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See Page XX – January 2026
See Page XX: The Pelgrane Press webzine
January 2026 Edition
VIEW FROM THE PELGRANE’S NEST: ROSES ARE RED EDITION by Robin D. Laws: Studio update with Page Turners releasing, 13th Age 2E in stock and heading to retail, Paragon Blade off the presses, Fear Itself: Shattered Veil next to print, and progress notes across Ballad Hunters, Trail of Cthulhu 2E, Cassilda’s Song, Pillars Built on Sand, and more.
PELGRANE PRESS SEEKS CUSTOMER AND PLATFORM RELATIONSHIP MANAGER by Cat Tobin: Job posting for a remote role handling customer support and platform relationships across store and crowdfunding channels.
RUN GAMES FOR PELGRANE AT GEN CON 2026! by Cat Tobin: Call for volunteer GMs to run Pelgrane sessions at Gen Con, with signup details and GM perks.
SEE P. XX: RAGNAROK AT THE OK CORRAL by Robin D. Laws: DramaSystem pitch for THE KRAKEN, casting players as the Aesir dealing with what comes after Ragnarok, playable as a one-shot or mini-series.
THE TOMB SWITCHERS by Robin D. Laws: Trail of Cthulhu scenario hook set around an Egyptian dig where missing people and shifting artifacts point to deeper weirdness.
13TH AGE 2E PREGENERATED CHARACTER BUILDS: BLAZING CLERIC by Jay Godden: 13th Age 2E build focused on ranged spell pressure and party support via Domain invocations, with a full level plan and sheets.
13TH AGE 2E PREGENERATED CHARACTER BUILDS: FANATIC BARBARIAN by Jay Godden: 13th Age 2E build built around mobile, high-risk offense and primal options, with a full level plan and sheets.
THIS MONTH’S PREVIEW
Ballad Hunters Design Diary: The Regency Setting
by Tristan Zimmerman
Why set Ballad Hunters in 1813 England and Scotland? Tristan explains how the Regency offers familiar touchstones like Austen, Napoleonic war, and Luddite unrest, then refocuses the spotlight onto the ordinary people the game is really about, where hard times and personal conflict drive play. He also notes that folklore studies were taking shape in this era, making it a natural fit for investigators who treat ballads as living material. The book includes a focused setting chapter, especially along the Anglo-Scottish border.
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13th Age Second Edition Boxed Set
The 13th Age Second Edition Boxed Set packs the full fantasy toolkit, pairing a Heroes’ Handbook for players with a Game Master’s Guide brimming with foes and adventures, plus a sturdy GM screen so you can launch high-energy, narrative-driven campaigns right out of the box.
13th Age Heroes’ Handbook
The world won’t save itself!
Living dungeons rip up from the depths, flying realms crash to earth, dark overlords seize ancient thrones, and the Empire’s protectors stumble.
It’s time for your heroes to answer the call!
13th Age is a new, improved edition of the d20-rolling fantasy game of unique heroes, gripping combat, group storytelling, and high adventure.
13th Age Gamemaster’s Guide
The 13th Age Gamemaster’s Guide arms you with ready-to-run adventures, clever encounter tools, and deep advice on pacing, villains, and flexible improvisation, turning every session of 13th Age into fast-moving, cinematic fantasy.
The Art of 13th Age
The Art of 13th Age is a treasure hoard for Dragon Empire enthusiasts, crammed with full-color spreads, concept sketches, and designer commentary that let you pore over every rune-etched sword, snarling owlbear, and iconic archmage in glorious detail.
You can track the status of planned releases and works-in-progress from the Google Sheet in this article:
Pillars Built On Sand
A ruthless cabal of power brokers and hidden cultists schemes to undermine Eversink’s divine blessing, its river-fed trade, and its promise that anyone can rise, shaking the city’s future to the mud beneath its canals. The campaign offers five tightly linked Swords of the Serpentine scenarios you can run in sequence for a full arc or lift as standalone adventures. STATUS: In proofreading.
Boundary of the Darkness
The Lunar Society are a dining club of natural philosophers, industrialists, and radical intellectuals, the embodiment of the Enlightenment. They have wealth, knowledge, and principles. Simultaneously, members of the Bluestockings Society, who meet to discuss art, literature, and politics, have—in their most secret meetings—formed Friends of Blue, a private organisation set up to protect the world from the devastating knowledge of the Mythos. Boundary of the Darkness is an 18th century campaign frame for Trail of Cthulhu by Phil Masters and Sarah Saltiel. STATUS: Proofreading complete.
