Wade Rockett

Strategicon, 30 Years Later

Photo Aug 30, 9 42 36 PM I took this photo of the open gaming hall at Strategicon‘s Gateway convention in 1987, when I was 20 years old. A friend and I went there on a road trip from my home town of Las Vegas. During that weekend we lived almost entirely on a loaf of white bread, a jar of peanut butter, and a beef stick from a convenience store.

Gateway ’87 was my first experience with the larger gaming community, and I got to meet the people who created some of my favorite roleplaying games—most memorably, the staff at Chaosium.

Tomorrow, 30 years later, I’ll attend Gateway again as an RPG designer myself! On Saturday at 9 a.m. I’ll run Temple of the Sun Cabal, a 13th Age adventure I wrote for Pelgrane Press. There are still spots available at the table if you want to join: Here’s the full event list.

Hope to see you there!

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My 2017 Convention Schedule

11 Aug

Convention season is upon us, and this year I am going to SEVERAL cons. Here’s where to find me!

Gen Con, August 17-20, Indianapolis

You can find me at Pelgrane Press booth #1317 throughout the show, as well as at a couple of seminars, and GMing an adventure that I wrote for Hillfolk RPG:

Thursday 11:00 AM – 13th Age Adventure Design Workshop (Crowne Plaza : Pennsylvania Stn B)
Friday 11:00 AM – 13th Age Monster Design Workshop (Crowne Plaza : Pennsylvania Stn B)
Saturday 10:00 AM – DramaSystem: Secret of Warlock Mountain (Convention Center : 242 : 9) – Get Tickets

Gateway Con, September 1-4, Los Angeles

I attended Gateway in 1987, and am excited to return. I’ll be running an adventure that I wrote for 13th Age Roleplaying Game:

Saturday 9:00 AM – Temple of the Sun Cabal

Big Bad Con, October 13-15, Walnut Creek, CA

This will be my first time at Big Bad Con! I’ll update this post once I have some events scheduled.

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13th Age at OrcaCon 2017, Jan. 13-15

11 Jan

Going to OrcaCon in Everett this weekend? Want to play 13th Age RPG? You can see all of the game sessions here.

For my part, I’ll run a 3-hour demo on Sunday from 10 AM to 1 PM, plus two adventures that I designed:

Temple of the Sun Cabal
(Friday, 7:00 PM – Midnight)

The hunt for a missing vampire leads you to a volcanic island occupied by fanatical sun cultists. Their plan: sacrifice the vampire in a ritual to summon and control a long-lost flying temple to the sun gods—and use its power to “purify” the Dragon Empire by exterminating all other religions! Can you prevent the dawn of a terrifying new age, ruled by a ruthless theocracy of fire?

No experience is necessary to play this 13th Age RPG adventure, and level 4 pre-generated characters are provided. (Feel free to bring your own, though!)

Suggested age range is Everyone 6+.
No experience required; will teach rules to new players.
Maximum number of players is 6.
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The Wreck of Volund’s Glory
(Saturday, 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM)

A dwarven airship has crashed in the magic-blasted wastelands of Midgard’s west, with a stolen magical artifact on board. Evade, outwit, or out-fight undead goblins, magic abominations, and rival adventurers to reach the prize!

No experience is necessary to play this 13th Age RPG adventure, and level 2 pre-generated characters are provided. (Feel free to bring your own, though!)

Suggested age range is Everyone 6+.
No experience required; will teach rules to new players.
Maximum number of players is 6.
REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT