Monthly Archives: July 2011

[Reader Request] Race traits in Action: The Gnome

Posted on July 31, 2011 by

I was discussing the Dragon Hack rules recently with some of the folks on the Green Ronin forums and one of the posters there innocently asked me why there was no racial traits entry for gnomes in the Basic Set … Continue reading →

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Character Traits in Action: The Monk (Mystic)

Posted on July 29, 2011 by

Here it is. A new take on the monk, trading in the combat prowess of the Rogue or Warrior classes to build a Ki wielding warrior patterned on of all things: The Mage. The mystic wades into combat protected by … Continue reading →

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Character Traits in Action: The Monk (Acrobat)

Posted on July 27, 2011 by

Back so soon with another more fully developed class background entry, this time the patient and disciplined monk. I’m still fleshing out some of the ideas for bending Monk abilities from Pathfinder into the AGE system, so I’m open to … Continue reading →

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The Players’ Worst Nightmare: The First Worldbreaker Solo for 4E — A Five Minute Review.

Posted on July 26, 2011 by

As some of you know, despite my passion for playing, running and designing for the Dragon Age RPG from Green Ronin, the RPG that got me back to the game table after more than a decade away was the Fourth … Continue reading →

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A Fistful of Rage, or Character Traits in Action: The Barbarian

Posted on July 23, 2011 by

I’m a big tease, I know. After weeks and months of promising to return to posts covering the continued advancement of the class background traits, here we are finally with a look at the fearsome barbarian. You’ll no doubt notice … Continue reading →

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AGE Bestiary now available

Posted on July 15, 2011 by

At long last I can reveal the effort of many months of work and sacrifice: The Midgard Bestiary volume 1, for use with the AGE System was released today by the fine folks at Kobold Quarterly. Fifty monsters drawn from … Continue reading →

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Strange Diversions: Of Mice and Not Men

Posted on July 11, 2011 by

I really had planned to come back to the blog with a post about racial traits in roleplaying games. Or maybe, the long overdue rough draft of the Barbarian class background for Dragon Hack through level 10. I really, really … Continue reading →

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Tank ‘n’ Spank: Combat Stances for your Dragon Age Warrior

Posted on July 4, 2011 by

I’m back. . . Well my forced absence from the website is finally over after it extended far beyond what I thought it would be. That shouldn’t be a problem again for the foreseeable future, however, so look forward to … Continue reading →

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