Planar Adventures 5: Extraplanar Entities
A planar campaign often focuses on more esoteric topics like philosophy, memory, perception, or the nature of reality. Try these monsters to inspire journeys among the planes.
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Wyverns of Midgard
One of the most prolific species of dragonkind, most wyverns live within the borders of the Mharoti Empire, where many serve as mounts for dragonborn knights or guards for more powerful dragons.
Tome of Beasts 1, On Sale Now!
Since 2016, Kobold Press has learned a lot about monsters, monster design, and what people like to see in books filled with monsters.
Tome of Beasts 1: What Changed?
Last week, we released Tome of Beasts 1 (2023 Edition), which updates and polishes monsters that first appeared in the original Tome of Beasts in 2016. Those of you who own the 2016 version may be wondering: what changed? Well, a lot!
Tome of Beasts: Fantasy Grounds Announcement
Fantasy Grounds Support for Tome of Beasts and Book of Lairs Big news for 5e players on Fantasy Grounds: Kobold Press and Smiteworks LLC are bringing Tome of Beasts and the Book of Lairs to the Fantasy Grounds virtual tabletop! Want to back just the Fantasy Grounds versions? We’re adding three new pledge levels to …
Monster Monday: Abatwa
Abatawa This living being hiding under a blade of grass has a human form, but its height does not exceed one quarter of an inch. Abatawa CR 1 XP 400 Abatawa fighter 1 CN Fine Humanoid Init +4; Senses Perception +3 Defense AC 22, touch 22, flat-footed 18 (+4 Dex, +8 size) hp …
Giant-Size Fun All in One Place: Larger Than Life, a Pathfinder Supplement
Are your adventurers ready for a larger challenge? As in, physically larger—though size isn’t the only thing our collection of giants brings to your gaming table. Why not find out if they’re prepared? Larger Than Life gives you everything you need to bring these terrifying titans to your table. This 76-page book by RPG Superstar …
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Monarch of the Monsters 5: Crowned!
The votes are in, and we can now announce a winner. Congratulations go to Jeremy Hochhalter, who crafted the Xanka for us! Thanks go to our contestants, our judges, and all those who took the time to stop in and vote for some fun fifth edition D&D monsters.
Demon Cults: The Hand of Nakresh Now Available for Pathfinder Roleplaying Game
No Treasure is Safe! Forty-Fingered Nakresh is the simian demon-god of wizards and thieves, whose eight hands grasp all there is to take. The five infamous crime lords who lead the cult of the Lowest Left Hand of Nakresh plot the most audacious and spectacular thefts imaginable to appease their god—and to outdo each other! …
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13th Age: Dragonleaf Tree
For various reasons, some monsters from the Midgard Campaign Setting didn’t make it into the Midgard Bestiary: 13th Age Compatible Edition. One of these was the deadly dragonleaf tree, cultivated in the Mharoti Empire. Here are five of these exotic enemies to spring on your unsuspecting players, complete with nastier specials and magic items. Dragonleaf …
Midgard Bestiary: 13th Age Edition Now Available
“The Midgard Bestiary combines Kobold Press’s dedication to quality and originality with Ash Laws’ enthusiastic and accomplished take on the 13th Age to serve you a gallimaufry of ghouls and golems.” – Simon Rogers, 13th Age publisher Make your icon rolls—and hope for sixes! The Midgard Bestiary: 13th Age Compatible Edition brings 100 weird, warped and …
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Monsters of Sin Now Available
Avarice, gluttony, and wrath. The seven sins dangerous enough to be called deadly are now collected under one set of covers, with all errata and some expanded text to make these Sin Monsters as complete and dangerous as they can be. The Monsters of Sin Collection includes 21 new monsters thematically tied to one of …
Midgard Bestiary for 4th edition D&D Now Available
In the passage ahead you see a golem made of eyes, holding a screaming psychic derro fetus in a cage. Roll for initiative! As we draw near to the big release of the Midgard Campaign Setting worldbook, we’ve hit the bestiary trifecta: our latest product brings the wonder and terror (mostly terror) of Midgard to 4th …
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Dark Roads & Golden Hells Now Available
“Dark Roads & Golden Hells is one hell of an achievement… or perhaps eleven of them. Every chapter offers a world of ideas, every paragraph a vision. Open this to any page, and see if it doesn’t draw you in. Open Design has created a dazzlingly worthy successor to the Planescape legacy.” – Colin McComb, …
Monster Monday: Antisoul
The malevolent entity soared above the dead body while black tendrils played across the corpse, arcing like ebon lightning every few seconds. And now a cacophonous scream erupts from the vile form as it surges forward — toward you! Antisouls, so named by a young priest who was the only surviving member of a group …
Kobold Quarterly #18 Now Available
Kobold Quarterly issue #18, our big pre-Gen Con Summer issue, is out! It’s like a kobold beach party ice chest, but instead of being packed with gnome jerky, KQ #18 has savants, cavaliers, beast masters, and dragon hunters for Pathfinder RPG; Divine Gifts for the AGE System by Green Ronin designer Steve Kenson; a minotaur …
