On Tuesday, March 04, 2008, at 01:21PM, "Carol Townsend" <carol.townsend@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >This has been reported through industry lists and forums, and is on >wikipedia, but I thought I'd let folks know that the Father of Role Playing, >Gary Gygax, has passed away. > >In many ways, he's the father of the entire gaming industry - and I doubt >that Looney Labs or any of the small games publishers would be where they're >at without the impact that D&D has had on the gaming society. > >Gary was an sweet ol' curmudgeon and will be missed. I just heard (Fark's headline said "Gary Gygax, creator of Dungeons & Dragons, has failed his saving throw vs. death"). Bummer. This comes just as I'm getting excited about the new edition (I'm pre-ordering all the core books on Amazon when I get my tax refund).