The Imperial Gazetteer Vampires and spectral knights long ago claimed the country of Morgau & Doresh as their own, leaving the ghouls their empire deep beneath the earth. Both are fully detailed in this volume by award-winning designers Wolfgang Baur and Scott Gable. Travel deep within the palatial crypts of deep realms of undeath and learn the secrets of the vampire-princes and the ghoul emperor. This gazetteer provides rich new Pathfinder RPG material including:  1. A history of the undead nations above and below the earth.  2. A giant cast of undying antagonists and allies.  3. A new undead race of necropolitan ghouls for PCs to join the unliving.  4. The subterranean realms of the Emperor of the Ghouls.  5. Undead-themed gods and magical items.  6. More original, inventive undead than you can shake a stake at. From the minds that brought you the Empire of the Ghouls, a new source of campaign terror! 79 pages, with complete maps and full Pathfinder RPG stats.

Imperial Gazetteer: Ghouls and Vampires of the Midgard Campaign Setting

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Baur, Wolfgang

Gable, Scott

Gaming

Open Design LLC

The second in the Zobeck Gazetteer series takes us up into the heights of the Ironcrag Mountains, where dwarves master rune magic, forge powerful new magic, and keep dark secrets in somewhat Masonic secret societies. The Dwarves of the Ironcrags Gazetteer contains many other secrets of the dwarves, including numerous spells, domains, and feats, as well as other new options for dwarven and Kariv characters in the Ironcrags. In addition, this gazetteer gives both GMs and players information you can use to better ground your game in the Zobeck world. TOUGHER THAN MOUNTAINS More than taciturn miners and miserly smiths, the dwarves of Zobeck have a richly varied culture that includes slavers, secretive fraternal orders, and magical blades containing the souls of the dead. The Dwarves of the Ironcrags Gazetteer describes all these aspects of Zobeck dwarven culture and more: <ul><li>Descriptions of all the dwarven cantons, including those that were lost.</li> <li>An examination of dwarven society, from bride-prices to the dwarven view of slavery.</li> <li>The Most Honorable and Righteous Fraternal Order of Illuminated Brothers, a secretive fraternal order, complete with prestige classes.</li> <li>The Kariv, a downtrodden group of wandering nomads often welcome among the dwarves.</li> <li>Dwarven magic, including new spells and magic items of dwarven and derro creation.</li> <li>A bestiary containing nine new monsters and templates.</li> <li>Includes full heraldry and a regional map of the Cantons.</li> </ul> Produced through the open design process, this book has been reviewed and playtested by your fellow gamers before ever seeing print. Better design means better gaming.

Dwarves of the Ironcrags

Hodge, Brandon

Voyce, Dan

Furlanetto, Michael

Stevens, Joshua

Take up your axe and raise the dragon’s head upon the longship’s prow! The time has come to brave the frozen empires of the savage north. Here honor is more common than steel, trolls and giants battle the gods, and a hero lives by strength of arm and reckless courage. Northlands is a 114-page sourcebook detailing the icy northern realms – their geography, culture and magic. 
<ul>
<li> 12 Original Monsters based on Finnish, Inuit, Viking, and other legends of the north. </li>
<li>
Rune and Grudge Magic offer all-new magic, plus new spells, magic items and incantations. </li>
<li>
New Haunts and Hazards The spirits of the land, the dangers of the trail! Tools to make any adventure exciting, and turn every encounter into a nail-biter. </li>
<li>
New Equipment From skis to Northern alchemy, lots of new toys and tools for PCs or villains. </li>
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Feats, Traits, and Class Features for any cleric, barbarian, oracles, sorcerer, and more! Regional traits, teamwork feats, metamagic, and rich roleplaying elements make the Northerner come alive!</li>
</ul>
Northlands covers campaign sites for adventurers to pillage or save: 
<ul>
<li>
Trollheim is ideal for low magic or pseudo-historical campaigns focusing on human opponents; feuding clans, wars and viking raids. </li>
<li>
Thule is a classic land of monsters, focusing on giants and environmental hazards caused by the elemental clash of fire and ice. </li>
<li>
Hyperborea is a tropical lost world at the northern pole, based on Greek myth.</li>
</ul>
This official Midgard setting sourcebook is easily portable to any setting.

