An unfortunate habit exists in the world of tabletop gaming; we’re sometimes unable to separate the name of a class (which is just a convenient handle to describe a certain package of abilities), with the actual character who has levels in that class. For example, while clerics are servants of the gods, nowhere does it […]
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Congratulations go to James J. Haeck, who wrote the Monument to the Thunderer Lethal Lair! Excellent job, James! Again, many thanks go to all who submitted entries, plus our judges and kobold supporters out there for looking over the entries and helping decide who designed the most lethal lair for this contest!
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Wondering what the new year will bring? Wonder no longer! With the 2016 Kobold Press Calendar on your wall, each month takes you from the fey court of the River King, to the citadel of a powerful void dragon, and beyond! These scenes are brought to life by talented artists including Marcel Marcado, Cory Trego-Erdner, Aaron
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We’ll be closing down the polls for Lethal Lairs on Monday (12/14/15) and announcing the winner afterward! So, if you haven’t voted yet, please do take a look at the entries and go vote!
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Kids find all kinds of things to put into their respective stashes of toys. 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 area in which your characters currently
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What is missing or present that allows—or drives—an individual to ascend the scaffold and stretch taught the creaking rope? Or to flourish dramatically for the crowd before sending ringing steel through bone and wood? Is it greed, tradition, civic duty, or bloodlust? At best the secret lies within, whether known or buried deep. Who can
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This installment, you get a break from graphs and formulas—though not entirely. In honor of Thanksgiving, I had to include some pie charts. Instead of plotting trends, however, this time we count how often certain concepts occur throughout the Monster Manual, to help you get a handle on whether they’re common, uncommon, or rare. Before
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Now that you have seen all five of the finalists, it’s time for you to vote! You can pick your favorite below. [poll id=”11″] If you have not seen the encounters yet, you can check them out below. Monument to the Thunderer The Matter of the Oasis Rustrock Spring The Red Cliff of Akhal Ambush
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Welcome to the fifth of the Lethal Lairs finalists, which are presented in no particular order. Our esteemed judges have enjoyed going through each of the entries for this contest, and now you can read each of the five they chose as finalists! After we present all five — unedited — you’ll have a chance
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Welcome to the fourth of the Lethal Lairs finalists, which are presented in no particular order. Our esteemed judges have enjoyed going through each of the entries for this contest, and now you can read each of the five they chose as finalists! After we present all five — unedited — you’ll have a chance
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Welcome to the third of the Lethal Lairs finalists, which are presented in no particular order. Our esteemed judges have enjoyed going through each of the entries for this contest, and now you can read each of the five they chose as finalists! After we present all five — unedited — you’ll have a chance to
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Welcome to the second of the Lethal Lairs finalists, which are presented in no particular order. Our esteemed judges have enjoyed going through each of the entries for this contest, and now you can read each of the five they chose as finalists! After we present all five — unedited — you’ll have a chance to
Lethal Lairs Finalist: The Matter of the Oasis Read More »
Welcome to the first of the Lethal Lairs finalists, which are presented in no particular order. Our esteemed judges have enjoyed going through each of the entries for this contest, and now you can read each of the five they chose as finalists! After we present all five — unedited — you’ll have a chance
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Born into poverty and squalor, you spent your younger years unsupervised — hustling and haunting the shadier low districts and the crooked backstreets of the urban sprawl. Whether arrested (falsely accused?) for a string of petty infractions or answering the call of a city plagued with vermin, the city magistrates put to good use your
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Master Pett’s Your Whispering Homunculus presents only the finest in British gaming. Indeed, you are not likely to find a more comprehensive assortment of miscellany anywhere. (So much more than just another bloke in a dress.) “So, shall we proceed—new, er—menial?” “Indeed, Master—it is Master, isn’t it, not Mistress?” “Ah, the dress. No, it is
Your Whispering Homunculus—10 Guaranteed Cure-Alls Read More »
From Bestiary 4 for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game are some urban fey of wicked intent who’ve found a place in the cities of the Grand Duchy. You can read Part 1 before diving into this second part. Spring-Heeled Jacks and Jills Each of the great cities of Dornig have been beset at one time or
Grand Duchy: Notorious Fey of Dornig Cities, Part 2 Read More »
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