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The Monday Monsters series continues at KQ.com, this time with Joshua Stevens weighing in on the figure called Spring-Heeled Jack . He's a fine individual for a fantasy game or even a supers game, actually. And supposedly, the legend is All True....
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There's a great interview with Harley Stroh over on the KQ site. He spills the beans about what he looks for in adventures and how he approaches design. Definitely worth a read.
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James Jacobs is one of the Secret Masters of Paizo's Pathfinder series, and in the newest KQ interview , he discusses the five secrets to a great adventure, plus talks about his history with Dungeon Magazine and plans for Pathfinder . Check it out...
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Convention season is here, and with it the very first Kobold Quarterly Annual . You could say that kobolds can't count; we're doing a 5th issue for the quarterly! The PDF issue has gone out to subscribers, and those lucky folks also get a free...
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The locations for the KQ and Open Design seminars have changed. Updated information: Freelancing for Kobold Quarterly Interested in submitting art or articles to the Kobold Quarterly RPG magazine? Come to this seminar, meet the editor, and learn who,...
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There's a quiz about the direction of KQ over on (surprise) the KoboldQuarterly.com site. If you want KQ to support 3E, 4E, Pathfinder, or the white box rules, please go and vote accordingly .
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Yes, despite various life-threatening adventures, Kobold Quarterly has reached its first anniversary with the release of issue #5! This issue is a great one (though I may be biased), because it includes: An Exclusive 4th Edition Interview: We asked the...
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Just a note to say that you can vote for what Zobeck article will appear next in Kobold Quarterly, and make your own suggestions, in this thread .
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The first note about Kobold Quarterly #4 has appeared in the wider press at WIRED. The blurb appears in the GamerDad updates , and it made me cackle with glee. This review, allow me to quote it to you: "The sole remaining professional roleplaying...
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The next issue has gone to subscribers, with the Ecology of the Cloaker , an angel who has fought her way through Hell, and a mithral dragon. It includes several articles by Open Design patrons, and some great new feats for fighters, plus drunken fey...
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The success of the Kobold Guide to Game Design (Vol. 1) in PDF has prompted a paper edition. This is a digest-sized edition with a clean layout on heavy paper, and yet is slim enough for reading just about anywhere, with essays on game design basics and...
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As a way to say thanks to everyone who has supported Kobold Quarterly as a subscriber this year, I've given them all a Easter egg: a free adventure from Highmoon Media Productions! No, it's not a trick, a scam, or a teaser for anything else. No...
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It's Superbowl Sunday, so I will naturally have an appearance today at 3:30 at Wordsmith Hall in Second Life. It's essentially a chat forum about writing and game design, and anyone can attend online. What is Second Life? Second Life is a 3-D...
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Ok, I said I was not going to run fiction in Kobold, but apparently I'm a big fat liar. Because Richard Pett's short story about liches is a freebie up on koboldquarterly.com, and is called " The Tale of Joshua Cane ." Check it out.
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The subscription rolls are bursting at the seams for Kobold Quarterly , and subscriber #1000 is Frank Gawryla of Knoxville, Tennessee! He wins a lifetime subscription to the magazine, a copy of the Arabian Nights Open Design project, a copy of the Kobold's...
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