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American game designer and author (1938–2008)
Ernest Gary Gygax (/ˈɡaɪɡæks/ GHY-gaks; July 27, 1938 – March 4, 2008) was an American game designer and author best known for co-creating the pioneering
Gary_Gygax
American game designer
Luke Gygax is an American game designer, and entrepreneur in the tabletop fantasy and dieselpunk genres. He is best known as the son of Gary Gygax (the
Luke_Gygax
Dungeons & Dragons fictional campaign setting
The world itself started as simply a dungeon under a castle designed by Gary Gygax for the amusement of his children and friends, but it was rapidly expanded
Greyhawk
This is a bibliography of American game designer and author Gary Gygax. As of 18 March 2023: Alexander the Great (1971) Chainmail (1971) with Jeff Perren
Gary_Gygax_bibliography
Dragons game in the World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting (1983), by Gary Gygax. Allitur is depicted as a Flan man riding a horse, Keph, who never tires
List_of_Greyhawk_deities
American gaming convention in Wisconsin
Gary Con is a gaming convention held in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin every year to celebrate the life and works of Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons
Gary_Con
Former company, publisher of "Dungeons & Dragons"
(D&D). Its earliest incarnation was founded in October 1973 by Gary Gygax and Don Kaye. Gygax had been unable to find a publisher for D&D, a new type of game
TSR,_Inc.
American businessperson
businesswoman. She was hired as manager of TSR, Inc. by company co-founder Gary Gygax in 1984, and was in charge of the table game company from 1986 to 1997
Lorraine_Williams
Surname list
Friedrich Gygax [de] (1896–1968), Swiss chemigrapher Daniel Gygax (born 1981), Swiss footballer Felix Gygax (1884–1977), American naval officer Gary Gygax (1938–2008)
Gygax
Dungeons & Dragons adventure module
Dungeons & Dragons rules. It was written by Gary Gygax and Frank Mentzer, and is an expansion of an earlier Gygax module, The Village of Hommlet (TSR, 1979)
The_Temple_of_Elemental_Evil
American game designer (1947–2009)
the first published role-playing game (RPG), Dungeons & Dragons, with Gary Gygax, in the early 1970s. Arneson's fundamental early role-playing game (RPG)
Dave_Arneson
Categorization of ethical and moral in-game perspectives
characters but governments and worlds can be moulded." D&D co-creator Gary Gygax credited the inspiration for the alignment system to the fantasy stories
Alignment (Dungeons & Dragons)
Alignment_(Dungeons_&_Dragons)
Game designer
games. Kuntz met Gary Gygax in 1968. In November 1972, Dave Arneson and Dave Megarry traveled to Lake Geneva to meet with Gary Gygax, to provide a demonstration
Robert_J._Kuntz
Role-playing game adventure
by Gary Gygax for the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) role-playing game. It was originally written for and used at the 1975 Origins 1 convention. Gygax designed
Tomb_of_Horrors
Dungeons & Dragons inspirational bibliography
Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Master's Guide (1979) was a book written by Gary Gygax to help people run games of Dungeons & Dragons (D&D). It contained a series
Appendix_N
Fantasy role-playing game
tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) originally created and designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. The game was first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies
Dungeons_&_Dragons
Boxed set for tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons
reprintings. The first edition was written by J. Eric Holmes based on Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson's original work. Later editions were edited by Tom Moldvay
Dungeons_&_Dragons_Basic_Set
Wargame publisher
The company is notable for its association with Gary Gygax, and its decision not to publish Gygax's co-creation and subsequent bestselling game Dungeons
Guidon_Games
Miniature wargame
Chainmail is a medieval miniature wargame created by Gary Gygax and Jeff Perren. Gygax developed the core medieval system of the game by expanding on
Chainmail_(game)
religious leader Gary Arndt, American travel photographer Gary Gygax, American writer and game designer Gary "Garrison" Keillor, American writer Gary Larson, American
Gary_(given_name)
Fictional character in Dungeons & Dragons
Dragons roleplaying game. He was created by Gary Gygax as a player character, only months after the start of Gygax's Greyhawk campaign and is therefore one
Mordenkainen
Race in Dungeons & Dragons
" Gygax, Gary (March 1985). "On the influence of J.R.R. Tolkien on the D&D and AD&D games". The Dragon. No. 95. pp. 12–13. Gygax, Gary. "Gary Gygax (Interview)"
