I don’t always play barbarians, but when I do, I prefer huge, hulking characters with terrifying battle cries and a frenzied look in their eyes. Anyone who has ever sat at a table with a barbarian has likely noticed, though, that they’re sort of a one-trick pony: it’s all about the Rage, capital “R.” And […]
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According to the rules, polymorph effects don’t stack. Would-be transmuters need to carefully select a diverse array of transmutation powers for those instances when the only remaining foe has already been transformed into some harmless form. Several transmutation spells also create effects or conditions that make their targets more attractive candidates for an ally’s attacks.
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Maybe I shouldn’t continue. The thought surprised Gavin, and he stopped working on one of his more experimental designs. Pacing back and forth, Gavin considered his supplies: a neat row of surgeon’s tools, a stuffed weasel, a potion of healing, and a bedsheet. He knew what he considered to do with the potion of healing
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We’re happy to share the news that Maurice de Mare has entered the Top 32 of Paizo’s RPG Superstar contest! Maurice does a fantastic job authoring the Trapsmith series for this blog — one of our most popular columns. Check them out, if you haven’t already. Congratulations, Maurice, on your success in Round 1. Onward to
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Platinum, gold, and the other precious metals described in “Treasure by the Pound” aren’t the only metals lost in treasure hoards. Lead, tin, zinc, iron, and others had significant worth in the ancient and medieval worlds. These metals had a variety of uses, some of which seem shocking today.
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Thieves are perhaps some of the most clever and capable people throughout the realms, but not without help. Even the best of the best in the darkest of alleys or those at the highest of the assassin orders require the use of tools to achieve their goals. Although some items are common to thieves and
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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 goblin racial variants of the gauntlet witch in Midgard. Goblin Gauntlet Witch Variant: Wasteland Gauntlet Witch Racial Archetype Given the propensity for goblins in the Western Wastes to come by lost Ankeshel vril technology
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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.) “Master.” “Yes, Maggotlooks.” “That jar next to the pickled dwarf eyes—” “The one adjacent to the bladders?” “Yes, master. What
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This week, Jerall continues his Magus Options series by providing the shadowsoul option. You can read part 1 and part 2, also. Shadowsoul A shadowsoul learns to imbue his or her own shadow with arcane energy, creating a quasi-real companion and ally. Class Skills: The shadowsoul adds Stealth to the list of class skills in
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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 tiefling racial variants of the gauntlet witch in Midgard. Tiefling Gauntlet Witch Variant: Demonhand Witch Racial Archetype By turns imposing and sneaky, demonhand witches are often reavers and raiders, seekers after lost Caelmarath arts
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This week, Jerall continues his Magus Options series by providing the sanctioned spellsword option. Sanctioned Spellsword Many sanctioned spellswords protect sites, people, and relics sacred to magic-focused deities. Religions that fear or police the use of magic may train a select few sanctioned spellswords to instead hunt down magic-users. Class Skills: The sanctioned spellsword removes
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The world’s arctic region is both a place of great natural beauty and an inherently deadly environment. Freezing waters can turn blood to ice in mere minutes. Avalanches can bury entire parties, hiding their bodies forever under a mountainside’s worth of snow. As deadly as the arctic is, a wide variety of monsters call it
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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 elf and dwarf racial variants of the gauntlet witch in Midgard.
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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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Remember when your character found his or her first platinum coin or that chest of 500 gold pieces? Then there were the hundreds of thousands of coins in the dragon’s hoard. At some point in your character’s career, coins become more of a problem than they are worth. Large numbers are difficult to transport, and
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