Northlands

Science & Math

Nature & Ecology

A Collection of Dark and Daring Adventures What happens when adventurers become the owners of a brothel? When a roguish associate asks them to attend an oligarch’s masquerade in his place? What lurks in the Cartways besides kobolds? And what will you say when another thief tells you the only way to find a treasure is to become hunted by the Praetors? Dark dealings, my boys, and a knife in the guts might be the price. Whose guts? Might be yours if you cross the wrong one of the Nine.  This 94-page supplement and adventure anthology is set in the seedy underbelly of Zobeck, and on its mean streets you will find:         Seven adventures dealing with underhanded themes, shady locations, and double-crossing deals gone wrong          Six locales including the Cartways Market Gallery or the Old Stross Municipal Baths.          A dirty dozen NPCs: kobold gearsmiths, failed Arcane Collegium students, barge captains, fey and undead ambassadors to use as rivals, patrons, peers and foes          A sampling of new clockworks, street magics and odd enchantments that make Zobeck the distinctive jewel of the River Argent! You probably shouldn't bring the paladin along on this one... This official Midgard adventure anthology is easily portable to any setting. Designed by Ben McFarland, Matthew Stinson, Christina Stiles, Mike Franke, and Richard Pett.  Winner, Gold ENnie Award, Best Adventure of 2012

Streets of Zobeck

McFarland, Ben

Stiles, Christina

Pett, Richart

Franke, Mike

Stinson, Matthew

Winner of the 2012 Origins Award Pull up a chair and see how the world's top game designers roll. 
You want your games to be many things: Creative. Innovative. Playable. Fun. If you're a designer, add "published" to that list. 
The Kobold Guide to Board Game Design gives you an insider's view on how to make a game that people will want to play again and again. Author Mike Selinker (Betrayal at House on the Hill) has invited some of the world's most talented and experienced game designers to share their secrets on game conception, design, development, and presentation. 
In these pages, you'll learn about storyboarding, balancing, prototyping, and playtesting from the best in the business.

Kobold Guide to Board Game Design (Kobold Guides)

Humor & Entertainment

JACKSON, STEVE

FORBECK, MATT

Ernest, James

Selinker, Mike

Howell, David

Tidball, Jeff

Levy, Richard C.

Garfield, Richard

Yu, Dale

Daviau, Rob

Puzzles & Games

Magic and Deviltry in the Crossroads City  The Zobeck Gazetteer brings award-winning designer Wolfgang Baur’s Free City of Zobeck to life! This is where the campaign setting of Midgard was born: in the twisted alleys of the Kobold Ghetto, the schools of clockwork magic, and the ticking hearts of the gearforged PC race. Anyone looking for a new and different setting will find a clockpunk city forged in the fires of revolt, with monsters and magic drawn from the dark folktales of medieval Eastern Europe—plus details of devils, kobold kings, and plots galore! This massively expanded, 116-page edition of the Zobeck Gazetteer includes material from dozens of sources, collecting all this in one invaluable reference:  New Clockwork and Lust domains for Pathfinder RPG,  A short writeup of the city’s Arcane Collegium,  New details of the gods of Zobeck,  Gypsy magic and magical gear  Dozens of spells for star and shadow magic,  All-new feats, relics, and magic items,  Plus a clockwork wizard school! Illustrated with beautiful city maps by Sean Macdonald, the gazetteer format provides just enough detail to incorporate Zobeck into any fantasy campaign without being overwhelming. Come on down to the crossroads and try your luck! Also check out the related Streets of Zobeck adventure book!

Zobeck Gazetteer

Wolfgang Baur, Monte Cook, Ed Greenwood, Mike Stackpole, and other industry veterans have the answers you asked for...and the advice you need! 
You'll learn how to create great new adventures, monsters and magic for your RPG campaign, and maybe even design your own game. 
The Complete Kobold Guide to Game Design offers 240 pages of in-depth essays on what makes RPGs tick. Get time-tested advice from the top designers in the industry. This compilation includes all three volumes of the Kobold Guide to Game Design series—now with all-new material by Wolfgang Baur, Mike Stackpole, and others! 
From core rules and magic systems to fantasy adventures, monster design, playtesting, and much more, these 40 essays cover every aspect of RPG design in clear, accessible language, to show you what it takes. 
 The City Book Review called it "highly recommended for gaming nerds everywhere"! 
 Pick up the Complete KOBOLD Guide to Game Design today, and starting designing your RPG tonight! 
Winner, 2012 Gold ENnie Award, Best RPG-Related Accessory

Complete Kobold Guide to Game Design (Studies in Macroeconomic History)

Business & Money

Stackpole, Michael A.