Halfling_(Dungeons_&_Dragons)
who first appears in the original Tomb of Horrors adventure (1978) by Gary Gygax as the main adversary. One of the areas in the Tomb is a "Chapel of Evil"
List_of_Greyhawk_characters
Role-playing game adventure
for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. It was written by Gary Gygax and published by TSR in 1982 for the first edition Advanced Dungeons &
The_Lost_Caverns_of_Tsojcanth
Fictional character
protagonist in a series of fantasy novels and short stories written by Gary Gygax. Gygax originally wrote the novels and short stories to promote his World
Gord_the_Rogue
Characters in Dungeons & Dragons
campaign world. When Dungeons & Dragons was developed in the early 1970s by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, one of the archetypal character classes in the original
Greyhawk_deities
Undead creature from fantasy literature
1976 Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game booklet Greyhawk, written by Gary Gygax and Rob Kuntz. Often such a creature is the result of a willful transformation
Lich
Tabletop role-playing game
original Dungeons & Dragons (commonly abbreviated D&D or OD&D) boxed set by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson was published by Tactical Studies Rules in 1974. It included
Dungeons_&_Dragons_(1974)
Tabletop game convention in North America
attendees. Established in 1968 as the Lake Geneva Wargames Convention by Gary Gygax, who later co-created Dungeons & Dragons, Gen Con was first held in Lake
Gen_Con
1978 fantasy novel by Andre Norton
participated in a session of Dungeons & Dragons with Gary Gygax, it was the first novel to be set in Gygax's World of Greyhawk, and the first to be based on
Quag_Keep
Some of them involved game creators Dave Arneson and Gary Gygax. There was also a dispute between Gygax and business partner Brian Blume. At various times
Dungeons & Dragons controversies
Dungeons_&_Dragons_controversies
Dungeons & Dragons module by Gary Gygax
module for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game written by Gary Gygax. While Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) is typically a fantasy game, the adventure
Expedition to the Barrier Peaks
Expedition_to_the_Barrier_Peaks
during summer 1986 as Shadowlords, a collaboration between Gary Gygax and Skip Williams. Gygax's lawsuit with TSR put Shadowlords in limbo, and it was replaced
List of Dungeons & Dragons modules
List_of_Dungeons_&_Dragons_modules
Group of fictitious creatures
were unbound by time or place" of their original sources and co-creator Gary Gygax "made them coexist in a single aggregate world". With regard to pre-modern
Monsters in Dungeons & Dragons
Monsters_in_Dungeons_&_Dragons
Game publisher
best known for the Castles & Crusades role-playing game. They served as Gary Gygax's primary publisher from 2001–2008, publishing Lejendary Adventure, Gygaxian
Troll_Lord_Games
American game designer and writer (1950–2020)
designer and writer, principally known as a former business partner of Gary Gygax at TSR, Inc., original publishers of the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons
Brian_Blume
Fictional monster from Dungeons & Dragons
and attacks with its beak. Inspired by a plastic toy made in Hong Kong, Gary Gygax created the owlbear and introduced the creature to the game in the 1975
Owlbear
American game designer (1938–1975)
their Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) role-playing game. He and TSR co-founder Gary Gygax had been friends since childhood, sharing an interest in miniature war
Don_Kaye
Undead creature in "Dungeons & Dragons"
from lich, an archaic term for a corpse. Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax stated that he based the description of a lich included in the game on
Lich_(Dungeons_&_Dragons)
Plane of existence in Dungeons & Dragons
The Concepts of Spatial, Temporal and Physical Relationships in D&D", Gary Gygax mentions that there are 16 Outer Planes and describes the Seven Heavens
Outer_Plane
Fictional monster from Dungeons & Dragons
creatures, as well as feasting on their brains. Mind flayers were created by Gary Gygax, who said that one of his inspirations for them was the cover painting
Illithid
Fictional monster in Dungeons & Dragons
other fiction. Rob Kuntz's brother Terry Kuntz created the Beholder, and Gary Gygax detailed it for publication. The beholder was introduced with the first
Beholder_(Dungeons_&_Dragons)
American game designer
Dungeon Master Game mechanics Magic Magic item Miniatures Psionics Creators Gary Gygax Dave Arneson Keith Baker Richard Baker David Cook Monte Cook Ed Greenwood
Mike_Pondsmith
