Posts Tagged "Gary Gygax"

Elegy

Posted by Loki on Mar 6, 2008 in RPG News | 0 comments

All Characters and NPCs stop what they are doing, stand and face in the direction of a tiny blue planet in a universe far away, close their eyes, and bow their heads in silence. For their Great Creator has passed.

-Blackmaer, posted to the Official Spelljammer Mailing List

Gary Gygax Passes

Posted by Loki on Mar 4, 2008 in RPG News | 1 comment

At the age of 69 Gary Gygax, father of Dungeons and Dragons has passed. Will somebody get a party of adventurers together to take his remains to the Temple of Ptah for ressurection?

Crappy news and a bad omen for Dungeon Master’s day today. News story here.

Thanks for all the fun over the years, Gary!

EDIT 4pm: Here is the screencap from the Official Wizards of the Coast site today

Wizards of the Coast: Taking the Dungeon and Dragon out of Dungeons and Dragons

Posted by Loki on May 26, 2007 in RPG News | 0 comments

FWIW, I think the yanking of the licenses from Piazo is merely the latest in a long line of errors of judgement by WotC. This one hurts not only Wizards but the whole of the RPG hobby, as it removes the two best known periodicals from magazine stands, and from the hands of devoted 3E fans.

What a great way to maintain consumer loyalty and build the base of RPG fans. – Gary Gygax

If the magazines were doing poorly, WotC wouldn’t care if Paizo put out others. No, it’s just the opposite. They’re doing well, and likely WotC products–probably specifically adventures–aren’t doing as well as WotC wants. There’s been some loud voices at WotC crying that Dragon and Dungeon (particularly Dungeon) are too good a value. They’re too good for the customer, and smart customers buy them rather than regular products. This was true when WotC put out the magazines, and it’s been true under the Paizo banner as well. I’m guessing declining sales gave these voices the evidence they needed to axe the magazines. – Monte Cook