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? ? LiveJournal Find more Communities RSS Reader Shop Help Log in Log in Join free Join English (en) English (en) Русский (ru) Українська (uk) Français (fr) Português (pt) español (es) Deutsch (de) Italiano (it) Беларуская (be) open_design —no suspend reasonReadability More open_design Archive Photos Video Readability Log in No account? Create an account Remember me Forgot password Log in Log in QR code No account? Create an account By logging in to LiveJournal using a third-party service you accept LiveJournal’s User agreement Recent Entries Archive Friends Profile Memories Open Design Adventures, Ghouls, and Kobolds Previous 10 Brainstorm: Lost Cities, Strange Treasures Oct. 17th, 2013 at 10:43 AM open_design I’m in the mood to brainstorm something. Tell me of the cities of the Southlands, Nuria-Natal, Nurambeki, Shebai, and Ishadia. Tell me of the ruins in the deserts and mountain highlands, the lost sites in the deep interior. Let’s brainstorm in an African, Arabian, Persian, or draconic style. What sort of lost city most appeals? What sort of ruins would you send your PCs to in Midgard? What treasures are hidden there? Tags: brainstorm , lost city , midgard 19 comments Leave a comment Share Flag Link Requests for Deep Magic Jun. 15th, 2013 at 7:03 AM open_design Ok, now I seriously *AM* going to run out stretch goals before the end of the project. It’s a good problem to have, but I ask you Open Design veterans: Who would you want to come on as a guest designer to do spells or closely related material, and what would you want them to write? The floor is open. 14 comments Leave a comment Share Flag Link Next Project: Very, Very Close Jun. 8th, 2013 at 10:04 PM open_design The thing about Open Design Kobold Press projects is that they rarely stick with the original title. I think Northlands was called Frozen Empires for a time. Sunken Empires was a latecomer, I think the first title was Shore to Sea . Even things like the Zobeck Gazetteer were originally just "the city book." So, you know, sometimes the name sticks, and sometimes there’s a Secret Code Name that hangs around for a while. The next big project from Kobold Press is going to be about magic, which to me is the heart of what makes fantasy its own genre, rather than a type of alternate history. And hey, I love alternate history too, but in a non-magical and more Platonic sort of way than my abiding love for fantasy. I’ve worked hard figuring out what elements to include and how to structure it, and now it’s very, very close. I’m announcing it here a little early, because hey, secret clubhouse folks get to see a preview. While the Big Book of Magic has got me working overtime to figure out how to deliver the most magic possible, there’s always room for magic. What would you like to see in a Big Book of Pure Eldritchness? 40 comments Leave a comment Share Flag Link Ping Apr. 28th, 2013 at 10:00 AM open_design I wonder if this still works. 18 comments Leave a comment Share Flag Link Previews for Dark Deeds Nov. 26th, 2010 at 8:46 PM open_design Green Ronin has posted a (patron-generated) preview . Without spoiling anything, it does a really good job capturing the mood and some of the themes of the adventure. And why do one preview when you can do TWO? Take a look at what Steven Robert - author of fan-favorite Pathfinder Society scenarios Tide of Morning and Citadel of Flame - did with Freeport traits! And Adam Daigle, one of the authors of the Freeport Companion: Pathfinder RPG Edition - and a patron of this project - has offered a signed author’s copy of the Companion to one lucky new patron. Sign up now to win! 4 comments Leave a comment Share Flag Link Freeport Mysteries Nov. 5th, 2010 at 2:33 PM open_design With the migration of projects to the Kobold Forums, I find that I have neglected to share some good news here. Open Design is doing an official Freeport adventure , under license from Green Ronin. The lead designer is Michael Furlanetto (one of the brightest stars of many projects to date), and Chris Pramas and I will both be chiming in as well. The brainstorming has begun, the project is 40% of the way to commission, and frankly it’s looking like the best demon adventure I’ve seen since.... Well, since the Planescape days. Seriously. Please support Dark Deeds in Freeport , because we’ve been handed the keys to a very cool city indeed! Tags: freeport 4 comments Leave a comment Share Flag Link Last Call: Frozen Empires Aug. 23rd, 2010 at 11:39 AM open_design Hard to believe it, but the Northlands project of tropes for fantasy is almost fully funded! Valkyries and primeval giants, linnorms and creatures of the boreal woods, and everything from Conan to the norse sagas is fair game for this one. The Frozen Empires Pathfinder RPG project includes: New magic, including grudge magic and runes New feats and alternate class abilities for rangers, druids, barbarians, and oracles New equipment, arctic chase cards, and easy wilderness survival rules Original, bigger-than-life monsters, plus wild creatures from myth and legend Evocative settings easy to drop into any northerly area of Golarion, Zobeck, Oerth, or the Realmsor your world Much much more, from magic mead to the spears of the Valkyries! Join us as a patron today , before the price goes up! Leave a comment Share Flag Link New 4th Edition Project Jul. 12th, 2010 at 4:24 PM open_design Since Courts of the Shadow Fey is in final layout, it’s time to announce the NEXT 4th Edition project: Logan Bonner of Wizards of the Coast fame will be leading an adventure anthology called The Lost City . Annoucement and Full details on KQ.com Sign up as a patron here Tags: 4e 6 comments Leave a comment Share Flag Link Glories of the Mythic North Jun. 21st, 2010 at 9:20 AM open_design The light elves and reaver dwarves of Midgard await you, so take ax in hand and join us in the next Pathfinder RPG Open Design project: Frozen Empires, Glories of the North by Dan Voyce and the patrons of Open Design. If you would like to design new spells, feats, items, and societies inspired by the legends of Thule, Trollheim, Hyperborea — or invent new ones — then this is your chance. Full details and signup now available. Leave a comment Share Flag Link PaizoCon Schedule Jun. 14th, 2010 at 2:31 PM open_design The kobold crew will be attending in full force at the show. Here’s our seminar schedule, and of course we’ll have a booth as well. If there’s interest, might even do a bit of blogging or twittering from the booth as well. ( Seminar Schedule Collapse ) Looking forward to seeing some of you there! 4 comments Leave a comment Share Flag Link Previous 10 |Profile open_design Wolfgang Baur the Free City Latest Month October 2013 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 View All Archives Tags 3e 4e 50 popes arabian art award azlant black forest blood brainstorm contest courts cover deadline! design essay ennies feedback freeport funny gaming elder gods gencon ghouls gorgon greenlight greenwood halls handouts how it works icons interview kobold last call launch lost city margreve members midgard monster next project od4 open design outline patron patron-only patrons pimpage playtest playtest draft podcast poll poll results predictions pricing progress projects results review shadowcrag shore standings status steam & brass summary tales titles top 10 uberkewlness wrath zobeck View my Tags page Page Summary Brainstorm: Lost Cities, Strange Treasures [+19] Requests for Deep Magic [+14] Next Project: Very, Very Close [+40] Ping [+18] Previews for Dark Deeds [+4] Freeport Mysteries [+4] Last Call: Frozen Empires [+0] New 4th Edition Project [+6] Glories of the Mythic North [+0] PaizoCon Schedule [+4] Syndicate Comments shadowborn 18 Oct 2013, 18:43 Brainstorm: Lost Cities, Strange Treasures A lost race or civilization who still lives in the ancient runes of a city that can only be viewed/accessed through the...