Let’s face it: sometimes you need a tank and you just don’t have one in the party. Whether you’re looking to hire a few meat shields or trying to ensure that you have a vital role covered in a smaller-than-average party, hirelings are a way to shore things up a bit. Hirelings are designed to […]
Hirelings in Peril: An Option for Your Fifth Edition D&D Game Read More »
It is that time again—time for another Kobold Press contest! And this time, we’re focusing on the latest edition of D&D. Using rules for the 5th edition of D&D, design a monster of any kind and send it to us for judging. The maximum length for entries is 600 words, and entries must be submitted on or
Monarch of the Monsters 5: All Monsters Attack! Read More »
Ideally, players and Dungeon Masters (DMs) who sit down to tackle The Rise of Tiamat will already have played Hoard of the Dragon Queen. Rise is a continuation of Hoard’s story about the Cult of the Dragon, but they are very different adventures in style. Hoard of the Dragon Queen is a big, sprawling adventure
The Rise of Tiamat: A DM’s and Player’s Overview Read More »
Tyranny of Dragons is an immense, sprawling adventure filled with epic encounters, plot twists, and numerous NPCs with their own agendas. Hoard of the Dragon Queen and The Rise of Tiamat allow (some might say demand) Dungeon Masters to really stretch their wings and put their creativity to the test. Things start out straightforward enough
Tiamat Tuesdays: So You’re Running Tyranny of Dragons . . . Read More »
As I hinted in the installment of Tiamat Tuesday on July 8, episodes 5–8 of Hoard of the Dragon Queen are more open-ended than episodes 1–4. The second half of the adventure isn’t a sandbox; characters still have a mystery to unravel and an evil plot to stop. They will, however, face dilemmas that have
Tiamat Tuesdays: Closing In On the Cult Read More »
For the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop roleplaying game, the story told in Tyranny of Dragons is spread across two separate adventure products: Hoard of the Dragon Queen and The Rise of Tiamat. Hoard begins with fledgling, level 1 characters and follows them to level 7 or 8. Rise picks up right where Hoard leaves off
Tiamat Tuesdays: Tiers of Tiamat Read More »
Working on the Tyranny of Dragons project has been something of a dream come true for me. Like a great many folks playing RPGs today, I grew up playing D&D. As an 11- or 12-year-old avid D&D player and aspiring artist, I used to spend hours marveling at all the adventures and rulebooks, daydreaming about
Tiamat Tuesdays: Behind the Scenes of the Dragon Attack Art Read More »
Tyranny of Dragons is nothing if not epic. It starts out fairly small, as a tale of unknown raiders attacking towns and caravans along the Sword Coast for loot and ransom. Before it’s done, those raiders will be rounding up prisoners to sacrifice in their dark rituals, dragons will gather in numbers not seen for
Tiamat Tuesdays: Maintaining Focus Read More »
Let’s get down to the basics: The Cult of the Dragon is one of the longer-running and more interesting villain organizations in the Forgotten Realms, and I was delighted to hear that Wizards of the Coast wanted the first big adventures for the new edition of D&D to feature these bad guys. My first thought
Tiamat Tuesdays: The New Cult of the Dragon Read More »
When you pre-order Hoard of the Dragon Queen – Autographed Collectors Edition from the Kobold Store, you get a special commemorative patch along with the signed book. If you’ve been wondering what the patch will look like, wonder no longer! Nicole Roberts of NokHoo has done another amazing job for us with the design of the QUEEN OF DRAGONS patch
D&D Queen of Dragons Patch Revealed Read More »
If you’ve paid attention to the Dungeons & Dragons news over the past couple of weeks, you know that Kobold Press designed two adventures to support the upcoming Tyranny of Dragons storyline—Hoard of the Dragon Queen (out in August) and The Rise of Tiamat (October). These adventures are the first to work with the new D&D rules set. Now we’re
Hoard of the Dragon Queen Autographed Edition EXCLUSIVE at the Kobold Store Read More »
Somehow, words like “happy,” “pleased” or even “excited” don’t do this announcement justice. So just imagine the dazed grins on our faces when we say… …Kobold Press, working as a design studio for Wizards of the Coast, has designed two adventures to support the upcoming Tyranny of Dragons storyline—Hoard of the Dragon Queen (out in August)
It’s hard to believe that Dungeons & Dragons is celebrating its 40th anniversary this week! To help commemorate this most glorious occasion, we asked several folk who are working in or who have worked in the RPG industry to share their memories of the game with us. Due to more such folk wishing to share
D&D’s 40th Anniversary: Words to Celebrate, Part Four Read More »
It’s hard to believe that Dungeons & Dragons is celebrating its 40th anniversary this week! To help commemorate this most glorious occasion, we asked several folk who are working in or who have worked in the RPG industry to share their memories of the game with us. Due to more such folk wishing to share
D&D’s 40th Anniversary: Words to Celebrate, Part Three Read More »
It’s hard to believe that Dungeons & Dragons is celebrating its 40th anniversary this week! To help commemorate this most glorious occasion, we asked several folk who are working in or who have worked in the RPG industry to share their memories of the game with us. Come see how they answered four questions we
D&D’s 40th Anniversary: Words to Celebrate, Part Two Read More »
It’s hard to believe that Dungeons & Dragons is celebrating its 40th anniversary today! To help commemorate this most glorious occasion, we asked several folk who are working in or who have worked in the RPG industry to share their memories of the game with us. Come see how they answered four questions we posed
D&D’s 40th Anniversary: Words to Celebrate, Part One Read More »
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