Gods and demons are a vital part of the swords and sorcery genre – as are their followers. Conan battles evil priests while swearing, “By Crom!” Elric surges into combat promising blood and souls for his divine patron Arioch. Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser often find themselves pawns in the schemes of Nehwon’s conniving gods. […]
Kobold Quarterly #21 Now Available Read More »
(Also Titled: The Ongoing Diary of Thppgrg, Goblin Minion) As ever, readers who are new to the diary, please scroll down a bit to where you see the Thppgrg tag. Click on it. Yeah, that’s right. Otherwise, if you missed part ten, you can just click here. (Art by Chris McFann.) DAY THIRTY-SEVEN Tuesdays. Worst day
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Amid a crowd of many excellent contenders, Eric Hindley, author of the Clockwork Stalker entry, has seized the coveted Tin Crown! Congratulations, Eric, and well done! If you haven’t had a chance to read all about the clockwork stalker, you can see this creature in all its glory here. Many thanks go to those who
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Are you going to Norwescon this weekend? Wolfgang Baur is, and he’s speaking on several panels. Here’s where you can find the Kobold King: Friday 6 pm Evergreen 3&4 Have Licenses Taken Over the Creativity in Gaming? RPG companies used to spawn settings like Dragonlance and the Forgotten Realms, but now they just license Dresden Files
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A character who favors ranged attacks has many ways to master the bow, and the schools presented in this article series give you some interesting options to round out your player character. This week, we present another school of archery styles by Rich Redman. The first and second parts are available, too. Eldritch Arrow Style
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Once upon a time, random encounters were standard fare in roleplaying games. Somewhere along the way, they fell out of fashion. Players, DMs, and game designers decided that random encounters embodied the worst of lazy DMing. They were indiscriminate party killers. Most of all, they were dumped because they were irrelevant to the ongoing story.
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Curse that Whispering Homunculus! Yesterday he took over Kobold World Headquarters and wreaked all sorts of havoc online. We finally got control back, only to find out today that while the Homunculus was in charge, he used the Kobold presses to publish his own book. Yes, you can now buy Your Whispering Homunculus in the
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This is a quick reminder for our esteemed audience: You’ve all had a chance to read the entries for Seize the Tin Crown contest. Now you can vote for the one you think should earn the coveted tin crown. Monkeys with surveys are waiting to take your choice down for the kobolds, and we’ll post
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Greetings, my army of Kobold fans! It is I, Wolfgang Baur. As you know, I am a normal human like you and not under magical control of any kind. Therefore you will not be suspicious when I tell you my glorious news about upcoming improvements to Kobold Quarterly and Open Design. First, I am changing
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We seem to have lost control of the KQ Facebook page for the time being. We’re not sure where these posts are coming from or whose travels they’re describing, but we’ll shut them down as soon as we can. The @KoboldQuarterly Twitter account remains unaffected, so we’ll continue to post there. Thank you for your
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(Also Titled: The Ongoing Diary of Thppgrg, Goblin Minion) As ever, readers who are new to the diary, please scroll down a bit to where you see the Thppgrg tag. Click on it. Yeah, that’s right. Otherwise, if you missed part nine, you can just click here. (Art by Chris McFann.) DAY THIRTY-SIX Monday. Oh, wow.
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You’ve all had a chance to read the entries for Seize the Tin Crown contest. Now you can each vote for the one you think should earn the coveted tin crown. Monkeys with surveys are waiting to take your choice down for the kobolds, and we’ll post the winner next week. If you missed any
Seize the Tin Crown: Voting! Read More »
Over the past several days, we’ve been posting the entries we received for the Seize the Tin Crown contest. These will each be only lightly proofread so that you, our voting public, have a chance to judge them based on your own criteria. After we post the last of the entries, we’ll be calling for
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Journeys are part of the myths we try to capture in RPGs. From the Odyssey and Anabasis of the Greeks, to Huck and Jim’s trip down the Mississippi, to films such as The Hidden Fortress and Saving Private Ryan, journeys serve as both vehicles for adventure and as metaphors for the heroes’ movement toward self-discovery.
Howling Tower: The Road from Dullsville to Thrilltown Read More »
Over the past several days, we’ve been posting the entries we received for the Seize the Tin Crown contest. These will each be only lightly proofread so that you, our voting public, have a chance to judge them based on your own criteria. After we post the last of the entries, we’ll be calling for
Seize the Tin Crown Entry: The Alley of Squeaks and Screams Read More »
Over the past several days, we’ve been posting the entries we received for the Seize the Tin Crown contest. These will each be only lightly proofread so that you, our voting public, have a chance to judge them based on your own criteria. After we post the last of the entries, we’ll be calling for
Seize the Tin Crown Entry: The Clockwork Stalker Read More »
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