What is Dave Arneson?
'''Dave Arneson''' ([[December 1]] [[1955]] - [[April]] [[2009]]) was the co-author, with [[Gary Gygax]], of the original [[1970s]] [[role playing game]] [[Dungeons & Dragons]] and an important figure in the history of [[role playing game]]s. Arneson's [[Blackmoor]], published by [[Tactical Studies Rules]] (TSR), was one of the first published [[role playing game]] campaign settings and has the distinction of being the longest continuously played [[fantasy]] role playing campaign at 25 years and counting. ==Career== In the early 1980s Arneson established his own game company [[Adventure Games]] which produced the [[miniature games]] [[Johnny Reb]] and [[Harpoon]]. Arneson had a cameo in the [[2001]] [[Dungeons & Dragons movie]] as a mage. In 2002 he suffered a [[stroke]]. He was working as a [[game designer]], reviewer, video historian and lecturer. He was a recluse. He died in 2009. Zeitgeist Games, where Arneson worked, produced an updated [[d20 system]] version of [[Blackmoor]] to have been published by Goodman Games. == Other websites == * http://www.castleblackmoor.com/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718042605/http://www.castleblackmoor.com/ |date=2020-07-18 }} (Arneson's home page) * http://www.zeitgeistgames.com/ (Zeitgeist Games, where Arneson worked) {{DEFAULTSORT:Arneson, Dave}} [[Category:1955 births]] [[Category:2009 deaths]]