The Tome Unleashed series fleshes out monsters from the Tome of Beasts, modifying existing monsters to switch things up for your players!
Mike Welham started gaming some time in the Mesozoic Era and has played at least one game in each edition of D&D. He has been happily writing for Kobold Press for over ten years and is partially responsible for all the darn drakes flying around Midgard.
Tome of Heroes has a full list of things you can build onto your manor house and events that can happen to it. But—hear me out—what if we added MORE?
Phillip has been writing for Kobold Press and other companies for many years. From multiple articles in the early days of Kobold Quarterly magazine to recent books like Tome of Beasts 2 and Vault of Magic, Phillip is never more satisfied than when he sees his name in print. Something that he points out to his family and friends over and over and over again.
Tome of Heroes has a full list of things you can build onto your manor house and events that can happen to it. But—hear me out—what if we added MORE?
Phillip has been writing for Kobold Press and other companies for many years. From multiple articles in the early days of Kobold Quarterly magazine to recent books like Tome of Beasts 2 and Vault of Magic, Phillip is never more satisfied than when he sees his name in print. Something that he points out to his family and friends over and over and over again.
Call us enthusiastic. The sale dates are here for Tome of Beasts 3!
Is your D&D game sailing the astral seas? Be a hotshot pilot with this new rogue archetype!
Bring fantastic elements form Game of Thrones into your D&D game!
Daniel Kahn is a D&D 5e freelance writer and lead author of several platinum best-selling titles on the DMsGuild. For more monster weaknesses, check out Monster Weaknesses and Monster Weaknessess of the Multiverse on the DMsGuild, which includes weaknesses for every creature in the Monster Manual and Monsters of the Multiverse. Follow Daniel on Twitter: @FrictionlessDan.
Haunted items are magical curios inhabited by a soul. This particular one includes a beloved dog whose spirit will still protect a new owner.
Sarah Madsen is an author and TTRPG designer. She has contributed to projects from Wizards of the Coast, Kobold Press, Ghostfire Gaming, Cubicle 7, and others. Her cyberpunky urban fantasy novel, Weaver’s Folly, is available from Falstaff Books. You can find her on Twitter (@UnfetteredMuse), Facebook (facebook.com/SarahMadsenAuthor) or WordPress (unfetteredmuse.com).
Skill challenges are a great way to bring the structure and excitement of combat to non-combat encounters. Today, we talk about twists to keep players on their toes.
Doug Levandowski (he/him) is a freelance game designer and writer from New Jersey. His work includes all of the Kids on Bikes RPGs, a bunch of weird little indie games you can find on itch.io, and, most recently, Home. His ideal rules for a game would read, “Tell a story with friends. Use dice if you want.”
Recent reports about a 5E rules update have floated the idea that monsters will lose access to critical hits. Maybe we can go One better though!
Benjamin L. Eastman was introduced to D&D by his four closest friends—who immediately betrayed his trust by sacrificing his first character to a demonic artifact. Undeterred, he’s played all manner of RPGs in the intervening years. In addition to writing Warlock Lairs and monsters for Kobold Press, he’s contributed to the Stargate RPG and Americana, and co-authored DMs Guild adventures including Baby Tarrasque. He is perhaps proudest of the bar brawl—his first published monster in the Creature Codex.Â
Bring a reincarnated NPC into your campaign or model your own stories on the dwarven guide, Olympia Ferrymantle!
We can neither confirm nor deny that Sebastian is actually three raccoons in a trenchcoat. His freelance contributions can be found in Tome of Beasts 2, Tome of Heroes, and more. You can roll dice with him at https://startplaying.games/gm/dontbreakthedm or follow him on Twitter and Instagram @dontbreakthedm.
Join Dot as she GMs a group of tabletop gamers playing Mimics inside an abandoned fortress once owned by an old Wizard! Sunday, October 30 @ 11am PT at twitch.tv/koboldpress
This installment closes our series of spells created by saints and apostles, but it gets hairy at the end!
Phillip has been writing for Kobold Press and other companies for many years. From multiple articles in the early days of Kobold Quarterly magazine to recent books like Tome of Beasts 2 and Vault of Magic, Phillip is never more satisfied than when he sees his name in print. Something that he points out to his family and friends over and over and over again.
The vast lands of Midgard are rich with opportunity and chaos befitting every kind of adventurer. Let’s travel on 10 sp a day!
Is your D&D game sailing the astral seas? Try out these new player races for your adventures!
Your Highness didn’t climb so high by staying at CR 1/8. Add three new noble NPCs to royally expand your options!
Benjamin L. Eastman was introduced to D&D by his four closest friends—who immediately betrayed his trust by sacrificing his first character to a demonic artifact. Undeterred, he’s played all manner of RPGs in the intervening years. In addition to writing Warlock Lairs and monsters for Kobold Press, he’s contributed to the Stargate RPG and Americana, and co-authored DMs Guild adventures including Baby Tarrasque. He is perhaps proudest of the bar brawl—his first published monster in the Creature Codex.Â
Typhon, Father of Monsters, is chained beneath a mountain. His latest creation mutates its enemies.
Jeff Lee is a 10-year veteran of RPG freelancing. He has written a plethora of material for Kobold Press and other third-party companies. You might know him from Demon Cults & Secret Societies. You might also want to support his Patreon, where he writes things at patrons’ behest: https://www.patreon.com/jeffalee
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