Page Turners
First Edition is the game of personal storytelling for one player and one GM. Incorporating new rules by GUMSHOE One-2-One and DramaSystem designer Robin D. Laws, First Edition features an accessible framework for creating compelling solo protagonist narratives. STATUS: Releasing in February.
Cassilda’s Song
A massive scenario series by Robin D. Laws for The Yellow King Roleplaying Game, which spans all four of its core sequences.Its overarching plot turns on a contest between the two daughters of the King in Yellow, Cassilda and Camilla, who race with one another to destroy the timelines, winning the favor of their pallid father. Camilla seeks a cataclysm of blood and fire. Cassilda intends to dissolve reality into hallucinatory delirium. STATUS: Art is being commissioned.
Merryshire Detective Club
In Merryshire Detective Club, an upcoming core GUMSHOE game from the brilliantly comforting mind of superstar writer-designer Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan, you play amateur detectives in a cosy-fantasy setting. Your band of plucky investigators solves mysteries (quite often, murder mysteries) that crop up with remarkable regularity in the lovely little village you’ll design together. Gameplay mixes deduction and investigation with comic absurdity and plenty of cakes. (No giant tentacle monsters or vampiric conspiracies, we’ve quite enough of those, thank you.) STATUS: Playtests available.
Outside Entities
Raging from the indifferent depths of a hostile universe, gods and creatures cut from Trail of Cthulhu Second Edition come rampaging back in Outside Entities. Chill once more to revamped envisionings of Daoloth, Mordiggian, Quachil Uttaus, and Y’golonac. Send your Investigators into deadly confrontations with sand-dwellers, shan, and lloigor. Submit to the bizarre imaginings of Trail of Cthulhu designer Kenneth Hite as he fever-dreams of a new titan, avatars of Y’golonac, those strangely under-utilized space vampires the Nioth-Korghai, and the malitia vetus, a never before gamified beastie straight from Lovecraft’s nightmares. STATUS: Art is being commissioned.
13th Age Starter Set
Rob Heinsoo and Wade Rockett have been working on a 13th Age Starter Set. This slimmed-down rules set and a one-arc introductory adventure in a box will serve as a lower-cost entry point than the full two-book Second Edition slipcase. STATUS: Being written.
Crowdfunding News
Fear Itself: Shattered Veil Edition
We successfully funded a Gamefound campaign for Fear Itself: Shattered Veil Edition, featuring a hardback cover, improved art, and The Ocean Game expansion. Late pledges available!
Ballad Hunters Kickstarter
We’re thrilled to announce that our folkloric occult RPG Ballad Hunters will enter crowdfunding soon. This edition debuts musical magic rules, eerie case files, and lavish period art. We have determined a launch date of March 2026. Follow our updates for art reveals, musical magic previews, and case file teases as we head toward launch.
Merryshire Detective Club
We’re preparing Merryshire Detective Club, a cosy-fantasy core GUMSHOE game of village mysteries, quick wits, and plenty of cake, for crowdfunding in Q2 2026. Follow our updates for previews, playtest notes, and first looks at art and case material.
Eternal Lies Boxed Set Crowdfunding
We’re excited to announce plans for a crowdfunding campaign to reprint Eternal Lies! This edition will feature exciting improvements, which we’ll reveal soon. Eternal Lies Boxed Set crowdfunding is postponed to late 2026. Follow our updates for first looks inside the box, schedule news, and a preview link ahead of the late 2026 campaign.
POLL
Icon Followers: Cover Art Query
by Rob Heinsoo
Bestiary 3: Icon Followers won’t be crowdfunded until 2027, but it’s time to get its cover illustration handled. Like the covers of the Heroes’ Handbook and Gamemaster’s Guide, the cover of Icon Followers will be a collaboration between Lee Moyer and Aaron McConnell.
What’s going to be on the cover? That’s what you can help decide. The book is a mix of stories and stats for various magicians, warriors, guards, and agents of the various icons. Who is a monster and who is an NPC? That split, if any, is up to your campaign.
The poll below lists creatures who could be on the cover. Vote for your top 3. We’ll put together a cover with the top 2, 3, or 4 vote-getters; the exact number will depend on the results and how Aaron and Lee decide to handle the cover balance.
I’ve already vetted the list to avoid using creatures who already have cover-status or are about to have it in upcoming books. Hence no elves or dwarves, they’ve got plenty of covers already.
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