Designed for experienced GMs and any type of player, 13th Age offers a fresh take on a familiar tabletop experience.

Play 13th Age as a standalone game oruse it as a source of cool ideas and add-on rules for make your favorite RPG. This 320-page core rulebook features:
Character creation that gives your adventurer a place in the world (and the GM dozens of adventure hooks) through Icon relationships and your One Unique Things
A simple, flexible skill system through Backgrounds that bring your characters personal history into the game with every dice roll
Streamlined, free-form combat with new rules that make battles fast, fun and dramatic
DIY monster and encounter building sections so GMs can create adventures with little or no preparation

13th Age RPG delivers an incredible fantasy storytelling experience.
io9

One of the best systems Ive encounteredand Ive either played or read the rules to countless d20 systems at this pointis 13th Age Its fun, fast and accessible.
Forbes.com