Dragon Age - Pen and Paper Game Released

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Dragon Age - Pen and Paper Game Released

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The Pen and Paper version of Dragon Age has been released, in pdf-format at least. The physical boxed set is available for pre-order.

As [url=http://dragonage.bioware.com/game/product/:14px2264]noted on the Dragon Age homepage[/url:14px2264]:

[quote:14px2264][b:14px2264]Continue Your Journey and Play the Dragon Age Pen and Paper RPG![/b:14px2264]

It has been hundreds of years since the last Blight ravaged the world of Thedas. Many believed that it could never happen again, that the Dragon Age would pass without the rise of such evil. They were 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?

Based on the hit Dragon Age: Origins computer and video game, the Dragon Age RPG brings the excitement of BioWare’s rich fantasy world to the tabletop. In the Dragon Age RPG, you and your friends take on the personas of warriors, mages, and rogues to overcome sinister foes, face deadly challenges, and defeat a new evil. The Dragon Age RPG is the perfect portal to tabletop roleplaying as the core system is easy to use and fun to play. The game features an innovative stunt system that keeps combat and spell casting 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!

The Dragon Age RPG box set can now be pre-ordered from the Green Ronin online store. A PDF only version of the Dragon Age is also now available. Those who pre-order the box set will automatically receive the PDF version.[/quote:14px2264]
You can buy the pdf-files or pre-order the boxed set from [url=http://greenronin.com/dragon_age/:14px2264]the Green Ronin website[/url:14px2264]. When you pre-order the boxed set you're given the option to add the pdfs to your order as well for free.

I pre-ordered the boxed set this morning (though the shipping got fairly expensive at $20 for international shipping). I haven't really had the time yet to read much of the pdf-files; reading the first few pages of the Players Guide it's mostly "what is an RPG" and such for now. But that makes sense (I think every RPG does that :p ). But it looks nice with some nice art so far (and the character sheet at the back gives me flashbacks of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplaying). The only real critique I have so far is that the books don't seem to have a table of contents at the start, which is rather a big oversight (and something I tend to use a lot when I'm looking up specific sections).


I also came across [url=http://www.gamepex.com/article/28/drago ... /:14px2264]another review[/url:14px2264] of Dragon Age: Origins (on the PC), which gives it a 9.0. Here's an excerpt:

[quote:14px2264]These days it's hard to find anything in the RPG genre that isn't described as “cookie-cutter”. Lost princess, boy turned into a man during his quest or an evil empire threatening to take over the world are all cliches that most RPG fans are pretty tired of now. BioWare is a company that isn't afraid to break free from the mold while keeping the beloved gameplay aspects intact and they do exactly that with Dragon Age: Origins.[/quote:14px2264]
Have no idea yet how good the Pen and Paper game is.


[[url=http://dragonage.bioware.com/game/product/:14px2264]link[/url:14px2264]] to product information at BioWare.
[[url=http://greenronin.com/dragon_age/:14px2264]link[/url:14px2264]] to Dragon Age RPG at Green Ronin.
[[url=http://www.gamepex.com/article/28/drago ... /:14px2264]link[/url:14px2264]] to review at GamePex.


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