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RIP Gary Gygax

By anonimouse (Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 02:08:44 PM EST) (all tags)

Unfortunately, Death rolled 20 giving a Critical Hit, resulting in his demise

Truly an icon, a myth and legend in his own time....

Thanks to transparent sticky plastic, I think I still have my original D&D rule book somewhere.....

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The angels cry for him... by atreides (4.00 / 2) #1 Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 02:14:13 PM EST

...along with Baby Jeebus.

_{He sails from world to world in a flying tomb, serving gods who eat hope.}

: Jeebus and the angels are happy by anonimouse (4.00 / 2) #2 Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 02:15:22 PM EST

They have a new DM.
Girls come and go but a mortgage is for 25 years -- JtL
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: Maybe by ucblockhead (4.00 / 1) #6 Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 02:48:53 PM EST

But Dave Arneson likely won't be.
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He's in the astral plane now. -nt by chuckles (4.00 / 6) #3 Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 02:17:36 PM EST

Skateboarding is a crime.

Sad I guess by duxup (4.00 / 3) #4 Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 02:18:07 PM EST

I always suspected he cheated anyway...

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I used to colorize by muchagecko (4.00 / 5) #5 Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 02:32:54 PM EST

my manuals. My Monster Manual was quite lovely.

"It means more if you have to earn it, even if it's by doing something as simple as eating a meal." Kellnerin

This must be a troll account by anonimouse (4.00 / 1) #11 Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 03:16:08 PM EST

Claiming to be a female D&D player!!

How do you expect us to believe that?

Girls come and go but a mortgage is for 25 years -- JtL
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She didn't say she played it. by nightflameblue (4.00 / 3) #12 Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 03:23:23 PM EST

She said she colored the pretty pictures.

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: Well, don't I look like a jackass. by nightflameblue (4.00 / 2) #14 Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 03:25:46 PM EST

Could have only been better if her reply hit before mine.

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eh, I have a trophy somewhere. by muchagecko (4.00 / 3) #13 Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 03:24:51 PM EST

I played with my friends in junior high. Tonya, Lisa, Laura, Cathy and I won an award at the local con for playing D&D. Probably because we were cute kids.

"It means more if you have to earn it, even if it's by doing something as simple as eating a meal." Kellnerin
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: That's hot like the heat of 1,000 fire-drakes. by ammoniacal (4.00 / 4) #15 Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 04:31:05 PM EST

[Elemental Plane of Fire]
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meh by MillMan (4.00 / 2) #18 Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 05:59:06 PM EST

my "friend" S used to be into Star Trek costuming.

When I'm imprisoned as an enemy combatant, will you blog about it?
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: With outfits like Ulhura's, by muchagecko (2.00 / 0) #30 Thu Mar 06, 2008 at 10:21:03 AM EST

I think most women are fans.

"It means more if you have to earn it, even if it's by doing something as simple as eating a meal." Kellnerin
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I'll slay a kobold in his honour tonight. by ammoniacal (4.00 / 2) #7 Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 03:00:07 PM EST

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: We're still watching D&D cartoons on DVD. by nightflameblue (4.00 / 1) #8 Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 03:08:55 PM EST

We'll watch an episode in his honor tonight.

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You've got to love Wikipedia by riceowlguy (4.00 / 5) #9 Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 03:11:44 PM EST

When I first went to his page a few minutes ago (linked from MeFi), the entire article had been replaced by "U R A FAG".

Now it's back to normal. I love the understatement of the comment in the history:

"Hi, the recent edit you made to Gary Gygax has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive."

Noooooooo by Gedvondur (4.00 / 1) #10 Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 03:12:59 PM EST

Man. I met the dude at GenCon one year. Nice guy.

Too bad. RIP Gary.

Gedvondur
"...I almost puked like a pregnant StackyMcRacky." --MillMan

I should look for that Freaks and Geeks episode by georgeha (4.00 / 2) #16 Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 04:37:22 PM EST

unless Mrs. Ha wants to watch some Soapnet thing instead.

: Desario is a freak. by nightflameblue (4.00 / 1) #17 Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 04:58:04 PM EST

What's he doing saving the princess?

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RIP by thunderbee (4.00 / 2) #19 Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 06:32:56 PM EST

Tribute

(yes, these are mine).

I owned both of those by ucblockhead (4.00 / 1) #20 Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 06:48:13 PM EST

In a fit of maturity, which I now regret, I got rid of them, along with all my wargaming stuff.
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In a fit of eviction and having no place to go... by chuckles (4.00 / 2) #21 Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 07:41:25 PM EST

I had to ditch most of my D&D stuff.

I still cry myself to sleep at night over it.

_{(just kidding about the crying, it's more of a whimpering)}

Skateboarding is a crime.

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Honestly by ucblockhead (4.00 / 1) #22 Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 08:58:22 PM EST

I miss Squad Leader more...
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ASL SK 1 has been reprinted by georgeha (4.00 / 1) #26 Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 10:01:39 PM EST

though I like ATS a little bit more, their basic game one is paratroopers in Normandy, their basic game two is Stalingrad (shades of the Guards Counterattack).

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Squad Leader by ucblockhead (4.00 / 1) #27 Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 10:30:24 PM EST

I can't justify buying it, alas, as I doubt it'd get used. Sigh...
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: under $30 for an ASL starter kit by georgeha (4.00 / 2) #28 Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 10:55:35 PM EST

after shipping. There's a free PDF somewhere on the net containing about half of starter kit 1, but then you'd have to mount your own counter.
If you just want classic SL, about $10 on ebay.

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: I found free ASL for you by georgeha (4.00 / 1) #29 Wed Mar 05, 2008 at 01:21:46 PM EST

here, though you still have to print and mount the counters.

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I priced mine on ebay by georgeha (4.00 / 1) #25 Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 09:59:24 PM EST

and decided the $30 wasn't worth getting rid of them.

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If I have my story straight by johnny (4.00 / 2) #23 Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 09:05:18 PM EST

Kellnerin met her husband D. through a remote D&D game.

Or similar.
Buy my books, dammit!

Fail save versus sadness . . . by Christopher Robin was Murdered (4.00 / 4) #24 Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 09:15:36 PM EST

Shed d100 tears.

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