Welcome back to our weekly look at tabletop roleplaying game, and accessories, crowdfunding roundup! Each week we’ll be looking at a few campaigns currently running that have caught our eye as well as occasionally speaking to some of the creators about their campaigns, or looking at some of the ‘behind the scenes’ business aspects of putting together, launching, operating and then delivering a crowdfunded project. If you have anything you’d like us to cover, or questions about anything we talk about, please don’t hesitate to leave a comment or contact me directly.
Redshirts: A Starfinder Comedy Adventure Path (Levels 1-3) by T.J. Lantz
(Campaign Ends : Friday 1st September 2017; 22:49 UTC)
Redshirts is a comedic space romp for Starfinder that will appeal to fans of shows such as Red Dwarf, Futurama, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and the movie Spaceballs. It’s 100-120 pages of survival against the odds… or atleast in the face of absurdity, not least by trying to survive the ridiculous orders of the command crew.
Volume 1 features three missions which will take PCs from 1st to 3rd level. The book includes five pregenerated characters for those who just want to pick up and dive straight in.
· Mission 1: The Terrible Tacos: When Captain Ginny wakes up after a weekend bender with an intense craving for tacos, she decides to send her newly arrived recruits on their first mission. Unfortunately for the recruits, the local Taco Galaxy is under deadly new management.
· Mission 2: The Cheaper Cleaner: Stuck in a surveillance mission around a dying star, first officer Laisse Faire decides to save a few credits and send the PCs to pick up his dry cleaning instead of paying for delivery. He's sure the quarantine around the planet won't be a problem.
· Mission 3: The Pirate Bonanza: When several important pieces of the ship's engine go missing, the PCs are sent shopping at the local space pirate flea market with a budget of $0 and the Captain expecting change back. Can the PCs get the ship back in working order or will they end up swabbing the decks of a pirate ship for the rest of their days?
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The Crew of the Uranus Hertz: First officer Liassez Faire, Captain Ginny Tonic, Dr. Eldara Howitzer, