On occasion, adventurers visit libraries, bookstores, or private studies unattended. Assuming they take everything that isn’t nailed down, use the following table to add a little variety to your loot or let it serve as inspiration for a story hook. The value of the items can vary at the GM’s discretion but are suitable replacements […]
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“Olmec spoke further, of dark and mysterious matters, of black magic and wizardry conjured out of the black night of the catacombs, of weird creatures invoked out of darkness for horrible allies.” —Robert E. Howard, “Red Nails” Well met—and welcome back to the dark corners of the Crossroads! Over the past several months I’ve been
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When visiting residences or other structures, adventurers might be treated to a glimpse of what others consider to be trophies. You can roll randomly for a result below, or use the handy number provided with each entry to figure out your result on a d12. You can also pick the one that works for the
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This is the fourth installment in a series of articles for players hoping to get the best possible experience from their time around the RPG table. “… Isn’t it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive―it’s such an interesting
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We kobolds are excited to bring so much more to your roleplaying table — and you can be a part of this effort by kicking in funds! So, what is this one about? Here is some information from the Advanced Races Compendium Kickstarter itself: Sometimes, unlikely heroes emerge from strange and forbidden places: dragons’ dens,
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By now, you might have picked up or heard about the Advanced Class Guide by Paizo. We have author Neal Litherland venturing through some of the classes now, and he has a few ideas for upcoming blog posts. Which of the following blog posts would you prefer to see first? Take a peek at the
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Welcome to the New Kobold Press website. Kobold Press has gone through many iterations over the years, and our newest adventure is an upgrade of our previous web platform. The core fundamentals are the same, and all the great articles and content from the previous site are still here, but we’ve updated and improved the
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Traveling along a popular trade road, the party discovers a ruined village. Abandoned long ago, Velston now contains only the restless spirits of those who died in the village’s violent end. Prepared! offers the following small scenario for low-level characters. “Ain’t nobody in these parts willing to knock down what’s left of poor old Velston;
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There were more amazing creatures submitted to the Monarch of the Monsters fifth edition contest than made it into the Top 6—it’s a testament to the quality of the work that we couldn’t decide on only a Top 5. Though I had numerous favorites that didn’t make it to the voting round, there are two
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Colorful street magicians perform sleight of hand and even arcane tricks for the enjoyment of others. If you need to add a bit of dimension to such a character, perhaps add something unusual to the magician’s pouch, but consider giving the adventurers a quick glimpse of some of these! You can roll randomly for a
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As the Advanced Races Compendium Kickstarter draws closer, we’re looking to add some new races to the ones we’ve already covered for PFRPG. Some chapters of the Compendium will be all-new, some chapters will cover familiar races in new ways, and we are also fleshing out the existing Advanced Races with new magic, feats, lore,
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How to Build a Spell-Siphoning, Counterspelling Arcanist An eternal debate has raged between players who love arcane spellcasters; sorcerer or wizard? The sorcerer has more flexibility, but tends to be a lot narrower in which spells the character can cast, while the wizard knows more spells but has to try and guess which ones will
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Experienced travelers, including adventurers, who plan an extended stay in Hirschberg inquire: Are there any vacancies at Treadwell’s? The boardinghouse sits on the intersection facing the Street of Blades where it meets the Road to Salzbach. It’s hard to miss. The two-story, L-shaped building is painted smartly in maize, with its shutters and trim in
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One of the joys of a monster design contest for me is always seeing monsters at the low end of the CR spectrum. It is much easier to design a monster at a medium-to-high power level, because you have more options: the creature can have more powers, more magical fallbacks, and elements that only a
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Sometimes adventurers end up in places where bakers provide yummy goodness in the form of pies. But what ARE those pies? You can roll randomly for a result below, or use the handy number provided with each entry to figure out your result on a d12. You can also pick the one that works for
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For every successfully enchanted sword, there are a score of sputtering failures. A ring of great power must have several nearly mundane cousins—more suited to a smelter than a wizard’s finger. Sometimes your party’s actions deserve a reward that is heavy in flavor but light in power. Today, Prepared! brings you two items from the
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