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This week’s TTRPG crowdfunding sampler looks at campaigns ending between August 1 to 8. You’ll find projects that will carry you to 12 moons, across the known universe, to the end of the Norse world, GM advice, spell options, Victorian magic, and more. This curated list touches on some of the great projects available to you.
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Moonsoon from Arcane Minis
- END DATE: Wed, August 7 2024 11:30 PM EDT.
- SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragon Fifth Edition and “the newer 5.5e version”
- PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebooks
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $90 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the four books, GM screen, and slipcase plus additional digital content including MP3s
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? 12 moons with 12 moon-god avatars for you to adventure on and compete against. This project brings planets worth of gaming to your 5e and 5.2024e campaigns. Available via four hardcovers and so much more, you’ll get over 600 pages between Moonsoon Player’s Guide, Moonsoon Gamemaster’s Guide, Moonsoon Creature Compendium, and Moonsoon Ewanok Saga. The books give a full range of options such as 11 playable ancestries, subclasses, spells, creatures, a full campaign, and a system for avatar battles. Arcane Minis is offering miniatures as well as a new Moon Deck mechanics, The Moon Deck helps GMs customize the setting, making each event unique. The rules include the “Gargantuan Monster fighting system” found in Ryoko’s Guide to the Yokai Realms’ Kaiju System. If you’re looking for a larger fantasy setting with bigger, anime-esque ideas, one where you’ll travel to different planets, this may speak to your gaming table.
Traveller RPG: The Journal of the Travellers’ Aid Society 3 from Mongoose Publishing
- END DATE: Sun, August 4 2024 9:59 AM EDT.
- SYSTEM(S): Traveller RPG
- PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebooks
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: £100 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the three books, slipcase, papers, and more
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? This is a fantastic collection of three 128-page sourcebooks containing all things Traveller. Expanding the universe, these books contain lore, adventures, ships, equipment, vehicles, NPCs, aliens, and more. You’ll get information on one of the most common starships, the Free Trader, information on the Church of the Chosen One, when a lost ship is found, you’ll begin a salvage adventure, and so many more ideas to improve your games. If you’re a fan of Traveller, either the system or the setting, these books add gaming options to your sci-fi adventures. Check out the campaign page to download a preview of one of the volumes now.
Berserkr from Slightly Reckless Games
- END DATE: Thu, August 8 2024 12:00 PM EDT.
- SYSTEM(S): MÖRK BORG
- PROJECT TYPE: Core rulebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: £35 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the book
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Berserkr is Ragnarök using MÖRK BORG with rules for Mjölnir and many other words featuring “ö.” The idea combines the Swedish TTRPG MÖRK BORG with vikings and the end of the world. Reading this campaign, you’ll view MÖRK BORG has a reskin of the vikings end times, and Berserkr “removes” the disguise and brings the concepts into focus. It’s an idea that’s building an audience. If you’re a fan of Norse mythology and deadly, rules lite TTRPGs, this may be a good fit for your gaming table.
ProgCore Fantasy: Dark Age of Theer from Todd Stashwick
- END DATE: Thu, August 1 2024 2:59 AM EDT.
- SYSTEM(S): System neutral or 5e
- PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $75 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the system neutral of the book plus the PDF of the 5e conversion guide and access to the actual play
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? This campaign has a variety of options: An RPG sourcebook, an actual play series, an animated short, and a soundtrack. This is ambitious as the creators want to give you everything you need to make your game as engaging as it can be. That means you’re getting GM advice, examples of play, music, and more. You get to use your favorite system or 5e and this project offers ways to improve the roleplaying and adventure. If you’re interested in an immersive bit of advice, this might speak to you.
HârnWorld: Kingdom of Chybisa from Columbia Games
- END DATE: Sat, August 3 2024 6:00 PM EDT.
- SYSTEM(S): System neutral
- PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $59 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the book plus a novella
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? If you’ve read this column for long enough, then you know I spotlight each of the HârnWorld books. They’re detailed histories, cultural guides, and RPG accessories for their Medieval kingdoms. The quality and detail of the writing and maps are unsurpassed. This one focuses on a small nation whose main resource is hosting the only bridge over a wide river. Columbia Games offers another beautiful Hârn-cover book (See what I did there!). Beyond that excellent book, this campaign has another offering, a novella by Maxwell Alexander Drake. This short novel provides fiction to help you find the right tone for your HârnWorld adventures.
