Among warrior cultures, the Norsemen created one of the richest selections of battle-tested and war-dedicated weaponry ever seen in a single culture. Spears, bows, seax, langseax, long swords, broadswords, short swords, and of course, axes. While an axe can be a tool, the Vikings clearly distinguished between axes used as common tools and those used […]
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“Encounter Codex” presents individual encounters that can be quickly slotted into any adventure. They are system neutral and easily adapted to any edition (and other games for that matter) with little effort—just add stats. [Previous Encounter] ___ An arched, 10-ft.-wide corridor stretches far into darkness ahead. Wispy cobwebs drift on the chilly air, gliding along deep
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The corridor you have been following opens up into a large square room. In the middle of the room, a large circular shaft extends downward with a diameter of 20 ft. Another corridor connects to the room, much wider than the one you followed, the corridor rises upward at a low angle. The corridor has
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The latest free issue of the Kobold Courier has shipped to Kobold fans. You can sign up to get one (for free!), and get news on designers, contests, project releases, links to KQ.com’s free monsters and articles, discounts, interviews, previews, and more. We send the Courier out roughly once a month, sometimes twice. This one
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To support the “Ecology of the Tengu” article in the just released Kobold Quarterly #14, we bring you more feathery goodness. ___ “There are masters of combat, and there are masters of one’s own destiny; I know which I am but I am unsure of you. Choose a masterly path wisely.” The winged karasu is an
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We’ve nearly hit the greenlight for Streets of Zobeck! What does this mean? It means this might be your last chance to get in before the price goes up and the brainstorming starts in earnest. That’s right, our brainstorming has been pretty light up until now. We’ve limited ourselves to a few preview items and
Hurray, get your monsters in for King of the Monsters 2! Time’s almost up! Adam Daigle, Jason Bulmahn, Logan Bonner, and Wolfgang Baur are anxious for the fight to start. The blood starts today, on a very special Friday the 13th. Send your entries to kotm2(at)koboldquarterly(dot)com. Now!
To support the “Ecology of the Tengu” article in the just released Kobold Quarterly #14, we bring you more feathery goodness. ___ Sojobo, Tengu King, and Myths of the Far East The tengu pervade early Japanese legends as tricksters and deviant beings whose intentions were not always pure of heart. Though once known as baby stealers
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The magic of the Frozen North is vibrant and savage—much like those who practice it. Spells are not invoked by tongue-twisting arcane formula but by mocking rhymes and shouted challenges. It’s magic with a price that’s never paid lightly; men hang themselves to learn runes of power as Odin did. Grudge magic harnesses the pain
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To support the “Ecology of the Tengu” article in the just released Kobold Quarterly #14, we bring you more feathery goodness. ___ A disproportionate number of tengu become adventurers when compared to the other races. As they enter adulthood, a drive to “leave the nest” sends many young tengu on an adventure, a quest to come
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To support the “Ecology of the Tengu” article in the just released Kobold Quarterly #14, we bring you more feathery goodness. ___ Naro wrenched his blade from the still warm corpse of the tengu assassin. Strangely, the ambassador did not seem to be pleased. “What seems to be troubling you ambassador?” Naro bowed, inwardly smirking
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As we slowly return to normal after another wonderfully successful Gen Con, we would like to take this opportunity to say, “Welcome!” Meeting so many fans at several recent conventions, we realized that for all of you that have long been following us, many of you are just discovering KoboldQuarterly.com. So, for all of you that have been
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With Gen Con over, it’s time to turn our attention back to the cold, hard realities of everyday life. Monsters. Monsters don’t exist on their own. They need you. We here at KoboldQuarterly.com believe strongly in monsters, and we support them every chance we get. This is why we established the King of the Monsters
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I was pleasantly surprised when I heard that we won the Gold ENnie for Best Blog, yesterday, and I wish I could have been at Gen Con this year for it. I mean, we always try to put the best content forward that we can, but the competition has gotten so amazing! Gnome Stew, Critical
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(Photos by Wade Rockett) Gen Con is a great place to meet your fellow gamers and play tricks on them, or at least make them smile and laugh. A popular booth can get a steady stream of visitors, and that’s great. But let’s face it, many game designers, editors, and artists are loners in their
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(Photo by Wolfgang Baur) Most gamers get a remarkable amount of exercise at Gen Con Indy, walking along the halls, stairs, True Dungeon, and over the skyways to the various hotels. Imagine, then, the typical Kobold Purveyor of fine adventures, design projects, and magazines who stands and chats and meets old friends and makes new
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