Collection of Curiosities: The Earthbinder’s Pouch
The one called the Earthbinder often touches something inside her pouch when working her magic. But she has vanished, leaving only her pouch. What’s inside? You can roll randomly for a result below, or...
View ArticleBook Review: The Geomancer by Clay and Susan Griffith
The vampire/human stalemate is over, and Adele and her vampire consort Gareth are slowly bringing order to a Britain no longer under vampire rule. A series of bloody murders throughout London has led...
View ArticleJanuary 2016 Kobold Press Calendar Wallpapers
If you love art, we have a treat in store for you. Our 2016 Kobold Press Calendar is available for sale right now, and we want to show it off a bit by providing you with free wallpapers for your...
View ArticleDon’t Look Now: Handling Fear and Suspense in Fifth Edition
Part 1: The Birth of Something Creepy When running a horror/suspense-themed game, you can have better results when player characters have something about them that makes them vulnerable: an element to...
View ArticleYour Whispering Homunculus—A Dozen Obscure Village Feuds
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...
View ArticleHowling Tower: Monster Stats, Part 5
This installment is about deconstructing dragons. The Monster Manual contains 20 chromatic dragons, 20 metallic dragons, 1 shadow dragon, and 1 undead dragon. The Tome of Monsters and the Southlands...
View ArticlePrepared!: A Farewell to Flame
I am thrilled to bring more fun Prepared! scenarios to the Kobold Press blog. I am even more thrilled to include fantastic monsters from Kobold Press’ forthcoming Tome of Beasts. Each week I will...
View ArticleGrand Duchy: Along the Trail of Dark Gods
The north road from Tomierau to the Ruins of Thorn is a treacherous stretch, nearly 300 miles long through the Tomierran Forest. Devotees of the Dark Gods inhabit the region, harassing travelers and...
View ArticlePlaces to Go, People to See: Morgue of Tsanthallos
“And just what are you planning to do with the body of my brother, monk?” “I will bear him to the Morgue of Tsanthallos, friend warrior, the only place in this multiverse where the dead will remain...
View ArticlePrepared!: The Inevitable
I’ve drank at the Inevitable three times. The first time was after the troll charge on Hearra Keep; a claw missed me by an eyelash and killed the warrior next to me. The second time was after surviving...
View ArticleCollection of Curiosities: What’s in a Portrait?
The portraits that painters sell to patrons might be more than adventurers expect as they wander into a gallery or into a keep’s warmest common room. You can roll randomly for a result below, or use...
View ArticleDon’t Look Now: Handling Fear and Suspense in Fifth Edition, Part 2
Part 2: Appealing to the Senses One of the hallmarks of a spooky or suspenseful RPG adventure is how the environment is described. Every part of the world surrounding the player characters should...
View ArticleFebruary 2016 Kobold Press Calendar Wallpapers
As we did in January, we have a treat in store for you! Our 2016 Kobold Press Calendar is available for sale right now, and we want to show it off a bit by providing you with free wallpapers for your...
View ArticleMore Locales of the Southlands
Cartography by Anna Meyer The Mbazha Mountains serve as the spine between the arid Crescent Desert and the plains of Narumbeki, and this range holds untapped wealth and wondrous secrets. Rumors speak...
View ArticlePrepared!: The Oath
To earn a coin is noble work, to steal one a good trick, But the secrets of those who make the coin Are worth more than a gold brick. —Ravenfolk saying The Oath is a short fifth edition scenario that...
View ArticleMadman at the Collegium
This past fall, I pulled off the greatest and sweetest Diplomacy check of my life: I convinced the Department of English at Winthrop University, where I am an instructor, that a course on writing...
View ArticlePrepared!: Shell Song
We brought the boats in and began unloading as the captain asked. Old man Jul went up the beach a ways to find a place to set the tents. We all laughed at first when he slipped on the rocks and fell...
View ArticleKobold Press Wants You to GM at Gen Con!
Time to prepare for Gen Con! Are you ready to run Pathfinder or fifth edition D&D at the best four days of gaming? Kobold Press is looking for GMs and we want you! Run 12 hours of games (that’s 1...
View ArticleWalk the Path of the Trickster
Most tricksters are two steps ahead of the competition. A few know how to win before the race even begins! The trickster is a new Pathfinder Roleplaying Game compatible class which combines arcane...
View ArticleYour Whispering Homunculus—10 Curious and Mercifully Unique Maladies
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...
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