An interviewer once asked us, “If someone has never played a tabletop RPG, why would 13th Age be a good game for them to try?” Well, that interview never ran, so we’re going to share our answers here. We designed 13th Age for experienced GMs, but it can be a great entry point into the hobby for new […]
I’m glad tabletop culture still seems to respect elder wisdom. Otherwise I’d be reluctant to tell you how long I’ve been doing GM Masterclass panels. Over time a few questions change, but some stay the same. One question you don’t get much anymore: the once-standard, “How do we get new blood into the hobby?” This […]
In the latest episode of their ursine-aware podcast, Ken and Robin talk adventure design symbiosis, deep GUMSHOE tips, new Asian action, and the changed bear timeline.
It all started in 2011, even before Night’s Black Agents was published. Or perhaps it all started in 1890, when Bram Stoker began outlining the tale of “Count Wampyr” of Styria after a nightmare caused by eating “a surfeit of dressed crab,” according to his son. But I’m going to start it in […]
In the world of Mutant City Blues, so-called muters pursue an obsessive hobby. Fascinated by people granted extraordinary powers by the Sudden Mutation Event, they attempt to log personal sightings of mutations used in the wild. Like bird watchers, they maintain journals logging their sightings. The object of the exercise is to tick off all […]
The Secret War is coming to England. Will you be ready? It is 1927. As Britain continues her slow recovery, August Darcy, a young journalist, is seized with a strange obsession. He must recover the very essence of England – her traditions, customs, and legends – and he must do that even at the cost […]
This Halloween, a legendary horror walks again – do your customers have what it takes to face the Lord of the Undead himself? DRACULA DOSSIER PRE-RELEASE RETAIL BUNDLE: Act now to get the full Dracula Dossier kit at a 20% discount with a limited edition print — details below! What Is The Dracula Dossier? Dracula is […]
In Raymond Chandler’s short story “Nevada Gas,” Johnny De Ruse, one of his proto-Marlowe protagonists, pays a hotel detective for answers to questions. In GUMSHOE terms, he’s clearly using the Bargaining ability. Before De Ruse gives him the dough, he extracts a promise not to tip off the man he’s investigating. A few beats later, […]
Downloads Download the Night’s Black Agents Dracula Dossier character sheet here Download a Blank Conspyramid Download Perveniet Calix, a Dracula Dossier Series Pitch by Ryan Macklin Download the Dracula Dossier theme tune by James Semple Download a cross-referenced PDF of nodes, characters, and places in the Director’s Handbook, by Rickard Gudbrand Download a Director’s Screen, by […]