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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...

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Havens 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...

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You 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...

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Game 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...

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Midgard 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...

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Celebrate 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...

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New 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...

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Monster 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...

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Hometown 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...

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Midgard 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...

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Celebrate 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...

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Ask 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...

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New 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...

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Run 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...

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Midgard 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...

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Valiant 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...

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Magical 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...

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State 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...

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Design 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...

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Midgard 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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