Deck of Many MORE Things!
In the vast multiverse, there are many tales of magical decks of cards. Some are minor arcana items, while some are vastly powerful. The Deck of Many Charms falls somewhere in between. The Deck of...
View ArticleSee a Better Potion of Invisibility!
Our new series, Potion Commotion, looks at a few staple potions in the game and plays around with them. We’ll look at taking the standard abilities and offering them with either boosts or limitations,...
View ArticleRoll up a Quick Wizard’s Tower
Sooner or later, your players will ignore your narrative breadcrumbs in favor of aiding a random NPC. This is good and right. But it helps to be prepared when it happens! One Roll Wonders are a way to...
View ArticleImprov Proficiency 6: Active Listening
Roleplaying in a game is one of the most effective ways a player can interface with their character and immerse themselves into the world of the game. A common concern among newer players however, is...
View ArticleGamble on the Deck of Many Things
In the vast multiverse, there are many tales of magical decks of cards. Some are minor arcana items, while some hold vast power. This installment of Deck of Many More Things, introduces the gambler...
View ArticleLiving Locations 4: Go on Location
This series introduces the concept of living locations: places that possess a primitive sentience, personality, and awareness. These locations are not “alive” in the mtraditional sense but manipulate...
View ArticleRoll Up on a New Year with New Dice!
We’re three weeks into a new year, resolutions are falling like they failed their DEX saves, and hey, speaking of rolling for saves, isn’t it time for new dice? Trick question! It’s always time for...
View ArticleGood Riddance! Turn Good Dogs into Bad Guys.
The classic alignment grid consisting of three rows (Good, Neutral, and Evil) and three columns (Lawful, Neutral, and Chaotic) is a contentious topic in TTRPGs. A lot of games (including the Tales of...
View ArticleCreating Monsters with the Game Master Guide
If there’s one thing we Kobolds love about our Kickstarters, it is releasing a fantastic preview PDF and giving you something meaty to chomp on Day 1 of the campaign. Today, we’re cracking open the...
View ArticleTrue or False? Kick off Midgard adventures with rumors in Verrayne
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...
View ArticleBorn from a deck of cards? Try a lineage of Many Things
In the vast multiverse, there are many tales of magical decks of cards. Some are minor arcana items, while some hold vast power. This installment of Deck of Many More Things, introduces the fateborn,...
View ArticleDragon Quest monsters to slime up your game
Anyone who’s played a video game RPG in the past decade has likely heard of the Dragon Quest series (or Dragon Warrior as it was formerly known). It’s been going strong since the late 1980s and many...
View ArticleA Game Master’s Guide excerpt for building campaigns
Chapter 2 of Game Master’s Guide details the types of adventures and campaigns you can play, what adventures and campaigns look like in the greater scope of a game, and how to craft your own...
View ArticleFIRST LOOK! Goblin lineage and heritage in Tales of the Valiant
When the Tales of the Valiant Player’s Guide debuts in just a few months, it will contain the classic fantasy people for player characters: elves, dwarves, humans . . . the usual suspects. But over...
View ArticleBe armed and ready with the Game Master’s Guide
GMs need all the help they can get. That’s the inspiration for the Game Master’s Guide (GMG). Do you have everything you need to play in the Player’s Guide and Monster Vault? Of course! They’re the...
View ArticleTrue or False? Rumors of danger in the Magocracy of Allain
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...
View ArticleGame Master’s Guide Wallpapers
Have you heard about the Tales of the Valiant Game Master’s Guide? It’s on Kickstarter now! We’re about halfway through the campaign now, alost 600% funded, and the stretch goals are ripe for...
View ArticleMy first time GMing . . . the Kobolds recall their first turn behind the screen
Talk of the Game Master’s Guide led us to reminisce about our very first time GMing. We gathered some of our favorite memories (and a few of the ones we lie awake remembering) to share with you, dear...
View ArticleWho’s in the Black Flag Partner Adventure Pack 2?
In today’s update, we get some insight into one of the big add-ons in this Kickstarter: the Black Flag Partner Adventure Pack 2! This PDF bundle includes seven adventures. Six are produced by some of...
View ArticleThe Random GM. One roll of the dice conjures a merchant caravan
Sooner or later, your players will ignore your narrative breadcrumbs in favor of aiding a random NPC. This is good and right. But it helps to be prepared when it happens! One Roll Wonders are a way to...
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