Just in time for your Gen Con travels, it’s episode 2 of the Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff podcast, where we ask if Risk: Legacy is a story game, answer a question on weaving roleplaying stories in the face of player unpredictability, assign Ken and his time machine to stop WWI, and discuss Christopher […]
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 […]
The pre-GenCon August edition of Page XX is out now! You can find GM advice, a new release, playtesting opportunities, a sneak peak at 13th Age layout and much more in this month’s See Page XX. With articles from Robin D Laws, Kevin Kulp and John Adamus, as well as the ‘Create Your Own 13th […]
Welcome to the Pre-GenCon August edition of See Page XX, our ENnie Award nominated e-zine. This month we have a mostly 13th Age and Night’s Black Agents line up for you. Including the ‘Create Your Own Icon’ competition results, a sneak-peak of the layout and a write up of a new monster, the Bamaltaph by […]
Vegas, Baby, Vegas A preview by James Wallis The desert is cold at night, but not quiet. Things move, rocks crack, the stars wheel, the horizon shimmers and the earth shifts. A hand—your hand—thrusts up through the loose soil, grasping for air, for freedom, for more life. Slowly you haul yourself from this shallow […]
Here we have some pages by designer and illustrater Lee Moyer from the forthcoming fantasy RPG 13th Age. These are just rough mock ups but we think they look rather nice. Comments are welcome but we’re not after detailed critiques.
By Ryven Cedrylle Bamaltaph The bamaltaph is a roughly horse-sized creature, though it more closely resembles a mole or similar burrowing mammal. They are covered in a short, bristly hair that protects their skin from being scratched by rocks as they dig, but is also short enough to easily shake out sand and silt. […]
The ‘Create Your Own Icon’ Competition received a huge number of entries, each one was read and evaluated by our judge and co-author of 13th Age, Rob Heinsoo. The winner, Andrew Collins, will receive the pre-order and limited edition of 13th Age and the runner up, Adam Dray will receive a $25 Pelgrane voucher. Congratulations! […]
by John Adamus This happened to me: 6:30pm EST Okay, I’m sitting at the table, my 4 players are all around me. It’s Thursday night, and I’ve spent the last 3 nights going over every detail of this outline and getting every nuance of the villain in my head. I know the accent I’ll use. […]
By Kevin Kulp Preparedness and Flashbacks Ask for a flashback when a character uses their Preparedness skill to produce a particularly impressive result, especially if they have 8+ or a MOS. This doesn’t need to be any more complicated than the player narrating what they did ahead of time to make sure their plan succeeds. […]