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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2012 18:04:22 GMT -6
Hey everybody. I posted a little homebrew game a while back, called Gax, that a few of you seemed to enjoy. Then my site went down and I fell off the face of the internet. Whaddya gonna do? I figured it was time to repost the game, and throw up its sequel.  What is GAX?Gax is a simple, old-school fantasy game written and illustrated by me, with some rules additions submitted by the OD&D discussion community. It plays fast, loose and lethal - using big bunches of six sided dice. Here's some features: - Vignette play allows you to play a campaign "out of order," skipping back and forth from the height of a character's power to their humble beginnings.
- Uses only six-sided dice, if you're into that kind of thing.
- All monsters are randomly generated - producing totally weird things like "slime elephants."
- Bizarre random magic system basically always screws the player.
And, hey, I'm giving it away for free! So go ahead -   So, here's the real exciting thing. After finishing GAX, I wrote and illustrated a more elaborate science fiction game as a sort of semi-sequel. It's called VOX. Mechanically, it's totally distinct from GAX, and includes a large selection of races and classes, and page after page of weirdo sci-fi equipment. My approach to this game was basically to throw all the mainstream sci-fi junk I could think of into the pot and simmer to taste - much like D&D features a free commingling of various fantasy elements. In VOX, you can have Boba Fett, Gallagher Galloway and Jedi Mr. Spock team up to fight not-klingons in abandoned martian aqueducts. And all in about 30 lavishly illustrated pages! Give it a try! DOWNLOAD VOX! I'm still in graduate school, so I'm going to check in on this thread as often as I can to address comments / rules suggestions / whatever. If you like the games, pass them on! I'd love to see these things getting reviewed in the old school blogosphere. If you really like the games, tell me how your characters get killed. I live for that stuff. Happy playing! |
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Post by kesher on Oct 15, 2012 19:38:04 GMT -6
Don! It's great to see you back! GAX! is indeed a great game (I was just paging through my copy last week), and I'm downloading VOX! as I type. Additionally, if I ever publish anything, you will be asked to illustrate it...  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2012 19:39:31 GMT -6
I must say, I'm pretty impressed with the artwork, too!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2012 19:49:58 GMT -6
Don! It's great to see you back! GAX! is indeed a great game (I was just paging through my copy last week), and I'm downloading VOX! as I type. Additionally, if I ever publish anything, you will be asked to illustrate it... Thanks man! Always down for game illustration, too. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2012 20:08:54 GMT -6
Don? The link in your sig is broken.
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Post by 18 Spears on Oct 15, 2012 20:13:31 GMT -6
Are you'ns the same dude that does Encounter Critical?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2012 20:43:17 GMT -6
Are you'ns the same dude that does Encounter Critical? I wish! That game is great. And thanks for pointing out the sig - should be fixed now |
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Post by owlorbs on Oct 15, 2012 20:48:22 GMT -6
Exalt! Cool artwork indeed. Downloaded - and thank you.
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Post by 18 Spears on Oct 15, 2012 22:16:05 GMT -6
I wish! That game is great. And thanks for pointing out the sig - should be fixed now Okay. And that second part weren't me but thanx for fixin' the link anyway. |
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Post by stevemitchell on Oct 16, 2012 13:52:59 GMT -6
I hope you will have some new things to post for GAX. Good to see you back!
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Post by DungeonDevil on Oct 16, 2012 15:42:52 GMT -6
Kewl artz!  |
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Post by blackbarn on Oct 24, 2012 15:08:34 GMT -6
Sounds like fun, and I really like the artwork. Exalt for posting it!
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Post by blackbarn on Oct 26, 2012 20:13:41 GMT -6
I've been looking through GAX! and made up a character. I'm really liking your game, Don. Hope to run something with it soon and really try it out!
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Post by miked on Nov 1, 2012 7:54:50 GMT -6
Very cool! Love your artwork as well.
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Post by rredmond on Nov 18, 2012 8:42:21 GMT -6
Really nice. The Sendak and the Vulcanian... nice.
Thanks for sharing! Great work.
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Dec 1, 2012 9:01:28 GMT -6
I just downloaded both of these games. Great work, man! I definitely have to fit these two into my schedule.
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Post by jjarvis on Dec 1, 2012 9:34:48 GMT -6
Vox is pretty neat, I can't seem to locate GAX myself where is it stowed?
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Dec 1, 2012 14:06:57 GMT -6
Vox is pretty neat, I can't seem to locate GAX myself where is it stowed? Link should be the picture or close to it. |
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Dec 1, 2012 14:11:15 GMT -6
Vox is pretty neat, I can't seem to locate GAX myself where is it stowed? Link should be the picture or close to it. Not the first picture. Scroll down to the picture that reads "download Gax". |
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Post by jjarvis on Dec 2, 2012 8:50:14 GMT -6
Thanks, the picture was invisible on my smartphone.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2012 9:35:24 GMT -6
Thanks for all the kind words, guys. I'm in the middle of final papers in graduate school, and its nice to know that somewhere, somehow people are still gaming...
I've been tooling around with the idea of doing ADVANCED GAX to clear up some of the problems I've encountered with the system in play. One thing I really want to do is convert the magic roll to a d100, and give magic users "lucky numbers" so that the progression of the roll is even less linear. Say, like, a fire mage gets to use his lucky number ("6") when casting fiery spells... any roll with a 6 in either the tens or ones column gets taken off the main magic chart and onto a subordinate, and positive, table. Basically, make the magic roll itself as weird and circuitous as possible.
I dunno, like I said, I've just been messing with the idea. I wanna do something to combat too - but I can' quite figure on what.
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Dec 2, 2012 19:45:59 GMT -6
Thanks, the picture was invisible on my smartphone. You're welcome. Sometimes these smart phones are a pain! |
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Post by kesher on Dec 14, 2012 13:02:47 GMT -6
Thanks for all the kind words, guys. I'm in the middle of final papers in graduate school, and its nice to know that somewhere, somehow people are still gaming... I've been tooling around with the idea of doing ADVANCED GAX to clear up some of the problems I've encountered with the system in play. One thing I really want to do is convert the magic roll to a d100, and give magic users "lucky numbers" so that the progression of the roll is even less linear. Say, like, a fire mage gets to use his lucky number ("6") when casting fiery spells... any roll with a 6 in either the tens or ones column gets taken off the main magic chart and onto a subordinate, and positive, table. Basically, make the magic roll itself as weird and circuitous as possible. I dunno, like I said, I've just been messing with the idea. I wanna do something to combat too - but I can' quite figure on what. Personally, I think that'd be awesome. It'd make an already intriguing magic system even moreso... |
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