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Apr 10, 2009 · Dave Arneson, one of the co-creators of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy game and a pioneer of role-playing entertainment, died after a two-year battle with cancer, his family said Thursday. He was 61.
1. David Lance Arneson ( / ˈɑːrnɪsən /; October 1, 1947 – April 7, 2009) was an American game designer best known for co-developing the first published role-playing game (RPG), Dungeons & Dragons, with Gary Gygax, in the early 1970s. [3] Arneson's early work was fundamental to the role-playing game (RPG) genre, pioneering devices now ...
- Game designer
- April 7, 2009 (aged 61), Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
- David Lance Arneson, October 1, 1947, Hennepin County, Minnesota, U.S.
- American
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Apr 9, 2009 · Published April 9, 2009. Co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons and one of the founding fathers of the role-playing genre, Dave Arneson has passed away at the age of 61. While the late Gary Gygax, who ...
Oct 22, 2021 · Photograph: Alamy. Following the unexpected success of Dungeons & Dragons in the late ’70s, game designers Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson waged a decade-long battle over who should be considered ...
Mar 23, 2024 · Dungeons & Dragons is 50 years old, launched on to the market in 1974 by a company called Tactical Studies Rules, or TSR, created by the game’s creators Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson when they ...
April 9, 2009. 7 Min Read. [Following the passing away of Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Dave Arneson, Gamasutra is printing a previously unpublished interview with the RPG legend, discussing his influences and design philosophy.] The late Dave Arneson is the father of Dungeons & Dragons. With Gary Gygax, he designed the original rules for what ...