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  1. 05-03-2008, 02:26 PM #1
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    Dungeons and Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax dies

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    Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax rolled a natural one on his fortitude save today, dying at level 69 at his home in Lake Geneva.

    Best known for developing D&D with Dave Arneson in 1974, Gygax helped formulate a pen-and-pencil role playing ruleset that would become a touchstone for modern gaming across its genres.Dungeons and Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax dies | The Register
    Father of a thousand geeks & rpg's.
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  2. 05-03-2008, 02:34 PM #2
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    Re: Dungeons and Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax dies

    RIP He was a great man.
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  3. 05-03-2008, 02:37 PM #3
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    Re: Dungeons and Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax dies

    ahhhhh that sucks. RIP
    ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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    Re: Dungeons and Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax dies

    little known fact: vin diesel is an enormous d&d nerd
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    Re: Dungeons and Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax dies

    Penny Arcade! - Bordering On The Semi-Tasteful
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    Re: Dungeons and Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax dies

    Puts on wizard hat and robes - RIP Gary.
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    Re: Dungeons and Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax dies

    Gygax... good name for a D&D creator.

    Gygax, King of the Dragons!
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    Re: Dungeons and Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax dies

    RIP

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    Re: Dungeons and Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax dies

    If only I could cast lvl 7 Resurrect
    "I Don't mind Lobster. It's like you could, you know... Punch... A lobster. I wouldn't eat anything I couldn't punch"

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    Re: Dungeons and Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax dies

    So that'd be 1D6+1 minutes of silence, then. *sniff*
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