13th Age features icons, powerful NPCs with whom the player characters have a relationship. The High Druid is one such icon. You can read about the others, here and chose your favourite and enter our competition. HIGH DRUID The High Druid is the champion of the resurgent Wild, and the spiritual and magical leader of […]
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Yesterday morning I decided to take advantage of the buy-15-and-you-finally-get-1-free card I had from Starbucks. I rolled on down the hill to the drive-through, made the order, pulled up to the window and reached for the postcard where I’d thrown it in the passenger seat. “That’s odd,” I thought. “There’s a 13th Age postcard in […]
I intend to continue posting behind-the-scenes development of the key Icons from the upcoming RPG 13th Age (at least the images that are, at present, available online). Here’s the description of the Lich King from the 13th Age press release: ” The Lich King was a powerful wizard who ruled the land in ancient times, […]
Happy Friday the 13th! I have a relevant announcement for today. The numerical synchronicity has me giddy, but furthermore, I’ve been keeping my mouth shut about this project for months now and I’m thrilled to be able to share the news. I’ve been drawing character designs for a new game by two very […]
As I mentioned in an earlier post, this past weekend Jonathan Tweet spoke publicly for the first time about 13th Age, the new fantasy roleplaying game that he’s designing with Rob Heinsoo for Pelgrane Press. Players of 13th Age take the roles of fortune-seeking adventurers in a world where powerful individuals called Icons pursue goals that […]
Jonathan Tweet, co-designer of 13th Age, will be at Norwescon in Seattle, WA this weekend — and he might reveal a thing or two about the game. (Okay, he will definitely reveal a thing or two about the game. He’s been dying to talk about it for weeks.) He’ll also have a limited number of […]
The first round of playtesting for 13th Age is now closed. The next round will open in April. Stay tuned! 13th Age System: New Written by: Jonathan Tweet and Rob Heinsoo Deadline: Preliminary feedback 30th April. Full feedback 30th May. What it’s about: 13th Age is a love letter to D&D: a rules-light, story-oriented RPG […]