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Grand Duchy: Forested Cathedral Is the Traveler’s Sanctuary (Part 1)

By Troy E. Taylor / June 29, 2015 / Articles, Front Page, Midgard

The Forested Cathedral—often called the Gem of Jerriberg—is the centerpiece of a vibrant abbey that venerates the green gods of Yarila and Porevit. Larger temples buildings exist, notably the Twinned Cathedral in Reywald. Epitomizing the heart of the faith, though, is this sprawling campus, with its vineyards, cultivated fields, meditative fountains, libraries and scriptoriums, open […]

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Treasure Tables: Workshops and Laboratories

By B. "Wombat" Sanders / June 26, 2015 / Articles, Front Page, Treasure Trove

Magical and alchemical workshops are packed to the brim with valuables for adventurers who know what to look for, but certain things will stand out even to the untrained eye. If your adventurers decide they’re willing to risk annoying the previous owners, the following can be used to add a little variety to your loot

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Howling Tower: Rules Are Your Frenemy

By Steve Winter / June 25, 2015 / Articles, Front Page, Howling Tower

This is the final installment in a series of six articles for players hoping to get the best possible experience from their time around the RPG table. Roleplaying game rules are wonderful things. I’ve spent decades pulling them apart, refining and polishing every piece, and putting them back together so they purr and growl like

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Collection of Curiosities: Down the Well

By Miranda Horner / June 24, 2015 / Articles, Collection Of Curiosities, Front Page

Sometimes adventurers end up going down the well. What else might they find down there aside from whatever purpose (or unhappy accident) they sought. 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

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Real Steel: ABS Journeyman Smith Performance Test

By Todd Gdula / June 23, 2015 / Articles, Front Page

The American Bladesmith Society was founded to promote the art and science of the forged blade. It provides resources for bladesmithing students, as well as a rating system for smiths and standardized testing for the achievement of those ratings. The earned ratings are Journeyman Smith and Master Smith. There is also an Apprentice Smith rating,

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Pathfinder RPG: Shadows of the Dusk Queen Now Available

By Kobold Staff / June 22, 2015 / Announcements, Front Page

Mirror, mirror on the wall… Before you is a dark forest with trees rising as much as a hundred feet into the air. Foreboding and sorrow seem to emanate from within. Occasionally, shadowy creatures are glimpsed moving among the trees. Plaintive howls echo among the dark branches as a cool wind begins to blow, as

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Monster Monday: Afiti

By Jarrod Camiré / June 22, 2015 / Articles, Front Page, Monsters

When this man gazes at you, you feel compelled to follow him, forgetting about the feral aspect of his person that had so disturbed you but a moment before. Afiti CR 1 XP 400 Afiti Sorcerer 2 CE Medium Humanoid (human) Init +2; Senses Perception +1 Defense AC 13, touch 13, flat-footed 10

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Grand Duchy: Grandma Volksleek and the Huginn Shipwrights of Gemport

By Troy E. Taylor / June 19, 2015 / Articles, Front Page, Midgard

The black-feathered and sharp-beaked huginn clamber upon the ribbed frames of unfinished vessels in Gemport’s ship construction yard, mallets, saws and measuring sticks in hand. In a town famous for its many skilled shipbuilding companies, the descendants of Grandma Volksleek have carved out a spot of distinction. The cogs of dark wood that leave the

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What’s in a Name? The Swashbuckler vs. the Duelist

By Neal F. Litherland / June 18, 2015 / Articles, Front Page

Fighters come in all shapes and sizes, but for the longest time any player who wanted to really capture the flash of steel and the swagger of characters like Inigo Montoya or d’Artagnan had to make do with the duelist prestige class. Then the Advanced Class Guide came out, and it brought the swashbuckler to

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Collection of Curiosities: Unusual Hair Ornaments

By Miranda Horner / June 17, 2015 / Articles, Collection Of Curiosities, Front Page

Whether the adventurers are in the middle of a social situation or simply looking through graves, these odd hair ornaments might give them something to add to their own adventuring flair. You can roll randomly for a result below, or use the handy number provided with each entry to figure out your result on a

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Grim Games: Rapunzel

By Taylor Hubler / June 16, 2015 / Articles, Front Page

The story of Rapunzel is one of the better known Grimm tales; many consider it to be one of the major classic fairy tale romances. The story is simple and easy to tell, and this is partly because the majority of the action takes place in two locations. The tale starts in an enchantress’s garden

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Gen Con 2015 Schedule

By Kobold Staff / June 15, 2015 / Announcements, Articles, Front Page

If you’re interested in joining in on some Kobold Press events, here’s our schedule. It’s possible all the games are full, but please do check on the Gen Con site—you’ll know for sure when you try to sign up for these. As for seminars, those should still be available, so please come see what our

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Grand Duchy: Named Threats of Dornig

By Troy E. Taylor / June 12, 2015 / Articles, Front Page, Midgard

Adventurers take heed. Many think the Grand Duchy is solely a place of palace intrigues, where elves and elfmarked scheme and plot. While that much is true, monstrous threats remain. Beware undead guardians of abandoned crypts, crafty wildcats, fiends that lurk in library stacks, and perversions of the natural world. They assail the unsuspecting and

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Plaza of Dark Delights: Potent Poisons and Forbidden Fruits

By Chris Lockey / June 11, 2015 / Articles, Front Page, Pulp Adventure

“I suppose that its influence is physically a bad one. I find it, however, so transcendentally stimulating and clarifying to the mind that its secondary action is a matter of small moment.” —Sherlock Holmes, The Sign of Four From the early exploits of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s great detective to the two-fisted tales of Robert

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Collection of Curiosities: Unusual Herbs

By Miranda Horner / June 10, 2015 / Articles, Collection Of Curiosities, Front Page

Sometimes adventurers come across items of unusual properties. Plants are no different. 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 linger.

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PaizoCon 2015: A Brief Jaunt into Gravebinder’s Daughter

By Adam Roy / June 9, 2015 / Articles, Front Page

This year, the Kobold Press crew attended and ran events at PaizoCon. Adam Roy, one of the GMs, shares a bit of his experience with us. Gravebinder’s Daughter, a perennial PaizoCon favorite, was run twice over the Memorial Day weekend at this year’s PaizoCon (2015). (Warning: Teasers/Spoilers ahead!)

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