Comments:Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax dies

Requiescat in pace.

Rest in peace, O great King of Geeks.

I think the most appropriate way to say farewell to a man who's given the world so much is with his own initials: GG, Gary. - Kasreyn

Rolling in his grave...

Absolutely isn't funny.....
putting as picture a d20 rolling a 20 ? absolutely isn't funny, because for a RPGer the result of 20 on throwing a d20 is an automatic failure.... A bit of respect, please..... Dott.Piergiorgio - (talk) 12:40, 5 March 2008 (UTC) (Actually, that depends on the roleplaying system in use - even in recent Dungeons and Dragons, rolling a 20 means a formidable success, not a failure.)


 * It's fairly easy to understand why images of a d20 typically show the polyhedron with the 20 uppermost: it makes it more immediately and visually apparent how many sides the dice has.  (Not everyone is experienced enough to easily distinguish between a d12 and a d20 at a glance, you know.)  -Kasreyn

If you are playing 2nd edition a 20 is an automatic fail, however in the past I don't know how many years...people have played 3rd and 3.5 editions, which a 20 is an automatic win... maybe it is time you upgrade your roleplaying systems...

Don't read too much into it. If you look at pictures of d20's online or stylized symbols for t-shirts, they typically put the 20 face-first. I think it's important not to perceive insults in an already emotional event. Chances are that the person who posted this isn't familiar with the specifics of rules. Oscaron - (talk) 14:06, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

A 20 isn't meaningful in any way as a failure unless you're making a joke about saving throws in 1st/2nd Edition, and then you're already in poor taste and have no right to complain. 142.58.27.100 21:12, 5 March 2008 (UTC)


 * thinking with more coolness (Being an Italian I'm rather emotional) I admit that, as Oscaron has sayed, that I have overreacted; I apologize. Best regards from Italy, Dott.Piergiorgio - (talk) 09:09, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

so many people owed their fictional lives to that man —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.2.102.245 (talk) 12:19, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

dungeons and dragons was a very good game..for geeks.. and THEREFORE...get over it —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.2.102.245 (talk) 12:22, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

OMG! Dungeons & Dragons is my favorite game, i miss Gary Gygax so much. When i saw that he died at the age of 69 of heart problems, because he received incorrect medical care, i was feeling so sad about his death.

-OH NO! THE CREATOR OF DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, GARY GYGAX DIES AGED 69 OF HEART PROBLEMS, BECAUSE HE RECEIVED INCORRECT MEDICAL CARE- —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gabriel1997 (talk • contribs) 16:32, 1 June 2008 (UTC)