One of my favorite places to go to for th age stuff is vault of the th age, which is fanmade stuff, including new items, classes, icons, and two issues of icon fanzine, which include some really good stuff. An icon is a powerful npc nonplayable character that has a strong influence on the world outside of your campaign, yet may indeed aid or oppose your character over the course of your campaign, depending on the relationship your character has with the icon. The players companion to gods and icons for the th age roleplaying game. The th age roleplaying game supplement to rock your players world. Icon cards to help remember who rolled a 5 or a 6 on their icon relationships, and condition cards to remind everyone what conditions such as stunned do. The creator of eberron, keith baker, wrote a short article about th age and eberron and suggested that the icons be selected based on the scope of the campaign. Okay i think i have my list of icons for a th age golarion game. And in the th age there arose powerful icons penny arcade.
When choosing the icons for your campaign, consider the extent to which an npcs influence is determined by geography. And in the th age there arose powerful icons page 3. When you create a pc in th age, you establish relationships with some of these forces. Never again find yourself stuck for a good icon relationship result. You might have a conflicted relationship with lich king, follow of the elf. All right, at this point its not a big secret that im not the biggest fan of th age s vanilla icons while recent installments of th age monthly and similar supplements. Icon ography last wednesday we used microscope to do worldbuilding for our new th age campaign.
All of the icon avatars from the th age rpg, published by pelgrane press and fire opal media. Unlike the default icons presented in the th age roleplaying game, the midgard icons vary wildly in power and scope of influence. These documents contain all the open content from the th age rpg the archmage engine. City at the crossroads, featuring the fifteen most influential npcs in the city and the world beyond. The tokens are in a variety of sizes, from 24mm to 39mm, and a variety of antique finishes. Last post, i talked about creating a list of icons for planescape. Honestly, trying to condense eberron icons down into a list of even categorically doesnt do the system justice. Video introduction to our third kickstarter campaign. Everything a player needs to know about the gods, the icons, and the new playable race, the dhampir. Youve got the dwarf king, the archmage, the lord of orcs, the high priestess, and so on. Children of the icons pdf download included in am volume 1.
Though icon rolls are one of the most unique factors in th age, it isnt always the clearest rule to implement. Related icons include arrow icons, down icons, cloud icons, file icons. Icons of parsantium is a supplement for use with the th age roleplaying game and parsantium. There is a good reason the icons dont have stats in the official game books. Justice, lord commander of the myrmidons the crusader. Archmage, crusader, diabolist, dwarf king, elf queen, emperor, great gold wyrm, high druid, lich king, orc lord, priestess. Twentyeight new gods, with suggested backgrounds for followers, paladins, clerics, and druids.
Icon creation took the place of legacies from microscope. In the history below, id added some gm annotations and clarifications. I could easily see multiclassing ranger with a spellcaster if you wanted a ranger who can cast spells, etc. Gods and icons th age compatible dread unicorn games. In the th age roleplaying game, these individuals are known as iconsand adventurers, even those just beginning their careers, are vital to. Basically, what criteria separate people with a great destiny like say the obelisk bottle, or the priest of house life, kruppe from a truly influential icon like shadowthrone. Michael bestul, with midgard icons by wade rockett and magic items by ash law and wade rockett.
In play we sketched out four of the thirteen and referenced three others in the history. The three were once the five when the white and green dragon were still alive. Free th age downloads and resources pelgrane press ltd. A repository of user created content for the roleplaying game th age.
Icons are a major part of the setting and so we created some of those in play. Game masters are meant to take the icons as a template and fill them with life as their own. Its canon in th age that the icons change over time. Gm advice on tailoring the icon relationship result to the character. Follow pelgrane press pelgrane press phone uk address us address. My system allows for this kind of scaling as an avatar of a mark could be just about anyone depending on where your campaign was set.
The most common and imho boring unique thing imaginable youre a child of an icon. Examples include the emperor the ruler of the human empire, the orc lord a vanished leader of the orc tribes. I do think th age s multiclass rules do a pretty good job offering up new options for people. But not every setting includes people whose influence could be felt anywhere. Several weeks ago, an idea came to me in church i go to church. And in the th age there arose powerful icons penny. Justice, the eighth virtue, is the only member of the order allowed to carry a bladed weapon. Part of the game involves icons, which are individuals who lead factions with which the players characters must interact from time to time. The myrmidons follow a strict code of honour, adhering to the seven heavenly virtues.
