The life of a kobold is a hard one. Fierce but small, they must summon all of the wits, cunning, and tenacity they can manage to survive in dungeons filled with bigger, meaner, well-established creatures. And don’t get me started on the groups of armed jerks who periodically invade their homes intent on mayhem and […]
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Some creatures of Midgard are gentle, loving, and brave. The gnomes of Niemheim are none of these things. They are servants of Hell. It was not always so. The gnomes lived among the people of Krakova for many years as friends and allies, teaching humans the arts of fey sorcery, weaving, and gardening. They were
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It’s been moderately busy in Midgard, with the first — draft-level, not final! — Dragon Age RPG content delivered as part of my Prince of Midgard interview with the Oracle: the Triolan Corsair background. The Stargazer’s World interview expands on that with a short history and discussion of the future plans for the setting. Throw
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Week 1 of the Midgard campaign setting is now complete, and it has been full of surprises! One non-surprise is that the Pathfinder RPG is the most popular set of rules patrons want for the setting. The bigger surprise of the week is that the Dragon Age RPG is the second most-popular. The shocker is
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The latest and greatest issue of Kobold Quarterly is now available! And frankly, after the big holiday extravaganza, it’s nice to kick back with a magazine full of cool ideas for a new year’s worth of gaming. And by “holiday extravaganza”, we do mean the big Seahawks win over the Saints… It’s a sexy issue,
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For almost five years now, I’ve shared bits and pieces of my home campaign with you in articles and adventures. And because Open Design is, well, open, “sharing” meant more than merely “publishing.” Those who became patrons of the design projects set in the world I eventually came to call Midgard brought their astounding creativity
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A lot of sites are using this week to take a look back at 2010. We decided to give you a sneak preview of what’s coming up. Enjoy!
Sometimes, editors change their minds for silly reasons. This time, it was for a good reason — we got lucky with a new cover, and it’s a looker. Those of you who examine the “Coming Next Issue” art might hve noticed that Kobold Quarterly #15 doesn’t sport the art found in issue #14. But the
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KQ regular Marc Radle had a good idea and made it real: there’s now a series of reader polls up to choose everyone’s favorite articles from the first 14 issues of KQ, plus a thread to nominate your favorite web articles. I hope you’ll stop in and vote for your favorites. The idea is that
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(Photos by Wade Rockett) Gen Con is a great place to meet your fellow gamers and play tricks on them, or at least make them smile and laugh. A popular booth can get a steady stream of visitors, and that’s great. But let’s face it, many game designers, editors, and artists are loners in their
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(Photo by Wolfgang Baur) Most gamers get a remarkable amount of exercise at Gen Con Indy, walking along the halls, stairs, True Dungeon, and over the skyways to the various hotels. Imagine, then, the typical Kobold Purveyor of fine adventures, design projects, and magazines who stands and chats and meets old friends and makes new
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(Photos by Ben McFarland) Indianapolis, IN: The first thing you learn about booth setup is to pace yourself. The kobolds arrived in Indianapolis on Tuesday night, got the badges organized, and found some of the booth materials already in place at #2439. Kobold-in-Chief Wolfgang Baur (your humble narrator) and Chief Cryptoanalyst and Booth Monkey #1
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Yark! Gen Con Indy is on the horizon! To celebrate, from now through the end of July we’ll be running a series of guest posts by some well-known people in the games industry, writing on the topic “My First Gen Con.” But we also want to hear your stories—so we’re running a contest! Send your “My
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Sometimes, Kobold Quarterly does silly things. This time, it’s Darren Calvert‘s fault. Well, his fault and also Canada‘s fault. Because it’s important to blame celebrate Canada on certain occasions, such as July 1, which is Canada Day. “This actually came out of the campaign I’m playing in… We spoke to an NPC who asked us
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It’s really an excellent time to be a GM; companies are falling all over themselves catering to us. The recent releases of the Dungeon Master’s Guide 2 by Wizards of the Coast and the simultaneously retro and forward-thinking GameMastery Guide by Paizo are both excellent sources of advice and tools for running a game, full of
Review: Eureka! 501 Adventure Plots to Inspire Game Masters Read More »
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