Kobold Guide to Combat

by Wolfgang Baur, Ed Greenwood, Chris Pramas

At the heart of every adventure lies conflict. A Full-Throated Battle Cry, the Clash of Swords,the Smell of Smoke & Blood... COMBAT!Whether it’s between a cursed knight and an elf prince at swordspoint, adventurers facing down an ogre, or two great armies clashing for ultimate power, combat changes everything.Between these covers, more than 15 master game designers and storytellers get into the thick of it. These essays cover strategy and tactics, and the history of military systems at war. They demonstrate how to increase the tension in a conflict, and use monsters, magic, and war machines on the field. And these creators show you how to create great combat on the tabletop and in your storytelling.Open these pages and enter the fray!

Genres: Role Playing Games, Game Design, Gaming, Nonfiction

162 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 4, 2014

Reviews

[Peter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Combat in TTRPGs is frequently as stale as week old goblin remains and about as exciting. This quick read from Kobold Press is a collection of essays that provide some much needed inspiration for GMs to add spice to their encounters.

[Derek · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lots of interesting essays in here to get you thinking about ways to spice up combats in your RPGs.

[Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

RPG podcasts and subreddits are low quality shades of what this is. Signal to noise ratio is great, looking forward to other Kobold books

[Eric · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are some really great ideas in here to add color and excitement to battles