Today, back in 2008, we lost one of the coolest dudes around - and his name was Gary Gygax. For anyone who doesn't know who Gary is (shame on you) he is the father of Dungeons and Dragons, and table top RGPs as a whole.
He thought Tolkien sucked because his work was too dull and needed more action, a ballsy statement for a nerd to make, but Gary was no stranger to a bit of action, having been relocated to Wisconsin with his family from Chicago when he was a kid, because his gang the "Kenmore Pirates" got into some trouble with a rival gang. Pretty bad-ass, right?
His love for pulp novels and fantasy books with "more action" led to him creating a run of table top war and fantasy games, the most famous of which was obviously D&D. During its initial peak, Gary moved to Hollywood to produce the D&D cartoon and a possible film, and whilst there he developed the industry standard cocaine habit alongside his ongoing habits of smoking weed and drinking brewskis, but for various reasons he decided to go clean and return to Wisconsin, where you didn't need cocaine in order to live there.The party had to end eventually though, and after two strokes and an aneurysm was thrown his way by mystical forces (although the continued drinking and smoking throughout his life probably didn't help) Gary Gygax was finally brought to rest in 2008, aged 69.
So there you have it, now next time someone is giving you grief for playing D&D, just remind yourselves what a rock'n'roll life the creator lived, probably way more rock'n'roll than those squares could ever manage. Rest in peace Gary, if you ever find yourself rolling in your grave, I hope it's with a D20.
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