Gygax Family Planning Memorial Statue for D&D Creator

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Gygax Family Planning Memorial Statue for D&D Creator



The wife and children of the late Gary Gygax, one of the creators of legendary RPG Dungeons and Dragons, have plans underway to erect a memorial statue of Gygax in his home of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.

Gail Gygax, the widow of Dungeons and Dragons co-creator and RPG pioneer statue [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/81988-Gary-Gygax-Dies] of him in a park in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, the city the Gygax's called home.

The statue won't just be a marker of Gygax's life, however. Gygax sees it as a symbol of what her husband gave to the world with the games he created. "That is my mission, to get that (statue) as an appreciation for what he gave people throughout the world," Gygax said. "Through his games, these men and women developed lifelong relationships. His games taught them friendship and respect and teamwork. It was more than a game; it was life."

Gygax has hired a lawyer to help form a corporation to raise money for the statue. She has a number of fundraising initiatives already underway, including plans to auction off some of her husband's original manuscripts and other items. Games industry luminaries, Gygax says, have already expressed interest, as well as folks from the film industry.

So what will the statue look like? Gygax says not to worry about it. "It's something he wanted, and something his fans would want," she said. "It's going to be very tasteful."

[Via Purple Pawn [http://www.purplepawn.com/2009/08/gail-gygax-plans-hometown-statue-of-gary/]]

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Mookie_Magnus

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Cpt_Oblivious said:
I'll be disappointed if he isn't wielding at least a sword and shield on this statue.
Of course not, my Good Captain... He'll be riding Tiamat.
 

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The statue will ask you three riddles. If answered correctly, a secret passage will open to Gygax's treasure vault.
 

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First thing I read was "Gygax Family Planning" and then my brain went off on a weird tangent of D&D based contraceptives. A statue to this guy would be cool, but it should be erected in some sort of geek Mecca as opposed to his home town. Unless they were planning on turning his home town into a geek Mecca.
 

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Glad to see some pride being taken over the D&D creator. Best news I've heard in a while
 

Abedeus

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Woah. I am so for this.

May I suggest - a giant dragon, Gygax riding on his back, with a giant mace in one hand, and a two-hander in the other, with a huge shield on his back, casting spells and breaking Epic ruleset.

...What, he deserves nothing less.
 

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Keane Ng said:
"It's going to be very tasteful."
I think that's exactly that his fans would NOT want. What they want is a 18foot tall statue of Gygax dressed as a fighter with crazy fantasy armour battling a dragon with one hand while fending off an entire Kobold army with the other.
 

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I'm thinking a large nude bronze statue, with a pair of D&D dice in the appropriate location.
Not very tasteful but humorous.
 

maddog015

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kend1 said:
I'm thinking a large nude bronze statue, with a pair of D&D dice in the appropriate location.
Not very tasteful but humorous.
Hehe, that was my suggestion. Except, not the nude part. Not so tasteful.

Figure it'll be him behind a DM screen, rolling some dice.
 

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I think they going to need to accept donations as has got to be bigger and better than one blizzard has outsider their office, as there would be many who would donate for such an endeavour. However if they fail to create a titanic battle pose will settle for him around a table behind a dm screen with a cheeky grin as holds some dice with 5 players ranging from a kid to an adult.
 
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Keane Ng said:
So what will the statue look like? Gygax says not to worry about it. "It's something he wanted, and something his fans would want," she said. "It's going to be very tasteful."
A Natural 20 then? M.I.T. already did similar.



Claim to fame: I met him once. Really really nice guy.
 

scotth266

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I would say give him a statue holding a sword aloft, with a shield on his other arm, and some dice in his hand.

Either that, or have him be chatting it up with a member of each playable race around a wooden table, with ales on it.