Meet Zalbikar “Zal” Andrialix, a Tales of the Valiant Iconic character!
When Kobold Press launched the Tales of the Valiant RPG, we also launched six pre-generated characters for people to be able to start playing right away. But who are these characters? We know their...
View ArticleHavens of the Holy: get away from it all in the Last Respite
The Labyrinth is a diverse and wonderful place. Why settle for stock stone temples and vaulting churches when your holy sites can be as varied as the planes themselves? This series explores several...
View ArticleYou Find Yourself in a Wizard’s Tower: The Top Dog at the top of the tower
Some locations—the wizard’s tower, the sunken temple, or the haunted house—have a well-trod presence in stories and adventures. In this series, we’ll explore the potential of these archetypal wizard’s...
View ArticleGame Changer—Advice for new GMs! 4 pro tips to get players to sit down and...
Game Changer is our monthly advice column for new GMs and older GMs who aren’t afraid to learn something. Our resident GMing expert, Brian Suskind, draws from his vat of experience to let you know how...
View ArticleMidgard Monday: come in from the cold at Kuppar of the Flame
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 ArticleCelebrate GMs Interview: Livi Rose
We’re interviewing game masters in our Kobold Creates program. In this program, Kobold Press provides sponsorship funds for digital creators who create and stream their own content using the Tales of...
View ArticleNew Figurines of Wondrous Power: amber owlbear, citrine roc, and copper...
Try these new figurines of wondrous power for your Tales of the Valiant or 5E game! As a refresher, here are the standard rules for figures of wondrous power, as seen in the Tales of the Valiant...
View ArticleMonster Mix: double down on the monsters you make when you cross oozes with...
Alien creatures such as aboleths, as well as the occasional mad wizard or capricious deity, enjoy tinkering with creatures to make them more suited for their environments or just as a thought...
View ArticleHometown Hazards. Trouble for folk from a salvager heritage
Adventures are usually about the events taking the heroes away from home. But this series explores possibilities when taking a character back home. What troubles lurk in a PC’s hometown? What manner...
View ArticleMidgard Monday: the Paragons
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 ArticleCelebrate GMs Interview: James Kidd
We’re interviewing game masters in our Kobold Creates program. In this program, Kobold Press provides sponsorship funds for digital creators who create and stream their own content using the Tales of...
View ArticleAsk Jiro! ignition and errata
Ask Jiro presents an assortment of kobold scribes and sages to clarify Tales of the Valiant RPG rules and confirm errata sleuthed out by the ToV community! Since the announcement of ToV, the dynamic...
View ArticleNew ways to roll ability scores
Roll 4d6, drop the lowest, do it six times, put ’em where you want ’em. It’s a classic. Want something different? The Tales of the Valiant Player’s Guide has three different ways to generate ability...
View ArticleRun a Campaign Like a Fiction Author
Roleplaying game mechanics come in all shapes and sizes. There are rule sets that fill massive books and account for nearly everything player characters might ever attempt, and there are game systems...
View ArticleMidgard Monday: drink your fill at Potmel’s meadcavern
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 ArticleValiant Six Iconic Backstory—Kobold Press presents Seno Fosh, cleric of light
When Kobold Press launched the Tales of the Valiant RPG, we also launched six pre-generated characters for people to be able to start playing right away. But who are these characters? We know their...
View ArticleMagical Meals—have a bite of down-home, fire-kissed marinated lindwurm
A mysterious figure known only as the Culinomancer is a widely travelled individual of renowned skill. Their stated purpose? To create delicious and magical food from every known monster that can be...
View ArticleState of Play: shipping changes threaten the hobby. Here’s what you can do
Kobold Press CEO and Kobold-in-Chief, Wolfgang Baur, is here to give you some insight on the state of the industry! I told you lost month that I hate shipping. I still do, but I’m going to talk about...
View ArticleDesign diary for the new adventure, Magnificence in Silver
Magnifcience in Silver is the latest Tales of the Valiant adventure to appear in the Kobold store. We asked veteran designer Scott Moore to give us a look into his process when he was writing this...
View ArticleMidgard Monday: Gunpowder Secrets of the Ironcrag Dwarves!
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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