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Terin
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 8:17 pm    Post subject: Gary Gygax died today

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/04/gary_gygax_dies_at_69/
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Razer
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:57 am    Post subject:

This is insane. It is clearly a sad day in RPG history. Whether pen and paper or PC/console, it all came from the mind of Gygax.

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Shino
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 9:39 am    Post subject:

I can't say it any better than Penny Arcade did...



Giant In the Playground showed some respect as well. He worked it right into his comic arc for Order of the Stick.
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0536.html

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Aiman
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 10:15 am    Post subject:

He died when he failed his saving throw.

A moment of silence.

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Robb
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:45 am    Post subject:

But I never returned his +1 mace....

A great man, with a great mind.

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Tobias
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:35 pm    Post subject:

that's epically sad. I'm gonna let people know, even though they won't care.

*cries a bit on the inside*

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 1:42 pm    Post subject:

I'm on the search for a diamond worth 640,000 dollars and a very powerful Kabbalist.

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Reverend
I kin


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PostPosted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 11:46 pm    Post subject:

Demon angel

To quote my good friend Jim,

"He will be missed.....



By all non Ghost-Touched weapons"

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shadokastur
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 1:27 pm    Post subject:

I....I... I....

I'll see you when I get there and we'll set up a game.

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