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Games Editor  Posts: 4293 Joined: 20 Dec 2005     | |
Muckraker  Posts: 269 Joined: 15 Sep 2008     | *Fortitude check (Terminal cancer) DC: 22 |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2305 Joined: 20 Feb 2008     | Dave Arneson |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3318 Joined: 1 Nov 2007    | Damn it, I don't know DnD well enough to make a heart felt joke out of this. UPDATE: Wow, turns out I don't have to. That was a bit of a fuck up... |
BANNED  Posts: 552 Joined: 9 Dec 2008     | Assuming he's actually even dead. There aren't any sources I'd call reliable, and even the sources in question are basically saying 'I heard from somebody'... User was banned for: Archie Andrews Chooses a Bride!. (Permanent) |
Nobel Laureate  Posts: 16158 Joined: 26 Dec 2008   |
Amusing, but probably in poor taste. Anyway, that sucks. Seems like the people who made DnD have bad luck. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2271 Joined: 25 Mar 2009   |
Seconded. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1763 Joined: 3 Sep 2008    |
Thirded |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 406 Joined: 29 Nov 2007    | Twitter comments seem to indicate he has not yet passed away: http://twitter.com/MikeStackpole But given the family request for privacy, it's impossible to tell until some confirmed sources speak up. |
Beat Writer  Posts: 135 Joined: 30 Oct 2008    | Working from the assumption that Mr. Arneson is indeed dead, here's hoping that if anyone raises funds for his favorite charity, it takes the money. |
BANNED  Posts: 3780 Joined: 9 Sep 2008     |
This thread has been done TODAY. (:D) User was banned for: We are all related? a odd little theory. (Permanent) |
Games Editor Posts: 4293 Joined: 20 Dec 2005 | Either way, not the place for that sort of thing. |
On the Record  Posts: 5956 Joined: 7 Mar 2008     | that sux why is it all d&d geeks have beards and long hair? Ed Greenwood is the same, tho he looks more like a crazy english prof than a geek |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 543 Joined: 8 Nov 2008   | Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson are playing D&D in the afterlife now... I wonder what they would be saying. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2768 Joined: 18 Sep 2007  | I very briefly met Mr. Arneson at one of the GenCons I attended, but alas I was volunteering at a booth and couldn't spend much time with him. I guess that was my only opportunity... but at least I said, "Hi". It's a pity he's gone. Ave atque vale, Dave. -- Steve |
BANNED Posts: 552 Joined: 9 Dec 2008 | Way to jump on the 'Gosh, I'm sorry you're dead Mister Famous Person' bandwagon, guys. Especially seeing as the article itself stated that it wasn't clear whether or not he was dead. User was banned for: Archie Andrews Chooses a Bride!. (Permanent) |
Beat Writer  Posts: 180 Joined: 8 Jan 2009    | Dave Arneson is still with us. http://grognardia.blogspot.com/2009/04/dave-arneson-is-still-with-us.html |
Nobel Laureate Posts: 16158 Joined: 26 Dec 2008 |
Looks like you need an update: *Fortitude check (Terminal cancer) DC: 22 |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3937 Joined: 17 Feb 2008   |
WOW, I did not see that coming. Heres hopeing that he gets better. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2863 Joined: 14 Jun 2008  |
Good Call, sir. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1780 Joined: 1 Oct 2008  | Even though I never played DD I thought well that was sad. Then, suddenly he's not dead. Maybe you should double check before depressing the fans. |
Games Editor Posts: 4293 Joined: 20 Dec 2005 |
This was our double check. The original post made it very clear that we were waiting on a confirmation before we could tell for sure. :) |
Press Junketeer Posts: 406 Joined: 29 Nov 2007 |
Nah, it was definitely a 3... just forgot to add his circumstance bonus for being in a hospice, making an additional will save, and being an epic-level game designer. It happens all the time, just go back a round and keep going like you never made the mistake... |
Nobel Laureate Posts: 16158 Joined: 26 Dec 2008 |
See, the most experience I have with DnD is Neverwinter Nights. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 4222 Joined: 30 Oct 2008  |
I apologize, Max. I cannot respect you anymore. I was afraid that Arneson really had passed for a second there. I mean, I can't celebrate two weeks in the year where I wear nothing but black and play D&D for at least two hours a day. |
Nobel Laureate Posts: 16158 Joined: 26 Dec 2008 |
