In the past, we’ve done some fun contests featuring monsters. Monsters are great. We support monsters. We love monsters. But sometimes you need a little help fighting monsters, especially when one or more have completely wiped out your stalwart band of adventurers—several times. Kobolds, of course, recognize the necessity for adding a little firepower to […]
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The Lost City adventure introduces a new encounter for adventurers who brave the harsh environment of the desert: the warlike sand giants. In this sneak peek at Logan Bonner’s new adventure for 4th Edition D&D, we offer two of these titanic foes for your use at the table. The sand giants were once closely allied
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Taking feats to the next level, the Complete Advanced Feats brings you all 180 feats from the popular and critically acclaimed Advanced Feats series. It’s time to take you character in brave new directions! More than just a list of feats, Advanced Feats gives you the designer’s commentary on each entry, class breakdowns for all
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Conventions are a great place to show off extremely fun and cool things. From new roleplaying game releases to sparkly dice to fantastic art—you can see a wide range of new and interesting things. And that’s one of the points of going to a convention, isn’t it? That said, sometimes something is so utterly cool
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The kobolds have stormed PaizoCon 2011! First, they had to set up, of course. (Check out the initial photo—proof that they were there on Thursday.) Then they scurried off to enjoy some provisions with freelancers and industry folk on Thursday night. Now that the convention has officially begun, we have a whole bunch of fun
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The recent release of the Lost City adventure has given several Open Design patrons their first professional credits. One of these designers, Tracy Hurley, talks about what she learned from the Lost City project in her “Learning to Pitch” blog post. She breaks down the process of design and the elements she needed to get
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In the grip of malaria during a trade expedition to the jungles of the South, our kobold mascot Jiro had a vision of a mysterious city which once flew among the clouds, but is now buried in the desert. We told him it was just a dream, but he wouldn’t listen. He insisted we contact
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Attention, Bellevue: brace yourself for a kobold invasion. The kobold swarms are storming the place on June 9, 10, and 11! Open Design will be at PaizoCon 2011 with a booth laden with wondrous items. We’ll also run five games in the Midgard setting, and you will find panels featuring Wolfgang Baur, Jeff Grubb, Brandon
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Designer and Midgard project patron Joshua Jarman blogs about the intersection of the AGE System ruleset and the support that the second rules set is getting during design. : [Designing as a patron] is a fun, creative process, and the collaborative nature leads to the development of the best ideas presented. As far as Dragon
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Criminal mastermind Ben McFarland and his gang of patrons have been plotting this job for months, and now they’re ready to spring it on an unsuspecting world. Streets of Zobeck, with seven grim-and-gritty adventures for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, is available in the Kobold Store. Streets of Zobeck builds on the material presented in the
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Let the pillaging begin! All through the winter they’ve been sharpening their axes and readying their spells: Donneren barbarians, Skraeling rangers, Kazzakh horsemen, reaver dwarves and Hyperborean sorcerers. Impatient for battle, and a chance to win treasure and glory; to join the ranks of heroes whose deeds are sung by skalds in the mead-halls. Now
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Kobold Quarterly issue #17 is out, and the kobolds are feeling wicked. This issue celebrates the villains, getting right into the meat of things with an article of special arch-nemesis abilities for recurring villains and the PCs who hate them. As they clash again and again, these abilities gain more potent – ultimately legendary –
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Now, most April foolishness is, well, sort of annoying. To counter that trend, Kobold Quarterly is offering something rather more use-fool than most. Because we love you, all subscribers to Kobold Quarterly and all current Open Design patrons get a free — and somewhat silly — but totally playable adventure: the glorious Tyman’s Taunting Tower
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Our bestselling Advanced Feats series roars to a finish with one of the most intriguing new classes from the Pathfinder Advanced Player’s Guide. The inquisitor is a lone wolf who walks in darkness in search of his or her target, relentlessly driven by holy (or unholy) resolve. Advanced Feats: The Inquisitor’s Edge by Sigfried Trent
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The horns of war have sounded! Soldiers of Fortune, the military sourcebook for 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons is now in print. Written by game designer and decorated veteran Matt James, this is the first Open Design product to offer campaign-expanding material for veteran 4th Edition gamers. Order it today in the Kobold Store! In
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