Open Design Podcast has just announced the winner of Tony DiTerlizzi’s quickling sketch from the most recent podcast. Congratulations Sean Holland, for this wonderful piece of art is now yours! Take good care of the little guy. As this contest draws to its conclusion and the year wraps up, Open Design Podcast will be going […]
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Kobold Quarterly’s Adopt-a-Soldier program is open to all branches of the military: sailors, marines, airmen, and guardians are all eligible to receive free gift subscriptions from sponsors. Sailors have relied on games to relieve the monotony of long voyages ever since oars first touched water. To get the scuttlebutt on gaming in the navy, we
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Welcome to the King of the Monsters Contest finals: the echidna is finalist 2 of 10. These submissions are left almost entirely as they were received with the exception that all submissions have had minor alterations for proper spelling (not grammar), formatting, and the addition of an image. Let the fight commence! ______ From above
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Welcome to the King of the Monsters Contest finals: the afanc is finalist 1 of 10. These submissions are left almost entirely as they were received with the exception that all submissions have had minor alterations for proper spelling (not grammar), formatting, and the addition of an image. Let the fight commence! ______ Swimming over
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The monster apocalypse is here. In just a few short sentences, you’ll discover the identities of the 10 finalists of KQ.com’s first ever King of the Monsters Contest. But first… We would like to thank each and every one of you that sent an entry in. We couldn’t have done this without you. The judging
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Kobold Guide to Game Design from Open Design just got called out as being one of the three best books to improve your game by The Core Mechanic. Perhaps sometimes you don’t want to be tied to a computer? Perhaps you might prefer to sit fireside… … books that roleplayers from all games can enjoy
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Haven’t tried one of Open Design’s patronage projects and are curious? Already enjoy them but looking for some fun? RevDM, on the Paizo boards, is doing a play-by-post of Halls of the Mountain King 4E. It promises to be a dwarven airship full of fun and excitement.
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Have you checked out ENWorld’s epic adventure path War of the Burning Sky? Perhaps, this is the perfect opportunity to discover what it’s all about. ENWorld has created a 1.5 minute trailer with original music, voiceover, and artwork to promote the War of the Burning Sky Campaign Saga for D&D 4E and D&D 3.5E. See
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Open Design’s own 4th Edition patronage project, Courts of the Shadow Fey, is all up in your stuff, stealing your babies and snorting your finest dreams. Because that’s just what fey do. Fey Politics The design for Courts of the Shadow Fey has a twist at its heart, like a lover’s betrayal. It begins with
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The Adopt-a-Soldier Holiday Contest is still going strong! Civilians and service members are eligible to win some fantastic prizes. We’ve had quite a few civilians enter the contest so far but not a lot of military personnel. So if you’re in the service, this is a great time to sign up for the program—your odds
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Open Design’s very first Call of Cthulhu patronage project, The Red Eye of Azathoth, is shredding minds like you wouldn’t believe. Mighty Azathoth Stirs Azathoth, the blind idiot god, slumbering as he has for eons untold in the darkness between the stars, has been disturbed. Should he awaken and open just one of his uncaring red
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Gaming blog RPG Blog II has just started their “The Best & Worst of Gaming 2009” series. You only get one guess at who placed in the category Best Gaming Company. Go check it out, and get the scoop on an entire year of the world of gaming’s ups and downs.
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The life of an adventurer is one of unrelenting struggle and limitless sacrifice. To carry sword and symbol, without hesitation, into darkened labyrinths and abysmal grottoes betrays a resolve uncommon for mortals. Vicious monsters, lethal traps, insurmountable hazards—an adventurer must not waver in the face of such peril. And yet, many do. Like the soldier
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Trapsmiths constantly obsess about dismemberment and decapitation, always imagining better ways to cut into the flesh of interlopers. Two standard designs are the scything blade and wall blade trap. Scything Blade Trap (CR 1) Type mechanical; Search DC 21; Disable Device DC 20 Trigger location; Reset automatic Effect atk +8 melee (1d8/×3) Market Price 1,700
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Brother Fandrus rubbed his eyes. Scribing books by candlelight took its toll. He stepped outside his cloister to get some fresh air. The sight greeting him when he returned made him gasp: a small dragon with waxy wings contentedly munching on the candle Brother Fandrus had been using. Even more remarkable, the room’s illumination had
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The From Shore to Sea patronage project is smack dab in the middle of its second phase with the brainstorming sessions of Sunken Empires going strong and patron submissions pouring in! Right now, patrons are designing the creatures that lurk both above and below the waves and the bleached, ancient spires and sunken ruins of
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