Mar 04, 2008 04:36 pm Man, just not a good week. I only dabbled in the D&D, but can only imagine how much influence it had on fantasy role playing games (ultima online for one).
Gary Gygax Died!
Posted on Mar 04, 2008 02:48 pm
dbmasters
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Gygax
co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons
If it wasn't for him I might have had to exercise as a kid rather than fighting ogres and trolls with my two handed sword and +1 magic armor!
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Mar 04, 2008 04:36 pm Man, just not a good week. I only dabbled in the D&D, but can only imagine how much influence it had on fantasy role playing games (ultima online for one).
Mar 04, 2008 05:09 pm Gary Gygax's influence reaches FAR beyond just D & D and into role playing games on the whole, huge character in the field.
I still tell my kids I am going to pull out the Dungeon Masters Guide, Player Handbook and Monster Manual and teach them how to play...
Mar 04, 2008 05:37 pm i'm about to get into a minicampaign with old d&d pals. i think i may play the role of a jainist fighter this time, which will be wack. jainists are those people who don't kill anything and even dust off the ground in front of them to avoid killing small living things and wear masks over their mouths to avoid inhaling and killing germs.
i'm going to be a real annoyance to have along. thanks gygax.
Mar 04, 2008 05:43 pm I always enjoyed playing a Monk. They were tough to get to survive the first few levels, but in later levels they get pretty dangerous...my best was like a 9th or 10th level Monk and he could kill lower level opponents with an open hand slap, it was awesome.
Mar 04, 2008 05:49 pm yeah i would often play clerics or druids or something. i forget all the types, but i'd usually be a non-human race with some kind of religion. but i'd usually make the religion really strange.
Mar 04, 2008 05:54 pm Chaotic Neutral Monk...the bomb, completely unpredictable but always troublesome.
Mar 04, 2008 06:01 pm yeah chaotic neutral was always the most fun alignment.
Mar 04, 2008 06:40 pm awww... I've moved to GURPS thought I started on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles... and Starwars D6...and then a campaign in Rifts... but a well run D&D game was always good...
my last character was a dwarf fighter who had an enchanted axe with a level 15 sunbeam spell... I could take on hoards of undead...once a day...
Mar 05, 2008 08:15 am I played the other era spinoffs of D&D...Gamma World (futuristic D&D), Top Secret (James Bond stuff), Boot Hill (Wild West), they were all fun, but nothing beats good ol D&D to me.
Mar 05, 2008 09:38 am there was another future spinoff. shadow___something. we played that one.
Mar 05, 2008 09:40 am During the upheavel at TSR a few other companies jumped in the RPG game arena, future games seemed to be the majority of the themes. I played a few, I always liked TSR's games better until Gygax left, he was a great visionary.
Mar 05, 2008 11:32 pm We wern't that close, but I'm sorry for you're loss anyway.
Mar 06, 2008 02:43 am it's gods way of telling him "you done messed up when you went to wizards... but 4th edition is inexcusable"
on a serious note, as an avid gamer, this is sad indeed.
I've still got my first edition books right here. Anyone up for a play by post game? haha
Mar 06, 2008 06:54 am I am looking for my original edition game box, I know I have it, I went looking for the basic game online yesterday and it just doesn't look the same as the good ol original boxed edition. I know Ihave the first edition advanced books, well, Players Handbook and Dungeon Masters guide anyway, I never had the Monster Manual, my neighbor did...
Mar 06, 2008 10:18 am I'll do play by post! :)
Mar 06, 2008 11:58 am You guys stand back, I think I can resurrect him!
Mar 06, 2008 04:23 pm i refuse to dm. it's been way too long
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