I didn’t add this to the official Kickstarter promises at http://bit.ly/13TrueWays, but one thing I’m dying to do in the 13True Ways book for 13th Age is a map of the carved and magical back of a Koru behemoth. Koru behemoths were a wonderful suggestion from Keith Baker when Jonathan and Keith and I started […]
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For the ancient Hebrews, the most powerful living men virtually ranked among the gods. Thanks to Plato, today we think of God as infinite, something beyond human scope. But ancient people hadn’t been taught about infinity, and they viewed their gods as finite. Their gods were immortal, but they were not all powerful or all […]
“Axis, City of Swords…capital of the Dragon Empire, one of the 7 Cities. Axis is a city of wonders, military power, and martial competition. Gladiatorial games, skirmishes between noble houses, and staged holy wars hone the fighting spirit of an empire built on conquest.” –Text from the 13th Age Playtest I think the comparison between gladiatorial […]
Our sister company Profantasy Software, produces the industry standard map-making software Campaign Cartographer. Here are a choice of two cut-price bundles exclusive to Pelgrane customers – more than 15% off. The 13th Age Bundle This choice gets you the core map-making engine Campaign Cartographer 3 plus the Cartographer’s Annual 2012. In September, as part of […]
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 […]
This year at GenCon, my best friend and I are promoting 13th Age, our new fantasy RPG for people who want more story and more open-ended rules. Twelve years ago at GenCon 2000, some new friends and I were promoting D&D 3E, my corporation’s fantasy RPG. At GenCon twelve years before that, in 1988, my […]
Futile Position is revewing ENnie award nominated products, and they check out Lorefinder our Pathfinder/GUMSHOE mash-up here. Lorefinder adds Pelgrane Press’ Gumshoe investigation rules onto Paizo’s Pathfinder system. Over 40 pages long, Lorefinder thoroughly covers Races, Classes, Spells, and Skills in the Lorefinder system, which provides a framework for your players to perform investigations without […]
[ Ed: Steven Sander‘s has produced this distinctive image for Will Hindmarch’s GUMSHOE game Razed.] My approach to detailing the alien threats and adversaries of Razed was inspired by Ken Hite’s multifaceted approach to the Mythos in Trail of Cthulhu. Each style of enemy is not a single vision of alien menace but a category […]
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 […]
[Edit: Thank you all so much for this feedback. It’s very useful] This is the Pelgrane Press logo – one of two. It has served us well, but I am considering a redesign. Please vote on your views – be brutal, and feel free to comment. Vote entirely on the basis of aesthetics, not cost […]