E. Gary Gygax
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Ernest Gary Gygax (July 27, 1938 – March 4, 2008) was best known for creating Dungeons and Dragons, one of the first pen-and-paper roleplaying games. He was considered as the "father of role-playing games". Wrote the module "The Temple of Elemental Evil", which provided the inspiration for the 2003 PC game of the same name.


Ernest Gary Gygax (July 27, 1938 – March 4, 2008) was best known for creating Dungeons and Dragons, one of the first pen-and-paper roleplaying games. He was considered as the "father of role-playing games".

Wrote the module "The Temple of Elemental Evil", which provided the inspiration for the 2003 PC game of the same name.

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E. Gary Gygax
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7 July 1938
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4 March 2008
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