Co-Creator of D&D passes
 

Damn, just over a year ago we lost Gary Gygax and now the other co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, Dave Arneson, has died after a long battle with cancer.
Wizards of the Coast
Shack News
Wired
The Escapist

I've just recently gotten into D&D and I'm teaching it to my kids. Here's to hoping the legacy of Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson will live on for many more generations.

I have a Staff of +20 Sadness.

I'm sure this has a profound meaning in the D&D world, but to me it just sounds like you have a disease someplace you don't want it.

Not diseased - just neglected.

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