Press Kobold Press 20th Anniversary!

[Marc Radle]

From yesterday’s upcoming product announcements … so many awesome books on the horizon

 

[Xenolith234]

Ooh, Trade Secrets could be cool. I’m guessing that the characters I keep seeing in KP products are your iconics, right? Do they have names?

I hope to see a KP version of Unearthed Arcana someday!

 

[Bladesinger]

Awesome!!

Appreciate the nice words about the great art!
Speaking of … have you checked out The Art of Kobold Press?

Yes, it is definitely on the list!

 

[Marc Radle]

Yes, it is definitely on the list!

Awesome!
It's a really great book!

 

[Marc Radle]

I’m guessing that the characters I keep seeing in KP products are your iconics, right? Do they have names?

There are absolutely Kobold Press ionics!

They each have a name, class, background, etc.

They're called the Valiant 6 (from the Tales of the Valiant Player's Guide)

And the new Valiant 6 (from the Tales of the Valiant Player's Guide 2)

 

[Marc Radle]

Check out the Kobold Showcase from Day 1 of Kobold Con!
Surprise announcements. Big reveals. Silly hats.
Kobold Con 2026 kicks off with a look at what's coming for Kobold Press in 2026!

 

[djotaku]

From yesterday’s upcoming product announcements … so many awesome books on the horizon

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I keep trying to have money and KP keeps making awesome products to take my money.

Ooh, Trade Secrets could be cool. I’m guessing that the characters I keep seeing in KP products are your iconics, right? Do they have names?

I hope to see a KP version of Unearthed Arcana someday!

In addition to what Marc said, the 3 on the cover of Vault of Magic are the same 3 that are on the cover of Trade Secrets. As far as I know, those are not the same as the ToV iconics. But they do appear often.

For another really cool art thing that I wish KP did more often - the covers of the Player's Guide, Monster Vault 1, and Game Master Guide tell a (short) story

 

[Marc Radle]

I keep trying to have money and KP keeps making awesome products to take my money.

In addition to what Marc said, the 3 on the cover of Vault of Magic are the same 3 that are on the cover of Trade Secrets. As far as I know, those are not the same as the ToV iconics. But they do appear often.

For another really cool art thing that I wish KP did more often - the covers of the Player's Guide, Monster Vault 1, and Game Master Guide tell a (short) story

Yep, the covers of Player's Guide and Monster Vault definitely tell a story together!

I actually talk about this (and the organic process behind it) in The Art of Kobold Press (which I understand is now in rather limited supply)

Also, checkout the latest from Marketing Director By Chelsea “Dot” Steverson

20 Years of Kobold Press! But what does the future hold? – April 1, 2026​

 

[djotaku]

Yep, the covers of Player's Guide and Monster Vault definitely tell a story together!

I actually talk about this (and the organic process behind it) in The Art of Kobold Press (which I understand is now in rather limited supply)

Also, checkout the latest from Marketing Director By Chelsea “Dot” Steverson

20 Years of Kobold Press! But what does the future hold? – April 1, 2026​

That was a neat blog post. If I had to guess - Daggerheart. Over in one of their threads they were lamenting the lack of monsters in their system so I could see a port of the KP Bestiaries over to DH. (That's what I commented in that thread yesterday) But now that I think about it with a little more creativity - here are my wild guesses:

• Pathfinder 2e - as we learned in the 20 years blog posts, KP has a history with PF. So bring them back into the fold, especially with The Labyrinth providing easy paths between Midgard and Golarion. (And maybe Akiton and Castrovel)
• Daggerheart - it's the new hotness and doesn't have too much 3rd party content yet. Good place for KP to jump in and become THE 3rd party
• Some other 5es - requires the least porting of ToV and D&D content - Shadowdark (I think?), A5e, others I'm forgetting
• Nimble v2 - evolved from D&D, so maybe not too hard to port
• Draw Steel - essentially 4e+ or 4.5e. Maybe it fits well as a sidestep for a company that has been involved in D&D 3.5, PF1e, and D&D 5e.

 

[SlyFlourish]

Yep, the covers of Player's Guide and Monster Vault definitely tell a story together!

I actually talk about this (and the organic process behind it) in The Art of Kobold Press (which I understand is now in rather limited supply)

Also, checkout the latest from Marketing Director By Chelsea “Dot” Steverson

20 Years of Kobold Press! But what does the future hold? – April 1, 2026​

I really love those covers.