GYGAX magazine

[Blood axe]

I subscribed. I always got Dragon mag, and then Dungeon. So I figured Id give it a shot. I got a PDF today. I havent had much of a chance to do more than scan it a bit. It covers a few different games, and has alot of adverts. ALOT. Im looking forward to getting the print copy, then i can give it a better look.
It has articles on Icons & Pathfinder.

[Wizardawn]

If they have any at GaryCon...then I will get one.

[redwullf]

I subscribed. I always got Dragon mag, and then Dungeon. So I figured Id give it a shot. I got a PDF today. I havent had much of a chance to do more than scan it a bit. It covers a few different games, and has alot of adverts. ALOT. Im looking forward to getting the print copy, then i can give it a better look.
It has articles on Icons & Pathfinder.

And, the AGE System (Adventure Game Engine, such as that which drives the Dragon Age RPG) is also featured, which I found a little surprising. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed the first edition of Gygax magazine, and I'm very much looking forward to the next one. It's full of nostalgic feels.

[Blood axe]

The cover is very very similar to an old Dragon cover. I just have to find the issue #.

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Found it!

Gygax #1 & Dragon #141 look similar. I wonder if its the same artist.

[BattleBrotherBob]

Overall I felt it was a good start. A lot of old names remenicing in it. I expected that in the first issue. I'm waiting for number2 for it to really take off and be its own magazine. My only real beef was the price of shipping. I also liked that they sent me a PDF copy of the mag just for ordering a dead tree version.

A good solid B for a first issue.

[shart2069]

Yeah I went looking myself comparing covers:

http://index.rpg.net/display-search.pht ... e=pictures

My mind keeps telling me I have seen that Ettin someplace before though. Maybe it was DUNGEON...

And the little gnomish-looking guy too, maybe ...

Maybe not in the same piece though.

Either that, or the art is so stylistically similar that it is creating a false memory.

(I read someplace that the cover of GYGAX #1 was done by an artist who did several Dragon covers in the late 1980's, but I can't find his name, and my print copy is now safely packed.)

[Eldrad]

The only way they can have LL/AEC articles is for you guys to send in articles.

[Mach Front]

The cover art had a familiar feel to me as well.
I assumed it was because it looked like either Daniel Horne or Denis Beauvais.
It reminded me of Daniel Horne's cover for Dragon 128.

http://rpggeek.com/image/581297/dragon- ... size=large


...aaannd the cover of Gygax #1 is Daniel Horne after all. Well, okay then.

[Thoth Amon]

Mine arrived this week. So far I am not that impressed. I am hoping that future issues will have more game-related stuff and less "back in my day, this is what we were doing" stuff. I am not quite halfway through; however, perhaps the second half is more like Dragon.

[Wizardawn]

Mine arrived this week. So far I am not that impressed. I am hoping that future issues will have more game-related stuff and less "back in my day, this is what we were doing" stuff. I am not quite halfway through; however, perhaps the second half is more like Dragon.

I agree. This magazine was thin, lacked any gaming material, and was expensive in my opinion compared to other types of magazines. The best thing out of it was Michael Curtis did a small village which one could use in a game. My favorite parts about Dragon Magazine was new classes (they would write it is for NPCs only...but who were they fooling), monsters, and magic items...that is why I like the Best of Dragon stuff. I also liked the occasional article about expanding a game rule...even if I was never going to use it...it was still a good read. Maybe the next issue will get some meat on the bone.