Wouldn’t it be great if your dice never fell off the table? What if every attack roll came with a sound effect, and your character’s damage, marks, and every other condition were all tracked for you? It would be the perfect gaming table, no? Well, stop wishing because it exists and I saw it in …
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Every trapsmith knows that a trap is little more than a complicated piece of furniture or decoration until it springs to life and reminds people why no one comes down this way. That is why, over the years, many clever trapsmiths have found ways to bait their traps or even install traps into tempting targets …
As soon as you lay eyes on this ancient crone, images of the deaths of all those you’ve loved and lost flood your mind. In these visions, you see the crone’s withered hand repeatedly lash out with an elongated pair of terrible shears to sever the gleaming, silver threads rising from your loved ones’ heads. …
In many cities across the Great Desert, Selket’s cult festers. These are cults of humanoids who have been infiltrated by Selket-worshipping priests who poison their flock with their debased dogma. They promise Selket will protect and aid her followers in ways other gods cannot or will not. Priests target slums and other places of desperation, …
The shifting desert sands mask weathered pyramids and ruined temples dedicated to fallen deities and demons best forgotten. Some are blessedly buried so deep beneath the dunes and so far within the recesses of our collective memory to be all but lost, perhaps never to be revived. Others, unfortunately, continue to poison mortals with their …
Adapted from Scott Murray’s “Spiked Pits, Poisoned Arrows, and Healing Words” from Kobold Quarterly #12. As discussed the previous article, traps can impede a party in more ways that just a poison arrow or a snare. Boon traps are generally magical devices that provide bonuses rather than penalties. They may not target adventurers intruding on …
The ghastly humanoid cadaver jerks and shudders forward with shocking speed. Rotting skin flaps back from its grotesque carcass, uncovering insects scuttling over moldering sinew and gristle. Entrails dangling from its abdominal cavity writhe about, as if grasping at things unseen. The corpse screeches an open war razor along the floor as it comes, and …
In Kobold Quarterly #11, Marc Radle presented his new Pathfinder RPG base class, the spell-less ranger. Just as it sounds, this ranger variant strips the spellcasting abilities from the ranger while expanding on its other abilities. Along with the new class, Marc also designed character sheet pages—usable with the standard ranger or the new spell-less …
A small subset of the trapsmithing community looks at nature for inspiration. One of the early successes was the development of the box of brown mold. Box of Brown Mold (CR 2) Type mechanical; Search DC 22; Disable Device DC 16 Trigger touch (opening the box); Reset automatic Effect 5-ft. cold aura (3d6 nonlethal cold …
The thing appears to be a small lump of green or pale pink vegetable material with two thin stalks protruding from its central, ball-like mass. The surface of the ball is wrinkled and creased. Despite its appearance, it… it is irresistible… Brainstalk Fungus (CR 2) XP 600 N Tiny plant Init -5; Senses blindsense 60 …
Brilliant and malevolent, rakshasas are nefarious outsiders who cherish power and cruelty above all else. In their far-ranging quest for pleasure and worship, rakshasas often pay little heed to the lives they destroy. One of the more indulgent of this race has left its mark on your family. Class Skill Disguise Bonus Spells alter self …
This creature looks like a large, emaciated jackal. Its blood-red skin stretches tight over its bones. Its eyes gleam with malevolent cunning, and blood drool drips from its fang-filled maw and fat, lolling tongue. Blood jackals are vicious hunters and scavengers that creep across the desert at night in search of warm-blooded animals to feed …
Need clarification on some mechanics in the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game? You’re in the right place. Take a seat with veteran game designer Skip Williams. Not sure how a spell works? Curious why that monster does what it does? Trying to get your feats to play nicely together? Skip has the answer. Post your new questions …
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Welcome to the King of the Monsters Contest finals: the treacle is finalist 8 of 10. These submissions are left almost entirely as they were received with the exception that all submissions have had minor alterations for proper spelling (not grammar), formatting, and the addition of an image. Let the fight commence! ______ Nerves steeled …
Welcome to the King of the Monsters Contest finals: the grievous wailer is finalist 4 of 10. These submissions are left almost entirely as they were received with the exception that all submissions have had minor alterations for proper spelling (not grammar), formatting, and the addition of an image. Let the fight commence! ______ Neither …
Welcome to the King of the Monsters Contest finals: the grave linnorm is finalist 3 of 10. These submissions are left almost entirely as they were received with the exception that all submissions have had minor alterations for proper spelling (not grammar), formatting, and the addition of an image. Let the fight commence! ______ Rising …
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