This is a day that definitely deserves mention somewhere on this forum.
In his mighty name, I once again share this prose.
"There is an empty chair,
at the table this day.
A hallowed place where,
a friend once played.
The roll of his dice,
my ears long to hear.
Or perhaps it would suffice,
if he should suddenly appear.
With character sheet in hand,
and a bag of Cheeze-doodles to share.
All his friends would stand,
as he sat in the empty chair.
I hear his voice a-callin’,
and it ties my heart in a knot.
For he cries, “Though a comrade has fallen,
You must play for those who cannot.”
We conquered worlds on the run,
he and I in the name of fun.
And as others may come and go,
I make both both friend and foe.
But what I long for most,
is our past now long a ghost."
~By Jolly Blackburn
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Thread: Happy Gygax Day!
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07-27-2021, 12:24 PM #1Community Member
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Happy Gygax Day!
Enthusiasm enthusiast enthusiast.
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07-27-2021, 12:48 PM #2Founder & Super Hero
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Why is it "Gygax Day"?
Was today Gary's birthday? Deathday?
Something else?
Originally Posted by Aelonwy
This^, in so many words, is how you say time and feedback on Lamannia are wasted. Originally Posted by Cordovan
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07-27-2021, 12:51 PM #3Community Member
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Birthday, according to Wikipedia. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Gygax
This probably means that I'll have to replay Delera's Tomb again.
"You are a Tiefling. And a Cleric, with the Domain of the Sun. Doesn't that contradict each other ?" "No, all my friends are playing evil. I found that so boring that I decided to be on the good side. And, besides, Sun and Fire, where is the difference, really ?"
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07-28-2021, 05:20 AM #4Community Member
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I prefer this day to most blabla days. Originally Posted by Alrik_Fassbauer
Birthday, according to Wikipedia. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Gygax
This probably means that I'll have to replay Delera's Tomb again.
Happy Gygax day!Bought my first dungeon master's guide in 1992. My favourite part of ddo is coffee and slayers
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07-28-2021, 10:39 AM #5Community Member
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It would seem to be a good community building thing for D&D fans from every campaign, platform, online or pnp to make Gary's birthday a holiday.
People should think of a few traditional things to pass on to coincide to make it culturally rich.
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07-28-2021, 12:00 PM #6Bwest Fwiends
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Exit, pursued by a bear. ~ William Shakespeare (stage direction from The Winter's Tale)
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07-28-2021, 12:09 PM #7
When is Dave Arneson's day?
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07-28-2021, 06:05 PM #8Founder & Hero
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October 1. Originally Posted by GoldyGopher
/Props to the OP.
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07-27-2022, 01:38 PM #9Community Member
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Guess I'll bump this for tradition's sake.
Happy Gygax Day!Enthusiasm enthusiast enthusiast.
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07-27-2022, 02:18 PM #10Community Member
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I never knew of him until some years ago and I had a D&D box from 1983 or was it 1984 with simplified rules for younger children... no mention of any Gary Gygax anywhere.
Ah, yes... it was this one: https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Drag.../dp/0880383380
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07-31-2022, 09:00 AM #11Community Member
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All they can do is talking about some purple glow cosmetic that isn't available anymore and dying to dogs at a low level in the permadeath server.
