Luke Gygax

Luke Gygax is the son of Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) co-creator Gary Gygax, Ennie Award winning designer, and founder of Gary Con®, a memorial convention held in honor of his father every March in their hometown of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Luke literally grew up at the gaming table with the designers that laid the foundation of the RPG industry. He played the iconic character Melf, aka Prince Brightflame, in his father’s World of Greyhawk campaign. Melf was a powerful wizard who adventured through many legendary scenarios from the golden age of D&D, and his name and image remains in the latest edition of D&D today. Luke play-tested numerous iconic AD&D modules and game systems such as Star Frontiers, Dangerous Journeys, Cyborg Commando as a young man, and even created creatures with the bullywug being the most well-known.

Luke authored several role-playing game accessories including Legion of Gold (Gamma World), The Lost City of Gaxmoor (D&D),  The Dread From Geneva Lake 1 & 2 (Call of Cthulhu) and several scenarios in his fantasy setting The World of Okkorim© for D&D, Shadowdark and other OSR rules sets through his new company Gaxx Worx®. He partnered with Gooey Cube in March of 2024 for the highly successful The Tomb of Gyzaengaxx campaign that raised over $750,000! Luke is carrying his father’s legacy forward as a creative consultant and writer on Troll Lord Games Castle Zagyg line, Gary Gygax’s last unpublished campaign.

Look for Luke’s appearances at fine conventions around the country as he promotes tabletop gaming through exciting live play sessions, public and private D&D games and seminars. He is thoroughly enjoying being an active leader in the gaming community since he retired from the Army in 2022 after serving 33 years in the United States Army. Luke resides in Southern California with his beautiful wife, Bouchra, their three daughters, Miriam, Amira and Sabrina, and his faithful canine companion, Grogu Spoticus Gygax.