Dungeons and Dragons Co-Creator Dies at 61

[Terran]

Source: Raw Story

Dave Arneson, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, the role-playing game that spawned a hugely successful franchise of animated movies and computer games, has died at the age of 61.

Arneson's death from cancer in St. Paul, Minnesota on Tuesday was reported by Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of toymaker Hasbro Inc. that publishes the role-playing game.

Arneson was already a dedicated tabletop wargamer reenacting historical battles with miniature armies when he met fellow Dungeons & Dragons creator Gary Gygax in 1969, according to Wizards of the Coast.

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Ah, a bit more of my youth passes into history. :cry:

[bluestateguy]

1. A brilliant man whose creation was badly smeared by hysterical parents and fundies

D&D was never my thing--I tried it a few times, and it never caught on with me--but it really promotes creativity, strategy and critical thinking in kids.

Hysterical parents and religo wackos made up a bunch of bullshit urban legends about people becoming "addicted" to their characters and going insane or committing violence, but such stories were never substantiated.

[Richd506]

4. Yeah pretty much anything that might be fun is evil to them

One moment I was playing Dungeons and Dragons. Next moment I was a gay, Muslim, communist, hippie.

[Tempest]

2. Not LBN

He died on Tuesday.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=8677425

[Ian David]

3. Duplicate: Dave Arneson, the Woz of D&D, passed Tuesday night

Dave Arneson, the Woz of D&D, passed Tuesday night
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=248&topic_id=6218&mesg_id=6218