Another bumper edition of See Page XX, with lots of lovely new releases for you (including the long-awaited 13th Age PDF & Bestiary), and some really exciting news about Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan. We’ve also got a whole host of great articles about some of our new releases like Owl Hoot Trail and Eternal Lies, and a […]
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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. Ashen Stars Character Builder DC has been working on an Ashen Stars version of the free Black Book character generator. It will be fully ready for testing next Monday. It will include […]
See P. XX A column on roleplaying by Robin D. Laws For a pivotal feature of the roleplaying experience, the ability of players to make choices that alter the course of events can be awfully easy to lose track of. The way in which an adventure is devised and delivered tends to alter both the […]
See P. XX A column on roleplaying by Robin D. Laws The text of 13th Age refers at several points to the tradition of “d20-rolling fantasy games.” The result of a super-designer team-up between boon pals Jonathan Tweet and Rob Heinsoo, the game arises very much from the the legacy of D&D. For legal reasons […]
See P. XX A column on roleplaying by Robin D. Laws In DramaSystem, the group takes turns selecting themes for each episode. At the end of each session, players explain how they brought this theme into play, and related it to their Dramatic Poles, the internal contradictions that lend dramatic characters coherence and motivation. […]
You may have noticed that we’re running a bit late with ENnie-nominated Page XX this month – a quick look at the new releases on the shop will explain why – we’ve been working hard to get all our new products off to the printers before GenCon – more than ever before. Read about Trail of […]
One of the chiefest joys of roleplaying is the joy of taking an iconic hero or monster and re-skinning it in the light of your own campaign. I’ve put Frankenstein’s monster on stage in two or three games, recast Batman as a people’s antihero in an alternate Soviet Union, and made demigods of Aaron Burr […]
Jack Vance, master-story teller, is dead. He died aged 96, with a huge body of work and a wide but subtle influence as part of his legacy. In his eponymous story, Mazirian the Magician encompasses spells, forcing them with great effort into his cerebellum then releasing them at moments of narrative convenience. They are gone […]
If you want 13th Age news, there is enough to fill an article – see Through the Scrying Glass. The most important news this month is the pre-release of our enormous campaign Eternal Lies, but we also offer the early release of the next installement of Ken Writes About Stuff, Hideous Creatures: The Hounds of […]
A early Page XX this month, due to a number of absences from the Pelgrane’s Nest, with Simon off on a lovely holiday for a week and Cat away at UK Games Expo in Birmingham. This means that lucky Ken Writes About Stuff subscribers get their latest fix of Kenly goodness early this month in […]