Out of the Frying Pan: The Kronhorn’s Forgotten Friary
Encounters have consequences. Every slain bandit has friends who will want revenge, and every devil banished back to the Eleven Hells reports its failure to its dark lord. What happens when the PCs’...
View ArticleAlkemancy Wallpapers
It’s September, and the apples are plumping on the branches! So here’s a crisp set of wallpapers for your computer, your smartphone, or whatever electronic device you’ve got. This month, we’ve got a...
View ArticleExpanding Codex: Venom Elemental
The Expanding Codex series fleshes out monsters from the Creature Codex, giving GMs ways to modify the existing monsters to surprise well-prepared players or to introduce monsters to a campaign....
View ArticleThe Sorcery Stop: Lábak of Baba Yaga
Baba Yaga is one of the great mysteries and a most fearsome wanderer. Though many know her name and many more recognize her legendary dancing hut, few can honestly claim to have met her, and fewer...
View ArticleWarlock’s Apprentice: The Butcher’s Bill
No matter how sophisticated the civilized races of Midgard become nor how peaceful the times seem, the threat of war is never far off. Just in recent history, the vampires of Morgau and Doresh annexed...
View ArticleTome of Beasts: Drakon
These winged snakes are coastal beasts and sometimes confused with true dragons or wyverns. They are neither, but quite deadly in their own right. Searing Acid. Drakon fangs do not deliver venom;...
View ArticleAppendix M: Advanced Reading in Midgard
As every grognard knows, the original AD&D Dungeon Master’s Guide had a section at the end called “Appendix N: Inspirational and Educational Reading.” It was a list of the fantasy novels that...
View ArticleDesigning with Style: Heading to the Races
In this installment, we’ll talk about headings (or headers, the terms are interchangeable), which are used to separate content into smaller pieces and indicate what information each of those pieces...
View ArticleBeyond the Audience: Team Up
Greetings, travelers! And welcome to Beyond the Audience where we provide tips and tricks for building an RPG show that is loved by both your players and the larger audience beyond your table. This...
View ArticleMy Monster Contest
Tell us about a monster to win BOOKS! RPG monsters are the greatest thing ever! (Fight me!) For real, who doesn’t love monsters. They were literally the thing that drew me into RPGs, and there will...
View ArticleWarlock’s Apprentice: Lost Combat Spells of the Red Wastes
Two hundred years of war between the Mharoti Empire and Great Khandaria destroyed the fair country of Sindhu. Rivers of blood spilled from the clash of armies, titanic detonations of alchemical...
View ArticleWelcome to Midgard: The Season of War
The Seven Cities both revel in and depend on war. Customs and laws limit their wars’ gross destruction, provide a season for it, make it a source of status for their generals and nobles that glorifies...
View ArticleDEEP MAGIC on Kickstarter
Deep Magic Is Here! Nothing says magic like a massive tome of spells—and that’s exactly what we’re compiling. Deep Magic! A tome collecting, updating, tweaking, and expanding every awesome spell,...
View ArticleDeep Magic Wallpapers
It’s October, and magic is filling the land! So here’s a haunting set of wallpapers for your computer, your smartphone, or whatever electronic device you’ve got. This month, we’ve got a piece from Deep...
View ArticleExpanding Codex: Swolbold
The Expanding Codex series fleshes out monsters from the Creature Codex, giving GMs ways to modify the existing monsters to surprise well-prepared players or to introduce monsters to a campaign....
View ArticleWarlock’s Apprentice: Creatures of War
Intelligent creatures have used beasts and birds as implements of war since the concept of warfare was invented. Easy to train animals are used as mounts, messengers, weapons, and sometimes even siege...
View ArticleOut of the Frying Pan: Striking for the Wolfmark
Constant vigilance is life’s price within occupied Krakovar. Here, even wildlife is suspect, any bird or rabbit a potential spy for the vampiric conquerors of this once sovereign principality. And her...
View ArticleTome of Beasts: Treacle
A curious bunny, an abandoned infant, or a delicate songbird can spell slow and agonizing death for the unprepared. Beneath any of these facades may lurk a treacle waiting to feed on a gullible victim,...
View ArticleDeep Magic: A Sneak Peek
The Deep Magic Kickstarter is soaring! There is so much magic on its way. And if you’re like me, you’re impatient for it… so I pestered Art Kobold Marc Radle for a sneak peek at some early, brand-new...
View ArticleDeep Magic Interview: Jeff Lee
We were able to catch up recently with the busy Jeff Lee, designer on the forthcoming Deep Magic, which is currently being offered through a Kickstarter campaign, and capture his thoughts on this...
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