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Egg Embry

Egg Embry is part of EN World's Columnist (ENWC) program as well as a columnist for Knights of the Dinner Table, d20 Radio, the Open Gaming Network, the Tessera Guild, and GAMA's magazine, Around the Table. His area of focus is tabletop RPG crowdfunding campaigns.
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RPG Crowdfunding News – Destiny Aurora, Blood Floats in Space, and more

Jan 15

The RPG crowdfunding projects presented in this article end between January 24th to the 30th unless they’re a quickstarter. There are eight options during that period including RPGs and related products, each worth judging for yourself.

Whispers In the Dark Kickstarter – An Interview with Matt Corley

Jan 14

Matt Corley of Saturday Morning Scenarios (publisher of Lamp’s Light Sanitarium and Harper’s Tale) and I talk about his next Dungeons & Dragons 5e project, Whispers in the Dark: Quickstart Rules for 5e. Created with EN World columnist, M.T. Black, this quickstarter is a taste of the full product that they’ll crowdfund this spring. In this interview, Matt shares some details about the game, his...

RPG Crowdfunding News – Arclands, Deal with the Dead, The Folio, and more

Jan 08

This week I look at RPG crowdfunding projects that end between January 9th and 23rd (a larger period than normal as several quickstarters dropped that I had not covered elsewhere). It’s not a crowded field (I share eight projects in this article), but there are still a variety of options to choose from.

Rivers of London and Chaosium – Talking to Michael O'Brien

Jan 07

A crop of novels are coming to your gaming table: Altered Carbon, Broken Earth, Dune, The Witcher, and more. For their part, Chaosium joins the party with an amazing entry, Rivers of London. Between that and Jonstown Compendium, their community content program for RuneQuest and Greg Stafford’s Glorantha, Chaosium continues to demonstrate why they dominate at the ENnie Awards. After returning...

Talking 52 in 52 with Owen KC Stephens

Jan 02

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Crowdfunding News – Complete Illustrated Book of Conjuration and more

Jan 01

This week, I roundup most of the RPG crowdfunding projects that end between January 10th and the 16th. As you can see, it’s a thin field with eight entries (including a quickstarter that ends around the day this article goes live). Despite the time of year, these entries obtained a solid number of backers and exceeded their goals, which has to be counted as a win.

Crowdfunding News – Starship Warden, TABLETOPS & TENTACLES, and more

Dec 25

On Christmas day, I’m looking at a sizable (for a holiday) collection of RPG crowdfunding projects that end between January 3rd and the 9th, including one co-written by James M. Ward, one that uses runes instead of dice, a new RPG magazine, and more unique projects!

World of Darkness: Year of the Road Interview with Matt M McElroy

Dec 24

The Storytellers Vault, the World of Darkness/Chronicles of Darkness community content digital storefront, is running their first storyline event. “Year of the Road is a collaborative effort by World of Darkness community content creators making new supplements based on the themes of travel along the highways and byways in the World of Darkness.” I was curious about the event, what it meant to...

Crowdfunding News - Secrets of Starfall, Dungeon Down Time, and more

Dec 18

These RPG crowdfunding projects end between December 27th and January 2nd (with three extras added to the list because, let’s face it, this is when RPG crowdfunding projects thin out for the year). During that 7-day period, there are five projects ending (eight reported here).

RPG Crowdfunding News - Kisarta, Mistborn Metal Dice, Retropunk, and More

Dec 11

This edition of RPG Crowdfunding News focuses on RPG crowdfunding projects that end between Friday, December 20th and the day after Christmas: The Christmas Batch. Why end your campaign during the time of the year when continents of the world are on holiday? I think the answer is either they’re expecting a CHRISTMAS MIRACLE (capital letters) or these creators have never heard of Christmas and...

Crowdfunding News – Gradient Descent, City of Mists, GiantLands, and more

Dec 04

This article looks at RPG crowdfunding projects ending between December 13th to the 19th. As is normal for the end of the year, there are fewer projects with eleven in this article versus over double that number in the months leading up to the holiday season. As we close out the year, GameOnTabletop is picking up more RPG projects like Vast Kaviya, Of Dreams and Magic 2nd Edition, and Torg...

Crowdfunding News – A Christmas Carol Adventure, Electric Bastionland, and more

Nov 27

All of the RPG crowdfunding projects shared here are available through either GameOnTabletop, IndieGoGo, or Kickstarter and end between December 6th and the 12th. Due to the holiday season, the number of entries declined from the low-20s over the past several weeks to 15 for this report. However, that does not decrease the creativity with projects ranging from a 5e Charles Dickens adventure to...

Interview with Travis Legge for Scarred Lands (Onyx Path Publishing)

Nov 21

Travis Legge (Onyx Path Publishing and Aegis Studios) reached out to me with a press release for Scarred Land’s Vigil Watch and Yugman’s Guide to Ghelspad. Around this time last year, Travis spoke to me about becoming an official freelancer with OPP. His position has blossomed since then, and when he reached out, it morphed into an interview about the Scarred Lands, Pugmire, and his other work.

Crowdfunding News – The Islands of Sina Una, TORG Cyberpapacy, and more

Nov 20

The 22 RPG crowdfunding projects covered in this article end between Black Friday and December 5th, 2019. This is a sizeable field (with the addition of an RPG quickstarter) end during some of the busiest shopping days in the US, and I’ll be interested to see if that event impacts their results.

RPG Crowdfunding News – Vaesen, Deadlands: Lost Colony, and More

Nov 13

This week, I look at RPG crowdfunding projects that end between November 22nd through Thanksgiving (28th). Of the eighteen projects covered here, six end on US Thanksgiving eve or the day of Thanksgiving. It's a bold decision and I’m eager to see how many final 48 hours bids they pick up.

Crowdfunding News – Kingdoms and Warfare, and more

Nov 06

This week I share RPG crowdfunding campaigns that end between November 15th to the 21st. Among these 17 campaigns is the fourth member of the million-dollar RPG crowdfunding campaign. What’s that? It’s a tabletop RPG crowdfunding project that reaches a million dollars like Matt Colville’s Strongholds & Streaming, John Wick’s (now Chaosium’s) 7th Sea: Second Edition, and Hit Point Press’...

RPG Crowdfunding News – Corpus Malicious, Doikayt, Arcana Academy, and more

Oct 30

In this article, I review RPG crowdfunding campaigns that end between November 8th and November 14th. This list includes at least 17 projects; there are more, but during that 7-day stretch, I selected these to reflect on.

Talking Vast Kaviya with Mike Myler

Oct 25

EN World’s own Mike Myler (EN5ider, 2099 Wasteland) has a new project crowdfunding at GameOnTabletop, Vast Kaviya for Dungeons & Dragons 5e. I talk with Mike about Vast Kaviya, his other projects, and why he moved to GameOnTabletop.

RPG Crowdfunding News - Haunted West, Wolves of God, Ross Rifles, and more

Oct 23

This week, I review 18 RPG crowdfunding campaigns through Kickstarter, IndieGoGo, and GameOnTabletop. These RPG related projects were selected because they end between November 1st through the 7th and include works such as Haunted West, Ross Rifles, and Moth Children.*

Crowdfunding News – RECLAIMER, Visigoths vs Mall Goths, and more

Oct 16

This week, I review 18 RPG-related crowdfunding campaigns that run from October 25th through Halloween (the 31st). While the majority are via Kickstarter, one is on GameOnTabletop. With Kickstarter’s union status pending [here, here, and here], there’s interest in alternative platforms such as GameOnTabletop, IndieGoGo, and Gamefound.