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Mar 05, 2008 02:25

Rest in peace, Gary. 

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gingerrose March 5 2008, 09:22:00 UTC
What happened, love?

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I'm a horrible person psychosesman March 5 2008, 15:18:54 UTC
Gary Gygax, father of Dungeons & Dragons, failed his save vs. death.

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Re: I'm a horrible person gingerrose March 5 2008, 15:56:52 UTC
You are probably not the first person to make that joke, and you will undoubtedly not be the last. :-)

And thanks for the explanation as to who died, though I did figure it out immediately after writing that comment.

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psychosesman March 5 2008, 23:36:25 UTC
I bet the first reaction like 80% of the people who heard about this (not counting the percentage that was all like "Man, I don't know who that is, but his last name has this kickass emperor-of-Mars vibe") was to try to formulate a D&D-based joke.

My first thoughts were "rolled a 1 on his Knowledge (Keep Breathing) check" or "rolled a 1 on his Craft (Red Blood Cells) check" but they seemed to suggest stupidity or a very specific medical ailment, respectively, which didn't quite fit.

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gingerrose March 5 2008, 09:22:51 UTC
Wait, I think I just figured it out...

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jamesfirecat March 6 2008, 00:31:56 UTC
Most of D&D's conventions seem overused adn cleche these days, but what the hell, they wouldn't have become overused if people didn't want to keep using them.

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