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Fantasy Age of Terror

I started work on modifying the Dragon Age RPG to run a campaign set in the world of Diablo years ago (apparently 7 years ago…). I never managed to run the campaign, but I had a lot of fun writing the conversions and thinking through how to use one of my favorite role-playing game systems […]

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AGE Dragon Age Fantasy Age Random Ideas

An Alternative Stunt Mechanic

Earlier this week, I had an idea for an alternative to the stunt mechanic in the AGE system that I’m interested in trying out at some point. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the AGE system, stunts are that system’s analog to critical hits and they are one of my favorite parts of […]

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AGE Dragon Age

Age of Terror Update

I’ve posted an update for my Age of Terror pdf that hacks the Dragon Age RPG to run a campaign based on Diablo. There are a few changes from the previous version: Black Knight, Dark Counselor, Pit Lord, and Succubus monster entries have been added. The campaign sections after the Skeleton King have been filled […]

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Spellcasting Traditions in AGE

I’ve been thinking about spellcasting in my hack of the Dragon Age RPG for a while. One thing that I’d like to include is differentiation between different types of spellcasters rather than having a single mage class. In particular, I want to represent different types of spellcasters from D&D in AGE so that there is […]

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AGE: Stunts & Saving Throws Don’t Mix

One of my favorite parts of the AGE system used in the Dragon Age RPG is the stunt system. When making an ability check in AGE, you roll 3d6 to get your result. If you succeed and at least 2 of the 3 dice show the same value, then you generate stunt points that can […]

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Chromatic Dragons in AGE

Dragon Age RPG Set 3 introduced statistics for dragons in AGE, but the dragons of Thedas are more bestial than the dragons of Dungeons & Dragons. If you want to use dragons similar to those in D&D while running an AGE game, you can use the High Dragon as a baseline. In order for the […]