Gary Gygax RIP

Dead-Air · 03.05.2008, 12:51 AM

Bummer. Kind of like having a rock star you grew up listening to pass on.

I have issues with what he unleashed on the world in terms of the homogenizing and genericizing effect on much of Fantasy literature. However, I wonder how much good stuff I was pulled to in part from his popularization of the genre.

pbradley · 03.05.2008, 12:55 AM

At 69, no less. Damn.

(trying my hardest to not make D&D jokes)

Dead-Air · 03.05.2008, 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by pbradley

At 69, no less. Damn.

(trying my hardest to not make D&D jokes)

Yeah, he probably deserves at least 24 hours before we start at that. I'm glad I didn't put anything about negative hit points in my thread title.

floatingslowly · 03.05.2008, 01:00 AM

this hurts almost as bad as Joe Strummer.

pbradley · 03.05.2008, 01:01 AM

Should have upped his Stamina stats. That's all I'm saying. No more from me.

floatingslowly · 03.05.2008, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by pbradley

Should have upped his Stamina stats. That's all I'm saying. No more from me.

save against death takes rolling 20's. A man can only roll so many 20's before luck runs out.

Dead-Air · 03.05.2008, 03:28 AM

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Originally Posted by floatingslowly

save against death takes rolling 20's. A man can only roll so many 20's before luck runs out.

True, even if he wrote the DM Guide.

atari 2600 · 03.05.2008, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by pbradley

Should have upped his Stamina stats. That's all I'm saying. No more from me.

...Constitution points, as I remember.

nicfit · 03.05.2008, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by floatingslowly

this hurts almost as bad as Joe Strummer.

Joe Strummer died on my 22nd birthday.
Not a big D&D fan here, but I admire Gygax's (<--is this correct?) work. R.I.P.

floatingslowly · 03.05.2008, 10:14 AM

ahhh memories of being 12.

atari 2600 · 03.05.2008, 10:22 AM

Oh yeah, I remember that one as everyone does.

I remember having some fun with this one.

http://infininut.blogspot.com/2007/0...revisited.html

Rob Instigator · 03.05.2008, 10:34 AM

I played GURPS cyberpunk

floatingslowly · 03.05.2008, 10:36 AM

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I played GURPS cyberpunk

Steve Jackson should have just stuck with Car Wars imo.

Savage Clone · 03.05.2008, 10:49 AM

Somewhere, a Paladin weeps for thee.

atari 2600 · 03.05.2008, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Savage Clone

Somewhere, a Paladin weeps for thee.

Alas.
For a character, this one Paladin miniature I had was my favorite.

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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

I played GURPS cyberpunk

Gamma World
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma_World

floatingslowly · 03.05.2008, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by atari 2600

Gamma World
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma_World

not Gygax, and I know I've said it before....but Famine in Far-Go was my favorite RPG module. I couldn't get enough of those fucking mutant chickens.

not many games allow you to infiltrate a post-apocoalyptic chicken processing plant.

Hip Priest · 03.05.2008, 06:25 PM

He achieved something special; I have a lot of respect for him. This is very sad news indeed.

krastian · 03.05.2008, 09:45 PM

I think I missed the whole DND rage by 2 or 3 years.

pbradley · 03.05.2008, 09:51 PM

Yeah, I never played D&D so excuse my poor understanding of the lexicon.

I do remember my brother had some Star Wars D&D books but I could never figure them out. Apparently my brother never did either, I think we were missing the basic guide. Anyways cool art which fueled my imagination anyway.

atari 2600 · 03.09.2008, 09:35 AM

Gary Gygax interview 2001

kp: What is the correct pronunciation of Gygax (is it guy-gacks or jai-gacks)?

gg: Auf (Switzer) Deutsche, it is "Ghe-gox." Many of the family use that pronounciation. My part of the family has Americanized to be pronounced "Guy-gacks."

kp: Do you have 20-sided dice hanging from your rear-view mirror?

gg: No, nor do I own an auto...

the rest...
http://www.kittenpants.org/11_Loneliest/gygax.asp

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atari 2600 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,212	Oh yeah, I remember that one as everyone does. I remember having some fun with this one. http://infininut.blogspot.com/2007/0...revisited.html
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pbradley invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SoKo Posts: 10,621	Yeah, I never played D&D so excuse my poor understanding of the lexicon. I do remember my brother had some Star Wars D&D books but I could never figure them out. Apparently my brother never did either, I think we were missing the basic guide. Anyways cool art which fueled my imagination anyway.
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03.09.2008, 09:35 AM	#20
atari 2600 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,212	Gary Gygax interview 2001 kp: What is the correct pronunciation of Gygax (is it guy-gacks or jai-gacks)? gg: Auf (Switzer) Deutsche, it is "Ghe-gox." Many of the family use that pronounciation. My part of the family has Americanized to be pronounced "Guy-gacks." kp: Do you have 20-sided dice hanging from your rear-view mirror? gg: No, nor do I own an auto... the rest... http://www.kittenpants.org/11_Loneliest/gygax.asp
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