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Mr. Arneson has been admitted to the hospital, as his cancer has grown worse. My prayers to him and his family.
Here's where I found out about this.
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Mr. Arneson has been admitted to the hospital, as his cancer has grown worse. My prayers to him and his family.
Here's where I found out about this.
:(
Very sad.
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Heard about this yesterday. It was kept quiet per his and/or his family's wishes. They actually don't want a lot of mail and calls coming in, which is understandable considering.
Prayers go out for him though.
Man, I feel worse now. I figured this would be ok, so we could have our moment of commiseration, but if not, Gary, if you could delete this thread...
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Man, I feel worse now.Heard about this yesterday. It was kept quiet per his and/or his family's wishes. They actually don't want a lot of mail and calls coming in, which is understandable considering.
Prayers go out for him though.
Nah man. Perfectly natural to want to let others in the gaming community know and send well-wishes.
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Thanks, Mikaze :)
My gf was just going to bed, but saw me looking sad, and asked what was the matter. She's new to gaming, and doesn't really know about the old days. I explained to her how Mr. Arneson's and Mr. Gygax's game basically created my interest in everything I'm into these days (reading, drawing, history, map making, all kinds of stuff) and how much of myself is wrapped up in their wonderful invention, and how it shaped me into the man she fell in love with.
She gave me a kiss and a hug and a squeeze on the shoulder, and I love her more now than I did ten minutes ago (and that was more than I've loved anyone...).
Thank you again, Mr. Arneson, for making me possible.
We're playing D&D tomorrow in New Zealand, we'll roll some dice for Dave
Amen brother - will do the same here in the NE of Scotland
Ahh man, horrible news.
I always thought Mr. Arneson was somewhat overlooked by the media in comparison to Gary Gygax, but for those of us who know, he's a titan of the industry.
Our thoughts are with him and his.
Well, it seems official- Dave Arneson passed away April seventh.
A sad day.
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Ahh man, horrible news.
I always thought Mr. Arneson was somewhat overlooked by the media in comparison to Gary Gygax, but for those of us who know, he's a titan of the industry.
Our thoughts are with him and his.
WotC hasn't even bothered to post a tribute or anything on their main page as of five minutes ago. Considering they're profiting off of the sandbox he created, it kind of pisses me off...
Thank you for everything, Dave. Rest in Peace, sir - you have good company waiting for you up there...
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There's a three page interview with Dave in the newest Kobold Q (Spring, #9).
WotC hasn't even bothered to post a tribute or anything on their main page as of five minutes ago. Considering they're profiting off of the sandbox he created, it kind of pisses me off...
WotC posted something a little less than an hour ago. Keep in mind that they're on the West coast, and only opened up for business around that time.
Agree with their business decisions or not, the people that work at WotC are good people, and let us (please, I beg) not turn Dave's passing into an excuse for sniping at anyone.
I would rather remember the man and his work than form opinions of any kind on those that won't bother to.
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WotC hasn't even bothered to post a tribute or anything on their main page as of five minutes ago. Considering they're profiting off of the sandbox he created, it kind of pisses me off...WotC posted something a little less than an hour ago. Keep in mind that they're on the West coast, and only opened up for business around that time.
Agree with their business decisions or not, the people that work at WotC are good people, and let us (please, I beg) not turn Dave's passing into an excuse for sniping at anyone.
I would rather remember the man and his work than form opinions of any kind on those that won't bother to.
He died two days ago, and created the reason they get paid. Eh, whatever.
Kobold Press
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Kobold Quarterly has posted an interview celebrating Arneson's life, starting with Blackmoor.
Thanks, Wolfgang. Though sad, the timing was fortuitous.
I understand people having gripes, I have gripes. But I do think it's best to keep gripes in gripe threads, and honor in honor threads.
+R.I.P., Dave Arneson. Thanks for everything.
He died two days ago, and created the reason they get paid. Eh, whatever.WotC hasn't even bothered to post a tribute or anything on their main page as of five minutes ago. Considering they're profiting off of the sandbox he created, it kind of pisses me off...WotC posted something a little less than an hour ago. Keep in mind that they're on the West coast, and only opened up for business around that time.
Agree with their business decisions or not, the people that work at WotC are good people, and let us (please, I beg) not turn Dave's passing into an excuse for sniping at anyone.
I would rather remember the man and his work than form opinions of any kind on those that won't bother to.
Just as a note, if the family requested that a big deal about it not be made, then I fail to see how WotC splashing it across their front page would not be making a big deal out of it and hence against the family's expressed wishes.
Edit: Bye Mr Arneson. Thanks for everything you've done for me.