Notable for the soft humming it emits, a magnet stone is a polarized black mineral that has been handy to alchemists, invaluable to city defense planners, and lethal to countless adventurers. While it occurs naturally in veins beneath the mountains of the realm, magnet stones are most often encountered as jagged, obelisk-shaped stalagmites that form …
Behold the King of the Monsters Contest, the greatest and most glorious contest Kobold Quarterly has ever offered. It’s easy to become King of the Monsters: you design a monster and submit it for fame and prizes. Here’s how it works: To enter the contest, your monster submission must…
Where’s the love for NPCs? Well, Ennie-award-winning designer Ben McFarland decided to offer his help with his article on incorporating John Wick’s new take on halflings from Kobold Quarterly #10, “Haffuns: Seeming Servants.” He presents several ideas for incorporating them into your own campaign. Dismissed as unimportant, as if that’s what the “N” and “P” …
The hunter carried his prize, a clutch of tiny eggs, through the woods. The wind picked up around him as he walked, and he noted it had a particular bite. Wondering how the temperature could have dropped so quickly, the hunter absently felt his neck. His hand came away slick with blood. Then he felt …
As the third project in a series of public updates on Open Design’s current batch of patronage projects, KQ.com presents Courts of the Shadow Fey, Open Design’s 4th Edition project. Duelists and Team Players Back in the days when I was working at TSR in Lake Geneva, I played a wide range of lunchtime board games …
As the second project in a series of public updates on Open Design’s current batch of patronage projects, KQ.com presents The Red Eye of Azathoth, Open Design’s first Call of Cthulhu project. The Harbinger Star Nears The Red Eye of Azathoth project is now in full swing. The first adventure (of five) in this anthology …
For those curious about Open Design’s current batch of patronage projects, KQ.com is releasing a series of public updates to track their progress. First of these, the Open Design/Paizo Publishing joint project From Shore to Sea, is in high gear. Into the Waves Over the last 2 months, patrons have worked closely with author Brandon …
What does Critical Hits think about the latest issue of Kobold Quarterly? … the whole interior of the publication that screams nostalgia while providing tons of new content for our favorite systems. … interesting ideas for you to use in your games, even the system specific articles come with so much written material in addition …
Art by Marc Radle Mass is a wonderful thing. Sometimes, even a glancing blow from something massive like a boulder, tree trunk, or swinging block of stone is enough to send a victim flying through the air. Armor offers little resistance against these massive impacts. Swinging Block Trap (CR 1) Type mechanical; Search DC 20; …
Art by Hugo Solis A crimson drake relishes death and destruction. If this killer can’t surprise its prey, it exploits its similarities to a pseudodragon to fool the unwary. The drake is indistinguishable from its cousin at a distance. Once a victim gets close enough to notice scales the color of dried blood and the …
Do not adjust your computers. We control the feed. In addition to my continuing role as Assistant Editor on Kobold Quarterly, I’ve taken over as the Mighty Web Editor for KQ.com. With more than a week of trial-by-fire complete, I can finally take a breath to fill you all in. Hopefully, you’ve enjoyed our recent …
Kobold Quarterly Bonus Material! Here it is! The second and final installment of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game version of the article “A Broken Mind” from Kobold Quarterly #11. The original article details new rules for introducing sanity and mental disorders to your 4th Edition game. So now, you can break minds no matter the edition …
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Come hear the tale of the mountain! Of stone and of dirt. Of gold and of iron. Of family and of drink. The Iron Gazetteer has come! The Iron Gazetteer is the 4th Edition sourcebook that details the dwarves and their mountain cantons. Fighting, mining, smithing, drinking. Who would argue against the simple life? But …
Art by Cory Trego-Erdner Kobold Quarterly Bonus Material! Kobold Quarterly #11 (on sale now) offers rules for using madness and sanity, in the article “A Broken Mind,” for 4th Edition. However, fear not 3rd Edition fans, for right here and absolutely free are the the same rules built for Pathfinder Roleplaying Game! Why break bones, …
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The reviews keep pouring in. And what are reviewers saying about the latest issue of Kobold Quarterly? … I couldn’t be more pleased with this magazine. It’s been quite a while since I’ve gotten this many ideas out of a gaming mag. Please excuse me while I go subscribe and look up back issues. Read …
Kobold Quarterly Bonus Material! You may already own Kobold Quarterly #11, but you’re not done getting additional content for it! Today, to accompany his “Howling Werebeasts” article on lycanthropes, the inestimable John Ling presents a brand-new prestige class. Werewolves, your days are numbered, for the hunter of the cursed is on your trail! Gald moved …
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