Final Day !!! Next stretch goal reached - 5 new monsters added to the book: Hafgufa, Huskarl, Myrkrul, Skeljaskra, Skogsra!! That means ALL of these monsters, creatures, and NPCs are now in the book: Monsters
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Northlands: Epic Norse Adventures for D&D 2024 and Tales of the Valiant Epic heroes, larger-than-life magic, and an adventure path from a simple fjord to the halls of Asgard! Raise your axe, heed the call! From the storm-forged creators at Kobold Press comes Northlands—a frost-bitten campaign setting for Dungeons & Dragons 2024 and Tales of the Valiant. Inspired by Norse myth and shadowed by Ragnarok, Northlands delivers epic, rune-driven adventures across any northern realm of giants, gods, and reavers.
The Northlands Worldbook includes: 50+ new monsters, 8 new subclasses, 5 new species, 78 spells, plus new factions, downtime systems & drop-in realms of the frozen lands.
The Northlands Sagas adventure book includes: 11 adventures ranging from simple village skirmishes to full-on divine warfare, in a tightly-linked adventure path for levels 1 - 12. Funded in under an hour and a number of stretch goals have already been unlocked, INCLUDING the one at $150k, which is really cool: Northlands Adventure Open Call, the one and only open call from Kobold Press in 2025. What does that mean? All backers at the $29 level and up can submit an adventure pitch for consideration. Come up with your favorite concept tied to the Northlands and see if it wows our judges! The Kobold Press team will review the entries, pick two winners, and commission the authors to complete the design. Designers will be fully paid and credited, and their completed adventures will be published in late spring of 2026. And, there are plenty more awesome stretch goals!
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Just officially announced. We are SUPER excited about this one!! Player's Guide 2: New Power for Tales of the Valiant and 5E Players
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Learn more about the Tales of the Valiant Starter Set this weekend at Kobold Con 2025 which begins THIS FRIDAY at Noon EDT / 9 AM PDT SATURDAY
There are just a few days remaining until the RiverBank RPG BackerKit launch!!! Kobold Press is thrilled to announce the perfect add-ons and accessories to enhance your RiverBank gameplay, including: Join us all weekend for Kobold Con 2025, where RiverBank designer Kij Johnson will answer questions live and reveal what you can expect from this new game. Over the next few days, we will continue to reveal more RiverBank goodness, so be sure to sign up to get notified so you don't miss any of the tea we spill. Click here to get notified when the project launches on BackerKit!
The Kobold Con 2025 schedule is LIVE! Learn LOTS more about the RiverBank RPG: Tea Time on the RiverBank
RiverBank AMA in the Discord
This is your last chance to get your questions answered before the campaign launches on March 31st to BackerKit! You can also unearth the story behind the upcoming Necromancer card game! Or join the Steam Forged team as they answer questions and unbox the new Tales of the Valiant Starter Set! There's 3 days of events (March 28th – 30th, 2025) so check out the Kobold Con 2025 schedule and save those dates!
There is a lot more coming very soon! Your best best right now is to sign up to be notified at the link above if you haven’t already Kobold Press also has an extremely active Discord server and there is a RiverBank RPG section there, so you might consider checking that out as well if you like :)
Cozy up in a world of whimsy with the RiverBank RPG. Kobold Press is excited to launch a brand new game RiverBank: A cozy RPG of elegant animals, chaos, & whimsy soon! Stroll down to the RiverBank, a cozy tabletop roleplaying created and written by acclaimed Hugo and Nebula Award winner, Kij Johnson. In this original TTRPG system, the charm of cottagecore meets the whimsy of anthropomorphic critters, as you navigate the intricacies (and bedlam) of polite Animal society. Dance a waltz of enchantment and mischief in this charming game of tea, tails, and tales! Click here to get notified and be the first to back the RiverBank RPG! Happy gaming!
Tales of the Valiant Starter Set from Steamforged Games! Looking to dive into your first tabletop roleplay game? This set is designed with you in mind. This box contains everything you need to start playing the epic new Tales of the Valiant roleplaying game with no experience needed. Created by us at Steamforged in partnership with the roleplaying legends over at Kobold Press, the Tales of the Valiant Starter Set starts from the absolute basics (like how to talk at the table) all the way through your first session and beyond. With everything you need to get playing right away —this Starter Set is the introduction to roleplaying games. Coming to pre-order early 2025, this set will retail for $44.99. Sign up for updates now and start your heroic journey with Tales of the Valiant! Grab your friends, and get ready for the adventure of a lifetime! What's in the box?
Kobold Press Issues the No AI Pledge Both as the Kobold Press CEO and as a game designer, I’m pleased to say that Kobold Press’s policy on AI is simple and direct: We don’t use generative AI art, we don’t use AI to generate text for our game design, and we don’t believe that AI is magical pixie dust that makes your tabletop games better. Kobold Press CEO and Kobold-in-Chief, Wolfgang Baur
Humble Bundle: Classic Pathfinder Mega Bundle Part One by Kobold Press and Frog God Games The ultimate classic Pathfinder library Pathfinder fans, this is the bundle you’ve been waiting for! Get over 65 adventures, sourcebooks, and more for classic Pathfinder from two of the largest 3rd party Pathfinder publishers ever. The Lost Lands: Sword of Air is a massive old-school-style sandbox adventure that can keep a party going for years. The Southlands for Pathfinder is a jam-packed setting book that offers a ton of new character options like new races, spells, and magic items, on top of all the background material you’ll need to run a campaign in this inspired setting. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg– there’s player aids, monster resources, wilderness adventures and dungeons, many of which are out of print, as well as Kickstarter exclusives and other materials that cannot usually be seen in the wild! Pay what you want for this gargantuan bundle, valued at over $975, and help support Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals with your purchase! Humble Bundle: Classic Pathfinder Mega Bundle Part One by Kobold Press and Frog God Games
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COMING TO KICKSTARTER MAY 2023
Tales of the Valiant is a Core Fantasy Roleplaying game that builds on the Creative Commons foundation of 5th Edition. Project Black Flag has taken bold steps to keep 5th Edition vibrant in an evolving industry. Since January, Kobold Press and the growing 5E community have worked together to create an open, independent version of 5th Edition. Today we reveal the name of the bold future for Kobold Press. Be sure to sign up to be notified with the Kickstarter launches in May
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Playtest Packet #2 Is Here For Project Black Flag! Thanks to every one of you who signed up for Project Black Flag playtesting. Your feedback from Playtest Packet #1 was invaluable, and we’re back with a bigger packet this time, with some new ideas we want your input on. Playtest Packet #2 is now available! Everyone who signed up through our playtest form has already been sent downloads and playtest feedback links via email. It’s already happened! If you signed up, check your inbox and/or spam folder. DOWNLOAD PLAYTEST PACKET 2: MAGIC, LUCK, AND CLASSES Start Playtesting Magic, the Luck System, and Fighter & Wizard classes!
