Hungry Undead: beat swords into smaller swords
The undead were once living creatures, returned to a horrific second life. Undead can be created through necromantic spells, profane curses, or even sometimes through divine decree. Such creatures are...
View ArticleMidgard Monday: take a pilgrimage to the temple of Sif
It’s Midgard Monday! Each week, we visit a corner of the wide world of Midgard. Look for standalone content you can drop into your campaign—whether it’s in Midgard or your own homebrew. Find new...
View ArticleComparing the ToV Game Master’s Guide to the Dungeon Master’s Guide
As Wizards of the Coast continues to roll out the 2024 changes to D&D, the kobolds are keeping a curious eye on how D&D 2024 stacks up against the Tales of the Valiant roleplaying game. Both...
View ArticleArcane Season 2. Five great ideas to steal for your game
With the release of Arcane Season 2 on Netflix, we are once again thrown into the streets of Piltover and Zaun as factions vie for power in the wake of a devastating attack. The conflict and intrigue...
View ArticleSporting Goods: Run your character ragged in Dungeon Chase!
While popular medieval pastimes like jousting and archery often feature in campaign settings and adventures, other organized sports barely rate a mention. Even in fantasy fiction, sports get a short...
View ArticleHowling Tower: A Study of the Smallfolk
This is a second article looking at the lineages in the Tales of the Valiant game, not as fantasy stereotypes but as if they’re alien species similar to what you’d find in science fiction. The point...
View ArticleTerrifying Temples: The Fastness of the White Goddess
It’s Midgard Monday! Each week, we visit a corner of the wide world of Midgard. Look for standalone content you can drop into your campaign—whether it’s in Midgard or your own homebrew. Find new...
View ArticleArcane Season 2. Five great ideas to steal for your game from the city of Zaun
With the release of Arcane Season 2 on Netflix, we are once again thrown into the streets of Piltover and Zaun as factions vie for power in the wake of a devastating attack. The conflict and intrigue...
View ArticleNew Figurines of Wondrous Power: alabaster axe beak, malachite mount, and the...
Try these new figurines of wondrous power for your Tales of the Valiant or 5E game! As a refresher, here are the standard rules for figures of wondrous power, as seen in the Tales of the Valiant...
View ArticleLet’s Build! Make a Lucky rogue for your next Tales of the Valiant character
The Tales of the Valiant roleplaying game has introduced Luck in the Player’s Guide as one of its signature resources for players. Once per turn, when you fail to hit with an attack or fail a save,...
View ArticleMonster Mix: Jelly Demons arrive in time for the holidays
Intelligent alien creatures such as aboleths, as well as the occasional mad wizard or capricious deity, enjoy tinkering with creatures to make them more suited for their environments or just as a...
View ArticleMidgard Monday: walk a pilgrimage to the shrines of Volund
It’s Midgard Monday! Each week, we visit a corner of the wide world of Midgard. Look for standalone content you can drop into your campaign—whether it’s in Midgard or your own homebrew. Find new...
View ArticleState of Play: Why Do Publishing Houses Exist?
Kobold Press CEO and Kobold-in-Chief, Wolfgang Baur, is here to give you some insight on the state of the industry! In this glorious age of digital publishing, desktop tools, and lightspeed...
View ArticleAsk Jiro all your questions about the Game Master’s Guide!
Ask Jiro presents an assortment of kobold scribes and sages to clarify Tales of the Valiant RPG rules and confirm errata sleuthed out by the ToV community! Since the announcement of ToV, the dynamic...
View ArticleMidgard Monday: cults of the Northlands features the Rule of Rime
It’s Midgard Monday! Each week, we visit a corner of the wide world of Midgard. Look for standalone content you can drop into your campaign—whether it’s in Midgard or your own homebrew. Find new...
View ArticleArcane Season 2. The uncaged wrath of Zaun! A lair and monstrosity inspired...
With the release of Arcane Season 2 on Netflix, we are once again thrown into the streets of Piltover and Zaun as factions vie for power in the wake of a devastating attack. The conflict and intrigue...
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