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Warlock’s Apprentice: Riverfolk Halflings, the Scattered People of the Trade

By Victoria Jaczko / April 22, 2020 / Articles, Warlock's Apprentice

From ramshackle patchwork barges to the decks of fishing boats and smuggling vessels, riverfolk halflings are found along the greatest rivers of the Crossroads… and some of the less great. The gruff barge pilot in the wide-brimmed hat, predicting a river with near-prescient skill; the singer, stamping out rhythms on the deck while belting out […]

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Expanding Codex: Iron Sphere

By Mike Welham / April 20, 2020 / Articles, Expanding Codex

The following changes allow GMs to alter an iron sphere without modifying its challenge rating:

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Tools of War: NPC Allies

By Basheer Ghouse / April 17, 2020 / Articles, Tools of War

NPC allies are a reasonably common feature in home campaigns and published adventures. While a decent way to showcase the allies that characters are invested in, characters who are important to the plot, or just friendly combatants too important to be represented as some sort of disposable minion, they can be annoying to use.

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The 4th Pillar: Mythbusters (Party Composition Edition)

By Jerry LeNeave / April 15, 2020 / Articles, The 4th Pillar

Everyone loves to talk about group composition. I feel like the prevalence and popularity of video games have only bolstered these arguments over the years as well. There’s the ever-unavoidable “holy trinity”: classes that primarily take damage (tanks), classes that primarily heal damage (healers), and classes that primarily deal damage (DPS). Even the acronym for

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Welcome to Midgard: Rava (Ariadne)

By Kobold Staff / April 13, 2020 / Articles, Midgard

The Gear Goddess, the Clockwork Oracle, Mother of Industry, Spinner of Fate, Merchant Goddess, Patron of the City of Zobeck, Patron of Weavers and the Gearforged.

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Midgard GM Screen Wallpapers

By Kobold Staff / April 10, 2020 / Articles, Wallpapers

It’s April, and everyone’s gaming! So here’s a devastating set of wallpapers for your computer, your smartphone, or whatever electronic device you’ve got. This month, we’ve got a piece from the Midgard GM Screen (artist Florian Stitz).

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Cult Activity: Elemental Undead

By GM Lent / April 8, 2020 / Articles, Cult Activity

While most appreciate the work of Siwal’s gravebinders, few trust them. Despite the strict laws governing the interactions of undead creatures and mortals within the Necropolis, many believe that a person can’t help but become corrupted by constant exposure to the magicks of the dead. And as new and unusual forms of undead creatures proliferate,

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Beyond the Audience: Social Butterfly

By Celeste Conowitch / April 6, 2020 / Articles, Beyond the Audience

In the last article, we pulled the camera back and chatted a bit about building support structures around your show (rather than altering your content directly). This time, we’re focusing on another critical aspect of said supports: social media.

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Deep Magic Pre-Sale

By Kobold Staff / April 3, 2020 / Announcements, Articles

The Deep Magic pre-sale is here!!! Deep Magic Command 700 new spells for Fifth Edition!

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The Dairy Fairy

By Kobold Staff / April 1, 2020 / Articles, Monsters

Virtual Gary Con was a blast! Thank you to everyone who participated and who watched our panels! For those who missed the panels live, they’re available on our Youtube channel.

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Tome of Beasts: Liosalfar

By Kobold Staff / March 30, 2020 / Articles, Monsters

The curtain of rippling colors assumes a humanoid form. Its kaleidoscope body shifts and glitters with mesmeric patterns.

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Virtual Gary Con

By Kobold Staff / March 26, 2020 / Articles, Con Report

Gary Con is here! VIRTUALLY!!! Join us as we self-isolate together with virtual dice and so much cheer. Gary Con is this weekend, and you can find out more and a schedule of events here.

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Warlock’s Apprentice: Winterfolk Halflings, the Hidden People of the Plains

By Kelly Pawlik / March 25, 2020 / Articles, Warlock's Apprentice

The Small Folk of Domovogrod The origins of the winterfolk are shrouded in mystery. Sightings of them are so rare in most parts of the world that some doubt they exist at all. Sages debate whether or not they were a distinct people prior to the Great Retreat or if they were once courtfolk or

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Inbar’s Guide to the Northlands: To Thrymheim

By Kelly Pawlik / March 23, 2020 / Articles, Inbar’s Guide to the Northlands

Dearest Mother and Father, Circumstances in Gastropnir have become difficult to bear. New elements in the settlement have made it dangerous to be anything other than a giant. I am leaving today to journey to Thrymheim, another giant community. To do so though, I must brave a cold so vicious I cannot describe it.

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The Amber Bazaar: The Willowkarst Hoard

By Agartha Christie / March 20, 2020 / Articles, The Amber Bazaar

As civilization expands and the wilds are reclaimed, so too are the birthplaces and graves of humanity’s ancestors. One such site is the Willowkarst Hoard, and with the collection of these three items comes its strange tale. Some say there were triplets, sons of an ancient noble whose name is long lost, all with an

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From the Archives: Delving Deep with the Dwarves of the Iron Crags

By Lou Anders / March 18, 2020 / Articles, From the Archives

“The dwarves delved too greedily and too deep.” —Saruman, The Fellowship of the Ring While the Mines of Moria might fall outside the scope of our tabletop, in today’s From the Archives article, we’re nonetheless going to take a deep delve into the realm of the dwarves of Midgard, specifically those in the Iron Crags.

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