Tabletop role-playing game supplement
Dragons (D&D) fantasy roleplaying game. Both publications were authored by Gary Gygax, and they were the first stand-alone offerings to provide detailed, comprehensive
World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting
World_of_Greyhawk_Fantasy_Game_Setting
American game designer (1942–2008)
TSR. Bledsaw and Owen showed their City-State material to Dave Arneson, Gary Gygax, and other TSR staff, who told them they could publish supplements to
Bob_Bledsaw
Tabletop role-playing game supplement for Dungeons & Dragons
Greyhawk is a rules supplement written by Gary Gygax and Robert J. Kuntz and published for the original edition of the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) fantasy
Greyhawk_(supplement)
Tabletop role-playing game adventure
Gold is a 1981 role-playing game adventure for Gamma World written by Gary Gygax, and published by TSR. Legion of Gold is an adventure involving a small
Legion_of_Gold
set retained the simplicity and flexibility of the original game while Gary Gygax took Advanced Dungeons & Dragons in a more structured and complicated
List of Dungeons & Dragons rulebooks
List_of_Dungeons_&_Dragons_rulebooks
Fantasy role-playing game history
as amateurish. Only $100 was budgeted for artwork, and TSR co-founder Gary Gygax pressed into service anyone who was willing to help, including local artist
Editions of Dungeons & Dragons
Editions_of_Dungeons_&_Dragons
Canadian investor, entrepreneur and physician
Dungeon Master Game mechanics Magic Magic item Miniatures Psionics Creators Gary Gygax Dave Arneson Keith Baker Richard Baker David Cook Monte Cook Ed Greenwood
Ray_Muzyka
Fictional Dungeons & Dragons creature
refer to a wide variety of evil sprites. Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax invented everything about the drow in the game except for the basic concept
Drow
Dungeons & Dragons adventure module
Dragons (D&D) fantasy roleplaying game coded D1–2. It was written by Gary Gygax, and combines two previously published modules from 1978, the original
Descent into the Depths of the Earth
Descent_into_the_Depths_of_the_Earth
government officials and revolutionaries in a fictional banana republic. Gary Gygax and Jeff Perren of Lake Geneva's wargaming society developed a set of
History_of_role-playing_games
Role-playing game adventure by Gary Gygax
Against the Giants is an adventure module written by Gary Gygax and published by TSR in 1981 for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. It combines
Against_the_Giants
Fictional wizard in Dungeons & Dragons
roleplaying game, who has also gone by the name Tasha. She was created by Gary Gygax and debuted in the adventure The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth (1982). She
Iggwilv
Tabletop role-playing game
role-playing game created by Gary Gygax, the co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons and creator of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. Gygax originally devised Lejendary
Lejendary_Adventure
American writer
Secret History of the Internet’s Rise (2019) Rise of the Dungeon Master: Gary Gygax and the Creation of D&D (2017) Alligator Candy: A Memoir (2016) The World's
David_Kushner_(writer)
Series of Forgotten Realms novels
Dungeon Master Game mechanics Magic Magic item Miniatures Psionics Creators Gary Gygax Dave Arneson Keith Baker Richard Baker David Cook Monte Cook Ed Greenwood
The_Legend_of_Drizzt
Dungeons & Dragons monsters book
the British gaming magazine White Dwarf, rather than being authored by Gary Gygax, the game's co-creator. Readers and gamers had submitted creatures to
Fiend_Folio
Dragon deity from Dungeons & Dragons
was introduced to the game in its first supplement, Greyhawk (1975), by Gary Gygax and Rob Kuntz. In this book, she was only known as "the Dragon Queen"
Tiamat_(Dungeons_&_Dragons)
Tabletop role-playing game supplement for Dungeons & Dragons
fantasy role-playing game written by Dave Arneson (with a foreword by Gary Gygax). Blackmoor, the second supplement to the original Dungeons & Dragons
Blackmoor_(supplement)
Dungeons & Dragons dungeon setting
Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. The Castle was originally developed by Gary Gygax, for his own campaign and later detailed for publication. Castle Greyhawk
Castle_Greyhawk
Dungeons & Dragons character
Michael Moorcock (the Hand of Kwll and the Eye of Rhynn). On the artifacts, Gary Gygax later said, "nary a detail of those items did [Blume] ever reveal to me"
Vecna
1975 boardgame
1975. Additional contributions through multiple editions were made by Gary Gygax, Steve Winter, Jeff Grubb, Chris Dupuis and Michael Gray. Dungeon! simulates
Dungeon!