Completely understandable. EDIT: I always wear black. I am awesome. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 1763 Joined: 3 Sep 2008 | Hooray |
Anonymous Source Posts: 3 Joined: 24 Oct 2008  | aaaand, dead again. |
Paperboy  Posts: 13 Joined: 6 Apr 2009 |
Wow.. that's just tasteless. You kind of disgust me right now. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1123 Joined: 8 Feb 2009 | So, which is he now? Alive, alive but with negative hit-points, or in fact, now dead? |
BANNED Posts: 552 Joined: 9 Dec 2008 |
Ooh, yeah. That's an official source: 'I heard from some guy I know that spoke to his daughter.' User was banned for: Archie Andrews Chooses a Bride!. (Permanent) |
Anonymous Source Posts: 3 Joined: 9 Apr 2009 |
The family announced to friends this morning that Dave Arneson passed away last night, with his family by his side. I feel no great need to prove anything to anybody here, save that now the Escapist is causing even more hurt and confusion amongst those who knew and loved Dave, with the "Dave Arneson is thankfully still with us" update as the latest it has on the story. To the facts: This morning, Dave's daughter phoned two friends of mine - Rick Loomis and Mike Stackpole - with the sad news. Rick and Mike then informed others in the industry. I realize the Escapist has more reason than ever after yesterday to double-check its sources, but for the sake of family and friends, please hurry up and do so. Dave was truly a wonderful person, gracious and kind, and really doesn't deserve this. |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 70 Joined: 24 Feb 2009  |
I agree this whole back-and-forth is rather disturbing, but I highly doubt Dave's family and friends are watching the Escapist website for news about him. |
Anonymous Source Posts: 3 Joined: 9 Apr 2009 |
No, but many are still being bugged by people who read this, who assume Dave is still alive and in Hospice. If you Google Dave Arneson, this article is the second one to come up, and has been most of the day, after only the Wiki one. Which is good news for the Escapist, but bad for people trying to pay their respects. I'm still seeing his friends post about his death, only to have someone go "Wait...he's alive. Read http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/90765-R-I-P-Dave-Arneson" I just saw another such post right now. I know none of this was done with anything but the best intentions. However the misinformation really DOES need to be corrected ASAP. |
Games Editor Posts: 4293 Joined: 20 Dec 2005 |
Apologies for any confusion. The post has been updated to reflect Mr. Arneson's passing. |
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R.I.P., Dave Arneson [UPDATE]
UPDATE: Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Dave Arneson lost a long battle against cancer last night.
The Escapist expresses its sincere condolences to the friends and family of Dave Arneson.
In his youth, Arneson was fond of wargaming, specifically naval wargames. As a student of history, Arenson combined his passion for gaming with historical events, frequently running "what-if" scenarios for famous battles of ages past. His love for tabletop gaming led him to a fateful meeting at Gen Con in August 1969, where he met a young man named Gary Gygax.
Together with Gygax, Arneson was responsible for co-creating the influential tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, with the first edition published in 1974. While Gygax and Arenson would eventually part ways, their work would pave the way for hundreds of tabletop RPGs - and did more to popularize and define the modern High Fantasy setting than virtually anyone since J.R.R. Tolkien.
Arneson would go on to focus development on his own Blackmoor tabletop campaign, and later became a teacher of a game design course at Full Sail until he retired last year.
Since suffering a stroke in 2002, Arneson's health declined, and he struggled with cancer - a condition which suddenly worsened late last week, when he checked into a hospital with a "poor" prognosis. After some confusion with conflicting reports on the 7th, Arneson lost his fight against cancer last night with family at his side. Gygax himself passed away last March.
Sources close to the man have confirmed the sad news. "Dave Arneson, who I had the pleasure to finally meet in 2004, was a titan of creativity. His contribution to the creation of role-playing games, and through them the entire ecosystem of CRPGs, MUDs, and MMOs that grew from them, was immeasurable. The game industry would not be the same today without his work," said Alexander Macris, publisher of The Escapist.
Game on, Mr. Arneson. Requiescat in pace.
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