13th Age Community Showcase #1
One of the main reasons I created 13 Vaults was to highlight work from the 13th Age community. This game system opens lots of opportunities to enjoy and create for others, and I’ll be highlighting some significant community items in these showcases. If you think I missed something, please let me know on Mastodon or on Discord at sean#0003, or old-fashioned email at admin@13vaults.com!
Owen’s Medical Bills Bundle
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/431123/Owens-Medical-Bills-Bundle-1-BUNDLE
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/432798/Owens-Medical-Bills-Bundle-2-BUNDLE
Veteran ttRPG blogger, developer, publisher, and writer Owen K.C. Stephens suffered a pulmonary embolism in February, resulting in his hospitalization. While still recovering from that ailment, he was diagnosed with stage 2 cancer. While he has every intention of overcoming this challenge and producing game material for years to come, and despite having medical insurance, the medical bills have begun to pile up. The ttRPG industry has come together to create a mega-bundle to help, with all proceeds going to help Owen with those bills.
Please help out Owen K.C. Stephens out in this moment of need.
The 1st bundle does contain 13th Age material, but if you can afford to purchase both, please do.
The 13th Age Community Discord
The 13th Age community discord has lots of discussion going on each day! Many people there have lots of wisdom to share and guidance to give new players! There’s channels for discussing all things 13th Age, from the 2e playtest to advice for players or GMs, to discussing the Foundry 13th Age system.
The 13th Age Humble Bundle
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/13th-age-rpg-megabundle-pelgrane-press-books
From the Humble Bundle page:
Your next epic role-playing adventure awaits! From our friends at Pelgrane Press comes this amazing bundle of award-winning 13th Age RPG books! Jump into a focused role-playing experience that emphasizes clarity, so you and your playgroup can build unique characters for fun, fast moving d20 combat. With the main book, 13th Age Roleplaying Game, its expansion 13 True Ways, and 13th Age Bestiary along with over two dozen more materials, you’ll have everything you need to jump into an adventure for the ages. Plus, your purchase goes on to support Oceana!
Pay $1 or more. Normally, the total cost for the ebooks in this bundle is as much as $417. Here at Humble Bundle, you choose the price and increase your contribution to upgrade your bundle! This bundle has a minimum $1 purchase.
Read them anywhere. The ebooks in this bundle are available in PDF format, so they work on your computer, e-readers, iPads, cell phones, and a wide array of mobile devices! Instructions and a list of recommended reading programs can be found here.
Support charity. Choose where the money goes - between the publisher and supporting Oceana. If you like what we do, you can leave us a Humble Tip too!
If you missed out on the 13th Age Bundle of Holding from a few months ago, this is the currently the most cost-efficient way of getting into the game! Nearly every single PDF from Pelgrane Press is available in the bundle—it’s definitely worth the price if want to get a huge collection of 13th Age content!
PaperAndDice Creations
https://www.patreon.com/paperanddice
From the Patreon page:
Ryan Shatford, aka Paper and Dice, has been consistently creating 13th Age monster stat blocks on a weekly basis for years. Ryan creates original monsters and converts monsters from other systems into fully-fleshed 13th Age stat blocks. Not only does Ryan make hundreds of 13th Age monster stat blocks, but the Patreon is pay-what-you-want.
We have been in very early talks with Ryan to get those stat blocks available on 13 Vaults, but definitely consider becoming a supporter of Ryan’s patreon—I’ve personally benefited from it in my own game!
Polyhedron’s Videos
https://www.youtube.com/@polyhedron3386
Polyhedron creates lots of video content, and has recently been creating videos on the 13th Age system. Below are some videos that are definitely worth checking out if you are new to 13th Age or are considering playing it and are familiar with similar games such as Dungeons and Dragons.
Why I Love 13th Age (and why you might too)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzVoTtBknPE
Which 13th Age Books Do You Need? - TTRPG Book Guide
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ElYEUJ62yQ
Mastering Dungeons’ 13th Age Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mjkE794h_I
https://www.patreon.com/MasteringDnD
Mastering Dungeons’ own Teos and Shawn recently have released a video giving an overview and general impressions of 13th Age.
Much like Polyhedron’s videos, this is a great video to take a look at if you are interested in 13th Age and want to get a general feel of the system in video format!
Might & Mercy’s 13th Age Actual Play
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLI_Xr06xrJcFeF79h1UEyNSrUp_5bEXw5
https://www.patreon.com/tgellis
The Might & Mercy podcast is releasing 13th Age actual play content! In the setting of Athakis, the lives of a farmer, a wander, a knight, and a merchant collide when their pasts return to haunt them!
Dragons are Real 13th Age Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHPuLYzqO_4
From the video description:
A review of 13th Age. In the 13th Age of the world, adventurers seek their fortunes in the Dragon Empire while powerful individuals known as Icons pursue goals that may preserve the empire from chaos, or send it over the edge. It combines the best parts of traditional d20-rolling fantasy gaming with new story-focused rules.
The Dragons are Real podcast has released a 13th Age review video! This is another great resource to take a look at when if you are new and wanting to understand 13th Age mechanics and style!
Knights of Last Call’s 13th Age Overview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toNnqnrDFuY
https://www.patreon.com/knightsoflastcall
Knights of Last call is a TTRPG community that discusses game systems, mechanics, and the philosophy surrounding all of the things we enjoy in our tabletop roleplaying games. They released a 13th Age overview that goes very in-depth into the philosophy of 13th Age and why they enjoy it so much. Personally, I think every TTRPG enjoyer should watch this video and check out the Knights of Last Call patreon. They put out tons of high quality video content and is well worth your money if you like discussing and enjoying TTRPGs with other folks!
13th Age Foundry Module Updates
https://foundryvtt.com/packages/archmage
Last but not least, the Foundry VTT 13th Age module has recently gotten several large updates, in case you missed our previous posts!
Here are the very brief highlights:
- Official Pelgrane support!
- Improved character sheet night mode
- Improved internationalization support
- Temporary HP shows up on tokens
- Improved resource automation
- Improved NPC sheets
If you wish to see more in-depth overviews of the two most recent updates, check them out here:
https://www.13vaults.com/blog/foundry-13th-age-system-update-1-25-0
https://www.13vaults.com/blog/foundry-13th-age-system-update-1-25-1
Closing
The 13th Age community has lots to offer for us! Please consider supporting what community members do to keep our 13th Age community rich and exciting!
We are keeping a pulse on the 13th Age community and want to share all of the cool creations here—if you think anything is missing, please let us know!
GitHub Discussions: https://github.com/orgs/13vaults/discussions
Mastodon: @13vaults@dice.camp
The 13th Age Community Discord
Email: admin@13vaults.com