Most magi seek a balance between steel and spell, though some may focus a fraction more of their attention on the martial or arcane aspect of their unique fighting styles. Some, however, seek to expand their repertoire, experimenting with a wider variety of skills and abilities. Presented below is a new archetype for the magus. […]
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“And these are the teeth of a vampire. I’ve forgotten his name, but I’ll never forget the look on his face when I knocked them out.” Thundar the Mighty grinned widely before moving to the next display in the former warrior’s trophy room. As he followed his host, Gavin didn’t doubt a word Thundar the
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With each installment of Creature Comforts, we take a deeper look into a legendary monster that adventurers might encounter while journeying through the world. In this installment, we venture further into the concept of snow giants, which has a statistics block in part 3, along with several magic items you can add to your game.
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The gauntlet witch archetype first appeared in Kobold Quarterly #23, offering a vibrant alternate option for playing a witch. This article details the dragonkin and gnoll racial variants of the gauntlet witch in Midgard.
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Looking for some seaworthy creatures to use in your game? How about one that can help your player characters or unexpectedly hinder them when faced in larger numbers? You can also take a look at Journeys to the West for more useful seafaring material for your campaign.
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The gauntlet witch archetype first appeared in Kobold Quarterly #23, offering a vibrant alternate option for playing a witch. This article details the kobold and minotaur racial variants of the gauntlet witch in Midgard. Kobold Gauntlet Witch Variant: Trapgrip Witch Racial Archetype Born from necessity and invention, the trapgrip witches arose after kobolds first discovered
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Looking for some seaworthy creatures to use in your game? Well, the carnivorous ship just might fill that need for you. You can also take a look at Journeys to the West for more useful seafaring material for your campaign. Also called a ship mimic, the carnivorous ship sprang out of the turmoil of an
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“You’re sure about this?” A stiff nod from Jito and the determined glint in his eyes were answer enough for Gavin. Gavin often had trouble distinguishing between determined and crazed when it came to kobolds, though. Gavin checked his operating theater: He had the inner workings of the cuckoo clock Jito had brought, as well
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With each installment of Creature Comforts, we take a deeper look into a legendary monster that adventurers might encounter while journeying through the world. In this installment, we bring you some magic items, plus another creature you can add to your game. You can see more about frost giants in part 1 and part 2.
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The gauntlet witch archetype first appeared in Kobold Quarterly #23, offering a vibrant alternate option for playing a witch. This article details the gearforged and huginn racial variants of the gauntlet witch in Midgard. Gearforged Gauntlet Witch Variant: Heavy Gauntlet Witch Racial Archetype Though admittedly extremely rare, heavy gauntlet witches are formidable beings. Combining the
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The empire is a place of wonders and strangeness, since its people and its merchants serve scaly masters with needs unlike those of the humans, dwarves, and minotaurs of the north and west. Here is a sampling of some of the unique goods found in the Empire’s bazaars, from Harkesh to Sarkland and Achillon to
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Humans The gauntlet witch archetype first appeared in Kobold Quarterly #23, offering a vibrant alternate option for playing a witch. Though gauntlet witches are rare, your players may want to follow a variant path than that presented already. This series offers variant racial archetypes based on the gauntlet witch for humans, gearforged, huginn, kobolds, minotaurs,
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When the party is nose to smoking nose with an evil dragon or a fiend from the pit, they always turn to the clerics and paladins. These divine casters and combatants are, after all, geared toward fighting the forces of Evil (or Good, depending on alignment, and both with capital letters). But if you want
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Gavin chewed thoughtfully on some exquisite squirrel jerky as he monitored the bounty hunters’ approach. They clearly knew his reputation because they were moving slowly and methodically checking their surroundings for hidden surprises. Yes, they knew who and what he was. This was going to be fun. Taking off his right boot, Gavin collected his
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Let the Journeys begin! Journeys to the West, the new 8-island, 5-adventure anthology of seafaring excitement for Pathfinder Roleplaying Game is out from Kobold Press! Set sail from Barsella, the City at the Edge of the world, home of adventurers and pirates, and explore the vast, uncharted waters of the Western Ocean of the Midgard
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The PDF of the Player’s Guide to the Dragon Empire is out and on the Kobold Press store webpage, and it is chock full of draconic goodness for gamemasters and players alike. Dragons in fantasy RPGs have always been problematical: Are they mythic and invulnerable beasts as in the Tolkien tradition, or are they 1st
Dragons, Dragonkin, and . . . Ostriches? Read More »
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