Fallen Icons – the Gold King Three of our new epic-tier monsters in the 13th Age Bestiary 2 were once icons. The Gold King, Forest that Walks, and the Great Ghoul have new game mechanics that model the fact that even fallen icons are much harder to dislodge from reality that normal monsters. The defeat […]
by Rob Heinsoo When we wrote the 13th Age core book, Jonathan and I traded off writing Chapter 8: The Dragon Empire. I got the chapter rolling with a big rush of ideas I’d always wanted to use in a fantasy campaign. Jonathan added many sections, then I rolled back through to finish the chapter […]
On November 2nd, 1936, the world died. Only 100 copies of this faux-leatherbound limited edition Cthulhu Apocalypse exist in this reality. 50 will be made available to customers in the US & Canada, and 50 will be made available to customers outside the US & Canada. The books are faux leather with gold foil, and each […]
THE BARBARIAN By ASH LAW In this series by ASH LAW, we feature two different builds for every 13th Age character class, at all levels. ASH suggests how the builds might be used, and offers tips on playing each character. Stats are based on the point-buy method, and the characters have no non-standard elements. This time, we […]
THE BARBARIAN By ASH LAW In this series by ASH LAW, we feature two different builds for every 13th Age character class, at all levels. ASH suggests how the builds might be used, and offers tips on playing each character. Stats are based on the point-buy method, and the characters have no non-standard elements. This time, we […]
Download our Free RPG Day 2017 offering – a 13th Age/TimeWatch double adventure! Download the adventure PDF here 13th Age – Swords Against Owlbears Where do Owlbears come from? A wizard did it. Still does it, in fact. Her name is the Maker of Many. Her experiments push the boundaries of life and death, of madness and […]
In the latest episode of their yurt-dotted podcast, Ken and Robin talk tech McGuffins, Baron von Ungern-Sternberg, transformational to icon, and Roger Babson.
In the latest episode of their towering podcast, Ken and Robin talk Gygaxian naturalism, Utah giants, the path from game to story and Elvis/Nixon.
The scene in which the hero is taken prisoner by adversaries is as deep a staple of adventure fiction as you could ask for. In roleplaying this basic scene has always acted as bugaboo. Players cling vehemently to their characters’ agency. Some would rather have their characters killed than tossed in a cell. If we […]
Ever hungry for new sources of terror, we just received seven gods and titans for use in any Trail of Cthulhu campaign, from player Nick Ingham. He says: “Some have been mentioned in supplements like the Bookhounds of London, but not properly described like the ones in the core rulebook. Others I just like. In […]