Parsantium Archive
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Icons of Parsantium (13th Age)
Posted on January 18, 2016 | No CommentsIcons of Parsantium (13th Age) This massive pdf clocks in at 47 pages, 1 page front cover, 1 page editorial, 1 page ToC, 1 page SRD, 1 page advertisement, leaving us with 42 (!!!) pages of content, so let’s take a look! Richard Green’s Byzantine-analogue fantasy city of Parsantium is easily one of the most unique settings I’ve read all year: While mostly setting-agnostic, the city’s unique backdrop and flair rendered Parsantium a wonderful breath of fresh air among all too many redundant concepts. This year, I also saw a broadening of my focus, extending my reviews to covering 13th Age, among other systems, amid my portfolio. If you’ve read my reviews of 13th Age core supplements, you […] -
Parsantium: City at the Crossroads
Posted on July 15, 2014 | No CommentsParsantium: City at the Crossroads This massive city sourcebook clocks in at a brutal 178 pages, 1 page front cover, 1 page blank inside the front cover, 1 page editorial, 1 page ToC,1 page SRD, 1 page back cover, leaving us with a whopping 172 pages of content, so let’s take a look, shall we? Author Richard Green kicks off the book by telling of its genesis – the city’s inspiration would essentially be a Byzantium-inspired metropolis, closer to far-east influences than our real world equivalent was – and of course, as one glimpse at the superb 2-page map by Jonathan Roberts (Yes, THE Jonathan Roberts – you know the Fantastic Maps/Song of Fire and Ice-cartographer!) tells us, the […]