I'm very surprised no one else here knows him or seems to care. That is truly tragic, Leomund's spells are awesome, he comes from the world I love and DM (Greyhawk), and I'm sure Len Lakofka was a great dude. RIP.
I think his wikipedia article goes deeper into his contribution to the game than some of the obituaries, so linked it herein, and posting this response to boost the topic.
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Jander Sunstar is the thinking person's Drizzt, fight me.
I'm very surprised no one else here knows him or seems to care. That is truly tragic, Leomund's spells are awesome, he comes from the world I love and DM (Greyhawk), and I'm sure Len Lakofka was a great dude. RIP.
I actually knew since I'm on an Old School Gamers page on Facebook. It was quite sudden and it was apparently from cancer. It was shocking since he had posted just the day beforehand.
Wow, this is crazy as I just watched a twitch stream with him and others talking about the legend & lore of Greyhawk- Nyrond last week. If you are interested they have many other videos with Len talking about different subjects.
Len Lakofka, the original Leomund, and creator of the Tiny Hut and Secret Chest, died this last week.
I'm very surprised no one else here knows him or seems to care. That is truly tragic, Leomund's spells are awesome, he comes from the world I love and DM (Greyhawk), and I'm sure Len Lakofka was a great dude. RIP.
I think his wikipedia article goes deeper into his contribution to the game than some of the obituaries, so linked it herein, and posting this response to boost the topic.
Jander Sunstar is the thinking person's Drizzt, fight me.
I actually knew since I'm on an Old School Gamers page on Facebook. It was quite sudden and it was apparently from cancer. It was shocking since he had posted just the day beforehand.
RIP 😢😢😢
May he rest in peace. As, thanks to his Tiny Hut, our characters will for years to come. :-(
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Wow, this is crazy as I just watched a twitch stream with him and others talking about the legend & lore of Greyhawk- Nyrond last week. If you are interested they have many other videos with Len talking about different subjects.
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/777734957?filter=all&sort=time
That saddens me a bit. Mortal legends are mortal.
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I am deeply saddened. I loved Lenard's articles in Dragon magazine, and "The Secret of Bone Hill" was one of my all-time favorite modules.