by Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan Whence came Merryshire Detective Club? If we wish to be exceedingly nice and accurate, we can date it to after lunch on November 29th, 2023. Dragonmeet in London is one of the few times when all the far-flung Pelgranes return to the nest, and it’s become a tradition for one of us […]
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By Kevin Kulp This is the 14th in our series on non-human heroes in Swords of the Serpentine. Like the High Elves and Forest Elves entries, Mantis aren’t an easy fit into Eversink. This entry on Mantis is only recommended for use if you want to use Swords of the Serpentine to power a high […]
Ballad Hunters Poll As you know, we’re launching Ballad Hunters Kickstarter campaign this month. We have a question for you, coming right from old ballads.
By Jason Kraus Electronic games have popularized in-game achievements, while apps have seized that idea to drive user engagement. Pelgrane Press’s ENnie Award-winning Night’s Black Agents by Kenneth Hite expanded the use of achievements for TTRPGs by awarding immediate Ability refreshes during play. What follows is an effort to add Achievements to The Fall of […]
Pelgrane’s forthcoming RPG Ballad Hunters — described in this Page XX article — is about the Child Ballads. They’re named for their compiler, Harvard folklorist Francis James Child. His five-volume collection, published as The English and Scottish Popular Ballads in the late 1800s, is today the standard. Child did not tramp through the British countryside […]
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 […]
by Tristan Zimmerman Pelgrane’s forthcoming RPG Ballad Hunters — described in this Page XX article — is set in 1813 England and Scotland. This is the Regency era of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, of the Napoleonic wars, and of the Luddite revolts. It’s called the Regency because the reigning monarch, George III, is incapacitated […]
By Jay Godden In this series, I’m presenting two different pregenerated builds for every 13th Age Heroes’ Handbook character class, at all levels. My goal is to present complete mechanical builds using only standard elements and rules from the Heroes’ Handbook, ready for you to apply your own backgrounds, icon relationships, and One Unique Thing. […]
By Jay Godden In this series, I’m presenting two different pregenerated builds for every 13th Age Heroes’ Handbook character class, at all levels. My goal is to present complete mechanical builds using only standard elements and rules from the Heroes’ Handbook, ready for you to apply your own backgrounds, icon relationships, and One Unique Thing. […]