His Last Words Were "HUZZAH!"

[bloodyrosemccoy]

Okay, I never actually have roleplayed, and don’t consider myself much of a gamer.* I have too much control freak in me for that—and anyway, I wrestle enough with my NPCs characters without having other people complicate it.

But I am a geek.

And as a proud geek, identifying with all the assorted geeks, gamers, nerds, comic book guys, and dorks out there in our little world, I must salute Gary Gygax. My only actual impression may have come from his guest star role on Futurama (“Either put the dice away, or I take them away!”), but by god the man influenced the hell out of me through so many indirect sources it’s rather alarming.

Thanks, Gary. You have aided geeks everywhere in embracing their geekdom. Well done.


*What with the peril to my immortal soul and all, you know.**

**Sorry. I can never resist that one, even in a eulogy. It's just so weird.

Comments

[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

I suppose that could be the threat. As a child I loved fantasy and myth and categorized (still DO categorize) the Bible in there with the other old myths--in the firmly Not Real section of my head.

Honestly, if I were a Bible-thumper, I'd worry about the OPPOSITE problem. "What if kids start distinguishing fantasy from reality? We'd be screwed!"

[shadesofmauve]

Kids are really, really good at telling make-believe from real - they just don't choose to acknowledge it all the time. There've even been serious studies about kids who spend a lot of time in fantasy worlds, or exposed to myths, and it shows they keep the two separate no-problem. That's what play is all about!

Perhaps this relationship just needs to be extended -
"C'mon, honey. It's time to put the bible away now and come in for dinner."