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Inspired by the new rune narration mechanics in the upcoming 13th Age in Glorantha book, I’m experimenting with a twist on the icon relationship rules in my Dragon Empire 13th Age campaign. As before, a roll of a 5 or a 6 on the six-sider gains an icon relationship advantage. But in this campaign, the […]
The Dragon Empire faces a terrifying threat from the skies in this FREE ENnie award winning 13th Age adventure by ASH LAW. Fantasy adventure meets cosmic horror in the 13th Age Roleplaying Game, as the adventurers face strange beings banished to the stars in a previous age! Can they stop the creation of a portal that will […]
[by Sean Clark – orginally published on his Heavy Metal GM blog.] As stated many times before, 13th Age is designed to make your characters feel awesome and immensely powerful without making it a ridiculous cake-walk. It seems like in the past, the genre had started to move in that direction with the minions […]
Tides of Fate: Part 1 The Dragon Empire is under attack by strange creatures called star-masks, monsters that fall from the stars themselves. But if the legends are true, there’s a chance to take the fight to the enemy. The magical ship Ostulti, created in the age of the Wizard King, is a flying fortress that can ascend to the […]
With a sly flourish on Twitter, Michael E. Shea asked how Jonathan Tweet and I ask for skill checks: Attribute? “Choose an appropriate background?” First Method There are a couple of ways to call for checks in 13th Age. Jonathan’s is simplest, and he gave it on Twitter (at @JonathanMTweet if you’re not following him […]
Ironfire: Part 2 The dwarven city of Frostfire has a problem—raids by the Orc Lord have caused the Dwarf King to withdraw his troops from the area, and criminal gangs and cults are taking advantage of the opportunity. The Dwarf King has agreed to trade the meteorite that holds the key to stopping the pernicious […]
by Jonathan Tweet and Rob Heinsoo When creating characters in a d20-rolling RPG, some of us will always want to roll ability scores. Others hate the randomness, or the risk of rolling up a less-then-competent characters, and opt for point-buy systems. In our games, we let players choose the method they like. When we make […]
May 13 is the only Friday the 13th in 2016, and the Diabolist is performing one of her biggest demon-summoning rituals yet! We’re getting reports of hellholes opening across the Dragon Empire. Strange things are emerging from them, and reality is warping in startling ways. Hellhole #1 A whirling tornado of cursed coins. Effect: All 13th Age […]
Telling Stories with 13th Age Icons Mark Morrison is one-half of Campaign Coins, who have a Kickstarter for official 13th Age Coins & Icon Tokens in May 2016. He has also written scenarios for Call of Cthulhu and Elric! I’ve been helping my friend Andre Bishop run Campaign Coins since 2011, and it’s all Rob […]