You’ve seen the art in Tales of the Valiant books. Now get to know the stories behind the characters in the Valiant Six.
Kobold Press presents a Valiant Six Iconic Backstory—Hendrian Kaska, orc mechanist Read More »
When Kobold Press launched the Tales of the Valiant RPG, we also launched six pre-generated characters for people to be able to start playing right away. These characters showed “iconic” representations of these classes, and provided some art that appears in Tales of the Valiant products, showing these iconic characters in action. But who are
Valiant Six Iconic Backstory—Kobold Press presents Seno Fosh, cleric of light Read More »
When Kobold Press launched the Tales of the Valiant RPG, we also launched six pre-generated characters for people to be able to start playing right away. But who are these characters?
Meet Zalbikar “Zal” Andrialix, a Tales of the Valiant Iconic character! Read More »
Some people assumed the base rules in the Alpha Release would be the final book—oh man, those people will be shocked. We dug into everything, making little changes everywhere, to increase usability and address some of the more confusing pieces of the 5E rules, while keeping 5E compatibility intact. See what changed thanks to your playtest feedback!
ToV Tuesday! What changed in the final book after your playtest comments Read More »
Celeste Conowitch talks about design decisions and changes for the ToV Preview, now available at our Kickstarter page!
Valiant Design Diary #4 Read More »
There are lots of questions about Project Black Flag, so we asked our Senior Game Designer, Celeste Conowitch, to give us answers in a new design diary.
Project Black Flag Friday: Design Diary #2, Foundations Read More »
There are lots of questions about Project Black Flag, so we asked our Senior Game Designer, Celeste Conowitch, to give us answers in a new design diary.
Project Black Flag Friday: Design Diary #1 Read More »
When people think of fantasy roleplaying games, I guarantee a wizard’s image is one of the first things that comes to mind. Wizards are the most versatile of all the spellcasting classes and have remained so through the game’s history. Wizards immerse themselves in the academic aspects of magic and can learn a mind-blowing amount
Play with Class: Work Out a Wonderful Wizard Read More »
Warlock has seen many design changes since its initial debut, but it has remained one of the most beloved classes through them all. Warlocks get to spam the best damage cantrip in the game, and they get a whole bunch of extra flavor mechanics to sprinkle on top. Warlocks can be super simple to play
Play with Class: Whip-Up a Winning Warlock Read More »
Welcome to another installment of the Play with Class series where we will give you solid steps to run each class for the world’s greatest roleplaying game! This week, we’re hitting the magic pavement by chatting about the charismatic middle child of the arcane world: the sorcerer. Historically, roleplaying games have struggled to define what
Play with Class: Summon a Super Sorcerer Read More »
If you are familiar with the fantasy genre, I’m sure you are familiar with rogues. These tricky characters are famous for their abilities to lie, steal, and deliver maiming attacks their enemies rarely see coming. Like skullduggery itself, playing a rogue well requires a great deal of patience and the ability to assess your options
Play with Class: Rally a Ruthless Rogue Read More »
Rangers have had a special place in the heart of fantasy from the moment Lord of the Rings introduced resident hero Aragorn, son of Arathorn. While no one can deny the idea of a ranger is very cool, this class has had a rocky mechanical road through the different generations of the game. With lots
Play with Class: Roll Up a Rad Ranger Read More »
Paladins have been around for the majority of the game’s history. These holy warriors embody the knight in shining armor archetype. Paladins are an incredibly satisfying class to play because they deal massive amounts of damage without being too overwhelmingly complicated to play. Paladins also make an excellent choice for a new player because they
Play with Class: Play a Perfect Paladin Read More »
Role of the Monk Monks are very direct in their intentions: they exist to deal a bunch of damage and deal it fast. Monks are the champions of pure DPS (damage per second), and there is no way around that. Monks cannot wear armor, which makes them subpar tanks. They don’t have any access to
Play with Class: Make a Marvelous Monk Read More »
Role of the Fighter There are so many different ways to build a fighter, but at the end of the day, your role is to be good at combat. You can make your fighter a deadly ranged character, a death-dealing tank, a WWE wrestler, a military general, the list goes on and on. All your
Play with Class: Forge a Fabulous Fighter Read More »
Stay informed with the newest Kobold Press news and updates delivered to your inbox weekly. Join now and receive a coupon for 15% off your next order.