I love when characters die. Lucky died above the body of his wounded comrade, having spent his last cure spell on a friend instead of himself. Barrin was the last dwarf standing in the final confrontation against Gordon Beast, and with the battle won, his rage subsided and so did he. Jack was drawn and […]
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What is in that cauldron? Is it what you would expect? You can use any of these details as starting points to flesh out some other interesting things if the player characters choose to look around a bit more. If you want to roll randomly for one, use the handy number provided with each entry
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Lifeform Entertainment has launched a Kickstarter Campaign for new a mobile app called IRON ATLAS. It’s a “Digital Miniatures System” designed for the iPad to serve as an alternative to physical maps and miniatures for roleplaying games — and Kobold Press maps and character art content will be available on the IRON ATLAS in-app store! IRON ATLAS takes
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Even by Freeport’s jaded standards, the last three months have seen some peculiar happenings. Assassins easily dispatched an elven thief who had eluded them for six centuries, robbers breached an impenetrable vault, and poison claimed the lives of several well-hidden mistresses. Word has reached you that Freeporters in delicate or dangerous positions are willing to
Dark Deeds in Freeport Now Available for Pathfinder RPG Read More »
Salim Ghadafar is an atheist who happens to be the catspaw of the goddess of death. Yes, you read that correctly—he serves a goddess he doesn’t believe in. When the worst of the worst show up dead, yet their souls are unaccounted for, Salim is dispatched to find those souls. His first stop is the
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When you pre-order Hoard of the Dragon Queen – Autographed Collectors Edition from the Kobold Store, you get a special commemorative patch along with the signed book. If you’ve been wondering what the patch will look like, wonder no longer! Nicole Roberts of NokHoo has done another amazing job for us with the design of the QUEEN OF DRAGONS patch
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That wardrobe might not lead to Narnia, but it can certainly contain some unusual things that lead to interesting stories. You can use any of these details as starting points to flesh out some other interesting things if the player characters choose to look around a bit more. If you want to roll randomly for
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Whether called target, targa, targo, or targe, it’s a round shield ranging from approximately 18”–21” in diameter, used by infantry forces in various European armies from the 13th through the 16th centuries. Constructed of wood and usually wrapped with leather or rawhide, it was designed for close quarters combat and offered good protection for its
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Countless strange and terrifying creatures lurk in the subterranean world that sprawls beneath the mortal empires. Through lightless tunnels, caves, and dungeons they burrow, most driven only by a primal desire to hunt, to mate, and to nest. Many of these creatures, however, are warped by the feral magic of the underworld, their already monstrous
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Have you ever been caught spell-less by a gang of hungry gnolls? Do your hirelings groan under the weight of carrying your magical library through the wilderness? Now you can carry a massive tome of spells in your pocket! The Deep Magic Spell Reference for iPad and iPhone (with an Android version coming this summer) includes
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If you’ve paid attention to the Dungeons & Dragons news over the past couple of weeks, you know that Kobold Press designed two adventures to support the upcoming Tyranny of Dragons storyline—Hoard of the Dragon Queen (out in August) and The Rise of Tiamat (October). These adventures are the first to work with the new D&D rules set. Now we’re
Hoard of the Dragon Queen Autographed Edition EXCLUSIVE at the Kobold Store Read More »
The kobold crew will be at Gen Con 2014 talking about adventures, design, and breaking into the field. Here’s the seminar list: We hope to see you at one or all of them!
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For centuries, rangers from the Queen’s Wood have traded rumors of a blighted fortress built from hundreds of thousands of petrified sacrifices. It is here that the half-tarrasque hydraic medusa serpent queen is said to dwell, reigning over a court of snake cultists drenched in the blood of displacer beast young. Believed to be an
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A rocky shape bursts from the ground in an eruption of bloody mud. Broken weapons jut from its massive body, and shards of shattered helmets encircle its head. The strifeborn ravager is an elemental spirit corrupted and driven mad by the death and destruction of large-scale battle. Already impressive in size, truly gigantic specimens could
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Spell designer Robert H. Nichols provided us with this chilly spell for your next game session. If you want your spellcaster to give your foes a frigid reception, this might just be the magic you need. Even better: If you have suggestions for tweaking the spell, please do provide suggestions in the comments below. We
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That person wandering around giving first aid on the field of combat needs a way to carry around supplies if he or she isn’t able to provide healing of the more magical kind. And if the battle isn’t quite over yet? That very healer might end up becoming a casualty—and the satchel might be left
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