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13th Age

Games on Addison: Eyes of the Stone Thief

January 13, 2015 by -J. 1 Comment

In the beginning, there were dungeons, and there were dragons. And it was good.

I’m oversimplifying it, but the old formula is still fun in modern d20-style fantasy role-playing games. There’s a reason the grand-daddy of RPGs invokes them in the name of its game.

13a_stcover_oct2_v2Dungeons & Dragons is playing to the “dragons” half of the equation with its ongoing “Tyranny of Dragons” campaign. But if you’re looking for a compelling version of the “dungeon” half of the formula, the 13th Age system is releasing a new campaign book in February, Eyes of the Stone Thief. (A PDF copy of the book is available if you pre-order it, which is what I’m using to plumb its depths.)

Courtesy of Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan and Pelgrane Press, this book takes the idea of the dungeon-based campaign and gives it a Yakov Smirnoff reversal. In most campaigns, players will hunt for dungeons; in Eyes of the Stone Thief, dungeon hunts you! [Read more…]

Posted in: Games, RPGs Tagged: 13th Age, Eyes of the Stone Thief, Pelgrane Press, RPG campaigns

2014 in Review – Things We Liked

December 8, 2014 by Travis J. Cook Leave a Comment

2014’s been a busy year! Because of this, we’re looking back on things we did or didn’t like in the year, as well as looking forward to what has already gotten us excited for 2015. This is the first part of the series, where we talk about our favorite discoveries of the year.

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Posted in: Round-Ups Tagged: 13th Age, Broad City, Clara, Doctor Who, Gillian Welch, Hunger Games, Jenny Lewis, Live Lit, Rainbow Rowell, The Banner Saga, The Submarines

Our Month in Popular Culture: October 2014

October 1, 2014 by Travis J. Cook Leave a Comment

We here at The Addison Recorder read stuff. We also watch stuff. And play stuff, even. Sometimes, that stuff is interesting. Sometimes we just need to talk about whatever pop culture ephemera occupies our time. Which brings us to this column. Clap on.

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Posted in: Round-Ups Tagged: 13th Age, Adam Duritz, Cheryl Strayed, Counting Crows, d20, Dungeons & Dragons, FKA Twigs, King Arthur, Margaret Atwood, Michael Wood, Of Monsters and Men, RPGs, Somewhere Under Wonderland, The Handmaid's Tale, Wild

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