Gary Gygax

Gary Gygax died today at age 69. For those of you that don't know (which will be....oh, almost all of you) he created one of the great games of all time, that had a profound impact on my life:

Dungeons and Dragons.

Responsible for easing the torment of the eight years we lived in that shithole of a mill town.

Gave me a love of miniature painting.

Expanded my love of fantasy writing.

Finally got me to love Tolkien.

Thanks for all the years, Gary!