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All new maps, same great format! A map for any encounter at your fingertips! We have refreshed our iconic Big Book of Battle Mats. Now boasting 60 all new maps for all the essential fantasy RPG encounter locations. Inspiration for your adventures! The must have accessory for tabletop roleplaying games, the Revised Big Book of Battle Mats is a collection of battle maps detailing all the essential f…

Dangerous Destinations will help you create all manner of adventuring locations to populate the worlds in which you play, be they existing settings, or your very own. Inside, you'll find easy-to-use chapters to flesh out your destination, its environment, and the danger that lurks there, as well as antagonist profiles, and a wide variety of other useful tables. For GMs in a hurry, 60 fully realize…

The Dumb Dares & Silly Side Quests deck of cards will guarantee hilariously memorable roleplay moments the party will talk about for months to come in stunned disbelief. These quirky dares and side quests will lead your RPG characters into scrapes where creativity improvisation and humor take centre stage. Simply deal a handful of cards to the players for their RPG Character to complete during tha…

100 cards to level up your Dungeon Game! The Dungeon Designer's Deck is your gateway to dynamic dungeon adventures for 5E (easily converts to other systems). It is essentially a random dungeon generator tool in a box, complete with battle map, terrain tokens and a host of random encounters, quests, quickstart rooms and more. Perfect for generating a dungeon in seconds, expanding an existing dungeo…

Get Your Hands Dirtier The Ultimate Guide to Foraging, Harvesting & Natural Discovery is the follow-up to Nord Games' Ultimate Guide to Alchemy, Crafting & Enchanting, expanding on that book's item creation system with a comprehensive guide to ingredients that can be foraged in the wilds, or harvested from creatures. Delve into the wilds and discover the bounty of nature, with hundreds of plants,…

Welcome to a world of science, myth, & magic… Introducing the Geologist's Primer, a system-agnostic illustrated guide to real-world crystals, minerals, and metals. Inspired by 19th-century field guides and the millennia of folklore, myths, and legends, it brings a wealth of easily-accessible, organized information straight to your gaming table. From demon-binding agate to immortal zircon, the Geol…

An illustrated guide to magical plants! Herbalist's Primer is a system-agnostic illustrated guide to real-world magical plants. Inspired by the 19th-century herbalists and the millennia of folklore, myths, and legends, it brings a wealth of easily-accessible, organized information straight to your gaming table. From screaming mandragoras to shape-shifting deadly nightshade to hawthorns holding por…

Dungeons Are Half the Game. You can’t control what players are going to do. That’s half the fun. But you can control where they do it. That’s a whole other half! The Kobold Guide to Dungeons gives both new and experienced Game Masters over 100 pages of insight and ideas into making dungeons great. In-depth essays from industry luminaries teach you to think outside your own boxes, and into a larger…

Let the Monster Masters Guide You! Classic monsters can get stale, and Game Masters often need to generate their own monstrosities to properly challenge players. But concepting, creating, and using monsters is no easy feat for any Game Master—and that’s where this book comes in. In these pages, 15 of the brightest stars in the gaming industry share their wisdom for conceptualizing, developing, and…

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,…

The Kobold Guide to Worldbuilding, Volume 2, features 15 stars of tabletop roleplaying games and fantasy fiction, such as Gail Simone, Keith Baker, Veronica Roth, Ken Liu, Kate Elliott, Mike Shea, Tobias S. Buckell, Shanna Germain, Gabe Hicks, the Dungeon Dudes (Monty Martin & Kelly McLaughlin), Jeff Grubb, and more. Middle-Earth, Faerûn, Westeros, Eberron, The World of the Wheel, Exandria … these…

The Ultimate Resource for Gamers, Game Masters, and Designers. The first edition of the COMPLETE KOBOLD GUIDE TO GAME DESIGN laid out concepts, techniques and advice for designing roleplaying games and enhancing adventures. This second edition brings together essays from the original volume by Wolfgang Baur, Monte Cook, Keith Baker, Ed Greenwood, and others, many updated to reflect the changing ga…

