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KOBOLD Guide to Game Design, Vol. 3: Tools & Techniques

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Marster the art of game design! The Kobold Guide to Game Design Volume III: Tools &Techniques goes even deeper into the territory of professional design with a dozen essays by an all-star lineup of industry veterans including:

  • Award-winning designer and publisher Wolfgang Baur
  • 3rd Edition Dungeons & Dragons designer Monte Cook
  • 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons designer Rob Heinsoo
  • New York Times best-selling author Ed Greenwood
  • Videogame and tabletop RPG designer Colin McComb

Readers will find nearly 100 pages of tips, tricks, and how-to guidance from the pros about:

  • Designing combat systems
  • Sandbox and event-driven adventure design
  • Working well in collaborative design
  • Optimizing encounters for roleplaying
  • Creating memorable characters and dastardly plots
  • The principles of 4th Edition design
  • ...and more!

The Kobold Guide to Game Design Volume 3 is a great resource for both professional designers and advanced GMs who want to take their homebrew campaigns to the next level.

"...The strongest pieces in the entire series."

 

--Review by Berin Kinsman of Uncle Bear Media

 

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Brian F. [Featured Reviewer]
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November 22nd, 2013
The kobolds are back with another amazing collection of twelve thought-provoking and informative essays from some of the best designers and writers creating roleplaying game material today. The essays cover everything from the simple question of “Wha [...]
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June 22nd, 2010
I couldn't yet read the previous volumes of this great collection, but I sure will after reading this book. Volume III is a hybrid product, half-insider in the game industry, half-game master advices. Wolfgang's chapters are specially interesting: you [...]
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June 19th, 2010
Instead of me heaping praise on the authors of this book (they are all luminaries in the field) I will offer a suggestion for the potential purchaser. Get out that old notebook you’ve had since 7th grade. While this book is ultimately intended for th [...]
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