The next time i run th age, im going to change icon relationship rolls to dice mechanics similar to blades in the dark. There are thirteen major, iconic power centers in the world of th age called icons. Keith baker got this for a question once on his blog, and his general answer is pick the most influential groups for the unique campaign youre doing. The th age archmage engine supports the concept of icons. You can use this book with the core icons, as the new icons are similar enough for you to just use the boons and complications from gods and icons without changing your existing campaign. As i went through the list of greater powers in the 4e forgotten realms campaign guide i realised that i had actually chosen to be icons. These movers and shakers will also prove useful for gms running parsantium games using the th age icon relationship rules with other incarnations of the worlds bestselling fantasy rpgor indeed. The th age core book describes the use of icon rolls for guiding the story, giving out information, and providing advantages to.
In alphabetical order they are the archmage, crusader, diabolist, dwarf king, elf queen, emperor, great gold wyrm, high druid, lick king, orc lord, priestess, prince of shadows and the three. The ruby prince ruby prince khemet iii leans ln replacing the archmage. I think that they quit doing icon because of th age monthly official magazine started coming out but it is still worth the look. Although there are default places, default icons that are archetypes of powerful gods and npcs in standard fantasy settings, and a default bestiary, a lot of the. Icons and conditions th age compatible dread unicorn. An icon is a powerful npc nonplayable character that has a strong influence on the world. Artist for the thumbnail is sergey vasnev if you would like to support the podcast stop by our patreon.
Book of icons th age this massive pdf clocks in at 46 pages, 1 page front cover, 1 page editorial, 1 page srd, 1 page back cover, leaving us with an impressive 42 pages of content, so lets take a look. Here are the current thirteen icons of midgard, updated to reflect the changes to the setting described in the midgard worldbook. The icons depicted on the icon cards are those from gods and icons. The setting of th age is intended to be fleshed out in the course of play. They are bigger than powerful npcs, but smaller than gods. The dracula dossier core bundle directors handbook and dracula unredactedpdf download.
The lich king was once the wizard king and ruled over the lands that are now under the emperor. Justice is the titlename given to the lord commander of the myrmidons, the spiritual and military leader of the knightly order from the cathedral. Our th age icon tokens are designed by drew morrow, based on the original art by lee moyer. Combined with the midgard worldbook, the bestiary provides the basis for entire midgard campaigns using th age. Yet different enough to feel fresh, and give a new spin to a th age campaign that uses them. The rest i made up after that ill post those tomorrow. Gods and icons th age compatible the th age roleplaying game supplement to rock your players world. The watcher lord ulthun ii, bearer of the shattered shield of arnisant leans lg replacing the crusader. Icons icons are powerful factions that exert their will on the realm in some way or another. An icon is a powerful npc nonplayable character that has a strong influence on the world outside of your campaign, yet may indeed aid or oppose your character over the course of your campaign, depending on the relationship your character has with the icon icons have their own story, alignment, and personality. Which other entities outside the deck should be icons in th age s system.
The kickstarter campaign is running until 27 may 2016, please join us. Children of the icons this installment of th age monthly clocks in at 8 pages, 1 page front cover, 1 page editorialsrd, leaving us with 6 pages of content, so lets take a look. A perfect set of icons for a campaign rich in intrigue and mystery. Statting out the icons is an inconceivable, even preposterous undertaking. In the process i had the players design some of the icons. Gods and icons th age compatible the th age roleplaying game supplement to rock your players.
In th age s default setting, the icons are most powerful and influential on their home turf, but their actions can affect events settingwide. The icons mission th age wiki fandom powered by wikia. Rolls would be done when you need a benefit, not at session start. These movers and shakers will also prove useful for gms running parsantium games using the th age icon relationship rules with other incarnations of the worlds bestselling fantasy rpg or. The actual campaign use th age, which adds a few wrinkles. Also, we are pleased to offer downloads for icon the first th age fanzine, edited. Choose between 247 download icons in both vector svg and png format. Vault of the th age a fansite operated by fire opal games that collects communitycreated content for th age rpg. Icons can be killed, but they are like the batman someone else can pick up the cape.
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