As the halfling stepped from the shadows, the ground covering snapped shut, engulfing him in a thick, green pod. The struggle ended in seconds, for the paralytic secretions acted quickly and his body proved unresponsive. However, he quickly learned that he could still feel everything. The green trap is a large carnivorous plant that grows […]
Now, most April foolishness is, well, sort of annoying. To counter that trend, Kobold Quarterly is offering something rather more use-fool than most. Because we love you, all subscribers to Kobold Quarterly and all current Open Design patrons get a free — and somewhat silly — but totally playable adventure: the glorious Tyman’s Taunting Tower
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While the origins of the sword are clear, the history of single-edged blades is a bit murkier. Some such blades, however, have become iconic in Western history in their own right: the pirate’s cutlass, the scimitar of the Middle East, and the cavalryman’s saber. Others have failed to catch the limelight of history. Back to
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Templates give you an easy way to update a creature from a normal version to an elite version. Each template is assigned one or more roles, and—although it isn’t necessary—a creature is best served by using a template that matches its original role. See the 4E Dungeon Master’s Guide for more on templates. [previously] __
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Elder Frankston was obviously one of the most respected men in town. When he walked down the street, people always nodded their heads in greeting. When he entered the tavern, people always cleared a stool at the bar. He seemed like a trustworthy source of information and a useful merchant contact. We had no idea
And the winner of the Real Steel Death Bug Contest is… Sam Hing and his spider dagger. We had many great entries but only one could be winner. Todd Gdula, Wolfgang Baur, and myself had a tough choice, but the final decision was unanimous: the spider dagger won the day. Congratulations, Sam! —Scott Gable __
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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.) [previously] __ “It is true, is it not, leechling, that we take after our pets?” “Master?” “A dog for example
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Last day of the Open Design 5th anniversary sale, we’re stumbling around a bit. The looting has been intense, we’re out of stock on some things, and yet… A few artists also brought presents: pictures of Jiro! So here’s the gallery of additional artist takes on Jiro the kobold, as done in fine style by
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A word of advice to all those who think things get better once you leave the Goblin Wastes and enter the safe lands of the Magocracy of Bemmea and Allain: Things don’t really get better. The Exarch and all those mages cracked open the walls of the reality. The madmen of Caelmarath called down the
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How can a god be mad? Some sages claim all the gods are mad, and we are but the figments of their raving intellects. Yet madness does not just mean a disordered mind caught up in its own delusions and faux-reality. If madness is one man’s illusion, perhaps sanity is also an illusion, but one
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Before you hovers a black blob with two large, bat-like wings and a huge reptilian eye in its center. Whipping wildly behind it are three long tails, each terminating in a nasty stinger. Occasionally, when an evil soul is passing into its eternal torment, something happens to shatter it. Each of these soul fragments becomes
The Kobold King is in an unusually generous mood this week! March 20th was the 5th anniversary of Open Design, and to celebrate, he wishes to bestow his riches upon all. Kobold ideas of “riches” are often different than humans’, so we advised him that he shouldn’t give away items from his collection of filthy
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Our bestselling Advanced Feats series roars to a finish with one of the most intriguing new classes from the Pathfinder Advanced Player’s Guide. The inquisitor is a lone wolf who walks in darkness in search of his or her target, relentlessly driven by holy (or unholy) resolve. Advanced Feats: The Inquisitor’s Edge by Sigfried Trent
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The life of a kobold is a hard one. Fierce but small, they must summon all of the wits, cunning, and tenacity they can manage to survive in dungeons filled with bigger, meaner, well-established creatures. And don’t get me started on the groups of armed jerks who periodically invade their homes intent on mayhem and
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[previously] As you enter the abandoned monastery, you notice scrawled chalk markings covering the floor and walls. They all appear to be variations on the same obscure religious symbol. In the center of the room, next to a badly decayed corpse, is written the following: “Beware the setting sun. Something comes from the forest. The
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Dragons are huge, powerful creatures feared by one and all, but just as the mightiest human warrior can be laid low by the flu, so too can dragons contract, be weakened by, and even die from various diseases. What follows is a description of some—but by no means all—of the maladies and draco-disorders afflicting the
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