March 5, 200817 yr Never heard of him till now, though. Me either, but I'm learning that I have a lot to be grateful to him for. Link. "An electric puddle is not what I need right now." (Nina Kalenkov)
March 5, 200817 yr I'm just hoping that the guy playing him can cope. "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp.
March 6, 200817 yr At least he won't be around to see the bastardization of his creation thanks to 4th edition. Edited March 6, 200817 yr by Dark_Raven Hades was the life of the party. RIP You'll be missed.
March 6, 200817 yr I admit that my only real experience with D&D through the last 10 years, starting with Baldur's Gate has been the video games. They've hooked me though with the best ruleset and settings I've seen in RPGs. I once read that Gygax was a teacher, and that any student who could beat him in a match of Age of Empires would receive an A for the semester. Coolest teacher ever. RiP I love Ages of Empires. I would of tried for that A.... RIG (roll in grave) Twitter | @Insevin
March 6, 200817 yr This is sad. I broke out and flipped through my old 1st ed books (yes I still have them from back in middle school) in his honor. He wrote or collaborated on every one. Like a few other mentioned he left a pretty lasting legacy behind. "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
March 6, 200817 yr Websnark remembers the Gygax. Join me, and we shall make Production Beards a reality!
March 7, 200817 yr Unfortunately I just heard the bad news. Like someone mentioned, a man who helped shape a generation is now gone. D&D is played all over the world by millions of people. With creating D&D he became a part of the lives of millions who played his game. And I would be lying if I said the man didn Life is like a clam. Years of filtering crap then some bastard cracks you open and scrapes you into its damned mouth, end of story. - Steven Erikson
March 7, 200817 yr Rest in... *rolls d20* ...piece. I think therefore I am? Could be! Or is it really someone else Who only thinks he's me?
March 12, 200817 yr Slate pulls a late hatchet job. Conclusion: D&D Players are genocidal. Also, rapists. Also, meatheads. Edited March 12, 200817 yr by Pop Join me, and we shall make Production Beards a reality!
March 12, 200817 yr Slate pulls a late hatchet job. Conclusion: D&D Players are genocidal. Also, rapists. Also, meatheads. Wait, so D&D is the new Grand Theft Auto? "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp.
March 12, 200817 yr Wow...yeah...um... I always thought D&D had mechanics in place to get XP for doing anything that the DM felt deserved XP (exactly like the GURPS example they use) not just for killing stuff. Am I missing something? I cannot - yet I must. How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do "must" and "cannot" meet? Yet I must - but I cannot! ~ Ro-Man
March 12, 200817 yr Wow...yeah...um... I always thought D&D had mechanics in place to get XP for doing anything that the DM felt deserved XP (exactly like the GURPS example they use) not just for killing stuff. Am I missing something? The "journalist" who wrote the article, does not have a ****ing clue. J1 Visa Southern California Cleaning
March 12, 200817 yr Let Gygax rest in peace and stop with the BS on whats supposed to be his memorial thread. Twitter | @Insevin
March 15, 200817 yr We're discussing an article about him. "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp.
March 27, 200817 yr Found out kinda late, from a notation in World of Warcraft's latest patch. Good Bye Mr. Gygax, thanks for the game you helped make. And yes, I agree Dark_Raven. Good thing he won't see what the rule version-upgrade addicts will do to the essense of D&D rules. Changes just to get $, "streamlining", and a easier interface with comptuter gaming. Course, maybe I'm just being too sentimental. But I still say thief..not "rogue". He he. Edited March 27, 200817 yr by Ross_Witchen
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