Dave Arneson, father of the Role Playing Game and co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, fails his last s


	Dave Arneson, father of the Role Playing Game and co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, fails his last s

ratilfar

4-9-2009 9:55 AM

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d&d, dave, games, memories, fantasy, stuff

ratilfar says:

The other member of the D&D founding duo has left us. God speed Dave!

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