【Dread:】 David Lance Aarson, author of the original role-playing game "Dungeons & Dragons", died

A game called the founder of role-playing game "Dungeons & Dragons (D & D)"One of the co-authors of David Lance Aarson passed away. "D & D" is a game produced and sold in 1974, the player selects the tribe and class (occupation type), then decides values ​​such as strength and agility, creates a character, the success or failure of the action It is said that Mr. Earnson figured out this system by shaking the dice.

Overseas D & D official website was specially specially designed for Mr. Ahnson 's memorial.

Details are as below.
Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page
http://www.wizards.com/DnD/

Here is the top page of memorial specification.


The message that is written is as follows.

The Wizards of the Coast company is deeply saddened that Dave Earnson made the final fight with cancer and passed away on April 7 (Tue). Earnson was a co-author of the original Dungeons & Dragons. He plays a lot of basic ideas on role playing, such as each player manipulating one character, the character growing in the battle, and the personality is as important as an excellent fighting ability Developed. Developed by EarnsonBlackmoorWas the first RPG, it was the prototype of all RPGs. People who are interested in this kind of work and doing work are grateful to Blackmoor which is a pioneer of RPG and Earnson of developers. I sincerely express my condolences to his family and friends.

In addition, another co-author of "D & D" Gary Guy Gixx also died of abdominal aortic aneurysm on March 4, 2008.