Comedic fantasy webcomic
"In Memorium: E. Gary Gygax". Giant in the Playground News. GiantITP.com. Retrieved 2008-04-12. Taylor, Howard. Requiescat: Gary Gygax – 1938–2008, Shlock
The_Order_of_the_Stick
American game designer
Atkinson, Wisconsin) is a game designer who was an early associate of Gary Gygax and employee of TSR. Kuntz was born in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin on December
Terry_Kuntz
Game referee in Dungeons & Dragons
Kushner, David (2008-03-10). "Dungeon Master: The Life and Legacy of Gary Gygax". Wired.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2008-10-16
Dungeon_Master
Dungeons & Dragons adventure module
The Keep on the Borderlands is a Dungeons & Dragons adventure module by Gary Gygax, first printed in December 1979. In it, player characters are based at
The_Keep_on_the_Borderlands
American game designer
early associate of Gary Gygax. Jeff Perren was an early member of the Lake Geneva Tactical Studies Association along with Gary Gygax, Terry Kuntz and Rob
Jeff_Perren
Fictional race from Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeon Master Game mechanics Magic Magic item Miniatures Psionics Creators Gary Gygax Dave Arneson Keith Baker Richard Baker David Cook Monte Cook Ed Greenwood
Githyanki
Character class in Dungeons & Dragons
which was in turn based on the epic poetry of the chansons de geste. Gary Gygax himself stated the class was actually drawn from the paladins of Charlemagne
Paladin_(Dungeons_&_Dragons)
American writer and game designer
chairman of the board, Gary Gygax. He also founded the Role-Playing Games Association (RPGA) during his time with TSR. After Gygax was ousted from TSR at
Frank_Mentzer
Fictional creature in Dungeons & Dragons
#109 (TSR, 1986) Gygax, Gary, and Dave Arneson [1974], edited by J. Eric Holmes. Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set (TSR, 1977) Gygax, Gary, and Dave Arneson
Displacer_beast
Fiction based on roleplaying game
Christie Golden Ed Greenwood Dave Gross Jeff Grubb Thorarinn Gunnarsson Gary Gygax Laurell K. Hamilton Simon Hawke D.J. Heinrich Samantha Henderson Tracy
Dungeons_&_Dragons_novels
Fictional character from Dungeons & Dragons
interview, Salvatore said, "I don't know where it came from. I guess that Gary Gygax just did such an amazing job in creating the drow elves that something
Drizzt_Do'Urden
Fictional draconic deity in Dungeons & Dragons
was introduced to the game in its first supplement, Greyhawk (1975), by Gary Gygax and Rob Kuntz. In this book, he was only known as the Dragon King, also
Bahamut_(Dungeons_&_Dragons)
Series of fantasy novels by Jack Vance
2025-07-07. GURPS Thaumatology- page 56 "JACK VANCE & THE D&D GAME". Gary Gygax (© 2001 Gary Gygax All rights reserved; Article for Profantasy – c. 2,400 words)
Dying_Earth
Dungeons & Dragons character class
one statement by Gary Gygax. In his forward to Oriental Adventures (1985), written ten years after the production of Blackmoor, Gygax claimed that the
Monk_(Dungeons_&_Dragons)
Dungeons & Dragons adventure module
originally written by Gary Gygax, except for Queen of the Demonweb Pits, which was written by David C. Sutherland III and Gygax. The omnibus collection
Queen_of_the_Spiders
Fictional species in Dungeons & Dragons
playtest run by Gary Gygax for the original D&D rules in 1972. Kobolds were first described as hairless humanoids with small horns by Gygax in the Monster
Kobold_(Dungeons_&_Dragons)
Fictional archmage from Dungeons & Dragons
by Gary Gygax's son Ernie, one of the first two characters that players used in the game now known as Dungeons & Dragons. In the fall of 1972, Gary Gygax
Tenser
Role-playing game book
Role-Playing Mastery is a book about tabletop role-playing games by Gary Gygax. Role-Playing Mastery, published in 1987 by TarcherPerigee, is a book about
Role-Playing_Mastery
Role-playing game
