By now, if you have a Ken Writes About Stuff subscription, you’ve opened and perhaps even read this month’s installment, the GUMSHOE Zoom on Mind Control. And if so, you may have noticed that it doesn’t quite match the blurb for that installment, which I wrote way back in May or June of last year: […]
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The Witch by Christopher J. Ferguson OVERVIEW Mortals reach out to their gods through faith. But faith has a darker underside. Those who do not find succor through the established temples may turn to priestesses and priests who work outside the church hierarchy. These witches, as they are often called, are an alternate channel to […]
By Mark Craddock 13th Age and the Archmage Engine that drives it has become the clear frontrunner for most of my gaming needs since I got in on the Second Escalation Edition. However, I run many games for both my kids and new players, and sometimes I want something leaner. That’s how I came to […]
A new year and a new See Page XX to go with it. We’re doing our bit to help make this being the best ever new year with a selection of fantastic new products, including two new Stone Skin Press books, Vancian sci-fi game The Gaean Reach, as well as the latest edition of KWAS […]
See P. XX A column on roleplaying by Robin D. Laws With Kevin Kulp’s TimeWatch RPG blasting through Kickstarter as only a chronoton can, you may be asking yourself if you can put time travel in other GUMSHOE games. We at Pelgrane are not in the business of telling you not what not to do […]
We’ve added more reviews to the site about some of our newer releases and existing titles, which you might not have spotted out there on the internet. So here’s a round-up of what’s new: Jonathan Hicks’ review of Dust and Mirrors on RPGNet Jonathan Hicks reviews 13th Age over on RPGNet Paul Baldowski’s review of […]
If you are interested any of these games, please email me with the game you wish to playtest in the subject line. Shadows in Eldolan System: 13th Age Author: Cal Moore Duration: 1-2 sessions Deadline: 15th January Description: Shadows in Eldolan is an introductory adventure for the 13th Age game system. The adventure’s objective […]
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 […]
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 […]