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Midgard Expanded: The Travels of Lucano Volpe, or Bowing Before the Spider Gods

By Brian Suskind / September 13, 2017 / Articles, Midgard Expanded

Part 9, Bowing Before the Spider Gods (Ruined Pages—Fragments) Monks…slavers… …affixed the chains to our wrists and connected us to the line of other slaves. …they eat their foes….dragged…. A portal in the archway… …elsewhere…high-plateau, very arid… …now near a brackish lake, we… …thermal spring…leaping snake shot like an arrow…which poisoned Agosto!… ….Never should have […]

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Beyond Damage Dice: Monk Weapons, Part 2

By James J. Haeck / September 11, 2017 / Articles, Beyond Damage Dice

Monk Weapons, Part 2 A weapon is more than the damage it deals. In combat, skilled warriors use their weapons to confuse, disorient, and disadvantage their enemies before moving in for the kill. Beyond Damage Dice ties unique maneuvers to weapons from both the core rules and the Midgard Campaign Setting, giving them a distinct

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Shops of Zobeck: The Emporium

By Daniel Colby / September 8, 2017 / Articles, Shops of Zobeck

Wandering the busy streets of Zobeck, you stagger and bustle past many a merchant stall and peddler’s cart—so many different shops lining the streets!—and all sorts of strange and wondrous wares. Zobeck attracts merchants and customers of all types: rich, poor, and everything in between. This city is among the most prosperous, sitting at a

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Of Magic & Monsters: Variant Goblins from English Poetry

By Davide Quatrini / September 6, 2017 / Articles

Variant Goblins from English Poetry The sister of the renowned pre-raphaelite painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Christina Georgina (1830-1894) was a feminist poet involved in the pre-romantic English literary movement. In her most famous poem, “Goblin Market,” she describes a band of goblins characterized by beastly features. 5E stats are provided for those unusual monsters, aimed

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September 2017 Kobold Press Calendar Wallpapers

By Kobold Staff / September 4, 2017 / Articles, Wallpapers

2017 Kobold Press Calendar It’s September! So here’s a set of wallpapers for your computer, your smartphone, or whatever electronic device you’ve got. These come from our Kobold Press 2017 Calendar. This month’s scene is by Bryan Syme.

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Your Whispering Homunculus: Evocative Words, Part One

By Richard Pett / September 1, 2017 / Articles, Your Whispering Homunculus

Evocative Words—Part One “Reading, master?” “Silence maggot, or I’ll have you flensed. I’m too busy consuming Mugwort’s Tome of Evocative Words to communicate with you in any way. Now go and put some more lard on the cat’s boil. Her yowling is irritating me.” Words, beautiful, lovely words. Each paints a glorious picture, and though

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Magic Carnival Wrap-Up

By Kobold Staff / August 31, 2017 / Articles, RPG Blog Carnival

August’s RPG Blog Carnival was all about Magic. What’s awesome about magic? Why do we love it so? How do we bring more of the impossible to our table? Magic! Many a spell slinger brought an assortment of magics to chat about:

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Alchemical Warfare

By Brian Suskind / August 30, 2017 / Articles

Alchemical Warfare Alchemical weapons have a long history in RPGs. It is a safe bet that the first gamers found themselves in a situation where igniting a flask of oil seemed like a great idea. Thumbing through the pages of history it is easy to find references to chemical weaponry. Chinese generals used clouds of

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Shades of Magic: Artifacts of Primordial Power

By James J. Haeck / August 28, 2017 / Articles, Shades of Magic

Primordial Magic Items The raw power of elements is called upon by druids, evokers, and sorcerers alike, for what mage does not wish to command the natural world itself? Long ago, these great spell-binders tamed the elements and forced their primordial power into these arcane tools. Should you come to possess these great magical tools,

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Memoirs of a Lich: Gear

By Stephen Rowe / August 25, 2017 / Articles, Memoirs of a Lich

Dear Osvaud, This is Osvaud. After thousands of years of murdering teams of well-outfitted adventurers, we’ve amassed quite the stockpile of junk. I am pretty sure we’ve got a closet somewhere so precariously stacked with portable holes and bags of holding that it unintentionally qualifies as a magical trap. At this point, anything we stumble

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Con Report: A Report from the Tables

By Kobold Staff / August 23, 2017 / Articles, Con Report

The Kobold Volunteer GM Brigade rose to the occasion for the 50th anniversary Gen Con. We had 51 tables scheduled, nearly twice the events from last year, and they went off without a hitch. Games included both Pathfinder and 5E events, showcasing stories from the dark alleyways of the Southlands’ trade city of Mhalmet to

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Shades of Magic: Eyes of the Dragon

By James Bitoy & Peter von Bleichert / August 21, 2017 / Articles, Shades of Magic

Draconic Magic Items Dragons are known to have a deep connection with magic. Those who seek to understand or emulate this connection study such monsters as others that fear their power or hate their ways incant spell and raise sword in opposition. Some seek to tap the dragon’s well of magic, collecting their body parts,

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Your Whispering Homunculus: Unusual Attire, Part Two

By Richard Pett / August 18, 2017 / Articles, Your Whispering Homunculus

Unusual Attire—Part Two “You’ve changed your mind, master… it is master isn’t it?” “Of course it is. Now tighten my corset, tie up this blouse, and help me put my tiara on or I’ll be late.” Continuing our look at unusual attire, we come to the ladies…

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The Egg Thief, Part 2: A Sidetrek

By James Thomas / August 16, 2017 / Articles, Sidetreks

Pernicious Template (and 3 examples) Pernicious Creature (CR +0 or +1) Creatures with the pernicious template live anywhere evil fey are found. Pernicious creatures acquire the physical characteristics (such as green feathers, fur, or scales, and red spots), locomotion, and feeding habits of the pernicious platypus. A pernicious creature’s CR increases by +1 only if

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Shades of Magic: The Necromancer’s Toolkit

By Neal F. Litherland / August 14, 2017 / Articles, Shades of Magic

The Necromancer’s Toolkit Necromancy is a potent force, and while many spellcasters might long for its power over the dead, the wise know not to meddle with what lives in the shadows. Despite this magic’s reputation, though, it can be used to create items of great potency. Those who take up these tools may even

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The Far Side of the Table: “Click! Now What?”

By Jacob Huebsch / August 11, 2017 / Articles, The Far Side of the Table

“Click! Now What?” Our heroes find themselves standing in the Tangle, a sprawling market square filled with local merchants and their patrons. Before them sits one of the city’s grand masters, Lady Rena Ambar, master of brewers. She waves them to join her at the small plaza table, topped with fine foods. Welcome to the

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