FANTASY AGE Can Now Be YOURS!

Green Ronin's Fantasy AGE roleplaying game is alive! You can now pick up the PDF version of the 144-page full-colour book, or you can pre-order the hardback. Written by Chris Pramas, Fantasy AGE is, of course, the system powering Wil Wheaton's Titansgrave show. The game uses Green Ronin's AGE (Adventure Game Engine), which is also found in their Dragon Age and upcoming Blue Rose RPGs.

"The Fantasy AGE Basic Rulebook is your entry point to tabletop roleplaying. Now you can be the hero in your own sword and sorcery adventures! This is the game played on Wil Wheaton’s new tabletop RPG show, Titansgrave: The Ashes of Valkana. The Adventure Game Engine (AGE) rules are easy to learn, and feature an innovative stunt system that keeps the action tense and exciting. This Basic Rulebook includes full 20 level advancement for all three classes, a new magic system, advice for players and GMs, and an introductory adventure so you can get started right away. You can use Fantasy AGE to run adventures in the campaign setting of your choice or a world of your own creation. A new AGE is upon us!"

The PDF is $15.99, or $5 if you pre-order the hardcover as well.

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In other Green Ronin news, the Blue Rose RPG Kickstarter ends in 4 days. It funded early in the campaign, and is now blasting through stretch goals, the latest of which is a GM screen featuring the art of Stephanie Pui-mun Law. Blue Rose is billed as an inclusive game of romantic fantasy.

 

[mach1.9pants]

Yeah gift works fine, just have to change a few focus names maybe and there is no magic ability. It would take five minutes

 

[JesterOC]

OK Picked up Gifts of the Gods.
The problem with Gift of the Gods is that while it is perfectly fine at adding a God Dimension to Dragon AGE, it is not good at mimicking D&D Clerics.
D&D Clerics are Spellcasters with the ability to use Armor. Gift of the Gods does not address this at all (perfectly fine for what it is, but not for my stated objective).

I have found a pdf called Dragon Hacks (V1.75) that has Class Talents that I think does a better job at emulating a D&D Cleric.
Of course it is hard to go wrong with the $1.50 price tag of Gifts of the Gods, and they do supply a divine stunt table so I might combine the two systems in some way.

For the Free PDF go to
https://vaelorn.wordpress.com/

Search for Dragon Hack 2 playtest

 

[Desh-Rae-Halra]

Ouch. At least the PDF can be easily corrected. The hardcovers are already printing from what I hear.

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So much awesome! I'm already imagining what other mistakes there might be:
Stwength
Dextewity
Constitutionalism
and maybe even a guest author such as Arthas Soulgazer

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1430411066/50-shades-of-vorpal/description

 

[Desh-Rae-Halra]

Original post by Aramis erak:
"USPS Flat rate Priority (2-4 days anywhere in the US, including Puerto Rico, American Samoa, US Virgin Islands, or the Minor Outlying Islands) is $5.75 in the 12x10" cardboard envelope.

Packaging a book in one takes about 1 minute: wrap an 18x12 sheet of foam, slap an inch of tape, shove in envelope, pull seal strip, and fold. Printing the shipping labels takes about 3 minutes, counting typing them up at 40 WPM. Oh, and walking it over to the outgoing bin is a minute. But let's pretend they hire the handicapped and assume that they can only push 5 an hour (12 minutes to do a 5 minute job). And let's assume they pay decent: $10 per hour. Handling should STILL cost only $2. So the cost to ship it should be $7.75. and you get it in 2-3 days. "



Wait a minute..why do you assume a slow worker has to be handicapped????

 

[Staffan]

Wait a minute..why do you assume a slow worker has to be handicapped????

I think you meant to quote Aramis's post before mine.

 

[Grimstaff]

I there a QuickStart or Demo version of the game to check out gratis? I'm hesitant to pick up another fantasy heartbreaker without at least a rudimentary knowledge of how the system works.

 

[fjw70]

I there a QuickStart or Demo version of the game to check out gratis? I'm hesitant to pick up another fantasy heartbreaker without at least a rudimentary knowledge of how the system works.

Not yet, but here is the Dragon Age QuickStart.

http://freeronin.com/dragon_age_rpg/DragonAgeRPGQuickstartGuide.pdf

Not exactly the same but pretty close.

 

[Plageman]

I like DA set 1 and most of set 2. But Set 3 was a disappointment mechanically wise.

I was also a bit disappointed by the "new" magic system as I expected something more flexible with the mage being able to learn spells outside of class progression.

And while I like the backgrounds concept I feel that they do not enough. I expected more of a Social backroung than a mere Focus and money.

 

[Grimstaff]

Not yet, but here is the Dragon Age QuickStart.

http://freeronin.com/dragon_age_rpg/DragonAgeRPGQuickstartGuide.pdf

Not exactly the same but pretty close.

Thanks!

 

[Aldarc]

Is there any particular reason to play FA over 5e?

Yes. D&D 5E is not perfect nor does it necessarily represent everyone's preferences for fantasy RP adventure. D&D 5E is great if you want to play D&D, but there is more to fantasy than D&D with all its legacy/baggage of tropes, sacred cows, and mechanics.