(ENN) Kobold Press’ Midgard Coming soon to Kickstarter

Wolfgang Baur, publisher at Kobold Press, has been in touch to let us know that a revised Midgard Campaign Setting for 5th Edition D&D and Pathfinder is on its way! The Kickstarter should be launching mid-January so we’ll keep our eyes peeled for it and see if we can get some preview at or something off the Kobold team to share with you.

Wolfgang Baur, publisher at Kobold Press, has been in touch to let us know that a revised Midgard Campaign Setting for 5th Edition D&D and Pathfinder is on its way! The Kickstarter should be launching mid-January so we’ll keep our eyes peeled for it and see if we can get some preview at or something off the Kobold team to share with you.


THE WORLD SERPENT AWAKES

The age of heroes is dead, and the bridge to glory is broken – Bifrost fell long ago. Midgard is lost in an age of war, of dark wilderness and lost empires sunk beneath the waves. Only magic and the warmth of hope keeps lights aglow when dread things prowl and priestly wardings shake, bent by demonic rage.

Now, sinister forces are forming new and terrifying alliances throughout the world. The roads to the shadow realm are open again, and the fey have returned to claim their ancient tribute. In the north the giants prepare for Ragnarok, while the goblins in the west grow restless. In the Crossroads, the shadow of the vampire princes fall across the land. The World Serpent is stirring – and not even all-knowing Baba Yaga can say what will happen next.

It is a dark time. But a new breed of hero is coming to stand against the dark, driving it back with spell, steel, and cunning!



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Raddu

Explorer
There are a lot of petty lordlings in Midgard, as well as dukes and emperors. Every single one of them wants their nation to show allegiance in clear, pictorial form. Heraldry is one of those things that makes Midgard entertaining during play: describing a shield to players can get a reaction from the person who recognizes it, or call for die rolls if someone wants to try to puzzle out information from it. It's also just a sign of who is rich and powerful, of course. Check out the latest update for three samples of the heraldry that will be part of the Midgard kingdom writeups, art by Addison Rankin; he'll be doing the honors for the book, and I must say I like the look of it!

For Midgard veterans are their any heraldric devices you're particularly interested in seeing?

https://www.kickstarter.com/project...tting-dark-roads-and-deep-magic/posts/1806706
 

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Opening the Midgard Setting!
Kobold Press has always prided itself on welcoming new talent through brainstorms, contests, and nurturing talent--and now we're taking that much, much further!

If the Midgard Kickstarter reaches 2,000 backers or more, we'll open up the setting for anyone to publish Midgard material on DriveThru RPG, somewhat like the DM's Guild. At that point Midgard would be open for anyone to use and publish locations, adventures, characters, lairs, or other playable material (under certain conditions) with supplements that are compatible with 5th Edition, Pathfinder RPG, and 13th Age RPG. Help us get there--and make Midgard yours!

https://www.kickstarter.com/project...tting-dark-roads-and-deep-magic/posts/1801665

I participated in the Kobold Press Tome of Beasts Kickstarter and learned a lot from playtesting some of the creatures.

For the current Midgard Kickstarter, getting to see playtester material and possibily getting the Midgard setting available as an open world, those are the options I'm most excited about! To help spread the word and reach the Midgard Open World stretch goal, I wrote an article to support it. :)

http://tesseraguild.com/vanity-pres...dgard-campaign-setting-dark-roads-deep-magic/
 

Raddu

Explorer
We're in the final week and we're this > < close (approaching $140k) to getting a new piece of short fiction for Midgard as a stretch goal, then on to Angelic Magic at $145k and...... at $150k Bearfolk player options for the Player's Guide and Heroes Handbook!

What will be the first Bearfolk character you make?

kickstarter.com/projects/350683997/midgard-campaign-setting-dark-roads-and-deep-magic
 


Raddu

Explorer
Less than 52 hours left! Join us now, before it's too late!
We’ve talked before about what you can expect to see in the 5th Edition Heroes Handbook. But since then, a ton of new content has been added to it via stretch goals—to the point that it's grown into an altogether new and different book from the humble tome we envisioned!

Read on for the highlights and to see the Table of Contents.

https://www.kickstarter.com/project...tting-dark-roads-and-deep-magic/posts/1812441
 

Marc Radle

Legend
This is it! The final 24 hours or so!

We've passed $168,000 AND 1,600 backers - the final day is getting kinda crazy! :)


Only 400 new backers to go and Midgard Open World becomes a reality!

Even MORE new stretch goals have been unveiled:
  • Dragon Magic
  • More awesome heraldry art
  • Yet another Eldritch Lair
  • Shadows of the Dusk Queen adventure for 5E and Pathfinder (I'm particularly stoked about this one! :)

Latest Update: Goblins, Tarrasques, Spin Control, Pathfinder Guide, & Strange Noises.

The Midgard Campaign Setting kickstarter ends in just over 1 day!!!

If you've been holding off to decide if you wanted to back or not - now is the time to pull that trigger!!! :)
 


Marc Radle

Legend
Only 2 hours left!!!

IT'S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN!!! (good luck getting that out of your head for the rest of the day - you're welcome :)

We're over $185,500 and 1,800 backers!

Less than 200 new backers to go to make Midgard Open World a reality

Dragon Magic, a ton of additional awesome heraldry art, another Eldritch Lair, and now Shadows of the Dusk Queen adventure for 5E and Pathfinder (PDF and Print) have been added

AND, the $200,000 stretch goal reward has just been announced, and it's a BIG ONE! Two big ones in fact!

Return to Castle Shadowcrag adventure for Pathfinder and 5E!
- and -
Swords & Wizardry Supplement for the Midgard Campaign Setting!


The Midgard Campaign Setting kickstarter ends in 2 hours!!!
 
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