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The Many Spirits of the Shaman: Archetypes for the Shaman Class (Part 4)

By Margherita Tramontano / November 16, 2012 / Articles, Front Page

Designer Margherita takes us into the world of skinchangers this week. Come walk on the wild side with this week’s exploration into shaman options. Skinchanger Skinchanger shamans goes a step farther in their relationships with the spirits: rather than summoning spirit guidse to fight at their sides, they let the spirit possess them, becoming powerful […]

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The Horns Have Sounded: Valhalla Calling Update

By Kobold Staff / November 15, 2012 / Announcements, Contest, Front Page

We are pleased to report that, as of today, the Valhalla Calling contest has received over ten submissions! That leaves under ninety spots open within the ranks of those who wish to join the fun. As we hit more milestones, we’ll post them here so that you have an idea of where things are. Right

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Puzzles and Pitfalls (Part 2)

By Frank Tedeschi / November 15, 2012 / Articles, Front Page

Puzzles, traps, and hazards are a common occurrence in deadly dungeons. You might find that it can be quite time-consuming and challenging to come up with these events on the fly. In this series, you’ll find three fire-themed dungeon dangers ripe for plunder. You can find Part 1 here.

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Puzzles and Pitfalls (Part 1)

By Frank Tedeschi / November 14, 2012 / Articles, Front Page

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Howling Tower: The Elevator Pitch

By Steve Winter / November 13, 2012 / Articles, Front Page, Howling Tower

When designing a world as a setting for replaying and storytelling, condensing your concept down to an elevator pitch is a great exercise. Not that you’re likely to corner a venture capitalist and a Hollywood producer in an elevator and pump them to invest money in your idea, but because you are going to corner friends,

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Creature Comforts: Frost Giants

By Brian Boonstra, Hal Greenberg, and Doug Herring / November 12, 2012 / Articles, Front Page

With each installment of Creature Comforts, we take a deeper look into a legendary monster that adventurers might encounter while journeying through the world. In this installment, we start by taking a look at frost giants and adding to their basic description by giving them more spells. Frost giants are more intelligent and complex than

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Valhalla Calling: An Adventure Design Competition for Pathfinder and AGE

By Kobold Staff / November 11, 2012 / Announcements, Front Page

Adventure Designers Wanted Sound the horns of Valhalla! Adventure awaits, and you might be the one who provides this adventure to a multitude of stalwart heroes! Valhalla Calling is our newest and most awesome contest from Kobold Press. If you have an idea for a Pathfinder Roleplaying Game or AGE System adventure that you’d love to

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The Many Spirits of the Shaman: Archetypes for the Shaman Class (Part 3)

By Margherita Tramontano / November 9, 2012 / Articles, Front Page

Designer Margherita explores more options for the shaman class this week. This time, death plays a strong role. Houngan The houngan is nearer than other shamans to otherworldly and divine forces, yet even a houngan doesn’t fully understand these forces. This shaman keeps in contact with the world of the dead, delivering messages and seeking

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Lamia, as featured in Kobold Quarterly #23

Lamia Adventurers (Part 3)

By Marc Radle / November 8, 2012 / Articles, Front Page

In part 1, Marc Radle explored character class suggestions for lamia adventurers. Then, in part 2, he provided us with favored class options and alternative racial traits. Now he presents the Serpent Blade for use in your game. To learn more about lamias, be sure to also check out Kobold Quarterly 23. Serpent Blade Serpent

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Trapsmith: Bat Trap

By Maurice de Mare / November 7, 2012 / Articles, Front Page, Traps

Standing over Robin’s motionless body, Gavin felt a slight pang of regret. Maybe he shouldn’t have teased the youth about his lack of experience. Robin’s bold charge of the albino dire bat had been glorious, but the fiendish bat had savaged the boy’s chest to a bloody pulp in return. Scrounging through the boy’s pockets

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Howling Tower: World of Wonder

By Steve Winter / November 6, 2012 / Articles, Front Page, Howling Tower

Ask anyone who knows me, and they’ll tell you that I’m definitely not a reactionary type. I consider myself to be progressive about most things. But in some regards, I’m an unapologetic originalist. I almost always prefer the first recording of a song to the cover version, the original version of a movie to the

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Players Guide to the Crossroads Now Available

By Kobold Staff / November 5, 2012 / Announcements, Front Page

Shadow Magic and Clockwork Kings! The Crossroads region is the heart of Midgard. Here’s where you’ll find the alleys of Zobeck, the mighty dwarven cantons, the dark pathways of the Margreve forest, the undead principalities, and the subterranean empire of the ghouls. The Players Guide to the Crossroads has new options for those who seek adventure

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Blood-Stained Ice: Monsters of the Arctic

By Christopher Mastey / November 5, 2012 / Articles, Front Page, Monsters

The world’s arctic region is both a place of great natural beauty and an inherently deadly environment. Freezing waters can turn blood to ice in mere minutes. Avalanches can bury entire parties, hiding their bodies forever under a mountainside’s worth of snow. As deadly as the arctic is, a wide variety of monsters call it

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The Many Spirits of the Shaman: Archetypes for the Shaman Class (Part 2)

By Margherita Tramontano / November 2, 2012 / Articles, Front Page

Designer Margherita provides us with another look at the shaman class this week by taking us along the garden path of plant shamans. Those who call upon plants as their allies should not be underestimated. Plant Shaman The plant shaman is a solitary, strange figure gifted with unusual powers linked to the vegetable world.

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Lamia Adventurers (Part 2)

By Marc Radle / November 1, 2012 / Articles, Front Page

Last week, Marc Radle explored character class suggestions for lamia adventurers. This week, he provides us with favored class options and alternative racial traits. To learn more about lamias, be sure to also check out Kobold Quarterly 23. Favored Class Options Instead of receiving an additional skill rank or hit point whenever they gain a

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Trapsmith: Cuts and Dust

By Maurice de Mare / October 31, 2012 / Articles, Front Page, Traps

Gavin carefully handled the two porcelain dolls he had ordered. Both carried the visage of Dargon, the foolish mage who had reneged on their deal. Gavin had secured the mage’s tower with several contraptions and then the mage had decided that the secret of those contraptions should be kept by only one person. Gavin had

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