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Early reports are that Gary Gygax, who along with Dave Arenson, is one of the creators of the Dungeons and Dragons game has passed away. Here's a thread on the topic. For more on his life, check out his page on Wikipedia . Let's all dedicate our next nat-20 to the man who gave us this wonderful hobby! UPDATE: Here's more details in this Yahoo article .

I've used a variation of the following rule for a number of years, almost since I started DMing... aaalllll the way back in 2nd edition (when the game was still called AD&D!) Normal Rule: PCs die when their hit points reach -10 House Rule: PCs die when their hit points reach -10 + CON bonus The upside is that most characters now probably last a round or two longer. Particular weak characters could expire sooner, but at least there's a logical relationship on a PCs heartiness and how long before they die. Back in second edition, my rule was a bit different. A PC would die at -CON value. It probably had a more beneficial effect, since I recall most of the PCs having a con value in the 12-16 range. Interestingly, years later I found this post on Monte Cook's website with his house rules on death and dying . Seems he uses -CON for death in his 3e games, along with a modification to the unconscious below zero rule. Lastly, it'll be interesting to see what D&D 4t...