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A Kobold Tells All at the Secrets of Small Press Publishing Panel

By Wade Rockett / June 11, 2011 / Articles, Front Page

It’s Saturday at PaizoCon 2011. A crew of panelists congregated in a not-so-hidden location to share their collective wisdom and secrets regarding small press publishing. Among these industry worthies: Wolfgang Baur (Open Design), Ryan Dancey (veteran industry professional), Lisa Stevens (Paizo CEO), Dale McCoy (Jon Brazer Enterprises), Stan! (Super Genius Games), Scott Gable (Zombie Sky Press), […]

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Words of Wisdom for Designers

By Adam Roy / June 11, 2011 / Articles, Front Page

Stephen Radney-MacFarland, Jason Buhlman, and James Jacobs took the time to tell a room full of rapt gamers and would-be designers how to build rules, characters, and magic that work both for homebrew campaigns and for professional pitches. Some of the highlights from PaizoCon’s Crafting Rules that Work seminar are beyond the jump.

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The Madman at the Bridge: An Adventure at PaizoCon

By Sigfried Trent / June 10, 2011 / Articles, Front Page

The situation was dire! The great Puffing Bridge drawbridge that connects eastern and western Zobeck had malfunctioned. Worse yet, the clockwork guards in the area were attacking anyone trying to get near the gatehouse. The kobold workers in the ghetto would be late for their jobs in the mines and workshops if something was not

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Booth Report Day One: Hoist the Banner!

By Wolfgang Baur / June 10, 2011 / Articles, Front Page

The Kobold Quarterly booth was loaded with new releases—Complete Advanced Feats, Streets of Zobeck, Northlands, and Lost City come to mind—and with kobold staffers chatting about what’s new and where Pathfinder is headed. The Midgard banner got some compliments, and the freebies were popular (no surprise!). We also had some ashcans (preview versions) of the

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Building a Shared World: Midgard

By Wolfgang Baur / June 10, 2011 / Articles, Front Page

Sometimes a 60-minute panel can cover the entire history of a world. This one certainly did, with excursions into what works and doesn’t for Forgotten Realms, Mystara, and Golarion. Panelists Wolfgang Baur, Jeff Grubb, and Brandon Hodge talked about the project’s origins (homebrewed setting), goals (ambitious), and design approach (highly collaborative). More about the panel

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Kobolds Hit Rock Bottom

By Jeff Grubb / June 10, 2011 / Articles, Front Page

Like all good adventures, this one started in a bar. It was the day before PaizoCon 2011 begins in Bellevue, and Wolfgang Baur was hosting a get-together of creatives at the upstairs loft of the Rock Bottom Tavern in downtown Bellevue. While most of the regulars at the bar were cheering the NBA championships (and

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The Kobolds Have Arrived: PaizoCon 2011

By Kobold Staff / June 10, 2011 / Articles, Front Page

The kobolds have stormed PaizoCon 2011! First, they had to set up, of course. (Check out the initial photo—proof that they were there on Thursday.) Then they scurried off to enjoy some provisions with freelancers and industry folk on Thursday night. Now that the convention has officially begun, we have a whole bunch of fun

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Learning to Fly (and Pitch)

By Kobold Staff / June 8, 2011 / Articles, Front Page, In The Press

The recent release of the Lost City adventure has given several Open Design patrons their first professional credits. One of these designers, Tracy Hurley, talks about what she learned from the Lost City project in her “Learning to Pitch” blog post. She breaks down the process of design and the elements she needed to get

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Blackeye’s Carriage

By Nicholas Milasich / June 7, 2011 / Articles, Front Page

Anyone trying to navigate the busy streets and cluttered alleys of Zobeck knows the difficulty of getting anywhere in a hurry. Wherever a difficulty exists, especially in this city, someone will come along to ease the inconvenience for a price. Enter Blackeye, business-kobold, fixer, gossip, and patriot. With his specially-modified hay wagon and mighty (docile)

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The Lost City for 4th Edition D&D is here!

By Kobold Staff / June 6, 2011 / Articles, Front Page

In the grip of malaria during a trade expedition to the jungles of the South, our kobold mascot Jiro had a vision of a mysterious city which once flew among the clouds, but is now buried in the desert. We told him it was just a dream, but he wouldn’t listen. He insisted we contact

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Kobolds Are Coming to PaizoCon

By Kobold Staff / June 4, 2011 / Articles, Front Page

Attention, Bellevue: brace yourself for a kobold invasion. The kobold swarms are storming the place on June 9, 10, and 11! Open Design will be at PaizoCon 2011 with a booth laden with wondrous items. We’ll also run five games in the Midgard setting, and you will find panels featuring Wolfgang Baur, Jeff Grubb, Brandon

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Midgard and Dragon Age

By Kobold Staff / June 3, 2011 / Articles, Front Page, In The Press

Designer and Midgard project patron Joshua Jarman blogs about the intersection of the AGE System ruleset and the support that the second rules set is getting during design. : [Designing as a patron] is a fun, creative process, and the collaborative nature leads to the development of the best ideas presented. As far as Dragon

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Nothing to Declare

By Nicholas Milasich / June 2, 2011 / Articles, Front Page

The full adventures in Streets of Zobeck cover noir, crime, and street adventures of all types, including introductions. This scenario is designed to segue an established party new to Zobeck into one of the adventures in Streets Of Zobeck. It provides a feel for the twisted machinations and greed-driven schemes the player characters will encounter.

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Goldscale

By Mike Franke / June 1, 2011 / Articles, Front Page

Set apart from most of his kobold kin by much more than the faint golden sheen of his scaly hide, Goldscale exudes a strength springing from force of personality and unflagging faith. Sincere and self-confident, Goldscale is a shining example that righteousness exists in unlikely places. Goldscale was designed as a possible recurring NPC for

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Harrowing Haunts: A Legacy of Good

By Maurice de Mare / May 31, 2011 / Articles, Front Page

“Pinkskins! Pinkskins in the warren!” The shouts woke Kiro from his slumber. Again and again, the call was repeated. Grabbing his spear, he raced to the cave entrance where several other warriors joined up with him. He glanced at his comrades: their tails wagging with excitement, their teeth bared. They surged into a corridor and

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Psst. Streets of Zobeck Is Here—Pass It On!

By Kobold Staff / May 30, 2011 / Articles, Front Page

Criminal mastermind Ben McFarland and his gang of patrons have been plotting this job for months, and now they’re ready to spring it on an unsuspecting world. Streets of Zobeck, with seven grim-and-gritty adventures for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, is available in the Kobold Store. Streets of Zobeck builds on the material presented in the

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