Another day, another fantastic review for 13th Age – in this case, coming from Extrakun over on RPG.net, who rated it a 5 (Excellent!) for both Style and Substance. Describing it as a “lean and mean medium crunch game which is a blast to play”, Extrakun goes on to explain that: “I have been looking […]
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This just in from the printers. The book blocks are printing now, but they are going on a three-week break, and the books will be bound in early July to hit our delivery times. Craig Landers, who has taken this product under his Texan wing, tells us that their presses run at 12,000 sheets per […]
In the latest episode of their well-fortified podcast, Ken and Robin Talk the On Words conference, Jack Vance, defensive scenarios and The Nazi Occult.
Christian is very close to being finished with the layout for Hillfolk, and it’s really capturing the feel of the game. We’ve also had a picture from the printers of one of the bags for the Hillfolk tokens. Here are some initial mock-ups of how the books, the cards and the bag will look.
In the latest episode of their mayor-hounding podcast, Ken and Robin talk transhuman PCs, journalist burn, more Rob Ford, and the 1928 Baltimore space program.
Eternal Lies is an epic campaign for Trail of Cthulhu, the tabletop RPG written by Will Hindmarch, Jeff Tidball and Jeremy Keller. Video by Mike Torr and James Semple, featuring the voice of Wil Wheaton, with music from the soundtrack album The Complete Eternal Lies Suite. Eternal Lies and the Complete Eternal Lies Suite are […]
Jack Vance, master-story teller, is dead. He died aged 96, with a huge body of work and a wide but subtle influence as part of his legacy. In his eponymous story, Mazirian the Magician encompasses spells, forcing them with great effort into his cerebellum then releasing them at moments of narrative convenience. They are gone […]
13th Age is at the printers, the Complete Eternal Lies Suite (featuring a voiceover by none other than Wil Wheaton) is available to download, and the Strange Aeons edition of Eternal Lies is available for pre-order. Plus, there’s the latest installment in the Ken Writes About Stuff subscription (updated on your order page now if […]
In the latest episode of their insidiously well-connected podcast, Ken and Robin talk the games they’re running right now, Beyonce illuminated, pastiche and Jamestown cannibalism.
Erik Kain recently gave 13th Age an excellent review on Forbes.com, saying: “…one of the best systems I’ve encountered—and I’ve either played or read the rules to countless d20 systems at this point—is 13th Age, a game cobbled together by Jonathan Tweet and Rob Heinsoo.” He then goes on to say: “13th Age is … […]