Kobold Quarterly #9 is in the Top 10 from the RPG Countdown! This is the first time KQ has ever cracked the bestseller list at RPGNow, and I’m guessing the disappearance of the WotC PDFs might have helped, but I am delighted regardless. Their loss, KQ’s gain and all that. We climb another rung up […]
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The 4th Edition D&D work for Halls of the Mountain King is well underway, and here’s some of the recent progress: the brainstorming for the Gazetteer brought a lot of new and old ideas to the forefront. I have an outline. the level range has been set at 8 to 10 or 8 to 11
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The creature rose from the ruins of the church roof it had just crushed in spite. It was huge – a gangling hairy thing, with sharp nails and claws, its face a skirmish of eyes and bristle and teeth cowering beneath three curved horns. ‘Dost thou see this big body of mine? Roared the buggane.
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Aeryn “Blackdirge” Rudel used to be known mostly for creating gruesome and challenging RPG monsters. And some folks might think of him as the editor-in-chief of Goodman Games’ new 4E-only RPG magazine, Level Up, our worthy competition. Not me, though. For I have faced one of his half-dragon turtles and lived—barely—to tell about it. The
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The kitsune are a PC race for 4th Edition D&D in Kobold Quarterly #9 — but they’re also available as a 3rd Edition/OGL PC race right here. Because free is good. In myths and legends, the kitsune are shapeshifters with their own racial items, incantations, and their own innate magic. What makes these tricksters tick?
The Halls of the Mountain King patron project has begun its 4E design phase! This week’s discussion will set the level range and begin the discussion on creatures and NPCs. Frankly, I’m looking forward to seeing what ports over neatly from the existing story and setting, and what requires a prybar and a mallet to
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The foes appear to be tall, well toned humans with flecks of living crystal in their skin. The warriors are clad in scale and wield cruel flails. Behind them stands a lightly armored woman. Though not as physically imposing, you can tell from the glint in her eyes that she is far more dangerous than
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The response to the free dice giveaway has started very strong! Almost 100 sets of the 500 we have are gone, and we expect more orders to pile up while Wolfgang is away at NorWesCon this weekend. Kobold Quarterly is spending April giving away hundreds of sets of free Q-Workshop dice to new subscribers, and
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In the spirit that the best way to remember a man is to celebrate his life, here is a slightly abridged version of the interview that appears in Kobold Quarterly #9. This interview is also available in a Spanish translation by Jordi Morera. Before Greyhawk, there was Blackmoor. Before the Dungeon Master, there was the
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You know, Kobold Quarterly isn’t meant to be timely. We publish infrequently. We don’t really keep up with the industry hotness or aim to match a publisher’s release cycle. But sometimes we stumble into timeliness, much against our will. Kobold Quarterly issue #9 is a bittersweet case in point. The issue has great articles, from
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Want dice? Kobold Quarterly‘s got them and we’re literally giving them away! Kobold Quarterly is ready to give something back to every new subscriber: we are giving away hundreds of sets of free Q-Workshop dice. These aren’t just any dice, either – they are Pathfinder, Call of Cthulhu, Elven, Runic and other dice sets that
“What should have been a bustling mining village stood abandoned in the early morning mist. A cabin door flapped open and shut, and we stepped cautiously inside, our weapons drawn. A noise drew my eyes upward, but it was too late. Four gold rushers had wedged themselves in the rafters, and dropped upon us. I
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Are you missing a few kobolds? Would you like to save some money and have a complete collection? Well, you can answer yes to both and save some dough with the Kobold Quarterly bundles! We got a reader request and jumped right to it. Our minions have compiled issues #1 to #4 and issues #5
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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Progress on the current Open Design project has been outstanding; 2/3 of the OGL design is complete and in playtesting, with the remainder due to hit playtest in the next week or two. We’re on track for a late June or early July release of the 3rd Edition version, and we’ll be starting the re-design
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A viscous blob of turgid pulsing fluid, this ooze is composed of the vilest bodily secretions suspended within a thin gelatinous sack. The ooze changes in color and density as it moves, trailing an odious stench and wet smoking slime. Secretion oozes are fell creations of lost sorcery, terrible experiments gone awry or diabolical sacrifices
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