Insurers specializing in high-end art have become increasingly worried by the proportion of their clients’ art collections stored in a small handful of warehouses, mostly in Switzerland. By stashing their art at a so-called free port, the hyper-rich avoid taxes and customs fees. To rip this story from the headlines, we can see an obvious […]
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Share a link to your online playlist for Night’s Black Agents (or just your suggestions) on Twitter with the hashtag #nightsblackagents — or leave a comment below — and we’ll pass it along. We can always use more cool spy music in our lives. And if you listen to cool spy music and haven’t ordered the [REDACTED] […]
Pookie over at Reviews from R’lyeh has posted a review of Adam Gauntlett’s (Not So Quiet, Hell Fire) newest Trail offering, Flying Coffins. You can read the full review here. Overall, Flying Coffins is a very different one-shot, one that captures both the uncaring nature of the Mythos and the uncaring nature of early aerial […]
We’ve wanted to do ePub versions for a while now, and the lucky Night’s Black Agents pre-orderers now have the ePub included with their bundle. We are awaiting feedback from pre-orderers, as there will no doubt be teething problems, but it should get easier in future. Next up for the treatment will be the Esoterrorists […]
Here are some actual playtest reports for Night’s Black Agents Tinker Tailor Vampire Die For those that do not know, Night’s Black Agents is Pelgrane Press’ newest game, a combination spy thriller, eldritch horror, vampire suspense tale. I adore this game and would bear it’s RP-babies if it would let me. Mechanically, GUMSHOE is pretty […]
In DERF, like Skulduggery, characters are created by the random assignment of attitudes and abilities. To this end, Hilary Wade has created six male and six female portraits which will fit any of the descriptions. Here are the womenfolk. She has reached a new level of drollery with these efforts.
In response to playtest comments, I’ve simplified one of the core systems of the DramaSystem engine, which powers the Hillfolk game. To test this, I’ve started up a non-Hillfolk game with the Thursday night group, because we already laid that epic series to its fitting conclusion. This time I threw the choice of setting open […]
“The Dwarf King is lord of Forge, the dwarves’ new homeland beneath the mountains. He’d love to reclaim the dwarven Underhome lost to war against the dark elves and the creatures of the deeps. But now that the Empire is stumbling, the dwarves find themselves manning the mountain walls that shield the Empire from the orcs […]
Pookie has reviewed our charity adventure, The Millionaire’s Special, over at Reviews from R’lyeh. You can read the full review here. A unique setting serves to tighten a well-worn plot and so make RMS Titanic: The Millionaire’s Special a memorable one-shot. All proceeds from the sale of this adventure will go to the Heroes in […]
Concept art for 13th Age interior. This art is intentionally different to the icon art, and the art and layout design will reflect the multiplicity of viewpoints within the setting. Oh, and the druid will have a staff not a scimitar.