Victoriana – 5e Roleplaying in a Time of Revolution from Cubicle 7 Games
- END DATE: Wed, August 7 2024 10:00 AM EDT.
- SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragon Fifth Edition
- PROJECT TYPE: Core rulebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: €123 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the three books
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Cubicle 7 brings their Victoriana TTRPG to 5e. It’s 1887, Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee, and you’re exploring a magical steampunk world as industrial might overtakes the mythic. The switch from magic to modern leads to class struggle, intrigue, murder, and horrors as reactionary mages and captain-generals of industry vie to control the future. If you’re looking for a well-developed setting and system, this project promises great things from the creators behind Uncharted Journeys, Doctors and Daleks, Broken Weave, and A Life Well Lived,
CODEX ARCANA: Spell Creation System for 5e TTRPG’s and more! from THEORYCRAFT
- END DATE: Sat, August 3 2024 10:00 AM EDT.
- SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragon Fifth Edition
- PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: £20 for the PDF of the book
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Want to craft your own spells? This book has over 1,000 spell effects for your 5e game. These optional rules allow you to merge spells, create new spells, revise existing spells, and more. Unlike many 5e books, this isn’t a book of spells, it’s a tool to unlock your creative potential as you innovate spells. If you want to have a nearly unlimited spell library, this book holds the key.
High Level Adventures: Five Exciting Adventures for D&D 5E from EN Publishing
- END DATE: Thu, August 8 2024 6:00 PM EDT.
- SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragon Fifth Edition
- PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: £10 for the PDF version of the book plus VTT and token bundle
- DISCLAIMER: EN World is a subsidiary of EN Publishing
- CAMPAIGN PITCH: “A collection of short adventures ranging from 10th to 16th level–dragons, kobolds, giants, even the dreaded River Styx!”
POWERED BY PERILOUS PAMPHLETS
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THESE CAMPAIGNS? Philip Reed Games, Crumbling Keep, Headcheese Productions, and my company Egg Embry Publishing are crowdfunding TTRPG pamphlets through Thursday, August 1. The Kickstarter campaigns under the Powered by Perilous Pamphlets banner offer one-page, brochure-style supplements for your Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition, Old-School Essentials, Mörk Borg, and CY_BORG games.
- Perilous Pamphlet Pack created by Philip Reed Games. Phil inspired the Powered by Perilous Pamphlets co-promotion when he revealed the Perilous Pamphlet Pack: a beautiful box designed to house your 8.5″ x 11″ RPG brochures. If you’re like me, you have pamphlets everywhere, in stacks and between pages acting as oversized bookmarks. This box provides a home for your TTRPG collection. The campaign includes two pamphlet fantasy adventures by Philip Reed as well as a bonus Old-School Essentials one-pager that I wrote and drew. If you want to organize your pamphlets, check out this Kickstarter.
- The Fantasy Grind, Fantasy Adventures for OSE and 5E from Crumbling Keep puts five pamphlets at your disposal. Brochures exemplify ease-of-use. Taking advantage of the form factor, Crumbling Keep provides adventures and resources designed for use with your favorite OSR and 5e TTRPG engines.
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CY_OPERA from Headcheese Productions was inspired by Repo! the Genetic Opera to create a setting pamphlet for CY_BORG. If you’re a fan of cyberpunk or this rock opera about megacorps repossessing your organs, check out Headcheese’s campaign for guidance on incorporating professional organ harvesting into your next neon adventure.
- FLAMES & FLAILS: THE FIERY FORGE – An OSR Adventure Pamphlet from Egg Embry Publishing provides the first taste of my BX / Old-School Essentials setting. Fire is the only magic. You’re hunting a fiery foe to their ever-burning lair. Beware of their traps or you’ll get burned!
- DISCLAIMER: Egg Embry Publishing is my gaming house.
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