We here at Kobold Press wanted to share the fun news: The good folks at Dungeonmastering.com approached Marc Radle, our esteemed art director, about doing a weekly blog about his work with various companies. Each week, he plans to talk a bit about an illustration from his portfolio, explaining both the brainstorming and the backstory. […]
Marc Radle’s Pen & Pixel: Advancing the Lamia Read More »
Big news! At 6:00 PM PST, we’re officially moving the Kobold Forums community to some shiny new digs: the brand-new Kobold Press community on Google+. Why the move? Google+ Â has a strong community of tabletop RPG fans, many of whom use it as a platform for running games using Hangouts If you have a Google
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The Midgard Campaign Setting fan community is growing faster than an ill-advised alchemy experiment in Maillon! It’s an active, vibrant community, full of people who want to take what we’ve created and run with it in exciting and fun directions. So we thought, why not make it easier for them? To encourage fan sites and free
Announcing the Kobold Press Community Use Policy Read More »
Although many a roleplayer may bemoan the lack of women in our community, I’m here to tell you they are out there, waiting to be enticed by goblins, treasure, and adventures. On Friday, April 12th, I hosted the fifth monthly Queer Geek! Ladies’ Gaming Night in Seattle, Washington. Usually we all get together and play
Ladies’ Pathfinder Night: Many Adventures Ahead Read More »
In the past couple of years, Stuffer Shack has been running a contest that awards a worthy blogging site with the title of RPG Site of the Year (SOTY). Today, several sites are up for voting for the 2013 SOTY award, and one of them is Kobold Press! Yes! Us! Please do take a moment
The 2013 SOTY Award Voting Read More »
Shelly Baur has been a mainstay of Kobold Press from the early days, and she proudly called herself Minion #1 during her tenure wearing at least 5 different hats — sometimes all at once! So it’s with some dismay that we announce she’s resigning her roles as the Kobold Press customer service contact and shipping
Shelly, Take a Bow Read More »
This is the moment many of you have been waiting for—the moment when we announce those who have made it into our final five. The moment when you can read each pitch and vote on it. The moment when YOU can help us decide who should be called to Valhalla!
Valhalla Calling: The Judges Have Ruled…and You Can Vote! Read More »
We here at Kobold Quarterly would like to give a hearty kobold welcome to Marc Radle, who will take up the reins of art director. Marc, welcome to the crew! Marc is a professional graphic artist and designer by trade. In his copious amount of spare time, he also does freelance illustration, writing, and graphic
Newest Addition to the Kobold Warrens: Marc Radle, Art Director Read More »
Thank you. Five years ago, I was writing Living Greyhawk adventures as a volunteer for the RPGA. We were trying new ideas and having fun, but I wanted to do more. I joined Empire of the Ghouls as a senior patron and started learning with the community at Open Design. I playtested, I punched up
Play It Like You Stole It! Read More »
On Friday, August 17, 2012, many gathered at Union Station in Indianapolis for the ENnie Awards. The kobolds, who were already pleased at being nominated for various awards, were ecstatic when they learned the results of the fans’ votes: Open Design won gold awards for Streets of Zobeck (Best Adventure) and Complete Kobold Guide to
The Kobolds Take Home Two ENnies Read More »
Here’s the scoop on when and where to see Wolfgang Baur and the Kobold Crew at the show. Kobold publisher Wolfgang is an Industry Guest of Honor this year so they’re working him hard. You’ll find him and various freelancers at the following panels and events: Homebrewers Guide to RPG Worldbuilding Admit it: Sometimes the
Those of you who want to show off your monster creation skills have three weeks in which to do so. The effort to crown the third King of the Monsters has begun, and you have until May 18, 2012, to send forth your best monster. To learn more about this contest, check out the contest
Reminder: King of the Monsters 3: A New Menagerie Read More »
Attention, friends of the kobolds and fellow kobolds! Kobold Quarterly is one of the seven contenders listed today for the RPG Site of the Year contest. If you love Your Whispering Homunculus, Real Steel, Howling Tower, Thppgrg, and all of our other fine and fun offerings, you can go vote for us! Just follow the
RPG Site of the Year: Favorite Blog Voting Read More »
Our kobold mascot Jiro left this note on Wolfgang’s desk this morning: dear boss, I was reading a bunch of adventures you know the classic stuff like vault of the drow and tomb of horrors and rise of the runelords and i was thinking it would be great if we had something like that for
New Patron Project: Midgard Tales Read More »
Congratulations to Mike Selinker and all of the talented authors who contributed their insights to the Kobold Guide To Board Game Design: the book has been nominated for the Origins Award for Best Game-Related Publication! If you’re attending the 2012 Origins Game Fair, I hope you’ll cast your vote for the KGBGD this year. The response
Kobold Guide to Board Game Design Nominated for Origins Award Read More »
Minion #7, leader of the Journeys to the Western Ocean project, has been called up to the big leagues! Yep, I’m pinch-hitting on the Kobold Quarterly magazine staff, batting for Editorial Assistant Christopher Bodan in KQ #21! I can already hear the roar of the crowds as I step up to the plate—or maybe that’s
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