The co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons, Gary Gygax, has died aged 69. He had been ill for some time.

Although I never played the pen-and-paper games, one of my earliest enduring memories of computer games is Eye of the Beholder, which was based on the D&D ruleset. Beyond the Beholder, Gygax’s creation (although he had little to do with D&D after 1985) gave rise to one of my favourites, Neverwinter Nights.

One might argue that, without Gygax and Don Kaye, modern fantasy gaming may never have emerged. Their work certainly fired my imagination, and will do so for many years to come.