Expanding Codex: Fulminar
Alternate Traits and Actions The following changes allow GMs to alter a fulminar without modifying its challenge rating: Forked Lightning. When the fulminar flies at least 10 feet, it creates a...
View ArticleWarlock’s Apprentice: Horror in Roleplaying
Chances are you’ll only take a trip to Midgard’s Blood Kingdom if your gaming group enjoys a fair bit of horror in your shared roleplaying experience. If this is the case, you’re in for a treat, for...
View ArticleEntering a Contest? Here Are Some Helpful Tips
Gaming companies, especially Kobold Press, often hold design contests, asking contestants to submit a creature, encounter, or spell. These can be fun and exciting and a possible way to gain some...
View ArticleSafer at Home Freebies: Wrath of the Bramble King
Have You Gone on an Adventure Today? Because we’ve got a treat for you. Step this way—watch your head—for our next freebie, Warlock Lair 23: Wrath of the Bramble King, is now free to download. To get...
View ArticleDeep Magic Now Available on Fantasy Grounds
MAGIC! You know all those new spells from Deep Magic? They’re all available for use on Fantasy Grounds now: available through their store or through Steam. That’s 700 spells you can incorporate...
View ArticleThe Amber Bazaar: Double-Edged Magic IV
Everything must go! Prices slashed 100%! Please just take these items. I don’t want them anymore. Free me! Bancho’s Fleet Catamaran Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement) This item functions...
View ArticleWelcome to Midgard: Theocracy of Kammae Straboli
The inquisitors of Kammae know how to strike at their foes’ weakest spots. The priests of the Moon Goddess know where and when to attack those foes. The oracle knows how defeating those foes leads to...
View ArticleDungeon Tables: Trinkets and Treasures
A GM’s work is never done, so to make things easier on you, we’re providing a series of tables to help you flesh out your encounters, adventures—your world. First up is everyone’s favorite: loot! Gold...
View ArticleDeep Magic Wallpapers
It’s August, and everyone’s gaming! So here’s a magical set of wallpapers for your computer, your smartphone, or whatever electronic device you’ve got. This month, we’ve got a piece from Deep Magic...
View ArticleCourts of the Shadow Fey Now Available on Roll20
Courts of the Shadow Fey! The stand-out adventure of shadowy fey and courtly intrigue, Courts of the Shadow Fey is now available on Roll20. And it has lots of cool, deluxe components included: Over a...
View ArticleExpanding Codex: Gloomflower
Alternate Traits and Actions The following changes allow GMs to alter a gloomflower without modifying its challenge rating. Focused Scream. Whenever the gloomflower takes damage, if the creature...
View ArticleKobold Press Now on TeePublic
Wave that Kobold flag! Kobold Press is teaming up with TeePublic to bring you the coolest Kobold swag available. These are high-quality shirts in many different styles (T-shirts, long sleeve,...
View ArticleThe Art of Skirmishing: To the Death
You could not call such bloodshed a victory. Dwarven pike had met draconic spear wall, neither buckling until lines were met. Hradakh had been in the thick of it, stabbing his way through the brutal...
View ArticleTome of Beasts: Firegeist
Made of fiery smoke coalescing into a vaguely humanoid shape, a firegeist is little more than wisps of black smoke and spots of brighter flame. Elemental Echoes. When a fire elemental meets its...
View ArticleThe Need for More Magic
Deep Magic: Feeding the Need for More Magic Gamers are always eager for new materials in their RPGs. As a GM, I’m always on the lookout for more monsters. After all, who doesn’t want new beasties to...
View ArticleMidgard Ley Magic: Secrets of the Ramag
Welcome back to Midgard Ley Magic, a blog series dedicated to the mysterious lives of geomancers and other ley magic spellcasters. If you haven’t had a chance to read prior entries in the series, you...
View ArticleBeyond the Audience: Looking for Group
In this series, we have chatted a lot about the philosophy of how to run and promote games. Today I want to talk about something genuinely fundamental to starting a successful actual play show:...
View ArticleWelcome Victoria Rogers, Social Media Kobold!
The warrens are abuzz today with some exciting news: there’s a new social media Kobold in our midst! Victoria Rogers takes the reins today on Kobold Press’s social promotions and initiatives,...
View ArticleThe 4th Pillar: Adventure Isn’t Balanced
Not only are some of the most popular movies, books, and other media devoid of “balance,” so are our lives. Sure Frodo and the Ring or David vs. Goliath is compelling, but even more so are the actual...
View ArticleOne-on-One Roleplaying: How to Scale Combat
Effectively running combat for one-on-one 5E is a major area of concern for many GMs. After all, the monster challenge ratings, player options, and adventure and encounter design guidelines all assume...
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