Dungeons and Dragons co-creator passes 2009-Apr-07

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Dave Arneson wrote Chainmail, the set of rules that preceeded Basic Dungeons and Dragon, Advanced Dungeons and Dragons etc... He created the Blackmoor campaign, and the idea of campaigning at all.

 

D&D lead to the genre that lead to Sacred and Sacred2.

 

He died recently of cancer.

 

The family has arranged for a public viewing 20-Apr-2009 in St. Paul Minnesota, USA.

His passing has been acknowledged at the Giants in the Playground (site for Order of the Stick)

 

Here is a message from the family:

 

Here is a message directly from Dave’s family:

 

“Shortly after 11pm on Tuesday, April 7th, Dave Arneson passed away. He was comfortable and with family at the time and his passing was peaceful.

 

The Arneson family would like to thank everyone for their support over the last few days, and for the support the entire community has shown Dave over the years.

 

We are in the process of making final arrangements and will provide additional details as we work them out. We will continue to receive cards and letters in Dave’s honor. We are planning to hold a public visitation so that anyone wishing to say their goodbye in person has the opportunity to do so.

 

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For a complete listing of his accomplishments (with a picture or two) check out the wiki article.