After many years of research, the kobolds are ready to share some of their most treasured secrets: their traps and a set of trapsmithing rules, as discovered by expert trapsmith Maurice de Mare! Traps make your game better and add a sting of surprise to any encounter. The Trapsmith sourcebook provides you with more than […]
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We started the first of our four weeks of Midgard Summer by running The Forgotten King’s Tomb using the kobold pregens. The five players who signed up were very excited at the chance to play kobolds. One even emailed me off the list to make sure he had the summoner. As the game went
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“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.” –Friedrich Nietzsche Inspiration can be drawn from many places. In fantasy, Tolkien gets all the press, but I’ve always had a thing
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With their punishing climate and near-total lack of precious water, deserts are one of the most hostile environments in existence. Those who spend enough time among the desert sands know that some monsters can thrive even in these hellish wastes. Such creatures are feared and respected by wise adventurers, for they are invariably predatory and
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How Actor Prep Can Level Up Your Roleplaying Like many roleplaying game enthusiasts of (ahem) a certain age, I have fond memories of cracking open the board game Dungeons & Dragons for the first time; some of the formative years of my adolescence were spent dreaming about the heroic exploits of heroic fighters, elves, and
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Hunter and Fox Philippa Ballantine 340 pages, Pyr Paperback, $17.95 ISBN 978-1-61614-623-8 Talyn is a Vaerli, a once powerful race that has had the seven gifts of magic taken from them by the Caisah, a powerful and evil being who controls a world that is constantly changing. When I say “changing,” I mean the environment
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The denizens of Zobeck are a diverse polyglot of peoples and traditions. They live a hard but robust life in and around their beloved city. Thus they have skills and abilities not found elsewhere in Midgard. Here are a few uniquely Zobeckian traits to make PCs and NPCs as unique as the city itself.
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“Man is a tool-using animal. Without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all.” —Thomas Carlyle Last week, I wrote an article that was effectively a bandage. Equipping animals with humanoid gear is something I have playtested, and it makes an animal more likely to survive the brutal realities of adventuring life. Although the
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Master the secrets of the Hellborn…if you dare! More than 2,000 years ago, Caelmarath’s most ambitious spellcasters entered into dark pacts with certain denizens of the Eleven Hells. In exchange for magical prowess they coupled with hellish beings, ensuring their bloodlines would forever carry a fiendish taint. The scions of these unions were known as
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Thanks to the support of the gaming community, the Deep Magic Kickstarter hit (and exceeded) the goal that brings 3lb Games on board with their Deep Magic app. With only a minimum of arcane effort (and no verbal components), we called forth the booming voice of their official spokesperson and now share those words of
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Often confused with lay minstrels, fireside storytellers and scoundrels, the troubadour is a highly skilled chronicler of events, an orator, a counselor, and a musician. Relying on his or her ability to weave a convincing story, morality play, or sonnet, the troubadour is often seen among the upper crust of society. The adventuring or wandering
Earlier this week, we posted the entries that the judges chose as finalists in the Kobold Artistry II contest, and we invited you all to vote for your favorite among those presented. The results are in! The voting public chose Druid of Spring by Brittany Smith. Congratulations, Brittany, and thank you for submitting such a
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Midgard Icons presents some of the Midgard Campaign Setting’s major NPCs as icons for use in 13th Age, the new fantasy roleplaying game from Rob Heinsoo and Jonathan Tweet. Bring them into your 13th Age campaign; run 13th Age in the world of Midgard; or port the icon relationship rules into your system of choice.
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So what does a principal of a high school do to increase school spirit and decrease inappropriate behaviors? He lets the students play games. During Spirit Week at Haddon Heights Jr./Sr. High School in New Jersey, principal and amateur game designer Ronald Corn instituted a convention-style activity day for the students. Instead of your typical
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Man is a wingless animal with two feet and flat nails.” —Plato Humans dominate the Earth because we use tools, plain and simple. Animals are limited to genetic and behavior adaptations, while humans can adjust to new environmental hazards with technology. Fangs and claws simply cannot compete with swords and guns. We have even taken
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The judges have conferred, and we now have five candidates for the Kobold Artistry II public voting portion of this contest. Take a look at each image and then follow the survey link to pick the one you think should win the contest! Each image below has the name of the piece of art and
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