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7th lutz
04-09-2009, 01:59 PM
http://kotaku.com/5205225/dd-co+creator-dead-at-61

Dave Arneson was the Co-creater of D&D. It took a 1979 lawsuit to give him recongization for his D&D contributions.

According to the Article: While the late Gary Gygax, who passed on a little more than a year ago, added fantasy elements to war gaming to create the basis for Dungeons & Dragons, it was Dave Arneson who took those rules and altered them to a point where instead of controlling large armies, players controlled a single character with a role to play, giving birth to the role-playing genre as we know it.

Haoie
04-09-2009, 10:10 PM
Gynax died last year, right? I still vaguely remember.

7th lutz
04-09-2009, 11:45 PM
Gynax died last year, right? I still vaguely remember.

Yes, he did.

Gentlegamer
04-10-2009, 12:38 AM
Sad day for fans of real role-playing games.

k8track
04-10-2009, 09:38 AM
Well, shoot, that is sad. Especially at 61, that's not old.

Normally, I'd tip a 40, but I guess I'll just roll two 20's.

leicamaster
04-11-2009, 09:48 AM
Sad day for fans of real role-playing games.

Ya, Ive been playin D&D for about 14 years.