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Kobold Press is celebrating 17 years in the Warrens! As a special thanks to everyone that has supported us over the years, we’re gift-wrapping some of our favorite titles from the past. For 17 days in March, we’ll release special offers, discounts, and freebie PDFs. If you can’t wait to get your Kobold claws on our daily deals, grab our Historic Kobold Press Bundle. Check back regularly because every deal is available for a limited time and while supplies last! First up - Expanding Codex for 5th Edition: Monster Variants for Creature Codex Free PDF!
Many have been asking what the overall design philosophy for Project Black Flag is. Check out the new Project Black Flag page of the Kobold Press web site
Some relevant things from that page ... What is Project Black Flag?
This includes the new Core Fantasy Roleplay rules released and available to all under an open, perpetual, and irrevocable license. It also includes two core books coming to Kickstarter in 2023. Project Black Flag maintains core compatibility with the 5E products you already know and love, but with a Kobold spin. The new books aim to embrace 5E and expand upon it. Our goal is to keep 5E products vibrant and available, both in print and on our VTT partner platforms. Project Black Flag is one step in making this a reality. Why publish Core Fantasy Roleplay rules?
The Core Fantasy Roleplay system is built on the bones of 5E D&D, but there are three primary reasons to go further. 1. 5th Edition Core Rulebooks are going away. The 5E Monster Manual, Player’s Handbook, and Dungeon Master’s Guide will not stay in print. New players must either use purely digital rulebooks (which works for some people) or find a new version. We aim to keep the spirit of tabletop alive by producing beautiful, inviting versions of the core rulebooks for those who prefer to play face-to-face and those who don’t want to pay a monthly subscription to play. We want to keep 5E vibrant and strong at the heart of a community of players and publishers. Your investment in 5E will be supported by Project Black Flag because it is compatible with the game you already know. 2. The SRD is incomplete. Anyone who has worked in publishing with the SRD knows that it is a fantastic baseline. We’ve been at it for 8 years—starting before 5E D&D even launched! However, key elements are missing from the SRD. For example, the SRD includes only 1 feat and 1 cleric domain. A few monsters are conspicuously absent. Character generation has quirks and flaws. The power curve of challenge and encounter-building tools need improvement. Not to mention, it’s time to put a little dragonfire back in the combat engine. Kobold Press has been tuning up 5E since the Tome of Beasts design work started in 2015, so we’ve got ideas to fill in the gaps. These ideas provide fun new mechanical options, delightful weirdness, and frankly remarkable flavor that would never come from a Fortune 500 company. Instead, we stay close to the community with extensive playtests for our books to keep strange and eldritch in our fantasy gaming. And speaking of community… 3. The community is crucial. Project Black Flag is the greatest Open Design effort that Kobold Press has ever attempted. The vital part of Open Design has always been the community. Our existence is literally not possible without community: fans, content creators, other publishers, the old guard, freeform new kids, and everyone in between. We’re all in this together. Design for Project Black Flag is led by Senior Game Designer Celeste Conowitch and a trusted team. But they do not work alone! We count on the tabletop fans who love D&D 5E to keep its spirit and substance alive far beyond any wizard’s ivory tower, part of the culture we forge. And when it’s done, Project Black Flag will remain free from any single corporate enterprise—even ours!—in the commons and deep in the dungeons. So Project Black Flag isn’t a new game?
In our initial announcements, it was necessary for Project Black Flag to be a new Core Fantasy Roleplay system. However, once SRD 5.1 was released into Creative Commons, it was suddenly clear that we could build on the same foundation that so many people already know and love. As a bonus, Project Black Flag can streamline the new building while ensuring a thriving future for 5th Edition. What do you mean by “streamline?”
We will change things. When we do, we will include clear instructions to help you keep using existing 5E resources that might no longer be a perfect fit. And, we’ll try hard to do it in a way that won’t make players or GMs want to cry in frustration. In general, Kobold Press wants to use more straightforward language, reduce complexity, and organize information in a more user-friendly way than the 5E core books currently do. This presentation style uses examples and standout advice to help onboard new players. Here are the big-picture streamlining goals we are working toward:
What is the Playtest timeline?
February 13, 2023 – Playtest Packet # 1: Character Building
Thanks to every one of you who signed up for Project Black Flag playtesting. Because of your support, our team’s dedication, and the magic of Kobolds, we can announce Playtest Packet #1 is now available! Everyone who signed up through our playtest form has already been sent official downloads and playtest feedback links via email. It’s already happened! Check your inbox and/or spam folder! Did you miss the signup? It’s OK!
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