by Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan Most cultures mark the deepest darkness of the winter and the turning of the year with feasts and rituals. Festivals often spread from one culture to another when peoples engage in trade, though the celebrations may lose their original meaning and acquire new ones in the transmission. By the time humans went […]
Conspiracy Horror in Trail of Cthulhu by Justin Farquhar These guidelines will help you to incorporate a thoroughly conspiratorial feel into your Trail of Cthulhu campaign. They make use of conspiracy mechanics found in Night’s Black Agents, so you will need a copy of the Night’s Black Agents (NBA) core rulebook as well as your […]
by Kevin Kulp One of my favorite things about GUMSHOE games is the Preparedness ability. It’s an ability that’s designed to eliminate gearing-up at the beginning of the play session. Instead of trying to guess at what weaponry, gear, explosives and devices you’re going to need for the mission, you’re assumed to bring a bunch […]
With the dying of the year, it’s time to read “The Festival” and to think of 2014. In this space, specifically, about the next year’s Ken Writes About Stuff installments. To get the good, or rather the known, stuff out of the way: January 2014: GUMSHOE Zoom: Mind Control. This is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful […]
This is a short update . I’ve gone for Buzzfeed-themed headlines for this View from A Pelgrane’s Nest – I hope you forgive my indulgence. Anything I haven’t mentioned is covered in my previous missive. This month we release Hillfolk and Blood on the Snow for DramaSystem, Albion’s Ransom: Worm of Sixty Winters for Esoterrorists, […]
Christmas comes but once a year, and it’s brought with it a host of Buzzfeed-themed headlines to enhance your seasonal cheer. So have a hot drink, sit back and relax with Some of The Most Incredible Things You’ll Read This Christmas. New Releases The Hillfolk Are Coming! Don’t Eat The Red Snow Blood on the […]
On the Dreams in the Lich House blog, reviewer Beedo says about the epic Eternal Lies campaign: “After spending the past few weeks reading this 400 page monster, Pelgrane has far exceeded my expectations.” Beedo continues, “The overarching theme of Eternal Lies is corruption, and the adventure does a fantastic job of grinding stability and […]
Another great review from Jonathan Hicks, the Farsight Blogger, about 13th Age. Jonathan says, “I think this is a great game. It’s wonderfully presented, colourful, full of flavour and brimming with great ideas that can not only work for 13th Age game but pretty much any roleplaying game, D&D or otherwise” Giving it a classy […]
On RPGNet, Kafka has given 13th Age an excellent 5 for Style and meaty 4 for substance. Describing the art as “truly phenomenal” and the writing as “superb”, Kafka states that “Purple prose is in abundance and makes reading a delight, as opposed to realms of rules and tables”, but also points out that: “The […]