News: RIP Gary Gygax

Gary Gygax passed away today. He was the co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons, the most popular tabletop roleplaying game in the world, and the cofounder of TSR (the company that published D&D for decades).

Gygax was a grognard who played wargames in the late 1960s. It was from these wargames that D&D (and by extension all modern RPGs) was born. He also was instrumental in the development of D&D's core campaign world, the legendary World of Greyhawk.

There are a lot of memorials and awards for people with rather sketchy, violent, or controversial histories. I think it's only fair to pay a tribute to Mr. Gygax, who contributed fun and imagination to the world.