By Kobold Staff Sep 7, 2016 | Announcements |
So, your players went off on a tangent? Hey, we’ve all been there: you wrote pages and pages of brilliant adventure plots, monsters, NPCs, and treasure, and the party just walked… right… by. Now what do you do? The answer: Get Prepared! Prepared! offers quick solutions to keep the game moving and your players entertained while you figure out your next move. Here are mini-adventures for every environment, from lofty mountain peaks to the...
By Kobold Staff Aug 30, 2016 | Announcements |
“The village of Olsha is in need. And we’re the only ones that can do something about it. Apparently, the entire village is being kept awake by the noises coming from inside these halls. Are you all ready? Let’s get this—” BBBRRRRRRRRRRPPP!!! “Dear gods, what is that smell…!” Won’t you join us in the Sanctuary of Belches, our latest adventure available now at the Kobold store? This...
By Kobold Staff Aug 18, 2016 | Announcements, Articles, Front Page, Monsters |
There’s a reason why kobold mine entrances are so small. I mean, who wants to get stepped on in their own mine? Is that an ogre? Or an elephant? Yup. Meet the loxoda. They trample, stomp, and maul, and they’re huge. And they come in herds. Huge trampling herds! This was designed by Ryan Shatford with art by Bryan Syme for the Tome of Beasts. Ryan Shatford says, “The loxoda fill a niche for savage, physically powerful yet...
By Kobold Staff Aug 15, 2016 | Announcements, Featured, Front Page |
The stars are right! And they paint a vivid picture, foretelling many things, not least of which… Deep Magic: Illumination Magic, the magic guide to light and shadow, has just released. The words and sigils flicker as you read, despite being broad daylight. It’s now available in the Kobold store. Dance to the cosmic song, illuminator. Sow the shadow, spread the light. And bring down the sky. The time, all time, it is now. The stars are...
By Kobold Staff Aug 9, 2016 | Announcements, Featured, Front Page |
Want to run a short scenario on the fly? Need to fill in a missing encounter in your current campaign? Want to roll initiative right now…?! The Book of Lairs and the Book of Lairs Map Pack have just released and are available in the Kobold store. This product brings you 24 monster lairs, each a little different and complete with a short adventure, including a hook, area hazards, tactics, and treasures. And the Map Pack brings you...
By Kobold Staff Aug 7, 2016 | Announcements, Articles, Front Page, Monsters |
Do you know what it’s like to clean up “ice and rotting flesh” from the mines? And nothing ever really gets that smell out. I mean, it just gets in your nose, and you just keep smelling it everywhere you go. Bleccch! As far as guard dogs go, you really can’t beat massive elementals that fling ice and death. And even rime worm grubs are nasty! This burrowing beastie was updated to 5E for the Tome of Beasts...
By Kobold Staff Aug 4, 2016 | Announcements, Front Page |
Going to Gen Con? Join in at some Kobold Press events. Here’s our schedule. Event registration opens on May 15th, so you can prepare your wishlists ahead of time. If you find an event sold out, try dropping by the table. Some GMs can accommodate extra players! Our seminars can be popular, so register and please come see what our Kobolds have to say! We won’t have a booth this year, but we’ll see what we can do for next year! UPDATE:...
By Kobold Staff Aug 2, 2016 | Announcements, Featured, Front Page |
Want to get more out of your games? Want to be a better gamemaster? Who doesn’t…? The Kobold Guide to Plots & Campaigns has just released. It’s now available in the Kobold store. It brings you essays from some of the most respected professional gamesmiths around—like Wolfgang Baur, Jeff Grubb, David “Zeb” Cook, Margaret Weis, Robert J. Schwalb, Steve Winter—who direct you in building your campaign, engaging...
By Kobold Staff Jul 30, 2016 | Announcements, Featured, Front Page |
Iä, iä… Iä, iä, iä, iä, iä, iä…! The stars have never been so right, my fellow doomsayers. Mwa-ha-ha! For in my hands, I hold Deep Magic: Void Magic. Just now, it fell from the sky and—tee hee—landed at my feet. Oh dear, I’m so excited. Ultimate power, do you understand? It’s now—ha ha—available in the Kobold store. It whispers, you know. To me. We are of one mind, after all. I can see it all now. I’ve met… them....
By Kobold Staff Jul 19, 2016 | Announcements, Featured, Front Page |
Today, my brothers and sisters, we challenge the gods themselves! All of the North is with us this day. And Valhalla is but a step away… But we have Deep Magic: Rune Magic, the just released magic guide. It’s frigid to the touch, like the north wind, and the pages sound of cracking ice and the howling wolf. It’s now available in the Kobold store. The mages say we must go now, that this is the only chance we’ll get. So today,...
By Kobold Staff Jul 14, 2016 | Announcements, Articles, Front Page, Monsters |
As we kobolds are fond of joking: “Dragon!!!” But seriously, mithral? Where’s the candy floss dragon? Like staying alive isn’t hard enough already. The mithral dragon spits metal shards. That’s how badass [and completely metal \m/] they are. This shiny partykiller was originally designed by Mike McArtor and updated to 5E for the Tome of Beasts by Chris Harris with art by Guido Kuip. Chris Harris says,...
By Kobold Staff Jul 12, 2016 | Announcements, Featured, Front Page |
I really want to play a jinnborn. Wait, a dhampir. No, no, a dust goblin it is…! And all I need is Unlikely Heroes for 5th Edition, the just released player’s guide. This one growls at you when you open it. It’s now available in the Kobold store. Now, I love me some gnomes. And the dragonborn are certainly dandy. And humans do have their uses for sure… Sometimes, though, you just need something a little—or a...
By Kobold Staff Jul 7, 2016 | Announcements, Articles, Front Page, Monsters |
We kobolds have a saying: “When a giant’s in the mines, workday’s over.” The flab giant is not someone you want to stop and ask directions from. It only wants you for one out of a handful of possible reasons… and none of them are good. This walking mountain was originally designed by Ryan Costello, Jr. and updated to 5E for the Tome of Beasts by Chris Harris with art by Bryan Syme. Chris Harris says, “The...
By Kobold Staff Jul 5, 2016 | Announcements, Articles, Featured |
It’s that time of year! Yes, it is the time for picking blueberries and for tending to fireworks burns. But it’s also the time to announce the 2016 Nominees for the 2016 Gen Con EN World RPG Award—those most illustrious ENnies. We gleeful kobolds are ecstatic to announce two nominations: Southlands Campaign for Best Setting Southlands Campaign Map for Best Cartography Polls open next Monday (July 11). Now, all the nominees...
