13th Age: Second Edition Boxed Set - Pre-order

13th Age combines the best parts of crunchy d20-rolling fantasy gaming with story-focused rules that help the gamemaster and players collaborate to create unique campaigns. Storytelling• Every character has One Unique Thing that sets them apart from all others and provides the raw materials for adventures and plotlines focused on that hero.• Each character’s backgrounds provide bonuses to relevant skill checks so that every skill roll can reveal new details of that hero’s backstory.• Connections with the icons—high fantasy archetypes such as the Archmage, Lich King, or Prince of Shadows—give even 1st level heroes an introduction to the conflicts that shape the world. • The evocative but deliberately non-canonical setting helps each campaign surprise itself with new twists! We don’t tell the story—each of your campaigns tells new stories. Crunch• Streamlined combat rules harness the good bits of crunchy tactical combat without ticky-tacky measurements.• Innovations like the escalation