Wizardry co-creator Andrew C. Greenberg has died at the age of 67.
The news — first reported by PC Gamer — was announced on Facebook by Greenberg's longtime friend and collaborator Robert Woodhead.
Together, the men created 1981's Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord, one of the world's first role-playing games, complete with a cast of characters with individual strengths and weaknesses that players had to balance throughout their adventures.
In a post sharing two images — one of Wizardry's homepage and another of Woodward with Greenberg taken in the 1980s — Woodward simply said, “It is with great sadness that I recall the passing of my dear friend, the evil wizard Wedna. “
Wedna, which is Andrew spelled backwards, was the name of the Mad Lord himself.
Wizardry is cited as the inspiration behind a list of seminal RPGs, including Fire Emblem, Final Fantasy, and Dragon Quest.