“The Dwarf King is lord of Forge, the dwarves’ new homeland beneath the mountains. He’d love to reclaim the dwarven Underhome lost to war against the dark elves and the creatures of the deeps. But now that the Empire is stumbling, the dwarves find themselves manning the mountain walls that shield the Empire from the orcs […]
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Dear 13th Age playtesters, For those of you who didn’t see the first playtest draft, welcome aboard for Round Two. And a big thank you to returning playtesters who sent feedback already. I’m happy with many elements of the current draft. It’s not done, but the pieces that aren’t in the official manuscript yet are […]
“The Orc Lord is a figure of legend. The last time he walked the land the Lich King fell, in part because of the Orc Lord’s attack. Who will fall before his hordes this time? Who won’t?” –From the 13th Age icon teaser description. The images in this post should give you a pretty clear […]
Introducing the High Druid. The teaser from the 13th Age press release states, “A champion of the Wild, the High Druid might shake the Empire to pieces or point to a new way to live.” Once again the evidence of Lee Moyer’s stunning painting talents are on full display. Below are my pencils and the early thumbnail […]
13th Age includes powerful icons – NPCs PCs will aid or oppose over the course of each campaign. We include a summary of the icons here so you can vote for your favourite, and The High Druid, an example icon. The competition is quite simple. When you play 13th Age, we want you to make […]
Yesterday morning I decided to take advantage of the buy-15-and-you-finally-get-1-free card I had from Starbucks. I rolled on down the hill to the drive-through, made the order, pulled up to the window and reached for the postcard where I’d thrown it in the passenger seat. “That’s odd,” I thought. “There’s a 13th Age postcard in […]
I intend to continue posting behind-the-scenes development of the key Icons from the upcoming RPG 13th Age (at least the images that are, at present, available online). Here’s the description of the Lich King from the 13th Age press release: ” The Lich King was a powerful wizard who ruled the land in ancient times, […]
Happy Friday the 13th! I have a relevant announcement for today. The numerical synchronicity has me giddy, but furthermore, I’ve been keeping my mouth shut about this project for months now and I’m thrilled to be able to share the news. I’ve been drawing character designs for a new game by two very […]
As I mentioned in an earlier post, this past weekend Jonathan Tweet spoke publicly for the first time about 13th Age, the new fantasy roleplaying game that he’s designing with Rob Heinsoo for Pelgrane Press. Players of 13th Age take the roles of fortune-seeking adventurers in a world where powerful individuals called Icons pursue goals that […]
Jonathan Tweet, co-designer of 13th Age, will be at Norwescon in Seattle, WA this weekend — and he might reveal a thing or two about the game. (Okay, he will definitely reveal a thing or two about the game. He’s been dying to talk about it for weeks.) He’ll also have a limited number of […]