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    Dragon Age Goes Pen And Paper

    D&D Co-Creator Dead At 61

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    Image of CommentatorHatman CommentatorHatman
    05/05/09

    In reply to Dragon Age Goes Pen And Paper
    Worst part is, I remember Living Room Games having all the material for a Street Fighter PnP game, one that seemed extremely well done.


    Capcom decided to withdraw the license.


    So, yeah, the WW one deserves to be mocked, but that other one that was never published? No.

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    Image of Diamond_Sutra Diamond_Sutra
    05/05/09

    @CommentatorHatman: Actually, I got to see a demo of the game a few years ago, at GenCon. It was 10% Street Fighter Logo, 90% Meh. Basically you drew up a bog-standard d20 character, and made one d20 attack roll after another against another enemy until one of you fell. No subtlety, no real strategy other than "roll high on this 1d20; keep rolling high until the other guy falls over".


    I was hoping for more.

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    Image of the-hypnotoad the-hypnotoad
    05/05/09

    In reply to Dragon Age Goes Pen And Paper
    If this was part of the d20 OGL thing or maybe a series of D&D 4th edition modules with some special classes/feats/powers I think it would go a lot further to promote their game.


    But ouch, trying to jump-start a new rpg game and box-set from scratch? Could be brutal. Clearance shelves are lined with books from rpg systems that never took off..

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    Image of okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under) okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
    05/05/09

    In reply to Dragon Age Goes Pen And Paper
    Why one wears a thong and a hoodie is beyond be but I'm sure the power of imagination will make the pen and paper universe so much bigger then any amount of assets the art guys can push out *corn*


    You know what's cool? A Giant Bomb reader simulated a fight between a T-rex and 7 30 bears using D&D rule-sets... the bears one though some suffered a tragic fate. I wonder how the rule-sets for Dragon Age would yield similar results? :/

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    Image of D-K, Anarchist D-K, Anarchist
    05/05/09

    @okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under): Did you intend on this grammatical nightmare or is this the spawning of coffee&hotpockets induced insomnia?


    No sense..it makes no sense at all..

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    Image of okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under) okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
    05/05/09

    @Dancing Ketchup, stepped in chicken: I'm partially retarded :( You have know hart for makking fun of mii ;_;
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    Image of D-K, Anarchist D-K, Anarchist
    05/05/09

    @okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under): Aww, that's okay kid. Now, let's find that shiny red helmet of yours.
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    Image of zgreenwell zgreenwell
    05/05/09

    In reply to Dragon Age Goes Pen And Paper
    Needs more Mass Effect.
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    Image of D-K, Anarchist D-K, Anarchist
    05/05/09

    @zgreenwell: Needs more wit.
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    Image of Derangel Derangel
    05/05/09

    In reply to Dragon Age Goes Pen And Paper
    Novels and now a table-top RPG? Uhh...Is it just me or is EA getting a little a head of itself here? What are they going to sell the rights to a movie before the game releases too? Or maybe we'll see Dragon Age underwear, t-shirts, pants, hats, and LARP gear.
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    Image of D-K, Anarchist D-K, Anarchist
    05/05/09

    @Derangel: D&D clothing isn't exactly rare, situations wherein EA tries to expand it's consumer grip on the mainstream populous even less so. EA has been aiming big as of late and it has suprised even my with its "outside the box" game "Mirror's Edge" (i know DICE, yada yada).


    Besides that, any piece of underwear with a dwarf or a dragon on it is win in my book.. but i'm just plain weird.

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    Image of Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!! Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!!
    04/09/09

    In reply to D&D Co-Creator Dead At 61
    Dave? DAVE??!! DAVE'S NOT HERE!


    Now that I got that out of the way...


    It's been a sad month for gamers.


    Yu no longer the "Creative Officer" at Sega-Sammy...


    Now this. I might not play dice the same way as some of you (I prefer using them on a Craps table.), but I note that the D&D co-developers/founders made it possible and paved the way for many other games that I play (like Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, Xenogears and other RPGs in general. Maybe even a few MUDs.


    Rest in peace, Dave. The gamers will still be rolling along for you...

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    Image of BigWyrm BigWyrm
    04/09/09

    In reply to D&D Co-Creator Dead At 61
    Maybe it's just me, but that headline seems very disrespectful.
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    Image of ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council. ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council.
    04/09/09

    @BigWyrm: How? He co-created D&D, and he died at 61. Nothing in that headline is anything but factual.
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    Image of BigWyrm BigWyrm
    04/09/09

    @ShaggE:

    That's the problem, the headline is extremely cold and unimaginative. It reads like a newspaper obit and not the obit of a well-respected game developer on a gaming website.
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    Image of Mike Fahey Mike Fahey
    04/09/09

    @BigWyrm: Generally when writing about someone's death you want to keep the headline simple. Death and wacky don't mix well.
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    Image of RyuuzakiBjorn RyuuzakiBjorn
    04/09/09

    In reply to D&D Co-Creator Dead At 61
    It's never nice when someone dies :/


    I'm not a fan of Dungeons and Dragons but I'll have a go for you man.


    Rest in peace.

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    Image of Cavefish Cavefish
    04/09/09

    In reply to D&D Co-Creator Dead At 61
    But 61 is just no age?


    Oh, he's American... Never mind me.

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    Image of NoBullet NoBullet
    04/09/09

    @Cavefish: Huh? Shut the hell up.
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    Image of gunluva is prepared to drop. gunluva is prepared to drop.
    04/09/09

    In reply to D&D Co-Creator Dead At 61
    I've only played through one encounter with my character, but I could tell it was a nifty concept. May he rest in peace.
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    Image of Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science. Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.
    04/09/09

    In reply to D&D Co-Creator Dead At 61
    Can I ask whats wrong with the top of his head in the picture.


    I can't quite make it out tbh...

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    Image of zenpoet zenpoet
    04/09/09

    In reply to D&D Co-Creator Dead At 61
    Arneson needs food badly!


    Arneson is about to die!


    You will be missed, yet we will have all that you have inspired to remember you buy.

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    Image of zenpoet zenpoet
    04/09/09

    @zenpoet: "by" not "buy."
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    Image of gecko7jlk is enjoying the killzone 2 map pack gecko7jlk is enjoying the killzone 2 map pack
    04/09/09

    @zenpoet:


    Isn't needs food badly and is about to die from gauntlet?

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    Image of zenpoet zenpoet
    04/09/09

    @gecko7jlk: yes, which is why I said "inspired." But Gecko is correct, it was mediocre at best anyway!
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    Image of Ghetto Cornetto Ghetto Cornetto
    04/09/09

    In reply to D&D Co-Creator Dead At 61
    :(
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    Image of Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians. Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.
    04/09/09

    In reply to D&D Co-Creator Dead At 61
    God bless this man. A shame he had to struggle to get his legit props.
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    Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians. was starred Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians. was unstarred
    Image of Dr Durdon Dr Durdon
    04/09/09

    @Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.: it's as if millions of nerd voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.
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    Image of BubbleF**kingBuddy BubbleF**kingBuddy
    04/09/09

    In reply to D&D Co-Creator Dead At 61
    He rolled a natural 1.


    For the family's sake, I just hope he dropped good loot.

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    Image of xbulletholes xbulletholes
    04/09/09

    @AntonF**kingEgo: hmm.
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    Image of Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science. Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.
    04/09/09

    @xbulletholes: No, thats quite valid actually. Life insurance is important if only to pay for the funeral costs and ect.


    Amongst assistance while replacing his his income (retired or otherwise).

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