By Kobold Staff May 29, 2014 | Announcements, Front Page |
Have you ever been caught spell-less by a gang of hungry gnolls? Do your hirelings groan under the weight of carrying your magical library through the wilderness? Now you can carry a massive tome of spells in your pocket! The Deep Magic Spell Reference for iPad and iPhone (with an Android version coming this summer) includes hundreds of Pathfinder Roleplaying Game compatible spells from Deep Magic, the mammoth collection out now from Kobold...
By Kobold Staff Apr 15, 2014 | Announcements, Front Page |
Unlimited spellpower is yours to command! Deep Magic is here at last — a 376-page, full-color tome bound in the hide of an unknown planar being who materialized at Kobold World Headquarters, gave a piteous squawk, and died on the carpet. It contains some of the strangest, most wondrous, and most powerful arcane and divine magic ever devised, ready for use in any Pathfinder Roleplaying Game campaign. Deep Magic is an essential volume for any...
By Kobold Staff Jan 16, 2014 | Articles, Front Page |
Part of the fun of magic is that it can be used to augment some very specific character concepts, such as those based on the classes in Paizo’s Advanced Player’s Guide. As we were outlining and compiling the Deep Magic project, providing versatile spells that could serve several unique, flavorful purposes was an important goal—and, so far, I think we’ve wildly succeeded. The Deep Magic spells for the witch class are a great...
By Kobold Staff Jan 9, 2014 | Articles, Front Page |
In his continuing adventures with Deep Magic artists, our artistic maven Marc Radle recently contacted Marcel Mercado, an illustrator in Atlanta, GA. Prior to becoming a freelance illustrator, he was working in the video game industry. He has 8 years of experience in that industry, where he worked with amazing teams like Gearbox, Nickelodeon, EA, and many more. Come find out more about Marcel in this artist profile. When did you decide to...
By Kobold Staff Jan 2, 2014 | Articles, Front Page |
In his continuing adventures with Deep Magic artists, our artistic maven Marc Radle recently contacted Bryan Syme, who shares some insights into himself and his art. When did you decide to become an illustrator, and why did you make this choice? I really find it difficult to talk about myself in these sort of things. I always feel like I either come off as rather pompous or far too self-deprecating. Usually the latter as I am a pessimistic...
By Kobold Staff Dec 17, 2013 | Articles, Front Page |
Our artistic maven Marc Radle recently contacted Deep Magic artist Guido Kuip and asked him a few questions about his art. Guido is a freelance illustrator from the Netherlands, although he currently lives in Toronto, Canada. Come see what Guido has to share with you! When did you decide to become an illustrator, and why did you make this choice? I don’t think there’s actually a specific moment in my life I decided to become an...
By Amanda Hamon Dec 1, 2013 | Articles, Front Page |
When conversation turns to magic and spells, we at Kobold Press understand that sorcerers and wizards are the first classes that pop into many Pathfinder players’ minds. The goal of Deep Magic, though, is to outfit every spellcasting class with a host of new magic options that are imaginative, highly useful, and just plain cool—including new spells of every level. In short, we want to help players create any kind of caster they can...
By Kobold Press Jun 25, 2013 | Announcements, Front Page |
Thanks to the support of the gaming community, the Deep Magic Kickstarter hit (and exceeded) the goal that brings 3lb Games on board with their Deep Magic app. With only a minimum of arcane effort (and no verbal components), we called forth the booming voice of their official spokesperson and now share those words of wonder and wisdom with you, our gathered kobolds: “All of us here at 3lb Games are excited . . . wait, no, thrilled. Yeah,...
By Marc Radle Jun 17, 2013 | Articles, Front Page |
Working as art director on the Deep Magic project is a blast! In particular, working with cover artist Marcel Mercado was a creative delight, and I am THRILLED with what he came up with. Initially, my direction to Marcel for the cover basically focused on Midgard magic (blood magic, rune magic, shadow magic, and geomancy). I also stressed that I wanted a bright, colorful cover image that is lively, dynamic, and full of action. I noted that a...
By Amanda Hamon Jun 13, 2013 | Articles, Front Page |
The Deep Magic Kickstarter is in its fourth day and headed toward some new stretch goals. Here, the tome’s editor/developer offers some thoughts on how the project has proceeded so far. I have very fond memories of, as a teenager, sitting with my friends and poring over spell descriptions. Something about the mystery, wonder, and power of magic in RPGs has just always given me goose bumps—and, I admit, made me a little trigger-happy when...
By Ben McFarland Jun 12, 2013 | Announcements, Articles, Front Page |
For me, magic was all about the handwaving. Unsurprisingly, I spent a lot of time as the DM. Plenty of stories involved an evil priest or foul wizard, or even the clever ogre mage preparing some terrible ritual spell which would unleash a demon or open a portal into the outer planes. My villains were never big on sustainable dark empires, what can I say? I tinkered with spellpoints, gobbled up articles in Dragon magazine on magical colleges or...
By Jason Bulmahn Jun 11, 2013 | Announcements, Articles, Front Page |
The second stretch goal for the Deep Magic Kickstarter is Labyrinth Magic. A few notes from the designer about this style of magic: Minotaurs have always been one of my favorite monsters in the game, but the one problem is that mazes are actually quite tedious to explore. When Wolfgang asked me to write some spells for these iconic monsters, I wanted to make sure that I gave them some tools to actually make their labyrinth homes into an...
By Wolfgang Baur Jun 10, 2013 | Announcements, Front Page |
Today has been one of those dream days. The moment before go-time is always a little anxious. I hit the button on the project at 6:30 a.m. and said, “I sure hope everyone loves spellbooks as much as I do.” An hour later, the doubts were gone. Your support for the Deep Magic Kickstarter has been incredible! I kept thinking, “Well, wow, that sure was an awesome start. I’m sure it’ll taper off here so I can go eat...
By Tim Connors Jun 10, 2013 | Announcements, Articles, Front Page |
In 1884, Edwin Abbott wrote a novella called Flatland, and a hundred years later, I read it with delight. The novella’s characters are squares and triangles, sliding around a two-dimensional world called Flatland. The Flatlanders have no concept of “up” or “down,” and the existence of a third-dimension is left to philosophers and clerics. That is, until one day when a sphere pulls a square out of Flatland and into Spaceland. From his new...
By Wolfgang Baur Jun 10, 2013 | Announcements, Articles, Front Page |
Today the Deep Magic Kickstarter launches. It’s pretty much my dream project for RPG crunch, which is to say: it’s all about the fire spells, baby! I’ve always loved wizards and clerics, and nothing makes me happier than fireballs coming online, that flame strike spell hitting, or (if I’m feeling especially sneaky) casting the fire shield one round before the orcish hordes overrun the front line. Yes, I’m a...
