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Sad news for RPGers

POSTED BY: DAVESHAYNE
UPDATED: Thursday, April 9, 2009 12:23
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Thursday, April 9, 2009 10:30 AM

Dave Arneson, the creator of role playing games as we know them, has died. I had hoped this was not true and searched hither and yon to find somebody to say it was a mistake, a misunderstanding but alas no.

http://blog.wired.com/geekdad/2009/04/rip-dave-arneso.html

David

'Geeks can't admit that anything worthwhile was invented before 1981. Soon, "making cocoa" will be called "milk hacking."' - Lore Sjoberg

http://xkcd.com/386/

"Don't worry. Captain Hammer will save us." - Penny.

I has myspace - http://www.myspace.com/daveshayneforpresident

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Thursday, April 9, 2009 11:02 AM

BYTEMITE

Aw, that's both of them now.

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Thursday, April 9, 2009 11:16 AM

RALLEM

Last year at about this time Gary Gygax died and now this.

http://www.swyzzlestyx.com/index.html

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Thursday, April 9, 2009 12:23 PM

DAVESHAYNE

Quote:
Originally posted by rallem:
Last year at about this time Gary Gygax died and now this.

Yeah, the pioneers are all leaving us. Sailing, sailing. and not coming back.

David

'Geeks can't admit that anything worthwhile was invented before 1981. Soon, "making cocoa" will be called "milk hacking."' - Lore Sjoberg

http://xkcd.com/386/

"Don't worry. Captain Hammer will save us." - Penny.

I has myspace - http://www.myspace.com/daveshayneforpresident

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Thursday, April 9, 2009 12:23 PM

WASHNWEAR

Well, sooner or later we all blow a save.

-sorry-

I'm learning more and more about how my mom felt when hearing about the heroes and sundry other fixtures of her childhood passing away (or being brought up on ethics charges).

W W R D ?
What would Rorschach do?

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