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Dragon Age RPG: Set 1
Green Ronin Publishing
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A New Age of Fantasy Roleplaying
It has been hundreds of years since the last Blight ravaged the world of Thedas. Many believe that it can never happen again, that the Dragon Age will pass without the rise of such evil. They are wrong. Beneath the earth the darkspawn stir. A new archdemon has risen and with it a Blight that will scourge the lands and darken the skies. The nations of Thedas need a new generation of heroes, but who will answer the call?
Fantasy roleplaying goes back to its dark and gritty roots with the Dragon Age RPG, the latest game from the company that brought you A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying and Mutants & Masterminds. Based on the highly anticipated Dragon Age: Origins computer game, the Dragon Age RPG brings the excitement of BioWare's rich fantasy world to the tabletop. Make your own heroes and control your own destiny as a Blight comes to Thedas once again.
Designed by award-winning author Chris Pramas (Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, Freeport), Dragon Age features an all-new game system that's both easy to learn and exciting to play.
The boxed set includes:
- A 64-page Player's Guide with an introduction to tabletop roleplaying, background on Thedas and the nation of Ferelden, a complete guide to character creation, rules for character classes and talents, a primer on magic, and the basic game rules.
- A 64-page Gamemaster's Guide with an introduction to this key role, advice on the art of game mastering, advanced game rules, and an introductory adventure that plunges the characters right into the world of Dragon Age.
- A beautiful poster map of the nation of Ferelden, the opening setting for the Dragon Age RPG.
- 3 six-sided dice.
The Dragon Age RPG is the perfect portal to tabletop roleplaying. The core system is easy to use and most actions can be resolved with a roll of the dice. Dragon Age also features an innovative stunt system that keeps combat and spellcasting tense and exciting.
So gather your friends, grab some dice, and get ready to enter a world of heroes and villains, of knights and darkspawn, of gods and demons... the world of Dragon Age!
This product is a
backorder.
Are there errors or omissions in this product information? Got corrections? Let us know at
webmaster@paizo.com.
GRR2801
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This boxed set shows a cover on the Green Ronin Homepage, you might want to update it.
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There's going to be a tabletop?!?!?!?!?!?!?
*swoon*
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the green ronin page says a fall release but that seems unlikely. Do we know when this is coming
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Oooh!
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The game is in layout now, so it will take some time before it hits the stores.
I was playtester for thi, so I will offer some insights without invalidating my NDA.
The Dragon Age RPG is a fairly old-school game. It is, as Chris Pramas put it, the bastard Child of D&D basic and Warhammer FRP
- It is a boxed set.
- This set, like D&D basic, offers only rules for the first few levels. Later sets will cover higher Levels (like it was in BESM)
- The rules are easy to understand for newbees but complex enough to model most situations. This holds true for combat and non-combat. There are a few Twists in the Rules that are very cool new ideas.
- The Setting is Grim & Gritty like Warhammer. But where Warhammer has a "baroque" feeling, Dragon Age is more "early middle ages".
- No Cards for Powers needed or any other fancy equipment (like for WFRP 3). Dice, Pen & Paper and off you go.
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I know from what Green Ronin is saying that there will be a special "dragon dice" that tells how well you accomplish something. So if you succeed on your roll, a dragon dice of 1 means you just scraped by and 6 means you nailed it
There is also a special mechanic that allows a stunt to be added to combat depending on what you roll
There are also, I think, talents
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Tharen the Damned wrote:
The game is in layout now, so it will take some time before it hits the stores.
I was playtester for thi, so I will offer some insights without invalidating my NDA.
The Dragon Age RPG is a fairly old-school game. It is, as Chris Pramas put it, the bastard Child of D&D basic and Warhammer FRP
- It is a boxed set.
- This set, like D&D basic, offers only rules for the first few levels. Later sets will cover higher Levels (like it was in BESM)
- The rules are easy to understand for newbees but complex enough to model most situations. This holds true for combat and non-combat. There are a few Twists in the Rules that are very cool new ideas.
- The Setting is Grim & Gritty like Warhammer. But where Warhammer has a "baroque" feeling, Dragon Age is more "early middle ages".
- No Cards for Powers needed or any other fancy equipment (like for WFRP 3). Dice, Pen & Paper and off you go.
Can you reveal is it's a D20, d6 or % system or a hybrid of them?
