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Spooky lineages for your Tales of the Valiant Halloween games: the Scarith
If you or a GM you love is planning a Halloween one-shot, we’ve got some special monstery lineages, heritages, and backgrounds you can use to fill out your party.
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Terrifying Temples: Tholos of Fallen Nordheim
Recently the ancient dwarven Tholos (Old Dwarvish for “temple”) of Nordheim, was rediscovered. It can be accessed through a great pit in one of the living glaciers that grinds down the ruins of Nordheim. Word of this discovery has spread through the dwarven cities of the North, and have even reached the human lands south of the Nieder Straits.
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Howling Tower: A Study of the Dwarf
Your character’s lineage is a cornerstone of deep roleplaying, not just a mechanism for gaining some bonuses you’d like to have. Elves, dwarves, smallfolk, and the crew aren’t just humans with pointy ears or lush beards. So let’s talk about dwarves.
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Random Scenes in the Demented Monarch’s Castle
These tables help you set up weird adventures on a battlefield. Roll 3d8, one for each column, and create as many interesting encounters as you need!
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Planar Boutiques, part 6: a smattering of shops for your planar campaign
This exploration of shops found in the Labyrinth closes with a variety of smaller establishments scattered across the world between worlds. Some may last only as long as a pixie’s wingbeat, while others endure the trials and tribulations of time. Each offers unique wares and services for the discerning customer.
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Spooky lineages for your Tales of the Valiant Halloween games: the Skelling
If you or a GM you love is planning a Halloween one-shot, we’ve got some special monstery lineages, heritages, and backgrounds you can use to fill out your party.
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Midgard Monday: Pilgrimage to the Black Goat’s Sanctums
Pilgrims cross rivers and mountains, brave war zones and bandit attacks to feel the touch of the divine. See why (and how!) worshippers of the Black Goat of the Woods worm out the secrets of hidden worship centers.
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Scouting Party: Factions of the Labyrinth
Join us for another Scouting Party this Friday, October at 12:00 pm EST! We’re taking a behind-the-scenes look at the content inside the current Kobold Press Kickstarter, Enter the Labyrinth. This week’s episode will provide a sneak peek into the factions featured in the Labyrinth Worldbook. In this episode, we join Labyrinth Worldbook writers Wolfgang
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Hungry Undead: order out from the Ghost Kitchen
While the lore for many undead speak to a certain craving, there are few mechanical implications for their hunger. By adding game mechanics to these undead, the Tales of the Valiant framework offers more nuanced foes to challenge the players—but all the more so, to tell more interesting tales for their valiant heroes.
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Sporting Goods: Climb a crazy pyramid in the genie-made sport of ashjirit!
While popular medieval pastimes like jousting and archery often feature in campaign settings and adventures, other organized sports barely rate a mention. It can be a fun change of pace to get PCs involved in a game within the game!
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New Figurines of Wondrous Power: the bone mammoth, copper camel, and sandstone crab
Try these new figurines of wondrous power for your Tales of the Valiant or 5E game!
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Spooky lineages for your Tales of the Valiant Halloween games: the Broodling
If you or a GM you love is planning a Halloween one-shot, we’ve got some special monstery lineages, heritages, and backgrounds you can use to fill out your party.
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Terrifying Temples: The Seat of Mavros
The Seat of Mavros, the god of Might and Warfare, is a powerful site of pilgrimage, tucked deep in the Western Wastelands. It offers great power and gifts to warriors, pilgrims, and supplicants strong enough to survive the War God’s tests of worthiness, including crossing the Wastes themselves.
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What’s on the menu down in the Void?
Hey there, foodie adventurers and cosmic enthusiasts! Are you ready to embark on a delectable journey through the mysterious adventures of the Labyrinth?
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You Find Yourself in a Wizard’s Tower: Towerology 101
In this series, we’ll explore the potential of these archetypal wizard’s tower, playing with or defying tropes, and making them feel magical again.
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