200 New Monsters for Black Flag Roleplaying
11 months ago
– Thu, Aug 17, 2023 at 08:36:23 AM
As Black Flag Roleplaying continues to gather support, more supporting projects are being announced from publishing partners large and small.
The most recent is Tome of Horrors for TOV and 5E, a collection of more than 200 monsters and NPCs from Frog God Games. Long-time gamers will remember that the Tome of Horrors series started in 2001--it has been continuously updated and improved since then, with printings for multiple editions.
There's much more information about this project on the Tome of Horrors Kickstarter page, including a sample creature, the history of Tome of Horrors, and the print formats available.
Also, the kobolds could not help but notice that this volume includes creatures from Tehuatl (a South American-themed locale) could work extremely well with Koboa RPG, with its roots in South American myth and legend. This sort of support is a great example of Open Gaming providing more options for everyone!
Give Tome of Horrors a look today, and expand your monstrous options for TOV!
Wolfgang and the Kobolds
BackerKit and Spore Lord Live!
11 months ago
– Fri, Jul 21, 2023 at 10:41:53 AM
Today, the pledge management phase of the Kickstarter, done via BackerKit, is now live. In addition, we’re releasing Caverns of the Spore Lord!
BackerKit
BackerKit is how we collect preorder and Kickstarter shipping details, and all backers should have received emails with BackerKit surveys.
This BackerKit will close on Friday, January 12, 2024, which means we will no longer be taking preorders or pledge adjustments (such as address changes) after this date. If you include any add-ons and/or if your order includes any shipping costs, your card will be charged on or around January 12, 2024, when the BackerKit closes.
To complete your survey, log in to BackerKit using the email address you used in Kickstarter. (If you use an AppleID for Kickstarter, see Troubleshooting below.)
Then select this project from your list of surveys. You can find your pledges and surveys and access to your settings in the top-right corner of the screen.
Answer a few questions, add any addons you want, give us your shipping and payment information, and confirm everything by clicking the big, green “Place My Order” button! You can return to your order at any time before the BackerKit closes to update your address, edit your order, or update your card.
Troubleshooting: AppleID
If you use an AppleID for Kickstarter, please reach out to us via support.koboldpress.com. Using an AppleID for Kickstarter means BackerKit can’t send you the email communications, such as the link to fill out your survey or the notice of when the survey closes (i.e. when your card will be charged). Our support team can help resolve that.
Troubleshooting: Unsubscribed to BackerKit Notifications
If you unsubscribed to BackerKit notifications and don’t see your survey email, go to your Settings and uncheck “Do not send me survey invites or reminders for ‘No Reward’ pledges.”
Troubleshooting: Can’t Find the Email and/or New to BackerKit
If you’re new to BackerKit, you can follow this link: https://valiant.backerkit.com/ enter your Kickstarter email address, and click “Get My Survey” to get a new email sent to you. You don’t need an account with BackerKit to complete the survey, but having an account makes it easier to update your address and/or check on and adjust your order at any time before the BackerKit closes.
Friends Interested in Tales of the Valiant?
If you know someone interested in supporting Tales of the Valiant, the preorder page is also now live. Preorders are available here: https://valiant.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders
Caverns of the Spore Lord
Today is also the release of the Caverns of the Spore Lord adventure. This adventure is a companion adventure to the Alpha and requires you to have access to the Alpha to run the adventure. Things to note about this adventure:
- Intended for PCs of 1st level, who go up to 3rd level by the end of the adventure.
- Intended to be run in two or three sessions.
- Features a new adventure structure for faster pick-up-and-play.
Submitting Feedback
If you want to submit feedback about Caverns of the Spore Lord, use the Alpha Release Feedback form on our website and select the “Other” option. For feedback related to the monsters in the adventure, please select the “Chapter 5: Monsters” option in that form.
Getting the Adventure
If you pledged at any tier on this Kickstarter (from the $48 PDF Collection tier to the $699 Super-Deluxe Two-Book Set tier), you will receive a message via Kickstarter (and/or an email from Kickstarter that you received a message from us) with a link to the Caverns of the Spore Lord on the Kobold Press website and a coupon code. You can add the adventure to your cart and use the coupon code during checkout, making it a $0 purchase. You will need an account on the Kobold Press store website to complete your order. Once checkout is complete, download the PDF by clicking the Download link in the receipt or from My Account > Downloads.
Create a Kobold Press Store Account
To create an account, click Store > My Account > Create Account. The store will automatically sign you in after you complete the registration. You can then complete checkout.
