If you’re out there gaming right now, you should be aware that Gary Gygax has died.

Even if you’ve never played a tabletop roleplaying game, RPG fans owe a great debt to this man and his co-creators. Squaresoft borrowed heavily from the core Dungeons and Dragons formula to produce Final Fantasy, the game that saved the company, and later Final Fantasy VII, the game that mainstreamed RPGs in american gaming. These design tropes have rippled throughout gaming as genre lines have blurred and his impact on the medium is probably now inestimable.

Well done, Mr. Gygax. Rest in Peace.

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