RIP Mr. Dungeon Master - Gary Gygax, 1938-2008
Filed under Announcements, General news and Rants on March 4th, 2008
Gary Gygax the first Dungeon Master, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons and one of the fathers of tabletop role playing games, died Today on Tuesday 2008-03-04 at the age of 69. He had suffered from heart problems.
The news was first announced on the message board of Troll Lord Games, the publisher of Gygax’s most recent works. It has since been directly confirmed by the company, which will post an announcement on its web site later today.
Gygax was best known for helping create Dungeons & Dragons and Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, and pioneered tabletop role playing games. If not for his contributions, video games probably look much different than it does today.
