As ever, activity in the Ninth Age project is in full swing and there has been some restructuring going on with regard to the project and with the functioning and operation of our various teams.

What is the purpose of this restructuring I hear you ask? Well, the goal is to reach the point where the rules reflect the “flavour” and “feel” of the individual army while maintaining the internal and external balance.

We are able to provide you with the following announcements for future releases, and I hope you’re as excited as we are!

1. Hot Fixes – Before this upcoming fall (late August / early September), there will be some small balance adjustments to all of the army books to provide some hot fixes to issues identified by our data feedback. These changes will be very limited.
2. Basic Rules Book (BRB) Update (V.2) – There is going to be a major update to the BRB and Paths of Magic Book (PMB), to be released sometime in November of this year. Along with this release, all army books will be updated, to make them compatible with the changes in the rulebook.
3. Full Army Books (FAB) – There will be a succession of phases (each phase lasting about 4 months) in which a FAB will be generated. It is anticipated that many new rules will be formulated to ensure the army book rules are true to its background.
4. Slim Army Books (SAB) – Additionally, during that succession of phases, a number of SABs (from 0 to 4) will be reviewed and edited. The changes to the SABs may include any number of changes large and/or small, and including design changes depending on the needs of the particular AB.

I think we can all agree that with this on the horizon there is no better time to try out The Ninth Age! You can find the free rules here.

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