News Tidbits

Gary Gygax, the creator of D&D, just passed away. Nick Mamatas has a haiku dedicated to him. Here's some tributes from various people:

• Jay Lake
• Richard Dansky
• Aaron Williams
• Erik Mona
• Keith Baker
• Chris Pramas
• Michael Erb
• Mike Mearls (1, 2)
• SF Signal
• Slice of Sci-Fi (podcast with Dave Arneson here)
• Ken Hite
• Matt Forebeck
• Ari Marmell
• Robert Schwalb
• Paul S. Kemp
• Monte Cook
• Rob Rogers
• The Game Master Show
• The Gamer Traveler/The Digital Front (Podcast)
• This is Shadowrun
• Way of the Geek
• Stephen Chenault via NPR (Podcast)
• Jeff Rients
• Merric Blackman
• Dragonlance Canticle
• Crazy Monkey
• Jennifer Clarke Wilkes
• Elaine Cunningham
• Rich Burlew (comic here)
• James Jacobs
• Elizabeth Bear
• Penny Arcade
• Dean Alfar
• R.K. Millholland
• The Tome
• Geekerati
• Grimm Studios (podcast)
• Have Games Will Travel (podcast)
• The Basics of the Game (podcast)
• Wapcaplets (podcast)
• Steve Jackson
• Adamant Entertainment
• Jeff Lasala
• Robin D. Laws
• Jim C. Hines
• Mortality.Net
• Folks from Wizards of the Coast
• Scott Rouse
• Scott Gray
• John August
• Paul Gadzikowski
• Wil Wheaton
• World of Warcraft
• John Kovalic
• John Klima
• World of Greyhawk
• Comedy Central
• Jason Bulmahn
• Keith Strohm
• Colbert Report
• 40 Years of Gen Con
• John C. Wright
• Sword's Edge Publishing (podcast here)
• Questionable Content
• The Cimmerian
• Alina Pete
• Dave Noonan
• XKCD
• Laurell K. Hamilton
• Gary Gygax Tribute Video from Wizards of the Coast
• Kiro Radio (audio segment with Dave Noonan)
• All Games Considered (podcast)
• Canon Puncture (podcast)
• The Rolemonkeys (podcast)
• Fantasy Flight Games
• White Wolf
• Woody Hearn
• Full Frontal Nerdity
• 20 Weeks of Hell (podcast)
• Owen Stephens
  

The top five books which are stolen from independent bookshops. (From Scott Dellman) Of course certain reading advocates don't regret stealing books so it's not that hard to imagine.

Game designer/author Richard Dansky has Writers Roundtable Notes from the GDC.