In the various mystery sub-genres, suspects shadow, spy upon and track the detectives at least as often as the investigators stake them out. Yet roleplayers react to being watched with less sang froid than do their fictional counterparts. Like imprisonment, enemy surveillance falls into the category of plot elements that players resist, because they seem […]
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If you are interested any of these games, please email me with the game you wish to playtest in the subject line. The Strangling Sea System: 13th Age Author: Robin D. Laws Duration: 2-3 sessions Deadline: 28th February Description: In this 13th Age adventure for a party of 4-6 1st-level adventurers, our heroes […]
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The latest Page XX featuring new releases, articles and a competition is out now! New Releases Schemers, a Stone Skin Press fiction anthology about Machiavellian maneuvering and grand schemes The New Gothic, a Stone Skin Press fiction anthology reclaiming the Gothic tradition from vegetarian vampires and friendly ghosts The Gaean Reach, a new RPG based […]
Forty years ago this month (as far as we can work out), Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson first advertised that the Lake Geneva Tactical Studies Association had “released its set of fantasy campaign rules (Dungeons and Dragons)”. Little did they – or indeed, anyone – suspect how big this innovative game would get, and the […]
The Eyes of the Stone Thief campaign pits the player characters against a vengeful Living Dungeon that steals things from the surface. Castles, mostly, but also wizard’s towers, druid circles, enchanted waterfalls, dragon’s lairs, unholy temples, kobold-infested gold mines or unattended oceans. One of the amusing consequences of this is that the GM can throw […]
By Brian Slaby Dicey Stunts is an expansion of the “Dicey Moves” section of the 13th Age core rule book, which allows for any character to exercise their narrative creativity during combat — much like a Rogue with the Swashbuckle talent. (If they succeed at an appropriate skill check, of course!) Talents such as Swashbuckle, […]