by Jim Webster [Editor’s Note: Jim Webster is the editor of the Excellent Prismatic Spray, and Peter Freeman is an excellent and prolific writer and contributor to both the Dying Earth and Stone Skin Press’s The New Hero anthology. Soon, they will be sharing excerpts from their enormous shared world fiction.] For the last few […]
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Heroes in the Dark have asked us if Trail of Cthulhu entries can be considered as well as entries forCthulhu Dark, and I was happy to agree. Submit the scenario with the subject line “Horrors in the Dark Scenario Submission” by email to heroesinthedark@gmail.com, with a return receipt to ensure delivery. If the file is […]
I asked on twitter “Which is the best D&D-like RPG game for kids (8+)? I’m after a game which a twelve-year-old could read and learn, and an eye-year-old can play. I got these suggestions: Kevin Kulp @KevinKulp13m Old School Hack (free online) played really well with kids of that age. Ian Ramsey @Reg0624m Check this out:newbiedm.com/rpgkids/ Nanouk @NookHarper29m […]
What an eventful month! 13th Age has received the most attention, and Night’s Black Agents is getting a lot of actual play love and resources. Flying Coffins, Adam Gauntlett’s World War One Trail adventure featuring Sopwith Camels against the Mythos is out now, and we release Titanic: The Millionaire’s Special, also by Adam in support […]
Most d20 games have powerful NPCs who shape the world behind the scenes. 13th Age brings them forward, making these thirteen powerful NPCs into icons the PCs will aid or oppose over the course of each campaign. Inventing your character’s relationship to the mighty icons who rule or shape the world is key to engaging […]
13th Age features icons, powerful NPCs with whom the player characters have a relationship. The High Druid is one such icon. You can read about the others, here and chose your favourite and enter our competition. HIGH DRUID The High Druid is the champion of the resurgent Wild, and the spiritual and magical leader of […]
13th Age includes powerful icons – NPCs PCs will aid or oppose over the course of each campaign. We include a summary of the icons here so you can vote for your favourite, and The High Druid, an example icon. The competition is quite simple. When you play 13th Age, we want you to make […]
Please read these competition rules carefully. If you enter one of our competitions, we will assume that you have read these rules and that you agree to them. 1. To enter a competition you must be 18 years old or over at the time of entry. 2. No purchase necessary. 3. Only one entry per […]
Today marks the 75th anniversary of HP Lovecraft’s death. Perhaps it’s morbid to mark his death rather than his birth, a little grim to dwell on the unstoppable ravages of time, indifferent and uncaring. Morbid? Perhaps. Appropriate? Definitely. For contrast, we add to this cocktail of the grim and the deathly a healthy dose of […]
Sometimes products are unappreciated, and it’s very hard to see why. I present to you four such treasures, and my speculation for their neglect. Until 16th March 2012 we are offering the chance to pick up one or more of these neglected gems at a 25% discount at the store in both print and PDF […]