At the heart of every adventure lies conflict, whether it's between a cursed knight and a half-elf prince at swordspoint, a troupe of adventurers facing down an ogre, or the armies of two great nations clashing for ultimate power. In The Kobold Guide to Combat more than 15 master game designers and storytellers, including Wolfgang Baur, Ed Greenwood, Jeff Grubb, Rob Heinsoo, and Chris Pramas, get into the thick of it, with essays that cover strategy and tactics, the history of military systems at war, increasing the tension in a conflict, and using monsters, magic, and war machines on the field.