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Dr. J. Eric Holmes:  Feb. 16, 1930 - March 20, 2010

Dr. J. Eric Holmes: Feb. 16, 1930 - March 20, 2010

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Although Dr. Holmes was aprofessor of neurology at Southern Cal, and an author in the field of science, he also has a link to a cultural phenomenon that hit circa 1974: Dungeons and Dragons. He edited the "blue book" from the first boxed D&D game produced that came with the polyhedral dice. It was in a purple box with the famous dragon on box top. I just came across this little tidbit and thought it interesting because the 2 inventors of D&D, Gygax and Arneson, both died in the last 12-24 months. Hopefully the game shall outlive its creator. RIP

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D&D may never die.

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Originally posted by AThousandYoung
D&D may never die.
Wow, all the D&D creators gone! Heavy. Somebody ought to start a thread about D&D. I've still got a couple of the old books around somewhere.

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Just to put it all into perspective:





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