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Mar 19, 2024 · Jim Ward, a longtime game designer for the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop game, passed away on March 18 at 72 years old. Born May 23, 1951, Ward began his game career in 1976 with his and Rob Kuntz's Gods, Demi-Gods & Heroes rulebook for TSR.
Mar 19, 2024 · Legendary designer James M. Ward, better known as Jim, passed away yesterday at the age of 72. Ward’s influence on the RPG industry is hard to overstate. From the earliest days of Dungeons & Dragons to the dizzying days of the collectible card game explosion, Ward played a huge role in creating memorable games.
Personal life. In 1973, Ward married his high school sweetheart Janean M. Bray, [9] and they had two sons and a daughter together, James, Theon and Breck. [12] In 2010, Ward was diagnosed with a serious neurological disorder that required treatment at the Mayo Clinic.
Mar 20, 2024 · One of the greats of old school DnD design, James M. Ward, died on March 18, 2024, passing away at the age of 72, according to a statement posted to his author Facebook page.
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Once he arrived at Silverado Beverly Place Memory Care, all was well but two weeks later he got the worst case of COVID imaginable. (He almost died numerous times). He was completely paralyzed and hospitalized for four months where he learned to eat again, walk again, etc. Jim’s now back at Silverado. Not close to how he was when he got COVID.
Mar 21, 2024 · It was recently announced that legendary role playing game designer Jim Ward passed away at the age of 72. Ward was one of the early pioneers of the modern TTRPG industry and was instrumental in creating some of the earliest and most popular Dungeons & Dragons supplements of all time, including the ground breaking Deities & Demigods and the ...
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James "Jim" Ward was one of the biggest influences in D&D becoming what it is today. He worked with Gary Gygex to create some of the legendary encounters we will enjoy today. I got the opportunity to play with Jim and Ernie back when I lived near Lake Geneva, and he was such a brutal DM and master of traps.
