See Page XX – January 2014

A new year and a new See Page XX to go with it. We’re doing our bit to help make this being the best ever new year with a selection of fantastic new products, including two new Stone Skin Press books, Vancian sci-fi game The Gaean Reach, as well as the latest edition of KWAS (a GUMSHOE: Zoom about mind control) and the latest Series Pitch of the Month. You might also have noticed Kevin Kulp’s TimeWatch Kickstarter is now live and rocketing through its stretch goals – go pledge if you haven’t already, and if you have, tell your friends!

Juicy articles this month include a 13 True Ways update by Rob Heinsoo; 13th Age character classes from Christopher J. Ferguson and Casey Peavler; a 1st Age Cleric class by Mark Craddock; a new 13th Age monster by Ryven Cedrylle, inspired by the forthcoming 13th Age Bestiary; the advantages of strongholds in 13th Age, by Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan; and an expansion of the “Dicey Moves” section of the 13th Age rulebook by Brian Slaby. Simon’s written ALL the things this month, too, including an examination of 13th Age compared to Trail of Cthulhu from the Pelgrane perspective, and a look back at 2013, our most successful year to date,  as well as his usual View from the Pelgrane’s Nest. And to finish us off, check out the scenarios available for playtesting this month, Kenneth Hite’s Call of Chicago, and Robin D. Laws’ rather topical article about time travel in other GUMSHOE settings.

New Releases

• Schemers, a Stone Skin Press fiction anthology about Machiavellian maneuvering and grand schemes
• The New Gothic, a Stone Skin Press fiction anthology reclaiming the Gothic tradition from vegetarian vampires and friendly ghosts
• The Gaean Reach, a new RPG based on the science-fiction works of Dying Earth author Jack Vance featuring a GUMSHOE-meets-Skulduggery system
• GUMSHOE Zoom – Mind Control – You want to buy Ken’s writing about stuff. And pledge to our Kickstarter.
• Series Pitch of the Month – This month’s edition is Hold the Chain, by Matthew McFarland

Articles

• View from the Pelgrane’s Nest – In a shorter column this month, Simon Rogers talks through current and upcoming projects
• Trail of Cthulhu and the 13th Age – Simon goes through the similarities between Pelgrane’s work on Trail of Cthulhu and 13th Age
• Pelgrane Biz 2013 post – 2013 was a very good year for Team Pelgrane. Simon explains why, using his famous unlabelled-axis graphs and pie charts.
• Time Travel in the rest of GUMSHOE – As the TimeWatch Kickstarter gets into full swing, Robin D. Laws takes a look at time travel in other GUMSHOE settings
• Call of Chicago: The Case Of the Overly Ambitious Blurb Kenneth Hite
• How Will The TimeWatch Kickstarter Went – Kevin Kulp updates us on the TimeWatch Kickstarter
• January playtesting – Eyes of the Stone Thief for 13th Age, The Seventh Circle for Fear Itself, Bill White’s The New World and Mythos Expeditions for Trail of Cthulhu are all up for testing this month

13th Age

• Enter the Owlbear Caption Competition
• Trail of Cthulhu and the 13th Age – Simon goes through the similarities between Pelgrane’s work on Trail of Cthulhu and 13th Age
• Horizon, Commanders, Mummies – A 13 True Ways update by Rob Heinsoo
• Treasures of a Past Age – Strongholds Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan discusses the strategic advantages of a stronghold n 13th Age
• Dicey Stunts for 13th Age Brian Slaby writes an expansion of the “Dicey Moves” section of the 13th Age core rule book
• 1st Age: Cleric Mark Craddock writes up a Cleric class for the 1st Age
• New 13th Age monster – the Uchawa Ryven Cedrylle spotlights one of the new monsters from the 13th Age Bestiary
• 13th Age character class – the Witch Christopher J. Ferguson designed this new character class – what do you think? Let us know in the forums.
• 13th Age character class – the Eldcaller Casey Peavler’s created a new character class – find out what people think in the forums.

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