Tue
4
Mar '08
This episode is going out on both The Gamer Traveler and The Digital Front feeds; my apologies if you get them both.
On March 4, 2008 - GM’s Day - Dungeons & Dragons co-creator E. Gary Gygax passed away. These are just some quick thoughts about the man, and what he, and his creation, meant to me. Godspeed, Gary. So long and thank you for the games.
The vision one sees in the beginning doesn’t always reveal the full scope until after the goal is achieved.
I believe this with Mr. Gygax and the creation of Dungeons and Dragons.
When he sat down to finally draw up the rules for the first time and seriously played with the idea of publishing them he never could have known how many people or lives he would touch.
Many of the friends I have meant and even my wife have became reality do to the gygax “Unreality”.
I state that it wasn’t “just a game”. It was a tool. A very wide grasping tool that was just fun to use. After all it makes friends, it teaches reading, it teaches math, it teaches writing, problem solving, acting, sharing, cooperation, communication and more! It thought me cartography and computer skills I most likely would have never learned.
The game was and still is a masterpiece. Gary was a teacher to so many and a friend to more then he knew.
I want to thank you Gary and your family for all the great times and experiences that came with playing the best game on earth.