People love maps. They come in useful in tabletop roleplaying games, plus they’re just wonderful to look at. They can be a form of art, and they showcase wonderful and sometimes strange worlds and locations. Recently, we had a poll that asked you, the voting public, what type of map you’d love to have cartographers […]
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Friday at Gen Con brings with it more seminars, signings, and even a couple of awards. As you might have heard by now, The Kobold Guide to Worldbuilding won two ENnies during the ceremony. Congratulations go to those who worked on this project, and thanks go to those who voted on it.
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The convention has started, and we have some pictures to share of the Exhibit Hall, plus other interesting bits of Gen Con.
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More Kobolds were busy arriving in Indy on Wednesday for Gen Con 2013. Now that they’re all prepared for the fun times ahead, expect to start seeing more photos and updates from the convention. In the meantime, Liz Courts at Paizo took some marvelous shots of the Paizo booth, and you can see some of
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The streets of Indianapolis await the influx of gamers that come every year to take part in the best four days of gaming. The influx of Kobolds has also begun, too! Come see what Indy looks like before the gamers, game makers, and exhibitors all start setting themselves up for what promises to be an
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Midgard Icons presents some of the Midgard Campaign Setting’s major NPCs as icons for use in 13th Age, the new fantasy roleplaying game from Rob Heinsoo and Jonathan Tweet. Bring them into your 13th Age campaign; run 13th Age in the world of Midgard; or port the icon relationship rules into your system of choice.
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Once again I find myself with multiple projects, but I will be back next week with my own brand of Old Hat Monster work. This week I asked for a little help from my friends, and John Belliston answered the call. He and I met through the Paizo boards, and we have been collaborating on
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Last time we looked at how to construct three-act subplots, and I used three example subplots from my own campaign. Remember, you are not limited to any number of plotlines. It’s just a question of how many balls you can keep track of. Layering the Subplots in a Three-Act Structure Using the examples from my
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Warning! Possible Railroading Ahead! Okay, now that the disclaimer is out of the way, we can delve into the realm of plotlines. Interweaving plotlines within a campaign can be amazing, but it can also lead to your players feeling like you are forcing them down certain paths. The trick is to build layered subplots without
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You still have a chance to grab the wondrous Bundle of Zobeck — now with seveneight great Midgard PDFs! This special set-your-own-price offer ends early on Saturday, so move fast. We’ve just added a new item to the Bundle: Your Whispering Homunculus by Richard Pett! This book is the GM’s humble servant and guide to the vile, whimsical, disgusting,
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Ride Hard and Loot Everything! In Midgard’s Rothenian Plain, the dangers are everywhere: slavers, demonic warlock, raiding centaur bands, bandits and more . But on the open grasslands, it is easy to make a life of banditry and adventure as well, for a fresh start is just over the horizon. The centaur shamans, human horsemen,
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I’m fortunate to be surrounded by good people who also happen to be strong and experienced roleplayers. Jeff Harris and I often trade off on the GM role, and since I am mired in multiple deadlines this week, he has graciously offered to fill my shoes for this week’s Old Hat Monsters article. —Frank Gori
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In the recent interview I did, I mentioned my love of fencing, feinting, and second intentions. Let me show you how that is applied to trapsmithing. First, let’s acknowledge that the players are excellent and efficient problem solvers. A GM presents a problem and most players will find a solution for it within a minute—usually
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Maurice de Mare, trapsmith and author of the traps and adventure you’ll find in the Trapsmith book by Kobold Press, has taken several minutes of his time to answer a few questions for us! Come see what he has to say about designing traps, playtesting the adventure, and Paizo’s RPG Superstar. You’ve been a long-time
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A Guile of Dragons James Enge 320 pages, Pyr Trade Paperback, $17.95 ISBN 978-1-61614-628-3 This book starts out with Merlin. I’m sure you’ve heard of him—he hung out with that guy who had that table and that sword. It turns out he had a son named Morlock, and thus A Guile of Dragons has a
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A top-quality collection of DRM-free Pathfinder ebooks from Kobold Press — pay what you want and support charity! The Bundle of Zobeck offers an outstanding collection of Kobold Press Pathfinder ebooks — characters, locations, magic, and adventures. For one price you set yourself, you can get the complete collection — over 500 pages of DRM-free
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