Tales of the Valiant

A collection of 51 posts

Dungeons & Dragons

Lou's Labyrinth

While I was away, my favorite TTRPG publisher, Kobold Press, brought out their Labyrinth Worldbook and its companion volume, Labyrinth Adventures. The Labyrinth is Kobold Press' new "campaign overlay", a connective tissue between worlds like the Infinite Staircase or Sigil or the river Styx, or any number

Actual Play

Back, if Not Quite in the Saddle

Hi all, I'm back from a wonderful trip to China—Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Changsha—and, unfortunately, down with a bad case of Covid (courtesy of the Tokyo transit system, best guess). So that's why the radio silence of late. However, things are still moving forwards. The

Actual Play

Kickstarter ends in 48 Hours!!!

Wow. We've got just 48 hours to go in the Fury of the Forsaken Kickstarter! Thank you everybody for getting us here. Kickstarters can be stressful, but we're having a blast, and co-author Richard Pett and I are grateful for all the support. It'

Dungeons & Dragons

Sorting the Ingredients with Gnome Stew

Today I am a guest on the Gnome Stew podcast. I sat down with host Jared Rascher to talk all things Thrones & Bones. Jared has played several Norrøngard adventures and has actually read the novels too. This resulted in an informed discussion that encompassed the whole of Thrones &

Dungeons & Dragons

Campaign Builder: Castles & Crowns

I have a pattern of buying a lot more RPG manuals than I will ever read. I like having a big library of my interests, and I do pull them down and refer to specific parts of books as needed for the things that I'm working on. But,

Dungeons & Dragons

More artwork from Fury of the Forsaken

Ksenia Kozhevnikova is an amazing artist whose work features heavily in Fury of the Forsaken, the book length Thrones & Bones adventure on Kickstarter now. Today I want to share more of her fabulous art with you all. We'll look at another bird's eye view of

Dungeons & Dragons

Two New Add-Ons

Two new add-ons just went up for the Fury of the Forsaken Kickstarter. One is the hardcover version of the Player's Guide to Norrøngard, giving you everything you need to create a Tales of the Valiant-style character for the land of the ice and snow! Tales

Dungeons & Dragons

The Bense Trilogy

The Fury of the Forsaken Kickstarter is now 95% funded. But although this Kickstarter is titled "Fury of the Forsaken", it's really a two-book project. The second book, The Bense Trilogy, is just as important and just as exciting.  So what is The Bense Trilogy?

Kickstarter

Chatting with Designer Richard Pett

I have a very special interview today. This past weekend, I sat down to chat with my Fury of the Forsaken co-designer Richard Pett. We talked about his career in tabletop roleplaying games, from getting his start with Dungeon magazine, to working for Paizo on projects like the celebrated

Dungeons & Dragons

A Look Inside the Art of Frekrheim with Ksenia Kozhevnikova

Ksenia takes us through the process of creating one of these pieces, a scene depicting the Temple of Wodagr, which happens to be whale-shaped.

Dungeons & Dragons

The Kickstarter is Live!!

Fury of the Forsaken just went live on Kickstarter.

Tales of the Valiant

One Week to Unleash the Fury

Fury of the Forsaken is finally coming to Kickstarter. We are launching Tuesday, April 29th at 8am PST / 11 am EST.

Actual Play

Watch Now: Fury of the Forsaken 3

"a really atmospheric, occasionally frightening encounter with some real danger"

Actual Play

Tonight: Fury of the Forsaken Part 3

An undead army rose from the waters, promising to return and slay the town in three days.

Actual Play

Fury of the Forsaken, Episode 2

Thanks to everyone who tuned in last night to watch the second episode of our live play of Fury of the Forsaken, a book-length Norse-themed hardcover adventure coming to Kickstarter later this month.

Actual Play

Fury of the Forsaken, Episode 1

Thanks to everyone who tuned in last night to watch the first episode of our live play of Fury of the Forsaken, a book-length Norse-themed hardcover adventure coming to Kickstarter later this month. We had a blast, and introduced a new player, Kenzi, stepping into the role of

Actual Play

The Fury Unleashes This Week

As we gear up for the launch of Fury of the Forsaken on Kickstarter, we're going to be starting an actual play of the adventure. Beginning this Wednesday at 5:15 PST / 8:15 EST, our intrepid adventurers will dive headfirst into Fury.

Actual Play

Troll Night Tonight

Watch us live at 5:15 PST/ 8:15 EST on YouTube, Twitch, and Moonbeam.

Actual Play

Troll of the Town: Streaming

Last night we launched our very first streamed game, Troll of the Town, a 3rd level adventure written by Kelly Pawlik and set in the land of Norrøngard. It went very well, far better than a first effort had any right to be. Thank you to everyone who tuned in.

Dungeons & Dragons

New Stream this Wednesday

This Wednesday, at 5:15 PT / 8:15 EST, we're kicking off our brand new stream, an actual play of Troll of the Town, the 3rd level Thrones & Bones adventure written by Kelly Pawlik. I'm be the GM, and you can meet our four characters, Aster, Brunhilde, Fróði, and Maytok.

Dungeons & Dragons

Crossing the Streams

Lazy Wolf Studios is gearing up for a load of new video content, both short form and streaming, interviews and actual plays and behind-the-scenes insights.

Thrones & Bones

GMs Day Sale on DriveThruRPG

Today marks the start of the GM's Day Sale on DriveThruRPG!

Dungeons & Dragons

Something is Coming!

As we gear up for our next Kickstarter, something else is in the works. Lazy Wolf Studios is launching a new YouTube Channel, and the wolves have been somewhat less than lazy in getting ready for its debut videos.

Dungeons & Dragons

Two More Offerings for VTT

Today I want to let you know about two new offerings for virtual tabletop that just arrived on Shard Tabletop's Lazy Wolf Studios store.

Chronicles

New Monster: The Ballybog

Today's post presents a new monster for our Lazy Wolves subscribers, a small and mischievous fey called a ballybog.