In the latest episode of their ENnie-winning podcast, Ken and Robin talk assassins, breaking into game design, contrivances and synarchy.
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See P. XX A column on roleplaying by Robin D. Laws As a general rule, writers learn to avoid repetition. In the immortal words of David Byrne, say something once, why say it again? When writing roleplaying material I have to keep reminding myself to strategically violate that general rule. If there’s one thing playtesting […]
The latest edition of See Page XX is out now, featuring new products Soldiers of Pen and Ink and The Seventh Circle, Hideous Creatures: Lloigor for KWAS non-subscribers (and The School of Night for subscribers) the final Series Pitch of the Month – Campus Desk, by John Kovalic – and a Stone Skin Press pre-order, Letters to […]
The skulking Outer Dark Entity known as the sulp crosses the membrane into places where humans keep the possessions they do not need but cannot quite bear to get rid of. Sulps can appear in warehouses, attics, derelict buildings or the squalid homes of hoarders. They most often manifest in self-storage facilities. The name sulp […]
In the latest episode of their ENnie-winning podcast, Ken and Robin talk Ripper DNA, the Great Ford Switch, TIFF picks, renegade chrononauts, and Feng Shui 2.
A scenario premise for Ashen Stars The lasers take a contract to stop an isolated planetary despot from starting a disastrous, self-destructive war. The mystery: how to do that. Since the Mohilar War the the planet Endemia has retreated from the rest of the Bleed. Their economy locked into a failed policy of self-determination, its […]
In this week’s very special episode, Ken and Robin talk live from Gen Con!
Have you ever noticed that having one really beautiful set of mechanics next to another really beautiful set of mechanics leads to lots and lots of friction and unforeseen attraction between them? It’s like the set of a CW show up in this Pelgrane design space, sometimes. Here’s how to take the wonderful Relationship rules […]
I’ve been asked at panels, on social media and in person about the effect of D&D 5th Edition on 13th Age. The concern is that 5e will negatively affect 13th Age sales is also averred to in this excellent review of the 13th Age Bestiary over at Geek Native. Won’t the new version of 5th […]
We found the shark man washed up on the shore, north of the spot where the Old Wall reaches the sea. The others, eager as always to declare themselves free from the constraints of mercy, would not aid him. I gave him a share of my meager catch and went hungry myself. He ate sparingly; […]