Many great nations and peoples have measured the passage of time through myriad methods, too numerous for me to list or spend the time trawling Wikipedia for information. I imagine few – if any – have ever ticked off the passage of time by gaming conventions. However, when you’re the wingman to a woman who […]
Author Archives: Cat Tobin
by James Palmer Dracula the Warlord – In life, Vlad Tepes was a man who would go to any end to win. In death, he’s worse. Being a vampire is only one part of his toolkit, and while he uses it, he’ll never become dependent on it. You pull a cross? He pulls a gun. You don’t invite […]
A Poison Tree is a campaign for Trail of Cthulhu, a generational saga that spans the globe and 350 years of history. The players take on different roles across five chapters and three interludes, beginning in rural Wales in the seventeenth century, passing through settings as diverse as revolutionary-era Massachusetts, South Africa in the 1890s, […]
The original 1894 Operation Edom brief, key memos, secret military maps of Transylvania, précis of reports from Balkan battlefronts and German academies alike, and plans for the next century’s battle for control of the Un-Dead — these are the Hawkins Papers. The handouts that make up the Hawkins Papers are as improvisational as the […]
This month, in See Page XX, pre-order Cthulhu Apocalypse for Trail of Cthulhu, find out about our ENnie nominations, get advice about using interpersonal abilities and pyramids to drive story in your games, and playtest some one-shot story games. Our new releases include Cthulhu Apocalypse; the KWAS edition Hideous Creatures: The Great Race of Yith, […]
June has been a busy month! Our trips to two big conventions (UK Games Expo and the Origins Game Fair) have meant we’ve been on the road for a lot of June. Still, it’s always great to catch with Pelgrane fans, writers and GMs. Roll on Gen Con! Production of the two core Dracula Dossier […]
This is the first in a series of interviews with GMs who enjoy running and playing Pelgrane Press games. Ruth Tillman is the deserved first on the list. She’s runs convention games, notably Trail of Cthulhu at GenCon. She co-hosts The Double Shadow, a Clark Ashton Smith Podcast and writes about Weird Gaming for The Illuminerdy […]
If you are interested any of these games, please email me with the game you wish to playtest in the subject line. Before the Storm System: Standalone, freeform Author: Joanna Piancastelli Deadline: August 15th Description: It’s the last few hours of the world as you know it. Tomorrow morning, the Stormsworn will attack, a […]
This month, in Page XX, pre-order Gods, Memes and Monsters from Stone Skin Press, see some cartography from the Dracula Dossier, do a 13th Age trivia quiz and playtest some one-shot story games. Our new releases include Gods, Memes and Monsters; the KWAS edition Spear of Destiny, Hideous Creatures: The Great Race of Yith for […]
Convention season is upon us once more, and this month’s See Page XX sees us at UK Games Expo in Birmingham (booth P38 in the Palace room), and heading from there to Origins Game Fair (booth 709) in Columbus, OH, so please do come and say hi if you’re around. Work on the Dracula Dossier […]