Troubleshooting
- Slow Download: To avoid multiple orders stacking up in our account, check your Downloads page before attempting a second checkout. Your order may go through even when the site is working slowly or at high volume.
- Lost Password: If you have forgotten your Kobold Press store password, visit http://koboldpress.com/kpstore/my-account/lost-password
- Other Issues: If you have tried all of the above and still can’t claim your Caverns of the Spore Lord PDF or if you do not see a message in Kickstarter from us by 6pm Pacific today, please contact us via support.koboldpress.com.
What if I Didn’t Pledge at a Tier? What if My Friend Wants a Copy?
Caverns of the Spore Lord will be available for purchase on the Kobold Press website for those who didn’t back this Kickstarter or for those who didn’t back at a pledge tier.
We look forward to your feedback on Caverns of the Spore Lord!
-The Kobolds
And the Winners Are...
12 months ago
– Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 04:30:21 PM
Today’s the day! You submitted over 600 worlds to us, and our judges had to narrow that down to only 70 worlds for inclusion in Guide to the Labyrinth.
Here are the winning worlds, the backers* who designed them, and the overarching theme each winner listed with their world:
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Agiel (by Jonah Tappan): A high fantasy jungle island in the sea of the Astral Plane grown from the head of an ancient dead titan.
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Aharat (by Stephen Michael DiPesa): Heroes against cosmic horror
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Andovir (by Dale Critchley): High fantasy accesspunk world that accounts for disabled and neurodivergent beings throughout its design and architecture
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Ascension (by Isaac Morley): Floating island countries orbiting a massive maelstrom
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Atlabel (by Thaddeus Crow): Anti-colonialist exploration and warfare
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Aurelis, the Golden World (by Tim Daigle): High fantasy and political intrigue
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Avus (by Jorge Torres): Dark fantasy and heroic characters ascending to godhood.
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Bloodthorn (by Scout): Cyberpunk portal fantasy
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Corizon (by The4LetterNerd): A weird sci-fantasy sandbox world of monster hunting and morally gray political intrigue.
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Dunbourd (by Jonah Buck): Swashbuckling pulp fantasy laced with elements of folk horror
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Eseriel (by Sawyer Judkins): High fantasy world of dungeons and adventures and how their lives intertwine.
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Felsenreich (by Justin Penner): This is a land of hope during a hopeless time, in a gothic and dark fantasy world that’s been ravaged by a magical apocalypse.
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Ferlinn's Backyard (by Ben Fortney): Nature and bugs
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Gígan (by Jon Michael Montana Sparks): High fantasy world of nomadic cities and unfettered greed.
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Heartwood (by Nick Milton): High fantasy world from an entomological perspective
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Keiretsu (by MarkGeiger): A hyper-capitalist fantasy realm where corporations are Great Powers vying for market dominance
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Lands of Linguis (by Marc R Kassouf): Magic-saturated fantasy; eons-old civilizations built on the magically binding nature of words, forming bountiful utopian communities—or so it seems.
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Loastra (by Trenton Rossi): A world where spirits and people are in a delicate balance. A world built upon the ruins of a catastrophe so ancient, no one remembers it.
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Lorus (by David Garrison): Dark fantasy
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Mal Scholastica (by Rob/Rab Hillhouse): A bleak plane of enforced education. Powerful knowledge is to be gained if you can graduate or steal it.
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Miasma (by Curtis Bryan): Historical dark fantasy with elements of horror
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Mortenfell (by Ryo): Burial world. Intricate tunnels link opulent underground vaults, concealing secrets and traps. Only genetic coding unlocks family tombs.
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Nazeroth: The Cradle Lands (by Doug Shepard): A futuristic world-ship forcibly terraforms a dying fantasy world.
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Obrus (by Michael): Comedic high fantasy world of celebrity adventurers, cyclical prophecies, and chaotic high magic with unexpected consequences
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Salmire (by Robert Cook): Modern fantasy influenced by planar travel
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Sarlana (by Alicja): Heroic fantasy world of outcasts brimming with planar influence
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Séaraigh (by Ryan McLaughlin): A dark fantasy dimension that serves as the astral sewer system for many planes
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Severnitium (by John Santana): Post-apocalyptic fantasy
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Shekhenah (by Ian Grey): Heroes struggle in a broken world shaped by invasive nature and reincarnating gods.
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Skovannyy’bereg, the Fettered Shore (by Edward Rollins):This is a world of ice and sorrow.
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Sol Imis (by Cameron Feiler): This world is Bronze Age fantasy
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Sophia (by Ressu Crebalt): High fantasy capitalism in an Industrial Revolution setting, with a war between magic and technology on a world with a conscience who wants everyone dead.
