RIP Gary Gygax[views:2548][posts:30]________________________________________ [Mar 4,2008 11:52am - DestroyYouAlot ""] It's been posted on the Troll Lord Games website that Ernest Gary Gygax, creator of Dungeons & Dragons, has died in his home. http://www.freeyabb.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=4373&mforum=trolllordgames RIP, Gary. IN B4 NERDFAG, LOL, ETC. |
| ____________________________________ [Mar 4,2008 12:05pm - i_am_lazy ""] Should've cast a protection spell. ...I got nothing. |
| __________________________________ [Mar 4,2008 12:10pm - sinistas ""] Suckage. RIP Gary, you made my teenage years as nerdy as they could be. bennyhillifier |
| ________________________________________ [Mar 4,2008 12:42pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] I totally roll to disbelieve. |
| ______________________________ [Mar 4,2008 12:44pm - Yeti ""] well that sucks. i just started a new campaign last weekend. |
| ______________________________________________ [Mar 4,2008 12:50pm - BobNOMAAMRooney nli ""] If I'm a necromancer can I summon him now? |
| ________________________________________ [Mar 4,2008 12:54pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] Yeti said:well that sucks. i just started a new campaign last weekend. For real? Nice. BobNOMAAMRooney%20nli said:If I'm a necromancer can I summon him now? Yeah, but good luck trying to control him. LOL He was, at the very least, both writing and gaming right up until the end. |
| ______________________________ [Mar 4,2008 12:58pm - Yeti ""] yeah a friend of mine is DMing and combining some elements of White Wolf. i am an 8 foot Yeti with a massive warhammer. |
| __________________________________ [Mar 4,2008 1:05pm - narkybark ""] he failed his saving throw! |
| _______________________________________ [Mar 4,2008 1:32pm - brad weymouth ""] i think patton oswalt is really funny. yup, just passing through |
| _______________________________________ [Mar 4,2008 2:13pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080304/ap_en_ot/obit_gygax Dungeons & Dragons co-creator dies at 69 By EMILY FREDRIX, Associated Press Writer 22 minutes ago MILWAUKEE - Gary Gygax, who co-created the fantasy game Dungeons & Dragons and helped start the role-playing phenomenon, died Tuesday morning at his home in Lake Geneva. He was 69. He had been suffering from health problems for several years, including an abdominal aneurysm, said his wife, Gail Gygax. Gygax and Dave Arneson developed Dungeons & Dragons in 1974 using medieval characters and mythical creatures. The game known for its oddly shaped dice became a hit, particularly among teenage boys, and eventually was turned into video games, books and movies. Gygax always enjoyed hearing from the game's legion of devoted fans, many of whom would stop by the family's home in Lake Geneva, about 55 miles southwest of Milwaukee, his wife said. Despite his declining health, he hosted weekly games of Dungeons & Dragons as recently as January, she said. "It really meant a lot to him to hear from people from over the years about how he helped them become a doctor, a lawyer, a policeman, what he gave them," Gygax said. "He really enjoyed that." Dungeons & Dragons players create fictional characters and carry out their adventures with the help of complicated rules. The quintessential geek pastime, it spawned a wealth of copycat games and later inspired a whole genre of computer games that's still growing in popularity. Funeral arrangements are pending. Besides his wife, Gygax is survived by six children. |
| __________________________________________ [Mar 4,2008 2:31pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] i dont have a long enough attention span to play this game. cool to listen along to the adventure though. |
| ___________________________________________ [Mar 4,2008 2:44pm - ConquerTheBaphomet ""] *yawn* |
| _______________________________________ [Mar 4,2008 2:49pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] ConquerTheBaphomet said:*yawn* Get fucked, Christ-boy. *kisses* |
| ___________________________________________ [Mar 4,2008 3:06pm - ConquerTheBaphomet ""] HA! You're mad because I'm indifferent to a nerd's death. What a shame indeed. *Hugs* |
| _____________________________ [Mar 4,2008 3:18pm - Yeti ""] FuckIsMySignature said:i dont have a long enough attention span to play this game. cool to listen along to the adventure though. not many people do. in fact most of the time it was just Rich and I talking, with Dillon screaming about how its his turn, and Gabe staring blankly at the character sheet. |
| _______________________________________ [Mar 4,2008 3:22pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] Yeti said: FuckIsMySignature said:i dont have a long enough attention span to play this game. cool to listen along to the adventure though. not many people do. in fact most of the time it was just Rich and I talking, with Dillon screaming about how its his turn, and Gabe staring blankly at the character sheet. You need moar whisky. |
| _____________________________ [Mar 4,2008 3:30pm - Yeti ""] that's a good point. |
| _______________________________________ [Mar 5,2008 9:11am - My_Dying_Bride ""] im gonna go play Diablo 2 |
| ___________________________________ [Mar 5,2008 9:12am - RichHorror ""] Thanks for being yet another hindrance to me getting laid ever, Gary. |
| ___________________________________ [Mar 5,2008 9:21am - RichHorror ""] [img] |
| _______________________________ [Mar 5,2008 10:15am - aril ""] how many hit points did he lose when he suffered the abdominal aneurysm? |
| ________________________________________ [Mar 5,2008 10:17am - DestroyYouAlot ""] Umm... All of them? |
| ______________________________________ [Mar 5,2008 10:30am - urinal turd ""] i played when i was in elementary school and junior high but then all my friends stopped playing so i stopped. i loved ad&d. so much fun. maybe i'll start playing again. |
| ________________________________________ [Mar 5,2008 10:43am - DestroyYouAlot ""] urinal%20turd said:i played when i was in elementary school and junior high but then all my friends stopped playing so i stopped. i loved ad&d. so much fun. maybe i'll start playing again. You couldn't pay better tribute to the man then by just playing on. [img] |
| ______________________________________ [Mar 5,2008 11:02am - the_reverend ""] [Mar 4,2008 1:05pm - narkybark] he failed his saving throw! damn it, that I what I was going to say. |
| _______________________________________ [Mar 5,2008 4:05pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] Fact: When Gary Gygax cites a rule, he immediately forgets it and has to go study it again. If he's wearing heavy clothing, he can't cite rules at all. |
| _________________________________ [Mar 5,2008 8:20pm - Dankill ""] Rich Horror tries to smooth talk a lady ::rolls 20 sided dice:: You rolled a four. Rich becomes confused at her smell and gets nervous. After shitting himself, he becomes enraged and attacks. Infest is playing in the background, so add a +2 attack bonus. Her face goes through a window. MSD casts a rape spell over Rich to enhance his attack. |
| _______________________________________ [Mar 5,2008 8:21pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] NO SAVING THROW VS. RAPE SPELL LOL |
| _________________________________________ [Mar 10,2008 11:05am - DestroyYouAlot ""] [img] |
| ________________________________ [Mar 10,2008 11:10am - aril ""] Reading this thread alone has given me +3 INT and -2 DEX. |