My D20 gently weeps
As all four of my regular readers are aware, I am the very definition of the word geek. I have more computer parts than I can count, and I am always on the look out for upgrades. I also play many different role-playing games; not those linear “follow the choices we give you” ‘RPGs’ that are available for the Wii or the PlayStation, but actual dice-and-paper games like Dungeons and Dragons, Star Frontiers, and Gamma World.
Dungeons and Dragons, the brainchild of E. Gary Gygax, was the first RPG that I started playing when I was just a young lad. It also became the default choice for many game sessions. And, during the timultous years of my youth, it provided an element of stability in a chaotic life. It was also damned good fun.
These games were a wonderful exercise for young imaginations. They encouraged creative thinking, and not a little math, despite the never-ending cries from religious zealots who said D&D would encourage children to worship the devil
One can imagine my sadness today when I read the news that Gary Gygax, the founder of many dreams, has moved on to the Great Gaming Table in the Hereafter.
Rest in peace, Mr. Gygax. My dice sparkle a little less brightly today.
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