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Boss Fights: Haunted Giant
Boss monsters are a hallmark of adventure design. In the climactic battle, the PCs end the boss’s schemes and save the day. Especially at lower levels though, boss monsters can be dull. They can be...
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The Green Maiden and the Calling Deep
The border between land and sea is a bounty and a barrier for creatures on both sides. A rare few creatures cross that border and thrive. Surface people rarely consider the impact they have on the...
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Smuggler’s Friends under Zobeck
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...
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Honor Among Thieves: Movie Magic (Items!)
TV to Tabletop is a series where we take ideas from popular fantasy TV and movies and translate them to D&D terms. In this case, we’re jumping the gun on your TV screen, and doing an article based...
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Malevolent Machinations of Magludias Fynch
An oddly shaped, overlarge carnival-wagon jostles, squeaks, and bobs its way along an uneven country lane. Gleaming brassily, ticking and tocking, hissing, clanking, and wheezing, this top-heavy,...
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Dungeon 23: Corroded Memories
Throughout 2023, a roster of Kobold Press superstars are working together to create a full dungeon for the Dungeon23 project. Each installment contains a few areas that will stack up to a full delve!...
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Divine Purpose, part 5
If you play a cleric, your character should have a well-defined relationship between your character and their god. Let’s explore this relationship by providing a foundation for cleric characters born...
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Valiant Friday: Playtest Packet #3 Design Diary
Playtesting is one of those processes where all things are possible, until suddenly it is clear that they aren’t. As a designer, I use playtest documents to find out where a design space is itching...
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Trolls in Midgard
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...
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Cities & Towns Adventure Locales 3
The next great Kobold Press hardcover book is on sale! Weighing in at a hefty 256 pages, Campaign Builder: Cities & Towns is a homebrewer’s dream. It’s full of advice on designing new settlements...
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Tome Unleashed: Ala
The Tome Unleashed series fleshes out monsters from the Tome of Beasts, giving GMs ways to modify existing monsters to surprise well-prepared players or introduce new monsters to a campaign. Last...
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Paladin Orders, part 1
In the current edition of the world’s most popular roleplaying game, paladins get the short end of the stick in two ways. First, paladins don’t have the greatest reputation with the player base. This...
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Valiant Friday: Kickstarter Countdown
This week we want to take a moment to talk about our upcoming Kickstarter for the Tales of the Valiant RPG and reveal some new designs coming out of the Warrens. New Design Over the last few months,...
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Boghaid Minotaurs of Midgard
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...
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Shoulders of Giants: Instant Stronghold
Looking to whip up a quick, giant-filled fortress and stock it with something neat? Need a good place to hide your macguffin until your heroes are ready to go get it? Did you spice up your world map...
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Ley Lines, part 2
Shadow Roads are the Dark Paths that hide in the Penumbras of the Ley Lines. If you know the Key Arcana to enter one of the Shadow Roads, it can provide a very fast mode of travel…but with numerous...
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Dungeon 23: Undeath and Dying
Throughout 2023, a roster of Kobold Press superstars are working together to create a full dungeon for the Dungeon23 project. Each installment contains a few areas that will stack up to a full delve!...
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You Find Yourself in a Forgotten Temple, part 2
Some locations—the wizard’s tower, the sunken temple, the haunted house—appear repeatedly in stories and adventures. In this series, we’ll explore the archetypal lost temple, playing with or defying...
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Valiant Fridays at an End
We are excited to announce the Kobold Press Kickstarter for the Tales of the Valiant RPG will launch on Tuesday, May 23rd. This means this is our final Valiant Friday. As we progress with the...
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Taiga Tree Rush Adventure Jigsaw
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...
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