Dangerous Journeys was a roleplaying game created by Gary Gygax, the cocreator of the original Dungeons & Dragons system. The game was originally announced
Dangerous_Journeys
French role-playing game creator (1958–2025)
Dragons rules and monster manuals in collaboration with Gary Gygax, like Oriental Adventures. Gygax credited Froideval with the idea to add a seventh ability
François_Marcela-Froideval
American television series (1974–1975)
November 29, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2022. Gygax, Gary (September 22, 2005). "Q&A with Gary Gygax - Post 4703". enworld.org. Archived from the original
Kolchak:_The_Night_Stalker
Sourcebook series of Dungeons & Dragons bestiaries
The first publication bearing the title Monster Manual was written by Gary Gygax and published in 1977 as a 108-page book. It was the first hardcover book
Monster_Manual
Race in Dungeons & Dragons
ISBN 978-0786458950. "Q&A with Gary Gygax - Page 180". www.enworld.org. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2018. Gygax, Gary, and Dave Arneson
Gnome_(Dungeons_&_Dragons)
Humanoid monster in Tolkien's fiction
bad guys, monsters similar to Tolkien's orcs are also in both games." Gygax, Gary (March 1985). "On the influence of J.R.R. Tolkien on the D&D and AD&D
Orc
Wolf in fantasy
context of the tabletop game Dungeons & Dragons, "wargs" first appeared in Gary Gygax's Swords and Spells supplement (1976), but were renamed to "worgs" (along
Warg
1969 short fantasy novel by John Bellairs
Master's Guide by Gary Gygax. Although being listed, it was not an influence on the formation of the game. In a review of the book by Gygax in Dragon magazine
The_Face_in_the_Frost
American artist and game designer (1949–2005)
in game art began in 1974. After meeting Michael Mornard, a player in Gary Gygax' "Greyhawk" and then Dave Arneson's "Blackmoor" in the SCA, he was introduced
David_C._Sutherland_III
Tolkien's influence reached role-playing games as early as 1974 with Gary Gygax's Dungeons & Dragons; this was followed by many Middle-earth video games
Tolkien's_impact_on_fantasy
Dungeons & Dragons fictional campaign setting
Visible Ink Press. p. 852. ISBN 0-8103-2295-1. "What Happened to Gygax - TSR?". gygax.com. Archived from the original on 1999-01-28. Retrieved 2006-07-04
Ravenloft
Wargaming club active in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, US
included Gary Gygax, Terry and Rob Kuntz, Ernie Gygax, Jeff Perren, Mike Reese, Leon Tucker, and Don Kaye. The group usually met weekly in Gygax's basement
Lake Geneva Tactical Studies Association
Lake_Geneva_Tactical_Studies_Association
small and large animals. This first supplement to the Gygax/Arneson boxed set is by Gary Gygax and Rob Kuntz and was printed in 1974. Information is presented
List of Dungeons & Dragons monsters (1974–76)
List_of_Dungeons_&_Dragons_monsters_(1974–76)
Board game
of rules for English Civil War miniature wargaming. It was written by Gary Gygax and Jeff Perren and published by Tactical Studies Rules (later TSR, Inc
Cavaliers_and_Roundheads
1985 fantasy role-playing game
The original Oriental Adventures (ISBN 0-88038-099-3) was written by Gary Gygax, David "Zeb" Cook, and François Marcela-Froideval, and published in 1985
Oriental_Adventures
Beings in mythology, folklore and fiction
encyclopedia of science fiction and fantasy : themes, works, and wonders. Westfahl, Gary. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. 2005. pp. 15, 78, 319. ISBN 0313329508
Reptilian_humanoid
British maker of miniature wargames
after the Citadel company was absorbed into Games Workshop. For a time Gary Gygax promoted the idea of TSR, Inc. merging with Games Workshop, until Steve
Games_Workshop
Fictional Dungeons & Dragons monster
engulfing it (phagocytosis). The gelatinous cube is an original invention of Gary Gygax, rather than being inspired by outside sources and adapted to the roleplaying
Gelatinous_cube
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