By Jacob Huebsch Apr 20, 2018 | Articles, The Far Side of the Table |
Hoping to avoid Countess Farsight’s rage for having killed a duke during a party in her estate, the adventurers made their way north. Looking out across an icy, wind-swept tundra, the adventurers trudged wearily toward a solitary fortress on the horizon. The adventurers wondered about what kind of life would await them in this new land. Welcome to the table! This week, having finished their work in Lurem’s Hold, the adventurers found...
By Matthew Corley Apr 18, 2018 | Articles, Random Encounters |
The rhymester banshee is a stark reminder that, should the gods see fit to bless you with talents and abilities greater than those around you, it would be wise to develop and use those gifts to accomplish great things—and even elven beauty can be a curse to those that squander it. The blessings of the muses must also be appreciated and shared. Before their transformation into undead creatures, rhymester banshees were bards of great talent and...
By Kobold Staff Apr 16, 2018 | Articles, Midgard |
Welcome, friend, to the world of Midgard. Maybe you’re brand new to this world. Or maybe you’ve been around since the beginning. Either way, sit—all are welcome! Please, sit and listen to the tales. You see, the world has been changing. It’s a living, evolving realm where things happen after all. So why shouldn’t it have a life all it’s own? Where to start… THE WORLD MADE NEW [From the Midgard...
By Stephen Rowe Apr 13, 2018 | Articles, Memoirs of a Lich |
Dear Master, This is Ivlysse. A thousand and one apologies for this woeful invasion of privacy. Ivlysse wishes his master to know the many clever defenses and ruses surrounding his most unhallowed thoughts, displaying despicable creativity and humorous irony. Master has truly outdone himself! It is doubtless only his master’s mighty influence that allowed humble Ivlysse to bypass them all unscathed. Surely, were Ivlysse a common imp, he would...
By Chris Harris Apr 11, 2018 | Articles, Midgard Monster Lore |
Her efforts drove the beasts back, and other armed warriors were able to pour out behind her, armed but none in armor. Seeing she was no longer alone, she pressed forward, a wedge of sharp steel falling in behind her. For a moment, it looked as though they would drive the creatures out altogether. Two things happened at once. The first, a worg leapt atop a cart some ten yards distant. It wore arm rings on its forelimbs like the bangles on some...
By Robert Fairbanks Apr 9, 2018 | Articles |
Since the rise of the “young” races, the boundaries of Faerie have waned and receded farther into the shadows. Once great powers and influences have been diminished or forbidden or forgotten. As the ancient traditions faded and the Old World separated from the New, some were compelled to depart along with it, by necessity or by choice or by force. Whether exiled wanderers or founders of new kingdoms beyond the veil, the fairest of Otherworld...
By Daniel Colby Apr 6, 2018 | Articles, Shops of Zobeck |
Give your Zobeck that special taste of a unique establishment… Welcome to Zobeck! Everything you seek lies just around the next corner—even some excellent dwarven ale. The streets of Zobeck can be exhausting, hot, and crowded, especially after a long day of hard work, and between the Merchant District and Upper Zobeck, on your way to the Derry River, lies just such a place. This rough diamond is a marvel at any time of day. Here you can...
By Kobold Staff Apr 4, 2018 | Articles, Wallpapers |
It’s April! So here’s a set of wallpapers for your computer, your smartphone, or whatever electronic device you’ve got. This month celebrates the upcoming Tomb of Mercy with art by Marcel Mercado. This month, consider getting back into the important things in life—quality time in the dungeon! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Please, click on the image you want to download to expand it into a downloadable...
By Kobold Staff Apr 2, 2018 | Articles |
The Midgard digital map is here! (And there was so much rejoicing!) This is an early beta of the digital map and combines Anna Meyer’s cartography with digital tools that already make it pretty amazing. You can quickly search for towns or categories (try typing “Ruins” into the filter), and it zooms rather nicely. And unlike the old Midgard Atlas on the iPad, we’re not dependent on any particular platform. Best of all,...
By James J. Haeck Mar 30, 2018 | Articles, Warlock's Apprentice |
Bringing you a taste from the dark pages of Warlock… The Mharoti Dragon Empire is the scourge of Midgard and the Southlands alike. The vast armies of the Dragon Empire march relentlessly across the known world in their endless wars of conquest, spreading fear and chaos wherever they go. The creatures that make up the Mharoti forces are powerful and frightful, ranging from deadly kobold ambushers mounted atop camouflaged drakes to elite...
By Kobold Staff Mar 28, 2018 | Articles |
We’ve previewed the new and expanded Pathfinder Roleplaying Game classes in the recently released hardcover edition of the New Paths Compendium. And lastly— we have the battle scion! Often referred to as arcane paladins, battle scions are highly trained, dedicated, and supremely disciplined warriors and spellcasters. Battle scions spend countless hours engaged in combat training. They are also tireless in their search for arcane knowledge that...
By Kobold Staff Mar 26, 2018 | Articles |
Strange Doings in the Sultan’s Charnel House Grimalkin is here! Lo! The corpse of poor, departed Scholar Zubayr, washed up on the shores of the River of Sand, lies in the charnel house… destined to become dinner for a cult of cannibals. Though distasteful in the extreme, this isn’t your concern—except that Princess Karima Gamila, the most beautiful gnoll in Per-Bastet, has begged you to rescue her friend’s body and help discover his fate....
By Kobold Staff Mar 21, 2018 | Articles |
Adventure In a Dark World of Deep Magic! The Midgard Worldbook is here! It is an age of war. Civilization slowly gives way to encroaching wilderness, and once-mighty empires now lie beneath the waves. Only magic and the warmth of hope keeps lights aglow when dread things prowl, and priestly wardings are bent by demonic rage. The omens are dire. The roads to the shadow realm are open again, and the fey have returned to claim their ancient...
By Kobold Staff Mar 20, 2018 | Articles |
Kobold Press turns 12 today! Celebrate with us, basking in the glow of the Midgard Worldbook release video:
By Peter von Bleichert, Geoffrey Smith, and A.K. Thanos Mar 19, 2018 | Articles |
Under the City presents opportunities to add new layers to your urban adventuring… Lada’s Temple stands prominent among the city’s buildings, made all the more visible by a gilded marble statue perched atop its vaulted roof. The statue is of Lada, the goddess of love, beauty, and fertility. A sheaf of wheat is braided into her long hair, twisting as it flows down her body, modestly concealing her form, though parting to reveal her...
