Kobold Press

"More options." It's what all gamers and GMs want. And the Vault of Magic is here to bring it to you. It's a tome filled with over 800 magic items that you can add to your games of 5th edition. The new book is up on Kickstarter now.

From the campaign:

This grimoire of new magic items for 5th Edition campaigns brings wild surprises to your gaming table, from unknown potions, to fabled weapons and armor, to everyday magic that could become a campaign staple. 

With over 800 items to start, many by leading tabletop designers and Kobold Press veterans, there's something here for your game, whether it is a new game underway or a long-term campaign that needs a jolt of new inspiration—for both the heroes and the villains!

The campaign's well over its funding goal with 30 days left to go.

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Looking for some high adventure in your fantasy RPGs? Tired of the same old settings that you've been playing in for decades? Well, then look to the south, the Southlands, to be specific. It's a new 5th Edition D&D campaign setting that's up on Kickstarter now.

From the campaign:

The Southlands feature high adventure in a self-contained and standalone campaign setting, with all the tools at your fingertips for a dozen adventures and even full campaigns! This updated 5E version includes new player options, an updated Worldbook with all-new chapters, and a fantastical city book to launch a memorable campaign—and a caravan's weight in short- and medium-length adventures. The Southlands setting is fully compatible with the 5th Edition of the world’s first RPG.

Welcome friend! Come and adventure with us here.

The campaign's well up and over its funding goal with 31 days left to go.

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I mentioned earlier that this weekend I'll be playing D&D again. In the campaign, we're just about to get into a huge fight against a bunch of monsters. We're not 100% sure what we'll be fighting yet, so that'll be interesting. I've always said that a GM can't have too many pre-made resources at their disposal, and if you're a GM who's about to throw a ton of monsters at your party, you might want to check out Kobold Press' Tome of Beasts 2. It's got over 400 new monsters for 5th edition. The book is up on Kickstarter now.

From the campaign:

From the creators of the original Tome of Beasts! Kobold Press is wrangling a new horde of wildly original, often lethal, and highly entertaining 5E-compatible monsters to challenge new players and veterans alike.

The Tome of Beasts II will bring 400 new monsters to 5th edition, from angelic enforcers, sasquatch and shriekbats, to psychic vampires, zombie dragons, and so much more. All Tome of Beasts II  Kickstarter backers at the $25 level and up can submit an original monster design for possible publication. 

In addition to the Tome of Beasts II hardcover volume and PDFs, this Kickstarter will fund the creation of monster pawns, VTT versions, monster lairs with beautiful maps, and more!

The campaign's more than 6x funded with 25 days left to go.

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I mainly play Bards in D&D. As such, I'm primarily a spellcaster. I'm constantly on the lookout for new spells that I can possibly add to my repertoire. The ones in the PHB are nice... but it'd be nice to have more options. Thankfully, that's exactly what you get with Deep Magic, a new 5th edition magic supplement that's up on Kickstarter now from Kobold Press.

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H.P. Lovecraft invented the Necronomicon. Dungeons & Dragons had its Unearthed Arcana, and every fantasy RPG has a grimoire worth of rituals, summonings, and cantrips. No matter how you slice it, magic is at the heart of fantasy. Nothing says magic like a massive tome of spells.

That's exactly what we're compiling here. A tome collecting, updating, tweaking, and expanding every awesome spell, cantrip, and glamour derived from years of the Deep Magic for 5th Edition series—more than 600 new and compiled spells by the best in the business, including Wizards of the Coast staffers and A-list freelancers. And we're adding a lot more to that list: divine domains, new arcane subclasses, expanded familiars and conjured servants, and yes, even more new spells.

This project is not just for wizards and sorcerers. Deep Magic expands the horizons of what's possible for wizards, sorcerers, clerics, and even for rangers and paladins. It offers something new for every casting class, from alkemancy to druid rituals, and from bard to warlock!

The campaign's around 8x funded, but there's only 5 days left to get in on the action.

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The undead. You'd think they'd be happy with just being "alive" forever. But that's rarely the case. They are constantly looking to harass and mess with the living. They're not alive and they're not good. They're... evil dead, if you will. Of course, that means that an adventuring group needs to go deal with them. And that's just what you have in the Empire of the Ghouls campaign for Dungeons & Dragons that's up on Kickstarter now.

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A few torches, and a mountain of courage. That's all it takes to go down into the lands of endless darkness.

This project delivers a full 5th Edition campaign of dark fantasy adventure. It begins with undead plagues upon the surface, and then sends the heroes into the Underworld. Into the hungering dark.

Allied with vampires, the darakhul of the Ghoul Imperium turn their attention to the surface. Emperor Nicoforus the Pale remains wary of further expansion, but others are not satisfied with  caution. These ghouls have set plans in motion to gain further control of the surface world and spread their dark religion across the land. 

This project delivers a full adventure from levels 1 to 13 that begins with stirrings of ghoul trouble in Zobeck and eventually sends heroes into the Underworld to confront the leaders of the ghoul uprising. And it doesn't stint on the dangers of the Underworld: purple worms, bone collectives, kobold tinkers, otyughs, the derro and their strange madness, and, of course, the ghouls with their baronies and armies, implacable and alien and utterly without pity. 

The campaign's closing in on 4x funded with 24 days left to go.

