How is Kobold Press’ 5e-alternative Tales of the Valiant doing? Based on the thousands of backers and $300,000 pledged to the game’s expansion, The Labyrinth, gamers like it!
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Kobold Press cross $300,000 with Tales of the Valiant GM’s Guide
Kobold Press has shared the tables of contents in their free sample, so we know it begins by setting out the tenets of the GM, then moving into acknowledging there are different playing styles and on to preparing for a game.
Kobold Guides: Bundle deal your way to being a better GM and game designer
The Kobold Guides bundle has more than 200 essays, although some appeared in previous Worldbuilder Toolkit offers. We’ve until January 2nd to take the discounts.
Kobold Press release the SRD/BFRD for Project Black Flag
Kobold has taken another step and released the first version of the Black Flag Reference Document. This document sets out the rules other publishers can use for their RPGs.
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Tales of the Valiant: The Alpha release drops $10 off Kobold’s regular price
Whether you are a decades-long veteran of multiple editions of Dungeons & Dragons, or a new player looking for a game empowered by the tabletop community, the Tales of the Valiant Alpha Release delivers the full experience to you.
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Routinely Itemised is Geek Native’s weekly overview of RPG news. Critical Role and Kobold Press both release their D&D alternatives, there’s some big discounts and UK Games Expo is nearly here.
Free to Download: Kobold’s Tales from the Valiant crosses half a million dollars with ease
Tales of the Valiant keeps all the best of 5E D&D and adds a Kobold Press spin to the well-loved game. It combines the Creative Commons foundation of 5th Edition with new elements to create a powerful Kobold-style 5E with teeth.
Tales of the Valiant: Project Black Flag gets its official name
The Player’s Guide includes 13 base classes, lineages and heritages from classic fantasy roleplaying, and the rules you need to play or GM, all between two covers. The Monster Vault includes every dungeon-crawling and fire-belching fantasy creature you need to craft compelling fantasy encounters.
