Earlier this week, we posted the entries that the judges chose as finalists in the Kobold Artistry II contest, and we invited you all to vote for your favorite among those presented. The results are in! The voting public chose Druid of Spring by Brittany Smith. Congratulations, Brittany, and thank you for submitting such a […]
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For me, magic was all about the handwaving. Unsurprisingly, I spent a lot of time as the DM. Plenty of stories involved an evil priest or foul wizard, or even the clever ogre mage preparing some terrible ritual spell which would unleash a demon or open a portal into the outer planes. My villains were
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The second stretch goal for the Deep Magic Kickstarter is Labyrinth Magic. A few notes from the designer about this style of magic: Minotaurs have always been one of my favorite monsters in the game, but the one problem is that mazes are actually quite tedious to explore. When Wolfgang asked me to write some
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Today has been one of those dream days. The moment before go-time is always a little anxious. I hit the button on the project at 6:30 a.m. and said, “I sure hope everyone loves spellbooks as much as I do.” An hour later, the doubts were gone. Your support for the Deep Magic Kickstarter has been incredible!
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In 1884, Edwin Abbott wrote a novella called Flatland, and a hundred years later, I read it with delight. The novella’s characters are squares and triangles, sliding around a two-dimensional world called Flatland. The Flatlanders have no concept of “up” or “down,” and the existence of a third-dimension is left to philosophers and clerics. That
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Today the Deep Magic Kickstarter launches. It’s pretty much my dream project for RPG crunch, which is to say: it’s all about the fire spells, baby! I’ve always loved wizards and clerics, and nothing makes me happier than fireballs coming online, that flame strike spell hitting, or (if I’m feeling especially sneaky) casting the fire
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Over the past few weeks, we’ve received several excellent entries for this contest (thanks go to all who have entered thus far!), but we’d love to see more! In the interest of allowing more of you to take part in this art contest, we’re going to extend the deadline out to Monday, June 10, 2013.
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Enter the Chromatic Dragon! Monks and ninjas in RPGs are characters of hidden depths and mystic power. Now the latest PDF in our New Paths series for Pathfinder Roleplaying Game brings new options to these classes, written by Jerall Toi and refined in the crucible of playtesting. New Paths 5: The Expanded Monk and Ninja includes: Beast
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Summer’s almost here! With convention season coming and school letting out, there are more opportunities to play. You could probably use some new adventures to run, yes? The Kobolds have you covered with four new adventures for Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons. Over at Paizo.com you’ll find two new adventures for Pathfinder
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Magic plays an important role in fantasy settings. From the searing heat of the fireball spell to the well-known and well-loved magic missile spell that wizards have relied on over the years, magic can grant you enjoyment at the gaming table and give those with artistic talent an outlet for providing us with stunning art.
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We’re inside the 100-day mark! Sure, there are still many hours until registration opens for the Best Four Days in Gaming, but you’re going to want to know what grab in that mad scramble when the electronic gates lift on May 19th. We’re here for you…well, we’re here to show you where to find Midgard in
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After several months of coding, testing, and review, it is here! Rejoice, Hero Lab users, for all the monsters and templates of the Midgard Bestiary for Pathfinder RPG are fully available as an add-on pack for Pathfinder in Hero Lab. If you are an existing Hero Lab user, you can pick up this package of
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The Midgard Campaign Setting fan community is growing faster than an ill-advised alchemy experiment in Maillon! It’s an active, vibrant community, full of people who want to take what we’ve created and run with it in exciting and fun directions. So we thought, why not make it easier for them? To encourage fan sites and free
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For years, Pathfinder Roleplaying Game fans have lamented the absence of an ‘arcane paladin’ type of class – one with full base attack bonus, limited spell access (to arcane spells instead of divine) and a small set of interesting, flavorful special abilities. Lament no longer! The Expanded Battle Scion is just such a class! Designer
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The April issue of ProFantasy Software’s Cartographer’s Annual 2013 contains a gorgeous new CC3 style by fantasy cartographer Jonathan Roberts: the Midgard World Overland Style, based on his world map for the Midgard Campaign Setting. Jonathan’s map style is compatible with the overland style he created for the Cartographer’s Annual Vol 5, but is also fully self-contained.
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In the past couple of years, Stuffer Shack has been running a contest that awards a worthy blogging site with the title of RPG Site of the Year (SOTY). Today, several sites are up for voting for the 2013 SOTY award, and one of them is Kobold Press! Yes! Us! Please do take a moment
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