Once upon a time, children and adolescents used to play with toy soldiers and fashionable dolls with little more than their imagination, hands and mouth.
Then, sometime in the 70s, a man came along and thought: “what fun it would be if we added dice, swords and dragons to this?” Thus, the great-grandfather of all Role-Playing Games (yes, even World of Warcraft) was born – Dungeons and Dragons. Or rather, its predecessor first – Chainmail.
The man responsible for our great hobby – Gary Gygax – has passed away today according to Troll Lord Games, his latest publisher. He aged 69.
May he rest in peace.
March 5, 2008 at 2:31 am
D&D…. oh damn… you reminded how old am I….
March 5, 2008 at 2:41 am
Hehe… you’re not the only one.