Kobold Quarterly
| Frequency | Quarterly |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Open Design/Kobold Press |
| Founder | Wolfgang Baur |
| Year founded | 2007 |
| Final issue Number | 2012 #23 |
| Country | USA |
Kobold Quarterly was a roleplaying game magazine created by Wolfgang Baur and published by Open Design LLC.
Content[]
It was published four times a year and focused on the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game system.[1] The headquarters of the magazine was in Kirkland, WA.[2]
The magazine occupied the gaming market niche once served by the Dungeon and Dragon magazines,[3] and included interviews with game designers as well as supplemental game material. As of 2011, the magazine had three editors, including editor-in-chief Wolfgang Baur.[4]
Publication history[]
On May 21, 2007, before Paizo Publishing's publication of their final print magazine — Dragon #359 (September 2007) — Wolfgang Baur announced that he was working on a new magazine for gamers, and Open Design soon published the first issue of the 3.5E/d20 magazine Kobold Quarterly (Summer 2007).[5]: 332 The first issue of the magazine was published in 2007.[6] The small print run of Kobold Quarterly #1 sold out in September, and Kobold Quarterly #2 (Fall 2007) was printed in full-color and was produced in larger quantities and made available in game stores.[5]: 333
Kobold Quarterly #23 (Fall 2012) was produced in October 2012, and on November 16, 2012, Baur announced that he was closing down the magazine.[5]: 335 The magazine ended publication with issue #23, Fall 2012.[7]
Reception[]
The magazine has won multiple ENnie Awards.[8]
References[]
- ^ John Baichtal (3 April 2008). "Kobold Quarterly's Fourth Issue Teems With Promise, Gnomes". WIRED. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
- ^ "Complete KOBOLD Guide" (PDF). Warehouse 23. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ^ John Baichtal (4 January 2008). "Enter the Kobold". WIRED. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
- ^ Brian Fitzpatrick (24 March 2011). "Interview: Wolfgang Baur of Kobold Quarterly and Open Design". Game Knight Reviews. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
- ^ a b c Shannon Appelcline (2014). Designers & Dragons: The '00s. Evil Hat Productions. ISBN 978-1-61317-087-8.
- ^ "The Coming of the Kobold: 2007-Present". RPG Net. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Kobold Quarterly Folds, A New Adventure Begins". Archived from the original on 15 February 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- ^ "2009 ENnie Award Winners". Gen Con EN World RPG Awards. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
External links[]
- "Kobold Quarterly". Open Design LLC. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
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