Way back in the beginnings of Gaming Fandom, Dave created The World of Greyhawk and worked with E. Gary Gygax on D&D. Without those two, I doubt City of Heroes would be anything like it is today. At best, it might more resemble a strategy game.
We owe an aweful lot to those early pioneers in roleplaying. From the world of miniature gaming and boardgaming, they fashioned an idea that had formerly lived only in the minds of psychiatrists and social workers.
They posited that role playing might be fun, and proceeded to created fantasy rules to go with that concept.
Don't let Dave's passing go unmarked. Say a little prayer for him, and maybe toss out a rememberance of a favorite role playing session in his honor. He was not only a giant contributor to all the fun we have all had over the years, but he was a heck of a nice guy, and the world is a dimmer place for his passing. I am lucky to have met the man a few times over the years while working for Flying Buffalo Games, and I can say that I'm not exagerating when I say this. He was one of the good ones.
He died of cancer, which had settled in his kidneys and had caused a bone infection. I have personally battled this demon, in the form of colon cancer, and can imagine a little of what he might have gone through.
As one person commented, the gaming group on the other side is rejoicing.
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Whoa, I didn't know.
Heilsa!
It's good to hear a story from someone who met him.
We all fail our last save vs Death. Contribute to life before you do! Hail Dave!
I just heard Dave Arneson died.
Way back in the beginnings of Gaming Fandom, Dave created The World of Greyhawk and worked with E. Gary Gygax on D&D. Without those two, I doubt City of Heroes would be anything like it is today. At best, it might more resemble a strategy game.
We owe an aweful lot to those early pioneers in roleplaying. From the world of miniature gaming and boardgaming, they fashioned an idea that had formerly lived only in the minds of psychiatrists and social workers.
They posited that role playing might be fun, and proceeded to created fantasy rules to go with that concept.
Don't let Dave's passing go unmarked. Say a little prayer for him, and maybe toss out a rememberance of a favorite role playing session in his honor. He was not only a giant contributor to all the fun we have all had over the years, but he was a heck of a nice guy, and the world is a dimmer place for his passing. I am lucky to have met the man a few times over the years while working for Flying Buffalo Games, and I can say that I'm not exagerating when I say this. He was one of the good ones.
He died of cancer, which had settled in his kidneys and had caused a bone infection. I have personally battled this demon, in the form of colon cancer, and can imagine a little of what he might have gone through.
As one person commented, the gaming group on the other side is rejoicing.