It’s your fault I am the way I am.

It’s all your fault that I have a vivid imagination. That I can see something most people would consider an innocuous event, and create a world around it.

It’s your fault that I look into the trees and see elves peeking out at me. That I can look at the tallest mountain, and imagine the treasure that lay beneath it, guarded by a massive and ancient dragon.

You’re the one that cause me to become interested in fantasy novel. If it weren’t for you and your creations, I may not have become interested in Tolkein, Lovecraft, Howard, and the rest at the age I did.

It’s all your fault. And I thank you for it.

Rest in peace.

Gary Gygax
Co-Creator of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game
Grandfather of all role-playing games
July 27, 1938 – March 4, 2008