13th Age

[waysoftheearth]

Oct 29, 2013 6:21:34 GMT -6 rabindranath72 said:

PCs inflict damage multiplied by level, so a kobold with 22 hit points won't last for more than a round, typically.
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...the easiest way to substantially improve from level to level is represented by a sort of "multiplicative" model. And for the critters, you need to have hit points that scale that way.

Oct 29, 2013 16:24:13 GMT -6 waysoftheearth said:

If (just as an example) 1st level PCs are dealing an average of 3 points of damage, 2nd level PCs 10 points, 3rd level PCs 30 points, 4th level PCs 100 points, then there is very little a new 1st level PC can contribute to an existing group of 4th level PCs.

Oct 30, 2013 3:09:06 GMT -6 rabindranath72 said:

Nope, it simply doesn't work that way.

My apologies if I misunderstood rabindranath72

Oct 30, 2013 3:09:06 GMT -6 rabindranath72 said:

I suggest you give a thorough read to the material, and try running a session to get a better feel for how it actually works and plays.

My concerns come from reading the SRD, but that's not a playable game; it's more like a collection of house rules on top of a game I don't have.

Is there a free primer somewhere?

[rabindranath72]

I don't think you misunderstood; it's just that the information you have got reading a few bits from the SRD is not enough to get a full picture of how the game actually works, so any judgment you may make will be perforce biased.
There's no free primer as far as I know.

[rabindranath72]

Given the structure of the game, I suppose a primer wouldn't be very useful. From what I see in the SRD, except for the setting, the game is all there, although things are not organised. It's more a matter of organisation than lack of material. If I had to suggest, I'd say go in this order:

1) Character Rules (pay attention in particular to Icons-related concepts)
2) Races
3) Classes
4) Icons
5) Running the Game
6) Combat Rules
7) Monsters
8) Magic Items

Above all, try to run a game; it's the best way to assess the "worth" of a game

[jeffb]

FWIW, ENworld has a nice shiny HTML version of the 13thAge SRD that is easier to work with and get around in.

[kesher]

Above all, try to run a game; it's the best way to assess the "worth" of a game

Now, that's just crazy-talk!

[phantomtim]

Apr 14, 2013 4:48:14 GMT -6 Finarvyn said:

Sad to see that no one else has any interest in this game. It's a nice rules set combined with a pretty nifty setting. I may move this thead to the 3E/4E/5E sub-board. In retrospect, it probably belongs there...

I know it's 8 years later, but I'm a huge fan of 13th Age. I'm catching up on some of the old threads talking about the system, here. I hope you don't mind the thread necromancy!

[phantomtim]

Apr 14, 2013 15:39:42 GMT -6 machpants said:

It certainly is a mix of 3 and 4 E, previous edition bits and narrative elements all in one. It has a pretty busy G+ community.

If anyone is interested, I archived the 13th Age G+ group on the Tapatalk forums. There are a lot of great discussions there, several with the game's designers.

[phantomtim]

Oct 30, 2013 3:57:55 GMT -6 waysoftheearth said:

Is there a free primer somewhere?

It took 8 years, but at long last, Pelgrane Press released the 13th Age Quick Start Rules.