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Tales of the Old Margreve is more than just an adventure module. It's a whole tome of material that can take characters all the way from Level 1 to Level 10 in 5th Edition. And if players want to really specialize and work with the setting, there's even a Player's Guilde that will give them new options like races, sub-classes, and other such things. The Old Margreve is a huge enchanted forest, very ancient, that will protect itself rom all outside intrusion. Of course, being adventurers, you're going to intrude. The game is up on Kickstarter now.

From the campaign:

Forests in fantasy roleplaying games are dark places, full of secrets. With this project, we bring the Old Margreve to the 5th Edition of the world's most popular RPG. The Margreve is an ancient, enchanted forest that defends itself from those who come to cut its timber, poach its creatures, or steal its magic. Within its borders the Old Ways are strong, the word of the druids carries great weight, and griffons, dragons, and stranger creatures nest and hunt, undisturbed by humans, dwarves, or other lordlings.

Until your adventuring party shows up. Then things get really interesting.

The campaign's getting close to 2x funded with 28 days left to go.

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Options. It's all about the options when you're trying to GM a game. Trying to create monsters on your own can be difficult and time-consuming. Thankfully, Kobold Press is here to help. They've got a new collection of monsters for 5th Edition that they're calling their Creature Codex. You can check it out over on Kickstarter now.


From the campaign:

From the creators of the titanic Tome of Beasts! Kobold Press is at it again, with a lethal and highly entertaining horde of 5e-compatible monsters to challenge new players and veterans alike.

The Creature Codex will bring over 300 new monsters to 5th edition, including lotus golems, wasteland dragons, shadow goblins, and so much more. All Creature Codex Kickstarter backers can submit an original monster design for possible publication, while high level backers can commission Kobold Press to design and illustrate their monster idea. In addition to the Creature Codex, this Kickstarter will fund the creation of monster pawns, encounter maps, and more!

The campaign's more than 4x funded, with still 16 days left to go.

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If someone asks if you're a god, you say, "Yes!"
Well, Winston might've been saying you should lie about your status as a deity, but in Arena: Fury of Hellas, a new card game that's up on Kickstarter, you really do play as a god. A god looking to create the greatest arena spectacle of all.




Players begin with five cards in their hand. They then take turns playing monsters and heroes into their Arena. Most characters have a special ability that will trigger when played. Each hero and monster has a certain Legendary Point total. This you want to be as high as possible. However, it's not just about playing whatever highest-point cards you have. You must retain balance. If there's too many monsters, they'll eat your heroes. If there's too many heroes, they'll go and attack the monsters. Of course, with your opponent possibly messing with what you've played, it's always a balance that's precarious.

The campaign just got underway and is set to run for another 28 days.

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Every good DM likes to have options. You don't always have time or the desire to make a monster from scratch to throw against your players, so having lots of pre-made ones hanging around can drastically cut down the prep-time for your next session. Since 5th Edition D&D is still fairly new, there's not bunches of monsters just hanging around to use. Well, Kobold Press is looking to fix that with their Tome of Beasts up on Kickstarter.


The book is pretty big, containing more than 300 new monsters to bite, claw, stab, and cast all sorts of foul spells at your players. There's all types, from dragons, to demons, to beasts, to undead, and others. More than just a spattering of stats, the entries also give you lairs for the monsters as well. You could almost just open up to a random page and have an adventure made right there for you (ok, not quite, but close).

The campaign is more than 2x funded and working its way through stretch goals. It's set to run for another 26 days.

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Kobold Press is running a Kickstarter campaign for Southlands: Adventures in the Pitiless Sun, a new Pathfinder-compatible RPG book. They're more than 2x funded, so it's stretch goals ahoy for 28 days.



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From the campaign:

The Southlands takes you to the great empires and wealthy kingdoms of the hotter climates, drawing on a range of fantasy traditions from the Arabian Nights, to Egyptian mythology, to the tales of King Solomon's Mines and Prester John. Imagine the Scorpion King, Conan, and Sindbad joining forces to find a lost treasure, and fighting dinosaurs, great white apes and were-hyenas along the way—plus djinn, ifrit, and snake-headed, six-armed demon lords.

Players will find many new character options for Pathfinder RPG. GMs will find kingdoms, treasures, monsters and adventure hooks for desert, jungle, and tropical mountain adventures. There’s also a dollop of esoteric lore for those who seek the type of knowledge only found within the most ancient papyrus scrolls.

Kobold Press has launched a Kickstarter to fund Deep Magic: A Tome of New Spells for Pathfinder. Well, they're already more than 10x past their goal, so it seems like it'll be happening.



From the campaign:

H.P. Lovecraft invented the Necronomicon. Neil Gaiman wrote The Books of Magic. The classic Dungeons & Dragons had its Unearthed Arcana, and the Pathfinder RPG raised the bar with Ultimate Magic. No matter how you slice it, magic is at the heart of fantasy. Nothing says magic like a massive tome of spells.

That's exactly what we're compiling here. A tome of every awesome incantation, spell, cantrip, and glamer derived from seven years of Kobold Press publishing—more than 500 new and compiled spells by the best in the business, including Paizo staffers and A-list freelancers. And we're adding a lot more to that list: magical academies, variant magical systems, real scrolls for amazing props, and more new spells.

This project is not just for wizards and sorcerers. Deep Magic is going to expand the horizons of what's possible for wizards, sorcerers, clerics, and oracles with something new for every casting class!