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Memoirs of a Lich: Lairs
Dear Osvaud, This is Osvaud. As you read this, you are hopefully safely ensconced within the comfortable confines of your unassailable fortress. You are probably leisurely floating randomly through the...
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July 2017 New Paths Compendium Wallpapers
2017 New Paths Compendium This month, we’re featuring the cover for the newly expanded, updated, full-color hardcover version of the New Paths Compendium (on Kickstarter now) with artwork by Claudio...
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Gen Con 2017 Schedule for Kobold Press
Going to Gen Con? Join in at some Kobold Press events. If you find an event sold out, try dropping by the table. Some GMs can accommodate extra players! Our seminars can be popular, so register and...
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The Far Side of the Table: The Frying Pan or the Fire?
The Frying Pan or the Fire? Welcome back to the table. In this session, the adventurers accidentally found their way into a nest of 6 vampire spawn that I had prepared for later in the story. The...
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Terrors of the Dragon Empire: Dracotaur
The Mharoti Dragon Empire is the scourge of Midgard and the Southlands alike. The vast armies of the Dragon Empire march relentlessly across the known world in their endless wars of conquest,...
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The Egg Thief: A Sidetrek
The Egg Thief: The Purloining Pernicious Platypus While visiting a provincial festival, an eccentrically dressed man wearing a leather helmet and goggles approaches the PCs. His name is Halm Hogarth,...
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Trapmaster: The Empty Shelf
The Empty Shelf Setting the heavy tome in place, Mira thought to herself, “These sages need to get out more. I am bored just looking at these books. I would rather eat sawdust than read them. They are...
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Writing a Better Homebrew Campaign: Linear and Nonlinear Worlds
So you want to create your own campaign for your players? You want to craft adventures with thrilling action, compelling characters, and rich plot hooks? With cliffhangers and twists, treachery and...
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Of Godly Might: Clerics of Boreas (Part 3)
Clerics of Boreas (for 5E) The cold and the gods care not for the system in which you play. But you might. Here’s 5E details for you cleric of Boreas. Frost Domain Clerics of Boreas, Mara, and other...
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Your Whispering Homunculus: Unusual Attire, Part One
Unusual Attire “Interesting attire you’ve chosen for this evening’s ball, master.” “I see nothing unusual about it. Noteworthy definitely; unusual no.” Well, my thinking is—if he’s going dressed as an...
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Khazzak Vagabond: A Background
Khazzak Vagabond A nomad among wanderers, an outsider among exiles, yours is a storm-touched tale. The open sky and wind-brushed tundra were blanket and bed to you, the thunder of hoof beats, a...
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Dunsany & Dragons: Adventures from English Literature
Adventures from English Literature Lord Dunsany’s (1878–1957) works have been cited as sources of inspiration for the most famous fantasy roleplaying game since its first edition in the late 70s. His...
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Memoirs of a Lich: Arcane Bonds
Dear Ivlysse, This is Osvaud. As my imp familiar, you are the only individual other than myself even remotely likely to ever read my diary. So I wanted to set aside this personal heartfelt message for...
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Beyond Damage Dice: Monk Weapons, Part 1
Monk Weapons A weapon is more than the damage it deals. In combat, skilled warriors use their weapons to confuse, disorient, and disadvantage their enemies before moving in for the kill. Beyond Damage...
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Warlock Patreon
Warlock is a new Patreon-supported project from Kobold Press, publisher of the Midgard Campaign Setting for 5th edition. With your support, the Kobolds can make new 5e Midgard material on a regular,...
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Medieval Urbanism: Fantasy Transmutations of Medieval Urbanism
Fantasy Transmutations of Medieval Urbanism Deep, exhaustive knowledge of the functions, shapes, styles, structures, and topologies of the medieval city is, irritatingly, not enough to guarantee the...
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August 2017 Kobold Press Calendar Wallpapers
2017 Kobold Press Calendar It’s August! So here’s a set of wallpapers for your computer, your smartphone, or whatever electronic device you’ve got. These come from our Kobold Press 2017 Calendar. This...
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RPG Blog Carnival August: Magic
Magic The Kobold Blog has been given the esteemed privilege of hosting the RPG Blog Carnival for the month of August. (And honestly, I got all excited about what we would be publishing that I forgot to...
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Shades of Magic: Gifts from the Void
Gifts from the Void When the multiverse was whispered into being by the first words of creation, there was an echo of that generative moment. Nothingness in a dark reflection left behind in contrast to...
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The Far Side of the Table: “Click! Now What?”
“Click! Now What?” Our heroes find themselves standing in the Tangle, a sprawling market square filled with local merchants and their patrons. Before them sits one of the city’s grand masters, Lady...
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