RIP: He With the Least Credit
Wherein I remember one of the creators of Dungeons and Dragons.
Dave Arneson, co-creator (with Gary Gygax) of Dungeons and Dragons is dead.
(For real this time – the Escapist reported him prematurely dead yesterday.)
Dave invented Hit Points and Armor Class, and could be credited with the first ever “dungeon crawl”. He was a game design legend, and while most of his developments have been superseded by modern gaming standards, that makes his contributions no less important.
I’m gonna roll 20s for you, Dave.
Comments on RIP: He With the Least Credit
Oh man! I was just talking about him with a co-worker of mine (Jeff Grubb, who used to work at TSR). That’s sad news, actually.
Egan
Wow. Jeff Grubb. I must have, like, ten books he wrote. Give him my props; he’s in my Canon, too.
D&D
David L. Arneson eh? That’s news to me. Great game but in my experience not enough good dungeon masters.
Hey can anyone tell me about the guys that designed “Shadow Runner” for Sega Genesis? What are those guy up to & why aren’t RPG’s more dynamic like Shadow Runners interactivity?
Appreciate! Peace…
We are, in fact, throwing d20s tonight.
So are we. Well. d10s.