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MerrikCale wrote:
I know from what Green Ronin is saying that there will be a special "dragon dice" that tells how well you accomplish something. So if you succeed on your roll, a dragon dice of 1 means you just scraped by and 6 means you nailed it
Correct. But only the function of the dragon dice is special, not the dice themselves i.e. you can use the dice you already own. They are use for many purposes in the game.
MerrikCale wrote:
There is also a special mechanic that allows a stunt to be added to combat depending on what you roll
Think of it as the Dragon Age version of Paizos Critical Hits Deck. Without the randomness of the Deck. Dragon dice also feature in this mechanic.
MerrikCale wrote:
There are also, I think, talents
Think of them as the Dragon Age version of Feats.
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I read in an interview that the base box would have rules for levels 1-5, then they would work on upcomming product that would support 5-10, 11-15, and 16-20. I would never buy a game using this strategy so I would like to warn others who feel like I do.
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Earthbeard wrote:
Can you reveal is it's a D20, d6 or % system or a hybrid of them?
No secret there, it is on the Dragon Age webpage: 3d6 are used. One of them the "Dragon Die".
Lenarior wrote:
I read in an interview that the base box would have rules for levels 1-5, then they would work on upcomming product that would support 5-10, 11-15, and 16-20. I would never buy a game using this strategy so I would like to warn others who feel like I do.
I think that this is a good approach to draw new gamers to the hobby. Compared to D&D 3.5, PFRPG and the New Warhammer 3rd edition or 4th edition, this RPG only needs to two 64 page books.
Most of the older gamers will still remember BESM boxes for D&D Basic. This is the same approach as back then.
EDIT: I have no financial stakes in this game, I just like the old school flavor of it.
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Lenarior wrote:
I read in an interview that the base box would have rules for levels 1-5, then they would work on upcomming product that would support 5-10, 11-15, and 16-20. I would never buy a game using this strategy so I would like to warn others who feel like I do.
I think the final cost is the same as for three big hardcovers in the end ...
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Tharen the Damned wrote:
This boxed set shows a cover on the Green Ronin Homepage, you might want to update it.
Thanks! I updated the description as well.
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So glad I read Livejournal sometimes.
http://freeport-pirate.livejournal.com/128066.html
I forgot this was coming out! :)
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SirUrza wrote:
So glad I read Livejournal sometimes.
http://freeport-pirate.livejournal.com/128066.html
I forgot this was coming out! :)
I pre ordered and already have the PDF.
Edit: I think you only get the PDF if you pre order from Green Ronin, I don't know if Paizo can do that as well. Meaning free PDF.
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I preordered form GR also and already finished the PDFs. I have to say Pramas did a decent job of keeping the game simple, yet capable of doing so much with the little rules there are. I cannot wait until the next set releases; I just wish it wasn't every six months.
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Sounds like something I'm interested in.
I really like the dark gritty stuff, and Early Middle Ages is perfect.
Though the old school feel (of the mechanics supposedly, haven't seen it obviously, but mainly the whole Basic/Expert/Master set thing) is probably my favorite part.
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Robert Miller 55 wrote:
I think you only get the PDF if you pre order from Green Ronin, I don't know if Paizo can do that as well. Meaning free PDF.
Green Ronin's PDFs are not currently available through paizo.com.
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Does anyone know what the ISBN-13 is for this product? For some reason, I'm having a ridiculously difficult finding the code.
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Check here:
http://www.greenronin.com/store/product/grr2801.html
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Sure, point out the obvious. ;) Thanks.
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Tharen the Damned wrote:
Most of the older gamers will still remember BESM boxes for D&D Basic. This is the same approach as back then.
I think you mean BECMI. :)
("BESM" is Big Eyes, Small Mouth, the anime-based RPG. Didn't want anyone to be confused)
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Wow!
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Ravenmantle wrote:
Sure, point out the obvious. ;) Thanks.
Actually, I don't think it's that obvious; many RPG publishers and stores don't include ISBNs in product descriptions. For example, it took a long time to find ISBN for Hero System 6th Edition (I eventually found it on Librarything, IIRC).
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anyone playing this?
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Interesting, haven't seen a box set in a looong time.
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MerrikCale wrote:
anyone playing this?
I ran the adventure that comes with it.
I like the system, it's similar to d20 is a number of ways.
It is a bit annoying though that character specialisation comes at higher level and you can't plan ahead for that with your character build as there is no information available on the specialisations.
I would like the book of adventures to come out soon as I am too busy to write my own adventures these days.
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