Brew poisons, potions, and elixirs for every occasion. From the award-winning team that brought you Broken Weave, A Life Well Lived and Uncharted Journeys! Learn the lost art of alchemy and harness the magical power innate to the Material Plane in this new 5th edition supplement! Mortar & Pestle introduces new rules for brewing potions, poisons and explosives, along with rules for finding and refi…

The Fantasy Character Kit is your ultimate toolkit for creating DnD characters that steal the show in any game. With random tables packed with unique backstories, epic gear and imaginative details for every class, your characters and NPCs will feel real and fleshed-out. If you want to make a cunning Rogue or a mighty Paladin, this A5-sized toolkit gives you the tools to make them truly legendary.…

Roll & Play: The Game Master’s Fantasy Toolkit is the ultimate collection of random tables for D&D, Pathfinder and all fantasy RPGs! The tables in this book are filled with story prompts, character names, loot ideas, random encounters and magic items that will take your campaign to the next level. The GM’s Fantasy Toolkit’s A5 wire-bound design means it can lie flat and fit snugly behind your GM S…

The Game Master's Sci-Fi Toolkit is the perfect tool for a GM faced with creative block while planning a sci-fi session, unexpected player questions at the tabletop, or a fluky dice roll that changes the course of their carefully-planned boss battle. Ensure your next sci-fi RPG adventure becomes an unforgettable odyssey by adding rich world-building detail, unexpected encounters and imaginative lo…

The ultimate collection of one-shots for DnD. With our book of DnD one shots, you're armed with over 100 ready-to-play adventures. Perfect for when you've had no time to plan, or if a player drops out last minute, or if you just want an epic session without hours of planning. Each DnD adventure in One-Shot Wonders takes around 3 hours to play and, because they're on two pages or less, you can read…

Perfect for GMs or players in need of a brand-new character after a disastrous spacewalk! Add memorable details to your NPCs or build a well-rounded, unique playable character with over 130 pages of random tables. Each chapter focuses on a different archetype or career, with prompts to inspire original backstories, traits, clothing, gear, crew bonds, friends and enemies. There are 11 chapters in t…

Jump into battle with this stunning set of 100+ DnD tokens. You'll never again have to worry about finding the perfect mini when combat kicks off – the twelve token designs are incredibly versatile and can represent anything from Bandits to Krakens. Tarrasque terrorising your town? Mage meddling with magic? Revenants ruining your roads? There's a token for all that, and more. The Tabletop Token si…

The Game Master’s Christmas Essentials contains a range of inspirational random tables, including: winter festival name generators, naughty and nice NPCs, seasonal quests and encounters, wintery locations, traditions and folklore, presents and loot, holiday-themed critical hits and much, much more! It is compatible with all fantasy RPG systems. The Christmas Essentials Bundle contains: Roll & Play…

Note: This product is designed for the 2014 edition of D&D 5th Edition. The Field Guide to Floral Dragons blends the fascinating world of flowers with dragons and a dash of magic to create a fabulously floral draconomicon. Featuring Kin Wald’s gorgeous illustrations, this over 200+ page book contains everything you need to spark imagination and create floral dragon-filled stories and adventures. G…

All new maps, same great format! We have revised our iconic Giant Book of Battle Mats which now boasts 62 brand new maps! A map for any fantasy RPG encounter at your fingertips! The Revised Giant Book of Battle Mats is the huge tome of maps for fantasy tabletop roleplaying games. The maps are fully wet/dry marker compatible, and means the maps can be amended and adjusted to reflect the encounter.…

The Oracle Story Generator is a tool for game masters, storytellers, and writers looking for inspiration when creating fantastic adventures. Its simple and dynamic design allows for maximum versatility and detail in a minimal number of cards. Each deck has a theme. Themes include: Contracts & Bounties, Epic Adventures, Political Intrigue, Relics & Artifacts, and Simple Sidequests. Cards within the…

The Ultimate Guide to Alchemy, Crafting & Enchanting is a comprehensive companion for not only magic items, but organically integrating item creation into your 5E games. Rise through the ranks of the associations that oversee the varied studies of alchemy, crafting, and enchanting. Each rank comes with new recipes and benefits, but be careful, because if you don't adhere to the association's princ…