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Your Whispering Homunculus: The Undiscovered Bestiary—Ochre Jelly (Part 1)

By Richard Pett / August 6, 2012 / Articles, Front Page, Your Whispering Homunculus

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.) “Pudding, master?” “Wormslug?” “Do you require pudding? After having had an enormous sprout soufflé, perhaps his magnificence requires something sweet?” […]

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Your Whispering Homunculus: One Hundred Matters of Great Importance to Animals

By Richard Pett / July 4, 2012 / Articles, Front Page, Your Whispering Homunculus

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.) “Just imagine it!” “Master?” “If we could talk to the animals!” “You can, master. Buy a scroll in the mystic

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Your Whispering Homunculus: Fifty Strange Timepieces

By Richard Pett / May 16, 2012 / Articles, Front Page, Your Whispering Homunculus

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] “Grotsward, what time is it?” “Six Threbs beyond Tulward, your corpulence.” “Normal time, Grotsward.” “But master, what exactly is

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Your Whispering Homunculus Outsells AD&D

By The Whispering Homunculus / April 26, 2012 / Articles, Front Page, Your Whispering Homunculus

Slavish followers of Kobold! It is I, the Whispering Homunculus. You may recall the time I seized control of Wolfgang Baur’s mind, took over Kobold World Headquarters, and published my own book. How the kobolds wailed and gnashed their teeth in rage when they learned what I’d done! Too late! Too late! Hee-hee-heeee!* But my

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Your Whispering Homunculus, Now In The Kobold Store

By Kobold Staff / April 2, 2012 / Articles, Front Page, Your Whispering Homunculus

Curse that Whispering Homunculus! Yesterday he took over Kobold World Headquarters and wreaked all sorts of havoc online. We finally got control back, only to find out today that while the Homunculus was in charge, he used the Kobold presses to publish his own book. Yes, you can now buy Your Whispering Homunculus in the

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A Message From Wolfgang

By Wolfgang Baur / April 1, 2012 / Articles, Front Page, Your Whispering Homunculus

Greetings, my army of Kobold fans! It is I, Wolfgang Baur. As you know, I am a normal human like you and not under magical control of any kind. Therefore you will not be suspicious when I tell you my glorious news about upcoming improvements to Kobold Quarterly and Open Design. First, I am changing

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We Apologize For Any Inconvenience

By Kobold Staff / April 1, 2012 / Articles, Front Page, Your Whispering Homunculus

We seem to have lost control of the KQ Facebook page for the time being. We’re not sure where these posts are coming from or whose travels they’re describing, but we’ll shut them down as soon as we can. The @KoboldQuarterly Twitter account remains unaffected, so we’ll continue to post there. Thank you for your

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Your Whispering Homunculus: A Plethora of d12 Tables (Part 4 of 4)

By Richard Pett / March 7, 2012 / Articles, Front Page, Your Whispering Homunculus

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] Twelve Types of Cider 1. Dabshaw’s Ratfest Scrumpy 2. Rumper’s Kill or Cure Cider 3. Poppritt’s Poisonous Perry 4.

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Your Whispering Homunculus: A Plethora of d12 Tables (Part 3 of 4)

By Richard Pett / February 29, 2012 / Articles, Front Page, Your Whispering Homunculus

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] Twelve NPC Moods Occasionally, it’s interesting to spice up some checks with the odd unusual modifier due to peculiar

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Your Whispering Homunculus: A Plethora of d12 Tables (Part 2 of 4)

By Richard Pett / February 22, 2012 / Articles, Front Page, Your Whispering Homunculus

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] A Dozen Local Captains of the Watch 1. Strict Jak Kebble is the terror of his men. He’s suspicious

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Your Whispering Homunculus: A Plethora of d12 Tables (Part 1 of 4)

By Richard Pett / February 15, 2012 / Articles, Front Page, Your Whispering Homunculus

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] “What’s this strange object, master? I’ve just found it beside the wainscoting lying in dust.” “That, Licelet, is a

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Your Whispering Homunculus—100 Endings of Conversations

By Richard Pett / January 18, 2012 / Articles, Front Page, Your Whispering Homunculus

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] “…fly into the marketplace, Titus, and listen. Simply listen. Or you will be punished for extreme naughtiness!” “Snotling, are

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Your Whispering Homunculus—Random Encounters with a Twist (Part 2 of 2)

By Richard Pett / December 29, 2011 / Articles, Front Page, Your Whispering Homunculus

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] An Example: The Hunting Beast (CR 13) You can change the athach to any type of creature you wish

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Your Whispering Homunculus—Random Encounters with a Twist (Part 1 of 2)

By Richard Pett / December 28, 2011 / Articles, Front Page, Your Whispering Homunculus

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] “Was that a stirge?” “Master?” “A stirge. I just saw a stirge fly past my window.” “The city nights

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Your Whispering Homunculus: For One Night Only—Trog-Kin (Part 2 of 2)

By Richard Pett / December 9, 2011 / Articles, Front Page, Monsters, Your Whispering Homunculus

In the first part of this two-part series, you learned of the trog-kin template and how you could use it immediately in your game. Now we take that a step farther in the second part. Let’s start with some adventuring fun. Adventure—The Hive The encounter in the first part is merely an aperitif for coming

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Your Whispering Homunculus: For One Night Only—Trog-Kin (Part 1 of 2)

By Richard Pett / December 2, 2011 / Articles, Front Page, Monsters, Your Whispering Homunculus

“I’ve noticed you using the word ‘sluglet’ again, sluglet.” “Master?” “Copying me. Mocking me, some might say. My old friend Inferdal the Dark Magentine noticed it only last week, and Mumpsicrumb the maid has twice commented upon it to me recently. You will cease this imitation.” “As you wish, mighty one, but I am merely

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