Gygax Family Planning Memorial Statue for D&D Creator

[The_root_of_all_evil]

I'd roll on the Random VIP Statue table in the Dungeon Masters Guide 2nd Edition.

 

[milomalo]

this kind of news makes me really sad i love D&D and i've been playing for a quarter of my life... u.u

 

[cobra_ky]

whatever the statue is, they better sell miniatures of it.

 

[In Limbo]

"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.

Yeah, I think she really misunderstands D&D fans. We want something ridiculously bombastic to remember him by.

 

[Bigsmith]

I reckon he should be dressed up as a lvl 30 wizard and his staff should have a white crystal that when it gets dark a light in side of it glows. There sould also be a tray in the shape of an open dicebag where we can leave offerings to the great one.

 

[traceur_]

That's just pathetic.

 

[GamingAwesome1]

I think it's quite sweet, that they're planning to do this.

 

[userwhoquitthesite]

I'll be disappointed if he isn't wielding at least a sword and shield on this statue.

Yes. while perched on a d20

 

[008Zulu_v1legacy]

The plaque should read;

The only Mage able to wield a +5 Holy Avenger as if he were a Paladin.

 

[ModronDragon]

There is actually a fan page on Facebook supporting the Gary Gygax memorial statue.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Gary-Gygax-statue/318352173097?ref=ts

 

[Gygax Family Memoria]

This letter is in response to the confusion that has been brought to our attention by many people between the difference from ?Gygax Family Memorial? and ?Gygax Memorial Fund?. This letter can be printed, copied for internet use and published by either for availability to anyone in whole in its original format.
?Gygax Family Memorial? and ?Gygax Memorial Fund? are two (2) separate non-profit organizations, not affiliated with each other, honoring father and husband, E. Gary Gygax.
Established in 2009, ?Gygax Family Memorial? dba ?Gary Con?, is owned by Gary?s daughter, M. Elise? Gygax-Cousino, and operated by Lucion P. Gygax, M. Elise Gygax-Cousino and Bill Cousino with contributions from siblings; Ernest G. Gygax, Heidi J. Gygax and Cindy (Gygax) Shu, and our friends and fellow gamers. Alexander H. Gygax has been asked to be a participant, but so far has declined.
Established 2010 ?Gygax Memorial Fund? is operated by Gary?s widow Gail Gygax, with assistance from board members Jody Mikkelsen and Jim Ward.
?Gygax Family Memorial?, and ?Gygax Memorial Fund?, common interest is that they want to see a monument placed in Lake Geneva to honor their father and late husband, E. Gary Gygax.
At no time has ?Gygax Family Memorial?, ?Gary Con?, the children or people involved in such, supported or conducted business with ?Gygax Memorial Fund?. Only at such time that the City of Lake Geneva has approved a sight, and construction started for a monument by ?Gygax Memorial Fund? will ?Gygax Family Memorial? contribute any funds collected by their original monument proposal presented at Gary Con I in March of 2009.
In regards to ?Gary Con?, ?Gygax Family Memorial? dba ?Gary Con? is a gaming convention honoring Gary Gygax . This is the opportunity for all the children of Gary

Gygax to give back to the gaming community and the fans of his works. All of the proceeds received through donations, convention registration, and fund raisers, go directly to support future ?Gary Con? conventions at this time. When, and if, there is progress on a monument, any available funds remaining will go towards the monument. If ?Gygax Family Memorial? does not see any timely progression towards a monument, fund raising efforts will start again towards our original monument proposal presented at ?Gary Con I?.

 

[cobrausn]

The thing should have at least a DC 35 to disarm it's instant-death trap.