Tome of Beasts: 300+ New Monsters for 5th Edition
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Hundreds of monsters for your 5th Edition game! A whole manual of new demons, dragons, undead, and other horrors, plus their lairs.
Backers: 2312
Average Pledge Per Backer: $83
Funded: $191,431 of $20,000
Dates: Oct 5th -> Nov 3rd (30 days)
Project By: Kobold Press
Backers: 2312
Average Pledge Per Backer: $83
Funded: $191,431 of $20,000
Dates: Oct 5th -> Nov 3rd (30 days)
Project By: Kobold Press
$191,431
current pledge level
Last Updated: November 3 @ 22:01 -0500 GMT
957%
of goal
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Latest News
UNLEASH THE HOUNDS! Final Call 
November 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
There's 120 minutes left on the clock, so we're unleashing the lich hounds to help us find the last few backers! Yes, this is our final appeal to everyone who has helped get the word out, because we can't do it without you. Talk it up on a Facebook... (Read More)
What You Get for $90
November 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Different people want different things from a big project like this one. But a lot of people, roughly half the backers, want the books in print and in PDF. So, this update is a last pitch for folks to upgrade (if they like), and a clarification... (Read More)
24 Hours to Go: ADDED Vampire Lair and Cthulhu Mythos Creatures
November 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
As you can see, sometimes it really is about having a ton of options. We’ve officially reached the Teutonic tonne phase of the project (as opposed the metric ton or the Imperial ton, of course). Here’s a quick recap as we go into the final 24... (Read More)
Book of Lairs and Battle Map List
November 1st - via: kickstarter.com
We got a few questions about what exactly is in the Book of Lairs, because we've added so much that it's hard to know for sure. And it has expanded rapidly from a small booklet with a handful of lairs to a good-sized softcover book with more than 20... (Read More)
Added Villain's Codex & Ghoul Outpost; Vampire Lair & Dungeon Monsters Up Next
October 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Celebrating monsters today seems very appropriate. Happy Halloween, and the kobolds certainly hope your tricks and traps all go as planned! I'm very pleased to say that the Villain's Codex will expand the range of humanoid foes for the Tome of... (Read More)
Lethal Lairs, Monster Philosophy, and Minis Maybe
October 28th - via: kickstarter.com
We're rolling with speed heading into the final 6 days! We unlocked the Battlebards audio yesterday, and the Tome of Beasts is about to overtake Deep Magic as the biggest Kobold Press project ever! This is great momentum, so we'll dive right into... (Read More)
Last 10 Days, Gremlins, and BattleBards Audio
October 25th - via: kickstarter.com
We're down to the last third of the Kickstarter, and things are moving along rather well! Here's our quick Sunday summary. Art & GremlinsFirst, thank you again to everyone who shared the Rum Gremlin art that we previewed on the Kobold Press... (Read More)
Preview: Lich Hounds
October 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Here's one more creature sneak peek: the lich hound. You have seen the purple fire art here on the Kickstarter, but this is the full set of stats as they currently stand. Lich Hound (PDF download) They make wonderful pets for the big bosses. Happy... (Read More)
300 Printed Pawns Added to Tome! And 10 More Monsters!
October 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
You did it: we’ve hit the goal for printed pawns, and all backers of the Tome of Beasts printed book will get a set of 300 printed pawns! Our logististics folks say that might mean we take a hit on our European shipping totals, but we can live... (Read More)
Preview: M is for Maskwight
October 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you for everyone who got us all ANOTHER 5 monsters, this batch primarily Forest-type creatures! That brings the total to 345 monsters so far. Next Up: High Levels and Pawns We're also happy to say that the project will add another 10 monsters... (Read More)
Fantasy Grounds Support for Tome of Beasts
October 19th - via: kickstarter.com
We are happy to announce that Smiteworks LLC is bringing Tome of Beasts and the Book of Lairs to the Fantasy Grounds virtual tabletop! Want to back just the Fantasy Grounds version? We’re adding three new pledge levels to the Kickstarter:... (Read More)
What a Week! 1,000 Backers plus More Lairs & Monsters
October 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Just when you think you know how crowdfunding works, it surprises you. Welcome to everyone who pledged in the last day or two—we’re heading toward a much bigger monster book and set of lairs with your help. Special shout-out to Kelsey for being... (Read More)
Meet Some of the Terrifying New D&D Monsters in the New Tome of Beasts
October 15th - via: io9.com
Do you want 300 more monsters for your 5E D&D campaign? That’s a rhetorical question, of course you do. We’ve got a cosmic space dragon and an empire of ghouls from the upcoming Tome of Beasts to show you, because monsters are awesome. (Read More)
Monster Submissions Unlocked! And 5 More Monsters Added
October 14th - via: kickstarter.com
I’m delighted to see that we have unlocked the backer submissions to this project—and added 5 additional monsters, all after just 10 days of the 30-day run! Lots to update, so let’s get right to it. Monster Submissions All backers will be... (Read More)
Preview: Queen of Night and Magic
October 13th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)
Fey Lords & Ladies
October 13th - via: kickstarter.com
The fey lords and ladies never arrive quite when you expect them to; they move to their own calendar, always. So it seems appropriate that we hit this stretch goal in the middle of the night--just when the Queen of Night and Magic prefers such... (Read More)
D is for Devil
October 12th - via: kickstarter.com
The night has always been a time for monsters, and so the Lunar Devils were created as a way to bring a stealthy doom to adventurers. Their powers are strongest at night, and their invisibility tends to make heroes nervous—that’s supposed to... (Read More)
Wolfgang Baur on ‘The Tome of Beasts’
October 12th - via: suvudu.com
Kickstarter, when it’s not being used to fund a bowl of potato salad, can help some incredible projects get off the ground. (Read More)
Preview: C is for Coral Drake
October 11th - via: kickstarter.com
We're well over 600 backers, about to hit 2 more stretch goals, and momentum continues to be strong. Definitely time for another preview, and thank you to everyone who has shared, tweeted, and liked the updates for Tome of Beasts! Download the Coral... (Read More)
B is for Bouda
October 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Gnolls are great, but big bullies like that seem to deserve demonic, nasty friends. That’s the bouda, a were-hyena from East African legend that is just a blast. In the way of many real legends, they devour children, and they have monstrously... (Read More)
Preview: A is for Alseid
October 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Time for a preview! Back in 2010 or so, Jesse Butler was scaring me with deer centaurs, as he first called them. The premise was simple: centaurs with the lower body of a deer and the upper body of an elf. Simple enough. Useful. Logical extension... (Read More)
FUNDED!
October 5th - via: kickstarter.com
It Takes a Village to Dig a Dungeon? FUNDED in 8 HOURS It's been 8 hours since launch, and this project is FUNDED: Thank you! You're amazing, and the Kobold team is deeply grateful for your support. Thank you to all 244 of you, including backer... (Read More)
Kobold Press Launches Kickstarter to Publish the Tome of Beasts for Dungeons and Dragons
October 5th - via: escapistmagazine.com
Kobold Press has launched the Kickstarter for Tome of Beasts, a third-party monster manual filled with over 300 new baddies for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition. (Read More)
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