The Designing with Style series breaks down the official 5th Edition style guide to help designers create content that’s well-written, polished, and professional. In this installment, we’ll cover what Words You Should Capitalize (hint: not those ones).
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Midgard has no shortage of deities, from the coils of the World Serpent to the busy machinations of the city gods. There are plenty of faiths, spanning empires, societies, and even pantheons. Similarly, Midgard has no shortage of militant orders, organizations that draw warriors from members of different regions, social strata, and character classes. These
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The rolling hills and coastal plains south of the Reaching Mountains are claimed by the Kingdom of the Bear, which has no other name in humanoid tongues. The fey bears and werebears that reside here hold a wide region but the sparse population doesn’t mind trespassers, as long as they respect the King of Bears
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Of course, you already know about the Tome of Beasts II Kickstarter even now carrying on with its awesome, bad-ass self. (New MONSTERS!!!) But did you know you can submit your own monsters? I know, right? But I’ll let one of the latest Kickstarter updates tell you more…
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So when it comes to skipping steps on the encounter budget staircase, a great way to counterbalance your “rule of cool” is within the environs that characters are going to be playing in. After all, why should it only be epic monsters that get lair actions? I’ve always found that one of the best ways
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Last time, we chatted about some flashy showmanship to keep attention while running your games. This time, we’re looking at the bigger picture and talking about the benefits of using supplemental content when building your campaigns.
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It’s almost February, and everyone’s gaming! So here’s a monsterific set of wallpapers for your computer, your smartphone, or whatever electronic device you’ve got. This month, we’ve got a piece from Tome of Beasts II (artist Hugh Pindur).
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From the creators of the original Tome of Beasts! Kobold Press is wrangling a new horde of wildly original, often lethal, and highly entertaining 5E-compatible monsters to challenge new players and veterans alike.
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This collection of hundreds of eyes floats along, trailing ganglia and dripping caustic fluid that sizzles when it hits the ground.
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The gates to the underworld are now open, and you can preorder Empire of the Ghouls and lots of other great content! Just head on over to our BackerKit.
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Did you know the prestigious Nebula Awards now have a “Best Game Writing” category? With the award entering its second year, Kobold Press would like to present the following books for consideration.
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Bone Colossus (Necrotech) Standing over thirty feet tall, this undead titan is composed of thousands of tiny chittering skeletons, knitted together into one enormous creature of bones and skulls by foul necromantic magic. As the towering colossus strides forward, the earth shakes beneath its feet.
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Dearest Mother and Father, It has been a few weeks since I sent my last letter. I have since left my companion Aksel in the forest and continued North to a farm in the shadows of Reykerbrand. Ger, Eyba, and their children work the harsh lands tirelessly and allow me to stay with them in
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More bargains than you bargained for! As in the previous installment of The Amber Bazaar, these items have a common theme: stabbing you in the back. Their powers come at a price, raising the stakes at the table and putting some wonder back into wondrous items.
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Midgard is a place of war and intrigue, where powerful figures pursue agendas that have roots in the distant past. In some cases, their plots, alliances, and enmities are older than Midgard itself.
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Alternate Traits and Actions The following changes allow GMs to alter a bookkeeper without modifying its challenge rating.
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