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Source: https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2024/05/kobold-press-unfurls-the-black-flag-with-their-own-srd.html

J.R. Zambrano
May 7 2024

Kobold Press released the Black Flag Reference Document, KoboldrCOs own
take on an update to the 5th Edition SRD, today!

It is quite the week for free, open, online rules reference documents.
While that name might be clunkier than the rCLfixer-upperrCY your cousin
wants to buy from the used Pontiac dealership down off LakewayrCoand letrCOs be clear, that rCLdealershiprCY is clearly a front, Pontiacs were
discontinued in 2009, nobody is selling them exclusively, thererCOs no way that car even starts or has most of an enginerCoit still proves true for
the week. Because yesterday WotC announced they were releasing the SRD
5.2 in 2025 with all the new rules updates.

And today, Kobold Press released its own take on a new version of the
5.1 SRD, the Black Flag Reference Document. This BFRD is rCLan update to
the 5th Edition SRDrCY but one that brings the rules in line with KoboldrCOs upcoming Tales of the Valiant RPG, due to release later this week.

Rather than wait until the game was out, Kobold is previewing Black Flag
now. Right now!

First things first, KoboldrCOs announcement:

Kobold Press, a leading publisher of tabletop roleplaying games, is
proud to announce the highly anticipated release of the Black Flag
Reference Document (BFRD). Developed since January 2023, the BFRD is an
update to the 5th Edition SRD and is published under the Open Resource Community (ORC) license.

The BFRD is a completely free, open, and 5E-compatible RPG designed to
provide gamers with a comprehensive reference document that includes everything they need to create characters, write adventures, and publish
their own content.

This document comes from countless hours of testing and the support of hundreds of playtesters and thousands of Kickstarter backers, who raised
over $1 million.

Tales from the Valiant and the whole rCLBlack FlagrCY approach to 5th
Edition, you might recall, was Kobold PressrCO own take on D&D 5E.
Announced during the furor of last yearrCOs OGL saga (why does January
2023 feel like a decade ago? It wasnrCOt that long ago, and yet, feels
like ancient history, it did even in the latter part of 2023), Black
Flag Roleplaying became Tales from the Valiant, the aforementioned million-dollar Kickstarter.

Adding in a system of talents and heritages and other spins on the
gameplay of 5E, this was KoboldrCOs venture to keep fantasy gaming free
and open before someone like WotC could wall everything off in their own little virtual tabletop garden.

Now, you can see it for yourself in action. And check out Tales of the
Valiant on May 10th!

CHECK OUT THE BLACK FLAG REFERENCE DOCUMENT HERE! https://koboldpress.com/black-flag-roleplaying/
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