By Ryven Cedrylle Bamaltaph The bamaltaph is a roughly horse-sized creature, though it more closely resembles a mole or similar burrowing mammal. They are covered in a short, bristly hair that protects their skin from being scratched by rocks as they dig, but is also short enough to easily shake out sand and silt. […]
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The ‘Create Your Own Icon’ Competition received a huge number of entries, each one was read and evaluated by our judge and co-author of 13th Age, Rob Heinsoo. The winner, Andrew Collins, will receive the pre-order and limited edition of 13th Age and the runner up, Adam Dray will receive a $25 Pelgrane voucher. Congratulations! […]
by John Adamus This happened to me: 6:30pm EST Okay, I’m sitting at the table, my 4 players are all around me. It’s Thursday night, and I’ve spent the last 3 nights going over every detail of this outline and getting every nuance of the villain in my head. I know the accent I’ll use. […]
By Kevin Kulp Preparedness and Flashbacks Ask for a flashback when a character uses their Preparedness skill to produce a particularly impressive result, especially if they have 8+ or a MOS. This doesn’t need to be any more complicated than the player narrating what they did ahead of time to make sure their plan succeeds. […]
By Robin D. Laws “It was not a significant bullet. I am not afraid.” – filmmaker Werner Herzog, upon being shot by a passing assailant wielding a sniper rifle in the midst of a television interview Hit points have remained a part of the roleplaying design lexicon since the beginning because they serve […]
Here are August’s playtesting opportunities. Owl Hoot Trail by Clinton R. Nixon and Kevin Kulp, Sisters of Sorrow, a new Trail of Cthulhu adventure from Adam Gauntlett, and The Gaean Reach by Robin Laws based on the series of books by Jack Vance. Each playtest has its own email link. Please click the link to […]
August is GenCon month, but due to Beth’s foresight we are able to release a just-in-time Page XX. GenCon became a hard target for three new print releases, and when we get back, all these pre-orders will be going out. 13th Age will be the only outstanding pre-order left. These new releases are Night’s Black […]
After much preparation, a great leviathan lurches its head from the dark waters of podcasting. Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff, the new podcast featuring Pelgrane Press stalwarts Kenneth Hite and Robin D. Laws, is now live. Bookmark its popping site, as festooned by the finest cartoon stylings of John Kovalic, whose Dork Tower is […]
This month we celebrate Page XX’s ENnie nomination for Best Website with a super-duper bumper edition. A plethora of other Pelgrane products have been nominated in six categories, and you can read the full roster here. Our first Night’s Black Agents adventure The Zalozhniy Quartet is on pre-order, and the Stone Skin Press Kickstarter is […]
See Page XX shall this month be known as ‘ENnie Award Nominated See Page XX’ so we have a great collection of articles for your reading and viewing pleasure. First up is another dose of gaming wisdom from the guru himself, Robin D Laws, and of course the monthly round up of all things Pelgrane, […]