The start of each New Year has a limited number of RPG crowdfunding options and this year is no exception. That said, there are some interesting adventures and sourcebooks to check out.
OSR Booster Zine - System Neutral and Mörk Borg from Severed Books
The Death Of Hartwig Grimwald: A 5e One-Shot Adventure from Ardann Creative
Heart of Darkness: Campaign Book for 5th Edition from Navypink
Civitas Rise and Fall: A Worldbuilding and Storytelling RPG from Fleet Save Games
The League: Ministry of Misfits from Andrew Dowell
Gronch's Great Giftmas Heist: A Festive One Shot! ($1) from Kian Collectives
2D6 Legendary Dungeon - A Dungeon Crawler from DR Games
Fantastical Art: Game Mats, Stickers, Pins, & More! from Jessica Feinberg of RareDragons
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OSR Booster Zine - System Neutral and Mörk Borg from Severed Books
- END DATE: Jan 7, 2025 at 12:00pm EST.
- CROWDFUNDING ON: Backerkit
- SYSTEM(S): Largely system neutral with some d20 OSR content for systems like Mörk Borg
- PROJECT TYPE: RPG zine
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $16 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the zine
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Do you need a zine of weapons and armor? 56 pages of brutal arms provided in d20 charts. Inside you’ll find 20 less common weapons and 20 pieces of armor made of everything from metal to meat. This zine dedicates one page per item with an image, physical description, and vital statistics, making the end result a catalog and greater than its parts might suggest. On top of the crunch, there’s an adventure to get these unusual items into your player’s hands. If you want a Mörk Borg-style zine to amp up your gaming experience, check out the Backerkit campaign page for a look at some of the items you’ll find in this booster zine.
The Death Of Hartwig Grimwald: A 5e One-Shot Adventure from Ardann Creative
- END DATE: Sat, January 4 2025 8:03 AM EST.
- SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition
- PROJECT TYPE: Adventure
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: €5 for the PDF of the adventure
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? There’s been a murder committed in a seemingly impossible way. In a family manor, with all of the guests accounted for, there’s been a murder in a locked room, and you have to solve it. This 5e murder mystery puts you in a Regency-era fantasy setting with partiers, family, and a corpse. You have to solve the crime over the course of the night before the murderer strikes again. The 20-page zine includes maps of the manor, guest NPCs, each with a motive, and clues to share with the players. If a 5e murder mystery speaks to you, this campaign is worth a review.
Heart of Darkness: Campaign Book for 5th Edition from Navypink
- END DATE: Sun, January 5 2025 8:55 AM EST.
- SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition
- PROJECT TYPE: Adventure
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: PLN 60 for the PDF of the book
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? This version of Heart of Darkness is a 202-page 5e adventure for levels 4 to 10. With multiple encounters, dungeons, and 75 new monsters, you’ll find a lot of options for your players, though if this relates to Joseph Conrad’s famous work, the possibilities are vague. Leading with a chance encounter with a powerful being in disguise, the character’s lives are on the line as they quest through multiple areas and NPCs. If this adventure interests you, check out the campaign page for a free preview.
Civitas Rise and Fall: A Worldbuilding and Storytelling RPG from Fleet Save Games
- END DATE: Tue, January 7 2025 8:35 AM EST.
- SYSTEM(S): An original system
- PROJECT TYPE: Core rule-zine
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: €10 for the PDF of the zine
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? In this worldbuilding RPG, you’ll play as archaeologists, historiographers, storytellers, and researchers who discovered a forgotten civilization and create its history. Where did this civilization start? What was its rise and zenith like? Why did it fall? As collaborative storytellers, you’ll fill in the blanks for this society. Together, you’ll found a setting and decide its fate. If your gaming table wants to make a world, this game may help you build something amazing.
The League: Ministry of Misfits from Andrew Dowell
- END DATE: Thu, January 2 2025 1:00 PM EST.
- SYSTEM(S): An original system
- PROJECT TYPE: Core rulebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: £16 for the PDF of the game
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? This alternate history RPG is set in a late 19th century steampunk war. Sailing in a Jules Verne-inspired submersible, you’ll fight and adventure with automatons, Atlanteans, and other intelligent and violent sea and surface life. When you see artwork and read the ideas behind this project, you’ll feel the vibes from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, and The Order 1886, its inspirations. Using d6 dice pools, this fiction-first narrative system recreates the feel of RPGs like Blades in the Dark, Death in Space, Eat the Reich, FIST, and Wildsea but with a focus on the world beneath the waves. If you are interested in steampunk sailing and adventure, this campaign page has more details on the setting, system, and some soundtracks to inspire your gameplay.
Gronch's Great Giftmas Heist: A Festive One Shot! ($1) from Kian Collectives
- END DATE: Thu, January 2 2025 2:59 AM EST.
- SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition
- PROJECT TYPE: Adventure
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $1 for the PDF of the adventure
- AI STATEMENT: “This one shot contains no AI art”
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? This holiday-themed 5e one-shot is for 8th level character ready to save Christmas… er, Giftmas. Gronch the Irascible and his sidekick, Xam, hate the holiday season in general, but especially all of its cheer witnessed in the city of Draketon. They strike out at the city and it’s up to you to save Giftmas. The game offers a few new options including magic items, spells, potions, monsters, and merriment, but mostly merriment. If you need some cheer, one with shade of The Grinch throughout, this adventure may be for you.
2D6 Legendary Dungeon - A Dungeon Crawler from DR Games
- END DATE: Tue, January 7 2025 5:00 PM EST.
- SYSTEM(S): 2D6 Dungeon
- PROJECT TYPE: Solo roll and write dungeon crawler
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: £20 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the expansion
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? This is not a standard TTRPG but a solo dungeon crawler, an expansion to 2D6 Dungeon. You’ll play a legendary crawler entering a legendary dungeon where you’ll fight legendary monsters in the hopes of recovering legendary treasure. Using several d6 dice, you’ll roll on charts to see where you go and what you encounter as you record your successes and failures. If you’re interested in a dungeon crawl, this campaign may speak to you.
Fantastical Art: Game Mats, Stickers, Pins, & More! from Jessica Feinberg of RareDragons
- END DATE: Mon, December 30 2024 3:00 PM EST.
- PROJECT TYPE: Artwork
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $32 for a game mat as well as extras
- AI STATEMENT: “All art on this project is original, no AI used.”
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? This campaign offers fun, whimsical artwork, focusing on images like this one of dragons roleplaying. Jessica Feinberg offers some of her fantasy pieces of art as stickers, magnets, pins, game mats, gaming clothes, and more. If you’re a fan of cartoonish artwork that tells a happy tale, this project may be worth a look.
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