Several people who are interested in picking up 13th Age have told us that it would help to have a short but detailed overview of the game available on the site. This is entirely reasonable, and so we offer 13 Fast Facts About 13th Age: 13th Age is a story-focused fantasy roleplaying game co-designed by Rob Heinsoo and […]
Monthly Archives: July 2012
By Robin D. Laws The voraciously anticipated Prometheus, Ridley Scott’s reboot of the Alien franchise touched down to howls of disappointment from the fans who wanted it most. So much so that we’re plotting some remedial catharsis, in the form of an Ashen Stars scenario called Tartarus. Without encroaching on the intellectual property preserve of […]
Here are July’s playtesting opportunities. Owl Hoot Trail by Clinton R. Nixon and Kevin Kulp, Sisters of Sorrow, a new Trail of Cthulhu adventure from Adam Gauntlett, and The Gaean Reach by Robin Laws based on the series of books by Jack Vance. Each playtest has its own email link. Please click the link to […]
Lisa Padol was the worthy winner of the $1000 Night’s Black Agents Tournament at DEXCON. Here is her run-through of the event, published first here. First Round: The Italians GM: Kenneth Hite Agent Mario: Keith Stetson Agent Luigi: Rebecca Baudrino Agent Vespucci: Me Agent Carvaggio: Timothy Sullivan Agent Da Vinci: Mike So, there we were, […]
By Kenneth Hite THE DEXCON SANCTION(ED TOURNAMENT) “I’d like you to be a Special Guest at DexCon.” Vinny Salzillo had just bought me a sumptuous breakfast at the Cosmopolitan Hotel buffet in Las Vegas. Also, I wanted to go to DexCon. Also, I like Vinny. “Sure.” I said. “What event do you most want to […]
In celebration of the Stone Skin Press Kickstarter, Benj Tentt, one of the contributors to the Stone Skin Press anthology, The Lion and the Aardvark: Aesop’s Modern Fables, has kindly offered his story, ‘The Scientist and the Zen Master’ for your Page XX reading. The Scientist and the Zen Master Benj Tentt Below […]
Version 2.0 is a fairly minor revision over v 1.0. Details follow. Escalation Edition customers can download it from the link on your order page. Those who saw Escalation Edition v 1.0 will find that the monk has been revised and made somewhat playable up to level 5. I say ‘somewhat’ because it’s in need […]
Futile Position is revewing ENnie award nominated products, and they check out Lorefinder our Pathfinder/GUMSHOE mash-up here. Lorefinder adds Pelgrane Press’ Gumshoe investigation rules onto Paizo’s Pathfinder system. Over 40 pages long, Lorefinder thoroughly covers Races, Classes, Spells, and Skills in the Lorefinder system, which provides a framework for your players to perform investigations without […]
Voting Open! Vote now for your favourites! Pelgrane Press has received ten nominations for the ENnie Awards 2012 in six categories, including three of the five Best Adventure categories. We are all rather chuffed, and I will take a flask of tea to the ceremony. Graham and Ken are both in in their own right, […]