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Mace Hammerhand
Great Reader
Germany
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 Posted - 04 Mar 2008 : 17:53:45
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is dead.
I didn't know him personally, but I've met Ernie, his son. I wish I could convey my grief to him and his family.
Without Gary Gygax and his ideas and vision our hobby might not even exist at all. I wish I could've told him how much I enjoyed his two Greyhawk books...and Unearthed Arcana.
Fare thee well...
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 04 Mar 2008 : 18:06:55
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Unbelievable... I feel like a part of my childhood just died.  |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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Chosen of Moradin
Master of Realmslore
Brazil
1120 Posts |
Posted - 04 Mar 2008 : 18:11:50
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| Really... sad news. Farewell, Mr. Gygax, and know that everytime that a character look to an imaginary sky, your face will be in there, among the stars. |
Dwarf, DM, husband, and proud of this! :P
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Ateth Istarlin
Seeker
United Kingdom
80 Posts |
Posted - 04 Mar 2008 : 18:13:45
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I just read about this - I feel like I've lost a good friend.
"There is an empty chair ..."
Goodbye, Gary - thank you for all the wonderful times you gave us all.
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The more I read about 4FR, the more depressed I am.
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AlorinDawn
Learned Scribe
USA
313 Posts |
Posted - 04 Mar 2008 : 18:14:21
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/Salute Mr. Gygax.
We as a community owe him beyond measure for unleashing our imaginations upon us. May he eternally wonder Castle Greyhawk and find surprises in each room he enters.
I feel lucky to have met and spoke with him on two occasions and corresponded with him a handful of times.
His presence in our community will always be missed. |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 04 Mar 2008 : 18:26:12
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"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
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Hawkins
Great Reader
USA
2131 Posts |
Posted - 04 Mar 2008 : 19:19:29
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| Bloody hell! And right after the D&D Experience lauding WotC's 4th edition of his game. Weird. It is kinda weird, I too have never met the man, but I feel as if I lost someone close to me. |
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
7915 Posts |
Posted - 04 Mar 2008 : 19:24:34
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For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet and excite you... Books are full of the things that you don't get in real life - wonderful, lyrical language, for instance, right off the bat. - Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
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Ladejarl
Seeker
Norway
55 Posts |
Posted - 04 Mar 2008 : 19:36:59
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Tell me about it. :(
R.I.P. Mr. Gygax... |
"There should be much less violence, and more nudity and kinkiness in the world." |
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Razz
Senior Scribe
USA
749 Posts |
Posted - 04 Mar 2008 : 19:48:37
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May he RIP. Good man and I appreciate his work on developing the game we've come to love and enjoy after so many years. I envy his place in the history books.
It's...a strange coincidence. Just as 4E elminated a lot of things "Gygaxian", we now lose the founder himself. It's really sad. I really hope this isn't a bad omen. (yeah, I'm a sucker for omens)
I was hoping to hear his views on 4th Edition when it came out.
I just want to say, if it weren't for Gary Gygax, I'd have never met my best friend and the many awesome friends after him, I'd have never met my wife, and I'd probably be dead in some streetcorner after a gun fight or ODed on drugs (long story)
Farewell, Mr. Gygax
EDIT: I didn't meet them directly because of him, of course, but indirectly through D&D and roleplaying I've been able to meet such people and turn my life around for the better. |
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BARDOBARBAROS
Senior Scribe
Greece
581 Posts |
Posted - 04 Mar 2008 : 20:01:32
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quote:
Originally posted by Razz
It's...a strange coincidence. Just as 4E elminated a lot of things "Gygaxian", we now lose the founder himself. It's really sad.
That's true ...It's very strange ...
May R.I.P Great GARY!!!
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BARDOBARBAROS DOES NOT KILL.
HE DECAPITATES!!!
"The city changes, but the fools within it remain always the same" (Edwin Odesseiron- Baldur's gate 2) |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 04 Mar 2008 : 20:06:27
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The last game system that was wholly his was the Vancian one, and with that gone, D&D was no longer truly his creation any more.
Can people die of Heartbreak? |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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Razz
Senior Scribe
USA
749 Posts |
Posted - 04 Mar 2008 : 20:12:09
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Originally posted by Markustay
The last game system that was wholly his was the Vancian one, and with that gone, D&D was no longer truly his creation any more.
Can people die of Heartbreak?
Yes, I hear they can and it's happened on more than one occassion. It, of course, happens to the elderly (never heard of any case where younger people died of heartbreak) as it seems they just lose their will to live after something traumatic occurs. Even animals can, like ferrets, who grow depressed and sometimes move on after losing their cage mate or some parrots who lose their owner since they outlive them.
I have heard, on many occassions, that once an elder retires from something big and momentous in their lives, they move on when it's over. And it leads to them passing on to the next world. My wife was one of the people that told this to me, when Peter Boyle, who played Frank on Everybody Loves Raymond, passed away. When the show moved on, he seemed to as well.
It's not immediate, of course, but it's not too much longer after. |
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Jamallo Kreen
Master of Realmslore
USA
1537 Posts |
Posted - 04 Mar 2008 : 20:44:49
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I sent a copy of the AP obituary to BBC and asked them to start a "Have Your Say" memorial page for him, as they sometimes do for important people. If anyone else would like to throw in their tuppence, they might send comments to their "What do you want to talk about?" page.
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phal
Acolyte
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Posted - 04 Mar 2008 : 21:05:00
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It would seem that someone upstairs needed a great GM.
