Darren Watts In Hospital

[Steve Long]

Unfortunately we have some terrible news to report. Darren Watts, who used to be one of our business partners in DOJ Inc./Hero Games and has also worked for many other companies in the RPG industry, suffered a very serious heart attack last Thursday (December 22, 2022). It appears that his brain was without oxygen for an as yet unknown period.

Darren's currently under sedation at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City. While he isn't conscious, his wife Diane tells me he can receive visitors.

We'll keep the forum posted as the situation warrants. In the meantime, please keep Darren in your thoughts and prayers.

[Ninja-Bear]

So sorry to hear. I’ll pray.

[BigJackBrass]

That's awful news. Aside from his RPG work I very much enjoy Darren's Explain This, Comics Guys! podcast, which really showcases his knowledge and love of comicbooks. Hopefully he'll make a full and swift recovery.

[death tribble]

Good wishes to the family.

We'll all pray for him.

[Hugh Neilson]

Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

[Matthew Martin]

Praying for him and his loved ones.

[Cygnia]

All the well wishes and hopes...

[Asperion]

Saying a chant for a speedy recovery 

[Acroyear II]

Keeping him and his family in my thoughts. 

[Christopher R Taylor]

Awful news, God be with him and his family

[rravenwood]

Best wishes for him and his family - here's hoping for a swift and full recovery!

[HeroGM]

Just posting so it's known:

[MrWolf]

Good thoughts and a hope for a full recovery.

[Christian Galatti]

I can't believe it...good luck, with serious prayers from both Al and I.

[HeroGM]

[tkdguy]

Sad to hear that. Prayers and best wishes for Darren and his family.

[Matthew Martin]

 

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[Christopher R Taylor]

So sad, all of us in the Hero community are hurt with this great loss, but not as much as his family and loved ones.  God be with them all and keep them in his love.

[BigJackBrass]

Devastating news for his family and friends, and a real blow to those of us who knew him only slightly but admired his work so much. What an awful thing to have happened.

[Acroyear II]

Very sad to hear of Darrin's passing, and heartbroken for his family. I was a big of his work, particularly Golden Age Champions. 

[Hugh Neilson]

Sincere condolences to Darren's friends and family.

[Lord Liaden]

My own interactions with Darren were infrequent, but always a pleasure. Many years ago I engaged in a defense of Hero System on the then-hostile RPGnet forums, by posting links to many of the diverse fan-created Hero websites, showing what Hero was capable of and what its players had done with it. Darren mailed me a coffee mug with Hero stats on it, as a thank-you.

 

Darren was younger than me, and should have had decades more to enjoy and to contribute to all of our enjoyment. But this game is one monument to his life, and we honor him every time we play it.

 

EDIT: BTW I posted news of Darren's passing on the forums for Champions Online. I thought they should know about one of the major creators of the world they play in.

[Cygnia]

Too young...they're always too young

[MrWolf]

My condolences to the family and friends and all others who knew him in person/directly.

[dmjalund]

I think i played with him in an "all star" game at GenCon 2015