by Kevin Kulp It’s not an obvious choice, but the new high-damage combat system makes Swords of the Serpentine work in some very interesting ways. When I tell a Trail of Cthulhu player that there’s a swords & sorcery game using GUMSHOE, they sometimes look concerned and ask me “…Why?” I laugh every time, in […]
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by Kevin Kulp Pelgrane Press’s upcoming fantasy GUMSHOE game, Swords of the Serpentine, has any number of ways to be a hero. Investigative abilities define the knowledge and abilities you use to gather leads and clues while adventuring. Swords of the Serpentine has shared General and Investigative abilities that are available to any Hero, but […]
The latest edition of See Page XX is out now! Featuring the much-anticipated Swords of the Serpentine playtest, The Yellow King RPG articles, team changes, a quick Trail of Cthulhu adventure, occult tomes, and a shout-out for GMs for Origins and Gen Con 2019, it’s all in this month’s See Page XX!
It’s a new year and a new Pelgrane, with a lot of changes around our virtual office. Simon has now started his one-year sabbatical, and to cover the skills gap left by his absence, we’re welcoming Sadhbh Warren to the team. She’s joining us on a temporary contract as a Project Manager, and will be continuing Simon’s […]
January is a month for new beginnings, and we’ve got a lot of changes going on in the company at the moment which you can read more about in this month’s View From the Pelgrane’s Nest article. In terms of new releases, as well as the Director’s Screen and Resource Guide for Night’s Black Agents, we’re also releasing […]
If you are interested in playtesting any of these games, please email us with the adventure you wish to playtest in the subject line. Title: Swords of the Serpentine System: GUMSHOE Author: Kevin Kulp, Emily Dresner Deadline: February 28th Number of sessions: 2-8 Description: Swords of the Serpentine is a sword & sorcery game of investigation, […]
Hello to you all! My name is Sadhbh, which is pronounced Sive like five, and I am so very excited to be joining Pelgrane as their part-time Project Manager. Over the next few months I’ll be getting to grips with their bugbears, starting work on their big ideas, and getting involved in all the things […]
The Swords of the Serpentine playtest is now live! SotS is the upcoming fantasy GUMSHOE game from Kevin Kulp (TimeWatch) and Emily Dresner (the Dungeonomics column at www.critical-hits.com). The full game will be available in 2019, traditionally published by Pelgrane Press with advance pre-orders, and we’ll open up those pre-orders in the months before publication. […]
This months’ View is more remote than usual, coming to you from the heady heights of New York City, where I’m waiting for my flight back to Europe after PAX Unplugged. This was our second time at this Philadelphia-based show, and it went very well for us this year. I’m very excited by how our […]
We’re back in the office from our outings to PAX Unplugged in Philadelphia and Dragonmeet in London, just in time to bring you plenty of gifts. Leading the way is a great present for the Night’s Black Agents Director in your life – a GM Screen and Resource Guide, just what they always wanted! Bring the horrors […]