I agree his visit to us was far to brief,
but I am eternally grateful for what he gave us while he was here. |
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Sebastrd
Acolyte
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Posted - 04 Mar 2008 : 21:14:14
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| A deeply heartfelt, "Thank you", to Mr. Gygax. You will be missed, sir. |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 04 Mar 2008 : 21:14:51
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| How did he die? I clicked on the link, but it didn't seem to be working for me. |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
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sleyvas
Skilled Spell Strategist
USA
12001 Posts |
Posted - 04 Mar 2008 : 21:29:39
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| He'll always live on in that futurama episode though. Why did it have to happen on my wedding anniversary though! |
Alavairthae, may your skill prevail
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Mace Hammerhand
Great Reader
Germany
2296 Posts |
Posted - 04 Mar 2008 : 21:29:42
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Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
How did he die? I clicked on the link, but it didn't seem to be working for me.
something with internal organs...not sure...wikipedia, which curiously enough has already been updated, weren't specific either |
Mace's not so gentle gamer's journal My rants were harmless compared to this, beware! |
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 04 Mar 2008 : 21:29:53
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I was fortunate enough to meet Gary once (actually wearing the floral shirt that's in his wikipedia picture, which might have been taken the same day).
He shall be missed.
And I can just see him with this little devilish grin as he nat-20's some angel's PC, eh? 
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Erik Scott de Bie
'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
Author of a number of Realms novels (GHOSTWALKER, DEPTHS OF MADNESS, and the SHADOWBANE series), contributor to the NEVERWINTER CAMPAIGN GUIDE and SHADOWFELL: GLOOMWROUGHT AND BEYOND, Twitch DM of the Dungeon Scrawlers, currently playing "The Westgate Irregulars" |
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Ladejarl
Seeker
Norway
55 Posts |
Posted - 04 Mar 2008 : 21:35:34
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Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
And I can just see him with this little devilish grin as he nat-20's some angel's PC, eh?
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Mace Hammerhand
Great Reader
Germany
2296 Posts |
Posted - 04 Mar 2008 : 21:38:24
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| Found something via wizards-boards that linked to CNN |
Mace's not so gentle gamer's journal My rants were harmless compared to this, beware! |
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PaulBestwick
Seeker
United Kingdom
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kahonen
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
358 Posts |
Posted - 04 Mar 2008 : 21:39:03
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It must be over a year since I posted but when I saw this sad news I had to come over and see what was being said.
As someone that has played D&D in all its forms since pre-first edition (the little A5 notebooks), I've spent an awful long time immersed in the world this guy created. What would I have been doing without him?
My 2 sons were brought up on D&D almost for as long as they have been able to speak.
I had the honour to meet Gary a good few years ago and that day has stuck with me ever since. A sad day indeed.
Kahonen
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DestroyYouAlot
Seeker
USA
69 Posts |
Posted - 04 Mar 2008 : 21:51:12
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Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
How did he die? I clicked on the link, but it didn't seem to be working for me.
Causes haven't been announced, but he'd suffered several strokes, a heart attack, and an abdominal ulcer - so it's likely his body simply shut down. |
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Mazrim_Taim
Learned Scribe
341 Posts |
Posted - 04 Mar 2008 : 22:00:35
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| Mr. Gygax has changed so many lives. It is a sad thing to see him go. |
And if the PCs DO win their ways through all the liches to Larloch, “he” will almost certainly be just another lich (loaded with explosive spells) set up as a decoy, with dozens of hidden liches waiting to pounce on any surviving PCs who ‘celebrate’ after they take Larloch down. As the REAL Larloch watches (magical scrying) from afar. Myself, as DM, I’d be wondering: “Such a glorious game, so many opportunities laid out before your PCs to devote your time to, and THIS fixation is the best you can come up with? Are you SURE you’re adventurers?” -Ed Greenwood
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tenacious1
Acolyte
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Posted - 04 Mar 2008 : 22:00:45
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I Yim'ed the news link to a friend of mine, and he too said I wonder if 4E was the cause. I have been playing for probably 20 years now (+/- 1-2) and I everytime I see the cover of the Basic Rules Set 1, I get wispy.
Gary was a pivotal player in the progression of fantasy in my opinion.
Thanks dude. You done great!
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StarBog
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
152 Posts |
Posted - 04 Mar 2008 : 22:30:49
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Another one goes into the pantheon of heroes to sit alongside Professor Tolkien et al...
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Charles Phipps
Master of Realmslore
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Jamallo Kreen
Master of Realmslore
USA
1537 Posts |
Posted - 04 Mar 2008 : 22:58:52
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Thanks, PaulBestwick. I have left a comment. And, for the record, I do blame Hasbro for breaking Gary Gygax's spirit and rushing him to a premature death. Just last week I wrote to one of my players and told her that I had seen the advance work-ups for the 4.$$$$$$$ "Rogue" (or whatever they will call it), and told her that 4.$$$$$$$ had ceased to be REAL Dungeons & Dragons, bearing no relationship to the original game and its intentions, only retaining the funny dice (because dice manufacturers buy advertising space).
Those interested in deaths by broken heart would do well to consult the Essays of Michel de Montaigne. I don't have a copy at hand and can't give you the appropriate essay title, but -- nu -- wander around in his writings; it's good for the soul.
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I have a mouth, but I am in a library and must not scream.
Feed the poor and stroke your ego, too: http://www.freerice.com/index.php.
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
Posted - 04 Mar 2008 : 23:21:51
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Truly a sad day for gamers all, and across the generations... one of the legendary "First Ones" has passed on.
Farewell to the Great Man of Gaming -- for though many of us may never have had the opportunity to meet, you were an inspiration to us all.
Good journey... And Gary, just for you, I'll have my new cleric PC carry her "+2 Mace" into battle tonight, and she'll be screaming your name. 
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