Kobold Quarterly was a roleplaying game magazine created by Wolfgang Baur and published by Open Design LLC.
| Frequency | Quarterly |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Open Design/Kobold Press |
| Founder | Wolfgang Baur |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Final issue Number | 2012 #23 |
| Country | USA |
Content
editKobold Quarterly was published four times a year and focused on the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game system.[1][2] The headquarters of the magazine was in Kirkland, Washington.[3]
The magazine occupied the gaming market niche once served by the Dungeon and Dragon magazines,[4] 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.[5]
Publication history
editDragon #359 (September 2007), would be the final print magazine published by Paizo Publishing, so on May 21, 2007, Wolfgang Baur announced that he would publish a new magazine for gamers, and Open Design soon published the first issue of the D&D 3.5E/d20 magazine Kobold Quarterly (Summer 2007).[6]: 332 The first issue of the magazine was published in 2007.[7] Kobold Quarterly #1 sold out of its small print run in September, and Kobold Quarterly #2 (Fall 2007) was produced in full-color and in larger quantities and so that it could be sold in game stores.[6]: 334
Kobold Quarterly #23 (Fall 2012) was published in October 2012, but on November 16, 2012, Baur announced that he was going to stop publishing the magazine.[6]: 335 The magazine ended publication with issue #23, Fall 2012.[8]
Reception
editThe magazine has won multiple ENnie Awards.[9]
References
edit- ^ John Baichtal (3 April 2008). "Kobold Quarterly's Fourth Issue Teems With Promise, Gnomes". WIRED. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
- ^ "Keep up on Fantasy Gaming with Kobold Quarterly – Black Gate". 3 November 2012.
- ^ "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
edit- "Kobold Quarterly homepage". Archived from the original on 2012-11-25. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
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