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Ask the Kobold: Clay Golems, Falling Damage, Stoneskin, and the Truth about DR

By Skip Williams / March 4, 2009 / Articles, Front Page

Exactly how much “curse” does a clay golem’s cursed wound really have? The creature description says the damage the golem deals doesn’t heal naturally and that anyone casting a conjuration (healing) spell on the injured character must make a DC 26 caster level check to actually heal the injury. Can a remove curse spell remove […]

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Monday Monster: Procrustean Bed

By David Schwartz / March 2, 2009 / Articles, Front Page, Monsters

Theseus faced many obstacles on his way to Athens to claim his birthright. Less than a day’s travel from the great city, the young hero felt confident. Yet darkness was coming, and Theseus looked for a place to spend the night. To his surprise, in the valley ahead there was a large manor house with

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Review: KOBOLD Guide to Game Design, Vol. 1

By Wolfgang Baur / March 2, 2009 / Articles, Front Page, Reviews

The KOBOLD Guides continue to attract reviews and attention, and the most recent review at RPG Resource was this one from Megan Roberts at RPG Resource that hit the net yesterday. I’m hard at work on Volume 3, of course, though I don’t expect it to be complete until GenCon. If you have a topic

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Fistful of Lead: Hrothagar the Iron-Hearted

By Joe G. Kushner / February 25, 2009 / Articles, Fistful of Lead, Front Page, Uncategorized

Hrothagar the Iron Hearted is a dwarf barbarian to his core. A bald head ends in a three-prong beard. His left hand easily holds a drinking horn while his left holds his rune-marked axe behind his head. His broad belt, studded with more runes, a belt pouch, and a sack. Another belt pouch is directly

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Review: Wrath of the River King

By Wolfgang Baur / February 18, 2009 / Articles, Front Page, Reviews

The folks at the Grand OGL Wiki are doing reviews these days, including 4th Edition reviews. This review of Wrath of the River King by Sean Holland caught my eye. While I admit that I have not looked at all of the 4th edition adventure available, this strikes me as the single best one I

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Behind the Spells: Water Breathing

By Bret Boyd / February 17, 2009 / Articles, Behind the Spells, Front Page

Welcome back to Behind the Spells, the series that provides a historical background, secret effects, and related material to classic spells of the world’s most famous fantasy roleplaying game. The rules (presented after the “Spell Secret” header) are compatible with any 3.5/OGL fantasy game, and the background weaves the spell into the lore of the

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D&D Economics, Part 5

By Clinton Boomer and Greg Oppedisano / February 13, 2009 / Articles, Front Page

The final installment of the Rules of D&D Economics, starting with advice about banking… Rule 41) Banks are for stupid people – everyone knows that if you give them your money and then they loan it out, you won’t be able to use it any more! DUH! Keep your money ON you! Rule 42) A

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Fistful of Lead: Ullr the Red

By Joe G. Kushner / February 11, 2009 / Articles, Fistful of Lead, Front Page

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Monday Monster: Pale Shepherd

By Phil Larwood / February 9, 2009 / Articles, Front Page, Monsters

A lonely figure appears from out of the mists; a small frightened child wearing a faded smock and carrying a shepherd’s crook. The child has pasty white skin, bulging blue veins, and eyes that are little more than cadaverous black hollows. Trailing behind her is a writhing parade of horror-stricken shades, their ghostly bodies pulled

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D&D Economics, Part 4

By Greg Oppedisano and Clinton Boomer / February 6, 2009 / Articles, Front Page, Uncategorized

Rule 31. Arch Wizard Miltonous Freidmanicus first coined the phrase “Trickle Down Economics” to describe his theory of economics which should control inflation and thus ensure a properly functioning sustainable growth curve. The cornerstone of his philosophy is never taxing adventurers. An untaxed adventurer is a motivated adventurer and willing to continue to grow his

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Behind the Spells: Summon Monster

By Bret Boyd / February 4, 2009 / Articles, Behind the Spells, Front Page

Welcome back to Behind the Spells, the series that provides a historical background, secret effects, and related material for classic spells from the world’s most famous fantasy roleplaying game. The rules (presented after the “Spell Secret” header) are compatible with any 3.5/OGL fantasy game, and the background weaves the spell into the lore of the

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Tuesday Traps & Treasures: the Rheingold

By Dan Voyce / February 3, 2009 / Articles, Front Page

“A curse upon that gold,” growled the dwarf. “May it bring nothing but woe to whoever claims it. May honor find no home within their breast, and may a hateful knife find their unsuspecting back. May brother turn against brother, may friend battle friend. May he who keeps it become a monstrous beast and never

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Monday Monster: the Crag Drake

By Adam Daigle / February 2, 2009 / Articles, Front Page, Monsters

Stone made predatory beast, this creature prowls cavern tunnels and mineshafts as a jaguar would stalk through a jungle. Its powerful limbs end in jagged metallic claws and chipped stone teeth fill its powerful jaws. Rocky protrusions mark its durable hide and a serpentine tail lashes wickedly behind the beast. Crag drakes are the one

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Kobold Quarterly Goes Atomic

By Kobold Staff / February 2, 2009 / Articles, Front Page

We’re so shy and modest here that we sometimes forget when people talk about us. But they do! The latest installment of the Atomic Array podcast is all about KQ#8, with interviews with Wolfgang Baur, Joshua Stevens, and Tim Connors. There’s some behind-the-scenes stories and a few laughs. Give it a listen, won’t you?

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Design Underway for Halls of the Mountain King

By Wolfgang Baur / January 28, 2009 / Articles, Front Page

I’m happy to report that we’ve already seen a massive amount of design work, pitches, and discussion for the Halls of the Mountain King project. The dwarves of the Golden Citadel have taken on a history, great dangers threaten them, and I daresay we have a theme, a start at the overall plot arc, and

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Monday Monster: Altamaha-ha

By John E. Ling / January 26, 2009 / Articles, Front Page, Monsters

Darien, GA (WKQ News): State police today arrested a man on the Altamaha River for driving under the influence. The driver’s fishing boat flipped during a dangerous one craft incident. Both the driver and his passenger received only minor injuries. “We are determined to crack down on irresponsible operators who insist on driving while intoxicated,”

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