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Soramance (by Moral Wiz): Discovery, filled with hidden relics of the past, strange new horizons and the struggle between freedom and security.
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Spire Haven (by Jonathan Sasser): High fantasy adventure with godly conflict
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Stiriacus (by Phil Welch): Science-fantasy world of high technology and magic against a wild and unforgiving world with two opposing sides of day and night
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Strand (by Jenn Tsai): Pseudo-modern ‘electropunk’ fantasy with a focus on political schemes, urban adventures, and societal imbalance
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Talamh (by Jessica Henry): A blend of high fantasy, steampunk technology, and Celtic lore
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Taloth (by Biometal Omega): Lost and forgotten mistakes and technology coming back to haunt, hinder, help, and provide answers to questions or clandestine plans in the world.
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Televyse (by Jack1Spade): 80s inspired modern world of neon magic and capitalistic parody/homage
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Terra Obscurus (by Vishendra Naidoo): Rock, shadow, and plague. Heroes step into the struggle for survival in a subterranean city or explore ruined kingdoms above and unknown depths below.
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Terrack, The Cracked Continent (by Jason Dincauze):Low-magic survival adventure fantasy
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Terrapeiro (by Phil Mason): A world of underground exploration in darkness and scarcity
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The Alwaysgreen Forest (by Darryl Jones): Tiny people and talking animals adventure in a magical, yet dark forest
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The Clockwork Nexus (by Wilfredo Alers): Clockwork magic/steampunk
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The Continent (by Harold Bosstick): Gothic ghostpunk
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The Devoured Lands (by R Moorhead): This is a world of fighting an alien invasion on the surface using ancient magic.
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The Eighty Warden Moons (by Grant Martin): Science-fantasy and political intrigue amongst the monsters
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The Elder Earth (by Stephen Diamond): Post-apocalyptic high fantasy where heroes must stave off corruption to rebuild a dying land
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The Hourglass Verse (by William West): An epic space opera with something for every adventurer
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The Howling Isles (by Austin Harmon): High fantasy in a sky-high world
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The Isles of Relaborham (by Katy Quist): Where nature claims lost things
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The Paper World (by Paolo Davolio): Alice in Wonderland-style realms made of parchments, ink, and paintings, where forsaken creations become sentient and try to heal their flawed side.
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The Planet Zorakan (by John Leonas): Dark, high fantasy on a planet of harsh extremes, half always light, half always darkness.
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The Realms of Palannia (by Brian Doyle): Celtic fantasy in the lands once known as Tír na nÓg
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The Seas of Kirnon (by William Struck): A high-fantasy nautical world focusing on adventure, exploring new/lost islands, and staying out of trouble from all of the various factions!
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The Terran Empire (by rob): Post-apocalyptic sci-fi
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The Thaecosia Archipelago (by Gabriel Helman): Science fantasy world of Bronze-Age explorers rediscovering ancient technology
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The Valley (by Sean Nester): Limited resources and political intrigue
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The Wezterealms (by Nikitas-Apollon Panagiotopoulos): Mind-bending eldritch horror world inside a political western packaging, featuring desperate heroes and reality-shattering monstrosities
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Traeveon (by Michael Ray): A new civilization brought into ancient conflicts
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Trogaart (by Daniel Paoliello): Bizarre quests for exotic items that never seem to go as planned
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Vadis (by Gaëtan Perrault): Fractured world
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Verdani (by Alligateur): Steampunk and semi-apocalyptic
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Vorel-Miir (by Chris Hays): High-fantasy world full of ancient ruins, lost artifacts, forgotten lore, and ruling dragons currently disconnected from the influence of the Gods.
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Vydal City (by Evan Noone): Cyberpunk fantasy
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Westward Frontier (by David Mathews): Heroic fantasy mixed with a spaghetti western
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Wyrdstrands (by Bill Olander): A world of shunned misfits surviving under the high-fantasy veneer of an Arthurian world that has no place for them.
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Yestermorrow (by Paul Richter): This is a world of timeless wonder.
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Yggdrasil (by Patrick Boyer): Science-fantasy world of space travel and wars over territory and powerful resources
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Zhiketh (by Brad Castles): Decaying world that twists characters against themselves.
Thank you, again, to all the backers who submitted a world and congratulations to the winners! We plan to contact all of the winners via the email they provided in the world summary submission form within the next two weeks with next steps.
-The Kobolds
*Each winner will be credited in the book as the name the winner listed in the “I would like to be credited as” section of the submission form, not their backer name. The list here includes the backer names out of respect for the privacy of our backers and their chosen identifiers in this public space.
