It’s that time of year… Happy GM’s Day! And there’s a sale… Until the morning of Monday, March 8th, Open Design will be taking part in the annual GM’s Day Celebration Sale at DriveThruRPG. All Design Guides, Gazetteers, and issues of Kobold Quarterly are 25% OFF—that’s “1/4 off for the Fourth.” Celebrate GM’s Day with […]
When we launched the Kobold Quarterly Adopt-a-Soldier Holiday Contest, we heard some perspectives on gaming in the army from Ed Healy and in the navy from Rich Baker. SrA Ian McGonigal, one of our two contest winners (along with civilian Jospeh Kramer), recently gave us some insight into gaming among those who slip the surly
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Kobold Quarterly #12 has been out for over a month and there are still reviews steadily pouring in. Find out what the buzz is about. (We were even able to fool those grumpy gnomes.) Wow, that’s really a nice piece of writing; it’s all practical and no joke. This article alone is worth the price
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The first (of 5!) playtests is complete. Here’s what designer Tim Connors had to say (without spoilers!) on changes to the design introduced as a result of playtest feedback. Added event-triggered flashbacks designed to encourage camaraderie between the otherwise opposed Viking and monk investigators. Based pregens on Cthulhu Dark Ages to tweak/balance things like armor/weapons
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Some projects need time to grow slowly and flower into a display over months or years. Tales of the Old Margreve is not one of them; it has rocketed along toward a full commission status faster than any other project to date. While the project is not yet at a green light status, it is
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Anyone like winning stuff? Well if you do, head on over to the blog Dorkland. There just might be 3 free Open Design books in it for you.
There Be Treasure at Dorkland Read More »
In Kobold Quarterly #11, Marc Radle presented his new Pathfinder RPG base class, the spell-less ranger. Just as it sounds, this ranger variant strips the spellcasting abilities from the ranger while expanding on its other abilities. Along with the new class, Marc also designed character sheet pages—usable with the standard ranger or the new spell-less
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Over at The Core Mechanic blog, they’re busy wrangling the 375 nominations they received for inclusion in the Open Game Table anthology. KQ.com has 8 articles nominated…
KQ Posts Nominated for Open Game Table Read More »
just released and the reviews are steadily pouring in. Find out what the buzz is about. Your mom. She’s going to LOVE KQ#12. It’s not only because your Mom Loves Kobolds. Moms are always on the lookout for wholesome, kid friendly games… James Jacobs where he recounts he experience at da Vinci Arts Middle School.
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Thanks to the support of gamers worldwide, over $50,000 is already destined for Doctors Without Borders and their efforts in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. As many of you likely already know, DriveThruRPG’s servers took a huge hit, but really, it’s heartwarming to know that it’s because people are just anxious to help. Don’t worry,
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<<zzztt>> Bow down before me, your <<crackle>> new master. I will lead us <<zap>> to victory over the lavamen! <<ZZZTT>> Get… outta me… you tiny… electrical despot! Argh. The last thing I remember… Hey, back off sparky! Now, while I’m here anyway, I am ecstatic to announce the winner of Open Design’s first ever King
KotM Fight! Winner Crowned Read More »
Gamers want to help Haiti and the Dominican Republic in their hour of need, and DriveThruRPG is helping to make this happen with a giant pdf bundle filled to the brim with amazing content donated by a ton of RPG publishers. With a simple donation of $20, every penny of which goes to Doctors Without
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This is your last chance to vote for the King of the Monsters. Make sure your voice is heard, for tomorrow at noon (PST), the winner is crowned. What kind of king do you want to rule, to hoard, to slay, to represent your general PC-harassing interests? Tell us by voting in the forums.
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The blog Abstract XP calls Kobold Guide to Game Design from Open Design recommended reading. And it is the writing style as much as the content that makes this publication work. It reads like a learned favourite uncle (Uncle Wolfgang in this case) has sat you down and spun you some home truths about writing
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Kobold Quarterly #12 just released and reviewers are already posting their comments. Find out what the buzz is about. Telkari, Inevitable of Death… A corrupted marut inevitable and biomechanical plagues redolent of Hellraiser and Tetsuo: Bodyhammer. Awesome article… The Holy Remix… Pathfinder Cleric Hacking! Like clerics of different deities being distinct from each other? You’ll
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