With each installment of Creature Comforts, we take a deeper look into a legendary monster that adventurers might encounter while journeying through the world. In this installment, we venture further into the concept of snow giants, which has a statistics block in part 3, along with several magic items you can add to your game. […]
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The gauntlet witch archetype first appeared in Kobold Quarterly #23, offering a vibrant alternate option for playing a witch. This article details the dragonkin and gnoll racial variants of the gauntlet witch in Midgard.
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Master Pett’s Your Whispering Homunculus presents only the finest in British gaming. Indeed, you are not likely to find a more comprehensive assortment of miscellany anywhere. (So much more than just another bloke in a dress.) “Master, someone just knocked at the door.” “And…” “Sorry, master, I forgot myself. One moment, and I’ll go and see
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Looking for some seaworthy creatures to use in your game? How about one that can help your player characters or unexpectedly hinder them when faced in larger numbers? You can also take a look at Journeys to the West for more useful seafaring material for your campaign.
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Master Pett’s Your Whispering Homunculus presents only the finest in British gaming. Indeed, you are not likely to find a more comprehensive assortment of miscellany anywhere. (So much more than just another bloke in a dress.) “Snow.” “Lordling?” “Slush, ice, hail, blizzard. How lovely it all appears from in here, behind thick glass, whilst we sit
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The world’s arctic region is both a place of great natural beauty and an inherently deadly environment. Freezing waters can turn blood to ice in mere minutes. Avalanches can bury entire parties, hiding their bodies forever under a mountainside’s worth of snow. As deadly as the arctic is, a wide variety of monsters call it
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The gauntlet witch archetype first appeared in Kobold Quarterly #23, offering a vibrant alternate option for playing a witch. This article details the kobold and minotaur racial variants of the gauntlet witch in Midgard. Kobold Gauntlet Witch Variant: Trapgrip Witch Racial Archetype Born from necessity and invention, the trapgrip witches arose after kobolds first discovered
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Looking for some seaworthy creatures to use in your game? Well, the carnivorous ship just might fill that need for you. You can also take a look at Journeys to the West for more useful seafaring material for your campaign. Also called a ship mimic, the carnivorous ship sprang out of the turmoil of an
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“You’re sure about this?” A stiff nod from Jito and the determined glint in his eyes were answer enough for Gavin. Gavin often had trouble distinguishing between determined and crazed when it came to kobolds, though. Gavin checked his operating theater: He had the inner workings of the cuckoo clock Jito had brought, as well
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Most cities can provide you with enchanted blades and robes. Volvyagrad is a trade city that brings in fine goods from the east and the west. Those in the know can find its true treasure, though, for the gnomes of Niemheim have attained many unique items from the surrounding swamp. Item Descriptions A small sampling of
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With each installment of Creature Comforts, we take a deeper look into a legendary monster that adventurers might encounter while journeying through the world. In this installment, we bring you some magic items, plus another creature you can add to your game. You can see more about frost giants in part 1 and part 2.
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The gauntlet witch archetype first appeared in Kobold Quarterly #23, offering a vibrant alternate option for playing a witch. This article details the gearforged and huginn racial variants of the gauntlet witch in Midgard. Gearforged Gauntlet Witch Variant: Heavy Gauntlet Witch Racial Archetype Though admittedly extremely rare, heavy gauntlet witches are formidable beings. Combining the
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Come see what Christina Stiles has to say about the Open Design process (and more!) for Journeys to the West. Tell me what’s awesome about your new Kobold Press adventure anthology Journeys to the West. It’s sea-faring adventure. What’s not awesome about high-seas escapades and exploration? Plus, we’ve thrown in enough new monsters and islands
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Back in the fall of 2009, Chris Dinkins and I interviewed a host of game designers and novelists who were also experienced game masters. We sent around too many questions to too many GMs and received far too much material for one article to hold. As a result, a lot of great material got scrapped.
The Lost GM Scrolls: Harley Stroh on Playing for Keeps Read More »
Angst David J. Pedersen 374 pages, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Paperback, $16.95 Kindle, $0.99 ISBN 978-1452824086 In the fantasy genre, turning forty is akin to a death sentence . . . well, it is young for a wizard or a sage, but for someone who aspired to be a knight, you might as well box
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The empire is a place of wonders and strangeness, since its people and its merchants serve scaly masters with needs unlike those of the humans, dwarves, and minotaurs of the north and west. Here is a sampling of some of the unique goods found in the Empire’s bazaars, from Harkesh to Sarkland and Achillon to
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