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Hex Games is returning to a monthly release schedule in 2013. After releasing The Book of Dumb Tables 2 in January, Hex will publish Spy Racers in February, Tell Me About Your Character in March, and Aces & Apes in April.
 Spy Racers is the first supplement for Sex, Lies and Ultraspies. Like Sex, Lies and Ultraspies, Spy Racers is set in the 1960s, but this time the focus is on that staple of the ‘60s spy genre, vehicle chases. The supplement details a world where international spies pose as flamboyant race car drivers competing in events around the globe, and provides GMs and players alike a quick and interesting way to resolve vehicle combat and chases during their games. Writer Robert McCabe says, “It’s all about beating the clock, whether it’s crossing the finish line in first place or destroying the villainous mastermind’s doomsday weapon in the middle of an active volcano!” Spy Racers is illustrated by James Hornsby and Jeffrey Johnson, with a cover by Joshua LH Burnett.
 Tell Me About Your Character is a character development resource that can be used with any role-playing game. It includes helpful worksheets and step-by-step guidelines. Writer Steve Johnson explains, “By occasionally focusing on what happens to characters during their ‘down time’ instead of just what happens when they’re shooting or swinging swords, you can add more depth to your character and the campaign. Since so many games focus entirely on ‘the mission,’ some gamers don’t really know where to start when it comes to creating characters that are more three-dimensional. Fortunately, we’re here to help.” Tell Me About Your Character is illustrated by Joshua LH Burnett and Jeffrey Johnson.
 Aces & Apes is a game of World War I flying aces, with the key ingredient that’s been lacking from other aerial combat games: intelligent apes. Players can choose from orangutan, gorilla, chimpanzee, and bonobo PCs. Creator Ian Engle explains, “When the Great War blew up, the world found itself divided. Brother against brother; man against man; ape against ape. You, as a member of the Belle Alliance’s flying corps, are here to keep things quiet on the Western Front or die trying as the Goth forces try to break through the lines. It’s the Red Baron meets Bedtime for Bonzo.” Aces & Apes is illustrated by Robert Kemp.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 07 February 2013 23:12 |
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 Hex Games has just released The Book of Dumb Tables 2, a handy resource that can be used with practically any role-playing game.
Are you plagued by indecision? Do you want to play a role-playing game, but you just can’t decide on a premise, plot, or characters? Or maybe you have a game in progress, but it’s gotten too predictable. Either way, we have the solution: pick up a twenty-sided die and start rolling on some random tables.
The fine folks who brought you The Book of Dumb Tables are now proud to present The Book of Dumb Tables 2. Though designed for use with QAGS, it is a valuable resource for pretty much any role-playing game. The Book of Dumb Tables 2 includes 65 tables, divided up in six categories: Game Premise, Characters, Locations, Stuff, Plot Elements, and Miscellaneous. Once you’ve got the premise and the characters figured out, bring your game to life with scene changers, traps and security measures, monster death scenes, Fortean phenomena, unusual magical traditions, unusual medical conditions, apocalyptic scenarios, small town festivals, shark stomach contents, and more. Plus, this volume includes a Happy D20 comic and the finest Nicolas Cage character generation tables you’ve ever seen.
The Book of Dumb Tables 2–as well as the QAGS rulebook, the original Book of Dumb Tables, Hobomancer, and more--can be purchased in PDF form at www.hexgames.com and at the finer PDF sales sites for just $4.99.
The Book of Dumb Tables 2 is written by QAGS co-creator Steve Johnson and illustrated by Leighton Connor.
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Independent publisher Hex Games is now offering their entire catalogue of role-playing games and supplements for sale through Indie Press Revolution, at www.indiepressrevolution.com.
Founded in 1997, Hex Games is best known for its rules-light system QAGS and for quirky games like Hobomancer, Laser Ponies, and Roller Girls Vs. After a trial run of nine products, all 35 Hex Games products are now available for sale through IPR.
Hex Games publishes products in a wide range of genres, including mythic adventure (The Adventures of Sindbad, GILGAMESH!), science fiction (Rocket Jocks, Leopard Women of Venus), historical adventure (Pytheas Club, Edison Force), the supernatural (American Artifacts, Hobomancer), and more. Hex Games products also cover a wide range of tones, ranging from the serious to the surreal to the ridiculous. The common link among all these diverse products is the Hex dedication to shared storytelling, limited rules, and maximum fun.
While all of Hex Games’ products are available as PDFs, some are also available in print form. Sampling a PDF is easy, since Hex offers three products free of charge: the humorous super-hero supplement All-Stars: Vice Squad, the spellcasting system Magic Rules!, and the Hobomancer Preview.
Indie Press Revolution is a “direct sales first” network of quality creator-publishers. IPR only carries the best of the best in the independent press, selling directly to the customer first. It is a radical new way of selling RPGs and RPG-related products. Originally launched on December 1st, 2004 with seven members, IPR has grown rapidly and now has over 100 members, with more joining every month. |
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  Hex Games has released its latest free product, Magic Rules! The 5x5 Ritual Magic System for QAGS, available for download now at www.hexgames.com and DriveThruRPG.
Has the magic in your games gotten stale? Do you wish you could spice up spell casting? Maybe you need Magic Rules! This free supplement details the 5x5 Ritual Magic System, an optional system for spell casting using the QAGS Second Edition rules. The 5x5 Ritual Magic System provides a way to handle magic in games that more closely models real-world magical traditions, folklore, and fiction, rather than the “flash-bang” style of magic found in many RPGs. Although designed with a contemporary Earth setting in mind, it can be adapted to most settings that include magic.
Magic Rules! includes explanations of Magic Levels and Spell Requirements, rules for creating magical items, difficulty numbers and ritual modifiers, and sample spells ranging from Burning Love to the War Song of Thule.
If would like to sample QAGS, the QAGS Qik Start Rules are available for download at www.hexgames.com and DriveThruRPG, absolutely free. And if you’re interested in magic, be sure to check out Hobomancer, the game of mystical hobos who ride the rails to keep the spirit of America safe, available wherever you downloaded Magic Rules!
Magic Rules! is written by QAGS co-creator Steve Johnson, with a beautiful cover by Hobomancer artist Jeffrey Johnson.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 03 October 2012 19:50 |
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 Hex Games has just released GILGAMESH!, the epic RPG adventure more than 4,000 years in the making!
Back before the dawn of human history, all the world knew the name of Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh, the King of Uruk, two thirds god and one-third man! Gilgamesh, the world’s greatest warrior, who slew Humbaba and killed the Bull of Heaven! But now Gilgamesh is faced with an opponent that no man has ever defeated—death itself. Join Gilgamesh and his band of mighty heroes as they journey past the edge of the Earth, through the Garden of the Gods, and across the Waters of Death in order to find the secret of eternal life.
GILGAMESH! is an epic adventure, based on the world’s oldest epic, designed for use with the QAGS Second Edition rules. It includes an overview of the world of Sumerian myth, sample characters, guidelines for character creation, monsters, gods, useful tables, a summary of The Epic of Gilgamesh, and more.
GILGAMESH!–as well as the QAGS rulebook, Hobomancer, The Adventures of Sindbad, and more--can be purchased in PDF form at www.hexgames.com and at the finer PDF sales sites for just $4.99.
For those who would like to sample QAGS before they buy it, the QAGS Qik Start Rules, which include everything you need to play GILGAMESH!, are available for download at www.hexgames.com, absolutely free.
GILGAMESH! is written by Leighton (Hobomancer) Connor and illustrated by Joshua (Leopard Women of Venus) LH Burnett.
Strive for immortality. Have more fun! |
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