must play for those who cannot."
We conquered worlds on the run,
he and I in the name of fun.
And as others may come and go,
I make both both friend and foe.
But what I long for most,
is our past now long a ghost.

Game on.

-=Grim=-

Let's game like we've never gamed before.  Let's pull out all the stops this year.  Let's get so many dice hitting the table that Gary can hear them from way up in the clouds.

Seriously. I can't wait for game this Saturday. We're going to kick it like it was 1979...

...erm, sans the AD&D system. I think I'll even make it a dungeon crawl, but since it's Dark eresy it'll be a Space Hulk... filled with Orks. 1979, baby.

-=Grim=-

Vale, Gygax.

Quote from: walkerpLet's game like we've never gamed before.  Let's pull out all the stops this year.  Let's get so many dice hitting the table that Gary can hear them from way up in the clouds.

Damn right!  We're slinging dice and killing orcs and dungeon diving like there's no tomorrow!

I've decided, too, this week, at our gaming table, we're gonna leave out an extra chair.

Quote from: WerekoalaWell, I am, and at the same time am not, surprised by this:

http://michellemalkin.com/2008/03/04/dd-co-creator-gary-gygax-rip/

Wonder how many more current and former D&D'ers lurk out there in the "real world" - truly, the game has touched more than we will ever know.

I wonder how Colbert will handle it...

I know it's hitting me pretty hard...

Dungeon crawl this weekend, fo shizzle. I might even make my cranky old group break out the 1st Edition books again.

I'm grateful to Gary for all the years of joy he brought to me and millions of others.

What shocking news. I mourn for the guy who's legacy has directed my life path and gained me some of the best friends I've ever had. His insanity kept me sane through some of the darkest years of my life and out through the other side. I owe him more than he will ever know, and his inspiration will live on through my son. Rest in peace, EGG.

Quote from: GrimJestaSeriously. I can't wait for game this Saturday. We're going to kick it like it was 1979...

...erm, sans the AD&D system. I think I'll even make it a dungeon crawl, but since it's Dark eresy it'll be a Space Hulk... filled with Orks. 1979, baby.

-=Grim=-

Same here.  I'm going to have my Star Wars players explore a huge asteroid that's giving off some strange signals.  Not sure what they're going to find in there just yet. . .

Pete

I think this quote from Treebore on the TLG forum says it perfectly:

QuoteI didn't know he has 6 kids. I thought he had millions.