It’s all the oracle’s fault. I’ve been playing a half-orc oracle of stone in one of our bi-weekly campaigns, and I’m having a blast. He is great fun to play. His various class features make him useful in lots of situations, and I’ve found I really like playing a spontaneous caster. Don’t get me wrong—I’ve […]
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The Mithral Dragon has its origins in Kobold Quarterly issue #4 and first appeared for D&D 3.5 back in 2007, designed by Mike McArtor. The Pathfinder RPG version presented here is a bonus age category that we couldn’t quite fit into the book, but it’s just as stunning and impressive as the version in the
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In our return to Monster Island, we find that the dangerous environment has left us with a need for a new ruler. Perhaps you can be that ruler? But, this time around, the monsters must come from Midgard, which provides you with an added challenge! Behold the King of the Monsters Contest, the greatest and most
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Dragons are the most iconic creatures in fantasy RPGs, for obvious reasons. They ought to be among the most impressive and frightening, too, but that isn’t always the case. It’s not because dragons don’t have the chops; on a stat-by-stat basis, your average dragon is terrifying. Yet player characters bring them down with shocking regularity.
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Druids vs. Aliens: Fight! The third rules-light solo adventure in our Party of One series is available for download at the Kobold Store! BB3: Alosar Emanli and the Creatures from the Fallen Star puts you in the role of a young apprentice druid who finds himself on his own as evil creatures from the stars
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Attention, friends of the kobolds and fellow kobolds! Kobold Quarterly is one of the seven contenders listed today for the RPG Site of the Year contest. If you love Your Whispering Homunculus, Real Steel, Howling Tower, Thppgrg, and all of our other fine and fun offerings, you can go vote for us! Just follow the
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Our kobold mascot Jiro left this note on Wolfgang’s desk this morning: dear boss, I was reading a bunch of adventures you know the classic stuff like vault of the drow and tomb of horrors and rise of the runelords and i was thinking it would be great if we had something like that for
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(Also Titled: The Ongoing Diary of Thppgrg, Goblin Minion) As ever, readers who are new to the diary, please scroll down a bit to where you see the Thppgrg tag. Click on it. Yeah, that’s right. Otherwise, if you missed part eleven, you can just click here. (Art by Chris McFann.) DAY THIRTY-EIGHT Guh. More toilet
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This week sees the launch of the Midgard Bestiary, which the talented and monster-savvy Adam Daigle has sweated blood and tears over for us! We took some more time out of Adam’s schedule to ask him some questions about monsters and more, and he was gracious enough to throw some very tasty bones our way
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A character who favors ranged attacks has many ways to master the bow, and the schools presented in this article series give you some interesting options to round out your player character. This week, we present another school of archery styles by Rich Redman. The first, second, and third parts are available, too. Order of the Warbow
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Have you ever had a chase scene in your favorite tabletop RPG? Was it fun and exciting? I didn’t think so. Chase scenes are a staple in adventure films, but RPG rules seldom tackle them, at least not well. Long-distance chases aren’t much of a problem. These are situations like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance
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Nobody expects to fight a psychic derro fetus in a cage. Paizo’s newest developer Adam Daigle has unleashed the beast! Midgard Bestiary: Pathfinder RPG Edition is out today, with 100 entries – 50 new monsters and new art, plus 50 favorites from the last five years of Kobold Quarterly and Open Design, updated for the
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Gods and demons are a vital part of the swords and sorcery genre – as are their followers. Conan battles evil priests while swearing, “By Crom!” Elric surges into combat promising blood and souls for his divine patron Arioch. Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser often find themselves pawns in the schemes of Nehwon’s conniving gods.
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(Also Titled: The Ongoing Diary of Thppgrg, Goblin Minion) As ever, readers who are new to the diary, please scroll down a bit to where you see the Thppgrg tag. Click on it. Yeah, that’s right. Otherwise, if you missed part ten, you can just click here. (Art by Chris McFann.) DAY THIRTY-SEVEN Tuesdays. Worst day
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Amid a crowd of many excellent contenders, Eric Hindley, author of the Clockwork Stalker entry, has seized the coveted Tin Crown! Congratulations, Eric, and well done! If you haven’t had a chance to read all about the clockwork stalker, you can see this creature in all its glory here. Many thanks go to those who
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Are you going to Norwescon this weekend? Wolfgang Baur is, and he’s speaking on several panels. Here’s where you can find the Kobold King: Friday 6 pm Evergreen 3&4 Have Licenses Taken Over the Creativity in Gaming? RPG companies used to spawn settings like Dragonlance and the Forgotten Realms, but now they just license Dresden Files
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