| Luke Gygax | |
| Birth Name: | Lucion Gygax |
| Birth Place: | Lake Geneva, WI |
| Spouse: | Bouchra |
| Children: | 3 |
| Relatives: | Gary Gygax (father) |
Lucion ("Luke") Gygax is an American game designer, enthusiast, and entrepreneur in the fantasy and dieselpunk genres. His latest work is the world of Okkorim. Luke founded the annual Gary Con gaming convention, launched the publishing company Gaxx Worx, and successfully funded several Kickstarters. He is also a military veteran, and contributes to helping veterans recover from wounds sustained from serving in combat via the Wounded Warrior Project.[1]
Luke created the world of Okkorim based on inspiration from his military service in Iraq and visits to Morocco, where he met his wife Bouchra.[2] The world of Okkorim was initially a lush world full of resources, where one society rose to the top and controlled the land, until it eventually toppled and the land became blighted.[3]
Luke's "The Fate of Chentoufi" Kickstarter raised almost $22,000 in its first three days.[4] [5] [6] He went on to create the Oculus of Senrahbah series, a 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) adventure series set in the world of Okkorim.[5] Additionally, Luke contributed as a special guest writer for the Bardsung dungeon-crawling adventure.[7]
Luke is launching the "Strange & Grim" RPG setting with Matt Everhart.[8] He also created the publishing company Gaxx Worx. Luke founded Gary Con, an annual gaming convention held in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, in 2009 in honor of Gary Gygax who was known as the "father of role-playing games".[9] Luke also contributes as the host of Founders & Legends on the Gary Con Twitch channel.[10]
Less well-known works of Luke's are the design of the Bullywug monster for classic D&D, and the character Melf, after whom two official D&D spells (Melf's Acid Arrows & Melf's Minute Meteors) are named.
Luke is the producer for the Gaxx Pack, a D&D game streamed to Twitch and run by Jason Charles Miller as the Game Master. He also participates in streaming D&D games, interviews, and is known to be active in the Los Angeles gaming community.
Luke is not involved with the new TSR Games.[11]
Luke served in the U.S. Army for over 33 years, having enlisted at the age of 18. He held positions in the Army Reserves and National Guard.
Lucion ("Luke") Gygax was born in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, to Gary Gygax and Mary Jo Powell. He has one brother and three sisters.
Luke is married and has 3 children.
Luke literally "grew up at the gaming table with the designers that built the foundation of the RPG industry".
Luke Gygax co-authored The Eye of Chentoufi and The Heart of Chentoufi with Matt Everhart.[12] [13]
Luke also co-authored the roleplaying modules Legion of Gold and The Lost City of Gaxmoor.