Dungeons and Dragons co-creator dies at age 61
Geeks around the world are in mourning, Dave Arneson, one of the co-creators of the Dungeons and Dragons and a pioneer of role-playing entertainment, died Thursday at age 61.
Arneson had battled cancer for two years. His daughter, Malia Weinhagen said her father died peacefully Tuesday in hospice care in St. Paul.
He and Gary Gygax developed DnD in 1974 using medieval characters and mythical creatures. The game known for its oddly shaped dice and attraction to geeks and the socially awkward.
Gygax died in March 2008.
“The biggest thing about my dad’s world is he wanted people to have fun in life,” Weinhagen said. “I think we get distracted by the everyday things you have to do in life and we forget to enjoy life and have fun.
“But my dad never did,” she said. “He just wanted people to have fun.”
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