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Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, died on Tuesday at the age of 69, due to heart problems.
I never met Gary nor have I been to a D&D convention - and I think the last time that I rolled a 20-sided dice was in junior high school.
However, some of my favorite Xbox360 & Xbox games are:
- Dungeons & Dragons : Heroes
- Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate II
- Oblivion
The first ones are genuine D&D ruleset titles, with Oblivion being very much of the same flavor.
Moreover, almost every turn-based game, "dungeon crawler" format and especially every Role-Playing Game (RPG) -- where you start with a "starter" character and their abilities are intentionally and individually enhanced as their experience increases during gameplay -- can trace forming elements back to D&D. Those concepts weren't entirely new to gameplay, but D&D brought that genre to mainstream and affected the subsequent generations of games and game players since.
Consider these terms:
- Strength
- Intelligence
- Wisdom
- Constitution
- Dexterity
- Charisma
- Hit Points
- Experience Points
If the previous list resonates with you, then consider giving a moment of silence for Gary and prayers for the Gygax family.
This blog is not normally for obituaries -- but as some of you read this for my views on gaming, I thought it was appropriate to let you know that one of gaming's influencing fathers has passed away.