Author Lance Arneson has died at the age of 61 . A statement on the game 's official Web site , wizards.com , said Arneson died Tuesday evening ` He helped the phenomenon of role - playing games . Author : He died ` ` after waging one final battle against the '' ` ` Dungeons and Dragons '' spawned video games , novels , a cartoon , and a movie .
Author Lance Arneson has died at the age of 61 . He helped the phenomenon of role - playing games . Author : He died ` ` after waging one final battle against the '' ` ` Dungeons and Dragons '' spawned video games , novels , a cartoon , and a movie .