Until Deep Magic comes out, James Eder continues to provide us with groups and more to help satisfy our craving for magic. Take a look… The Order of Saint Reinya In magic-rich worlds, even a small church is likely to have at least some capability toward dealing with injuries and the like, but for a select […]
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Deities play a large role in fantasy games in both direct and indirect fashions. Amarok, the Lord Alpha and Mighty Huntress, can add a touch of the wolf to your game. Titles: The Spirit of the Wolf, Lord Alpha, Mighty Huntress Symbol: A regal wolf’s head with bloodied jaws Portfolio: Hunting, leadership, physical and mental
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Voting has closed for our Monarch of the Monsters design contest, and we have a winner! With 107 votes it’s the mask wight designed by Sersa Victory for the 13th Age RPG. Sersa’s commitments for 2014 prevent him from taking on any new freelance projects. So we’re awarding a freelance design commission from Kobold Press to the second
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With Deep Magic on the horizon, author James Eder has provided us with some orders and more to satisfy the craving for more magic for our games. Take a look… The Wonderful Wizards of the West It takes a special sort of folk to devote themselves to the study and practice of magic, and then
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The dice land and, according to your random encounter, it’s one of those classics your crew has become way too familiar with. Zombies, trolls, giant spiders, goblins, and worgs can fail to excite more experienced players. Maybe you scroll through some of my old templates and add a twist to the monster, but frankly there’s
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Our artistic maven Marc Radle recently contacted Deep Magic artist Guido Kuip and asked him a few questions about his art. Guido is a freelance illustrator from the Netherlands, although he currently lives in Toronto, Canada. Come see what Guido has to share with you! When did you decide to become an illustrator, and why
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From the genesis of the D&D game, random lists have been used to create, inspire, and complicate games everywhere. A GM is essentially keeping all the knowledge of a fabricated world inside his or her head, along with all the relevant laws of physics and mechanics, which are transformed into a living story around the
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Now that you’ve seen the five finalists for the Monarch of the Monsters contest, you can vote! We’re opening the polls so that you can help crown the 2013 Monarch of the Monsters. [poll id=”4″]
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In the past few weeks, we had many wonderful entries to the Monarch of the Monsters contest, and our talented and skilled judges chose five finalists from among the entries. We now present those five finalists to you so that you can enjoy them, and, at the end of the week, vote on your favorite.
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In the past few weeks, we had many wonderful entries to the Monarch of the Monsters contest, and our talented and skilled judges chose five finalists from among the entries. We now present those five finalists to you so that you can enjoy them, and, at the end of the week, vote on your favorite.
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In the past few weeks, we had many wonderful entries to the Monarch of the Monsters contest, and our talented and skilled judges chose five finalists from among the entries. We now present those five finalists to you so that you can enjoy them, and, at the end of the week, vote on your favorite.
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In the past few weeks, we had many wonderful entries to the Monarch of the Monsters contest, and our talented and skilled judges chose five finalists from among the entries. We now present those five finalists to you so that you can enjoy them, and, at the end of the week, vote on your favorite.
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In the past few weeks, we had many wonderful entries to the Monarch of the Monsters contest, and our talented and skilled judges chose five finalists from among the entries. Each day this week, we will present one of those five finalists to you so that you can enjoy it, and, at the end of
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Advanced Races 6: Kobolds is here, available in print at the Kobold Store and in PDF-only at DriveThruRPG and Paizo. Seems like a perfect time to bring this small-but-fierce monster into 13th Age as a PC race! For this design I collaborated with the mighty Ash Law, head of the 13th Age organized play program. The
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The Doctor and the Dinosaurs Mike Resnick 300 pages, Pyr Paperback $18.00, Kindle $9.59 ISBN 978-1616148614 Ladies and gentleman, welcome to the historical all-star game. Today’s game will played in the Weird Wild West. We have some of history’s greats such as Doc Holliday, Geronimo, Teddy Roosevelt, Cole Younger, Tom Edison, and Ned Buntline versus
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Your Path is Calling — It’s Time to Start the Journey! Where better to begin your journey than character creation? This first step is where you forge your identity, and decide how your new hero will meet the challenges of dark magic and fierce monsters: with blade, spell or the power of the gods. The
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