Gary Gygax
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 9:08 am
For those who don't know Mr Gary Gygax failed his final saving throw a short time ago and left this moral coil. I feel that as the father of D&D ,and by proxy NWN, we as gamers ~(Paper or Electronic) owe a great deal to the man who started it all. it would be fitting if we could have somthing to remeber him by in game. With the 1.69 update now out, and hopefully some time in the future an update of NS to follow, I put forward the suggestion that an area, or quest, or even just an npc, could be added to the next up-date in honnor of the late Mr Gygax. I know that during my formative years with out D&D to occupy my young mind I might have turned out to be a different Character (No pune intended), heres an article from the wire regarding his death.
"Gary Gygax, co-creator of the incredibly influential Dungeons & Dragons role-playing games, died yesterday at his home in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin at age 69.
Almost everyone who's ever played an RPG, be it with dice, a mouse, or a controller, owes a debt of gratitude to Gygax, who helped create many of the conventions we now take for granted, such as leveling up, stat-boosting gear, and, of course, the Dungeon Master.
Gygax created the original D&D in 1974 with Dave Arneson as a product of Tactical Studies Rules, which later became TSR. The popularity of the pen-and-paper version of D&D has waxed and waned over the years, but its status as a pillar of the gaming community has never wavered.
Honor Gygax's memory however you feel is appropriate. Roll for initiative. Attack the darkness. As for me, I'll be watching some episodes of the Dungeons & Dragons cartoon series. Yes, of course it's crap, but I love it, just the same. I never could decide which I wanted more, though, Sheila's cloak or Hank's bow."
Gary Gygax, 'Father of D&D', Dies at 69 [Wired]
"Gary Gygax, co-creator of the incredibly influential Dungeons & Dragons role-playing games, died yesterday at his home in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin at age 69.
Almost everyone who's ever played an RPG, be it with dice, a mouse, or a controller, owes a debt of gratitude to Gygax, who helped create many of the conventions we now take for granted, such as leveling up, stat-boosting gear, and, of course, the Dungeon Master.
Gygax created the original D&D in 1974 with Dave Arneson as a product of Tactical Studies Rules, which later became TSR. The popularity of the pen-and-paper version of D&D has waxed and waned over the years, but its status as a pillar of the gaming community has never wavered.
Honor Gygax's memory however you feel is appropriate. Roll for initiative. Attack the darkness. As for me, I'll be watching some episodes of the Dungeons & Dragons cartoon series. Yes, of course it's crap, but I love it, just the same. I never could decide which I wanted more, though, Sheila's cloak or Hank's bow."
Gary Gygax, 'Father of D&D', Dies at 69 [Wired]
. Arneson is as much to thank as GG for coming up with D&D.