First Time 13th Age


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Really fun read! I'm getting geared up to run a 13A campaign and it sounds like the group is making characters tonight.

So far I like almost everything about the system. Although I am contemplating allowing more monsters to use the Escalation Die. Cuz I'm a Rat Bastard DM like that.
 

Really fun read! I'm getting geared up to run a 13A campaign and it sounds like the group is making characters tonight.

So far I like almost everything about the system. Although I am contemplating allowing more monsters to use the Escalation Die. Cuz I'm a Rat Bastard DM like that.

They say that if you want to take out the Escalation Die all together to drop monster numbers by 1 because it's already figured in the math. If you want to add it to more monsters to make them stand out, you may want to drop them by a point so as not to be overwhelming.

Or if your group can handle it, go for it. :) "Fair" means whatever the table likes, and that's definitely not one size fits all.

I like the "hacker ethic" that seems embedded in the rules. "Play with it, make it your own" seems to come across strongly.
 

You know those fights where you've whittled down the band of Goblins to that last one or two and the fighter types are saying to the rest, "Save your spells while we mop up these last couple."? I'd kind of like the Escalation Die to make those last couple Goblins have some real bite borne of desperation.

That said, I'll probably play it by the RAW for at least a couple sessions before I go that route.
 

Really fun read! I'm getting geared up to run a 13A campaign and it sounds like the group is making characters tonight.

So far I like almost everything about the system. Although I am contemplating allowing more monsters to use the Escalation Die. Cuz I'm a Rat Bastard DM like that.
Glad you liked the write-up! Let us know how your game goes!

Cheers


Rich
 

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