Previously I wrote about how the paladin should be expanded to allow different alignments, then laid out rules on how to adapt the paladin for the lawful neutral and lawful evil alignments. While the justicar and despot are much different than the standard paladin, they at least share the same rigid ethical structure. Today I […]
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Last time I laid out the argument that in a Pathfinder game, a paladin should not be limited to only the lawful good alignment (or, in the case of the antipaladin, chaotic evil). Following that line of logic, I present to you the first of my paladin archetypes: the justicar, paladin of order. To use
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The Paladin. To many roleplaying groups, this character doesn’t even have a name; he, or she, is simply “The Paladin,” as if there is no point in further description or that word is enough to convey the entire personality of an individual. The character’s backstory is irrelevant, the paladin’s physical features are fluff, and the
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Kobold Press has recently released a version of the Midgard Bestiary that is compatible with 13th Age, the new d20-style RPG by Rob Heinsoo and me. Wolf Baur and I go back 20 years, and he asked me to explain a little about 13th Age to his audience of Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and 3.5 players.
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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.) “Bring it here!” “Bring what here, master?” “I’m not going to argue with you, cockroach, nor engage in tittle-tattle
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Why Do Gunslingers Give So Many GMs a Heart Attack? I think by now we’ve all had that argument with our storytellers. You know the one. It has raged across forums and at more Saturday night gaming tables than I’d care to mention after Paizo released Ultimate Combat. It’s the debate that starts with the
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Sinister Serpents! Lamia tread a strange path of violence and magic — and for a tiny few, redemption. Though extremely rare, lamia adventurers do exist. They are almost exclusively outcasts who have struck out on their own or escaped the wickedness of their brethren. Cut off from the matriarchy and its debauched rituals, might they
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The largest and fiercest kobold in a generation, Roka does not dodge or scurry. She charges into battle, rending her foes with tooth and claw. However, Roka is not simply an unthinking killer, she is also the priestess of the strange and bloody kobold goddess of eggs and pregnancy, Clutchmaw. Mangouger uses her rage and
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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,
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Speed and thunder! Centaurs grab life with gusto and drain it to the lees. Traveling, fighting, eating, drinking—whatever they do, they do it with vigor. Born with grace befitting human royalty but possessed of the fierce savagery of wild horses, centaurs present unique opportunities for roleplaying and adventure! Advanced Races: Centaurs gives you everything you
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The first big Kobold release of 2014 is here in print and PDF! And if you’re a Pathfinder Roleplaying Game player — and c’mon, if you’re reading this there’s like an 85% chance you are — you’re going to want to pick this up. The New Paths Compendium offer tons of new options to create your new
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Your Path is Calling — It’s Time to Start the Journey! Where better to begin your journey than character creation? This first step is where you forge your identity, and decide how your new hero will meet the challenges of dark magic and fierce monsters: with blade, spell or the power of the gods. The
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Need a kobold name fast, or just looking for inspiration? Download the Kobold Name Generator by Seth Hopkinson! The too-talls shake their hairy heads at the bizarre array of names that kobolds call themselves. Kobolds see this as an opportunity to trick and confuse their rivals, of course. Most kobolds share only their sobriquet with
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Small but Fierce! For a kobold nearly every foe is a giant to kill, and they have long practice at evening the odds. Kobolds are the ultimate underdog contenders, striving gamely to survive and conquer in a hostile and brutal world. Like all true heroes, the odds are against them—and glory is waiting to be
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The Crossroads City is compiled at last in Hero Lab, for everyone who loves noir adventure, clockwork characters, dwarves, and kobolds. You’ll find a wealth of new feats, PC races, spells, equipment and archetypes to create gritty urban characters! This package includes content from Alleys of Zobeck, Streets of Zobeck, the Zobeck Gazetteer, and the Player’s Guide to the
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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
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