We unilaterally declare 2014 to be the Year of Adventure! And what is a Year of Adventure without a way to mark the days? The 2014 Kobold Press 13-month Calendar brings you a new scene of wonder, mystery and adventure every month! From a ghoul-haunted dungeon to distant planes where the fractal dance of Law […]
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Big news! At 6:00 PM PST, we’re officially moving the Kobold Forums community to some shiny new digs: the brand-new Kobold Press community on Google+. Why the move? Google+ has a strong community of tabletop RPG fans, many of whom use it as a platform for running games using Hangouts If you have a Google
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If you couldn’t tell, I’m an old school gamer and 2nd Edition AD&D was my jam. I held onto the system I grew up with through 3rd Edition, and into the death and rebirth of 3.5. My more progressive gaming friends pressured me to revaluate my position on the system time and time again, but
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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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All the stories that were collected by the Brothers Grimm were folktales of the time and region, and most of them were very simple and short. In Tales About Snakes, we find a trio of stories that tell of magical snakes that are helpful and giving to those who show kindness. One version of these
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We are pleased to announce that many of our maps and paper miniatures are going to be available in 3D Virtual Tabletop. 3D Virtual Tabletop is a visually stunning virtual tabletop that presents the miniatures in 3D as stand-up pawns on the map. Already available as a standalone app on iPad, iPhone, and Android, it
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The Expanded White Necromancer is now available for Pathfinder Roleplaying Game! A lot of 13th Age fans have also expressed interest in a compatible skull-slinging PC class, so we asked Lawrence Augustine R. Mingoa of Persuasions of the 13th Kind to share some tips on an ARCHMAGE Engine conversion. The Ghoul Emperor and other undead horrors are widely
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Mjolnir. The name conjures images of godly strife, powerful storms, and supernatural battles. This is something my brother, David, and I had wanted to do for a long time. Some of you followed or backed our Kickstarter. Thank you! For those that didn’t, this is how I made Mjolnir. The Process For this project, David
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Most necromancers are foul, twisted individuals obsessed with corruption and death. But not all. A few embrace the knowledge that true necromancy involves tapping the powers of life as well as death. These enlightened few are known as white necromancers. New Paths 7: The Expanded White Necromancer gives you everything you need to play a
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“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” —Lao Tzu The romantic interest hostage is a staple of action movies, fantasy, and comics. The setup is easy, lazy writing, and the good guy always comes out on top, except when he doesn’t and the romantic interest gets killed
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Each morning, Midgard’s deific sun emerges from the horizon and begins its swift journey across the sky, sparks of flaming godstuff cascading in its wake. While most of these divine motes simply diffuse into the firmament, a rare few find purchase in the heavenly ether and begin to mature into something truly magnificent. Growing in
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For those of you who seek to become cartographers of the fanciful and the fantastic, take note of our cartography contest! Our voting public chose to focus on flying towers, and we’re still seeking entries. We want to see what you can come up with! The deadline for the contest is September 20, so don’t
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Few mortals know how deep the Fair Lands go, or what manner of creatures dwell in its shadows. These are the strange, wild folk of the old tales: cruel beings who prey on human greed with cursed gold, and invite young men and women to revels from which they never return. Dark Fey is an
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King of Chaos Dave Gross 400 pages, Paizo Publishing LLC Paperback, $8.99 ISBN 978-1601255587 For the past century, a series of wardstones has imprisoned demons near an area named the worldwond, which is a gateway to places better left unvisited. Now those once-imprisoned demons are escaping and wreaking havoc wherever they roam. Count Varian Jeggare
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Without looking too hard, you can find tons of adventures teeming with interesting encounters all of which have built-in conflict. They have monsters to fight, devious traps to disarm, and cunning puzzles to solve. But what about the other encounters in the campaign world? What about the traveler the heroes met on the road, the
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“The Robber Bridegroom” is hands down my favorite tale recorded by the brothers Grimm. It has beauty, murder, mystery, magic, terror, and revenge. The characters dance wildly in my imagination each time I read it, and the settings frighten me more than any horror film could as my imagination fills it with evil and terror.
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