Baker, Keith

GREENWOOD, ED

Cook, Monte

McComb, Colin

Logue, Nicolas

Walsh, Willie

Economics

Seafaring adventures and explorations galore!
Discover the lush paradise known as the Isle of Morphoi, where the goddess of Memory seeks lost secrets through her network of cunning lamias and the shapeshifting morphoi. Encounter lost civilizations and their hidden colonies; explore mysterious fog-shrouded islands populated by sharp-toothed, scarred natives; battle epic leviathans of the deep that are rumored to crush villages or swallow whole ships; and gain priceless and unusual treasures!

Journeys to the West: Pathfinder RPG Islands and Adventures

Suskind, Brian

Groves, Jim

Wong, Henry

Lane, Michael

Reed, Edward

Kriska, Dawson

Boehringer, Morgan

The Essential Elements for Building a World Roleplaying games and fantasy fiction are filled with rich and fascinating worlds: the Forgotten Realms, Glorantha, Narnia, R'lyeh, Middle-Earth, Barsoom, and so many more. It took startling leaps of imagination as well as careful thought and planning to create places like these: places that readers and players want to come back to again and again. 
Now, eleven of adventure gaming's top designers come together to share their insights into building worlds that gamers will never forget. Learn the secrets of designing a pantheon, creating a setting that provokes conflict, determining which historical details are necessary, and so much more. 
Take that creative leap, and create dazzling worlds of your own! 
Essays by Wolfgang Baur, Keith Baker, Monte Cook, Jeff Grubb, Scott Hungerford, David "Zeb" Cook, Chris Pramas, Jonathan Roberts, Michael A. Stackpole, Steve Winter, with an introduction by Ken Scholes. 
NOMINATED FOR TWO ENNIE AWARDS: Best Writing and Best RPG-Related Book 
Praise for Prior Kobold Design Guides 
"Highly recommended for gaming nerds everywhere." 
--CityBookReview.com 
"If you're an aspiring pro this book is a must. If you're a rules hacker like me, this stuff is solid gold." 
--Berin Kinsman, UncleBear Media 
"A fantastic collection ... A solid 5 star rating." 
--Joshua Guillion, AdventureAWeek.com 
"An amazing collection ... from some of the best designers and writers creating role-playing game material today." 
--Brian Fitzpatrick, BlogCritics.org

Kobold Guide to Worldbuilding (Kobold Guides)

Pramas, Chris

Grubb, Jeff

Hungerford, Scott

Winter, Steven

Roberts, Jonathan

Silverstein, Janna

Cook,david

Friends or Foes? A Game of Shifting Dangers 
The Shadow Fey arrive and turn the city upside down — and their ambassador demands that the player characters explain themselves, for interfering in a legitimate assassination! So begins the looking-glass adventure that takes adventurers to the Plane of Shadows. 
This inventive take on courtly combat and sandbox roleplaying includes: 
<ul>
<li> More than 60-location map of the Courts, fully detailed with 100+ NPCs </li>
<li> More than 40 combat and roleplaying encounters </li>
<li> Dozens of new monsters your players have never seen! </li>
<li> Demon lovers and dangerous liaisons for those who seek them </li>
<li> Jealous rivals, a quick-play dueling system, and the King and Queen of Shadows </li>
<li> New Status system to track player character prestige</li>
</ul>
Enter the world of shadows, and play the Pathfinder RPG on a whole new level! 
120 pages of real action and adventure by Award-winning designers Wolfgang Baur and Ben McFarland 
A free PDF poster map of the Courts is also available on the Kobold Press site! 
"The adventure impressed me so much that I felt like I had to write my first review. Even though I knew it would be a solid adventure, I was unprepared for being wowed by it the way I was... I consider it a must-buy." 
—Review by Carlos Ovalle

Courts of the Shadow Fey

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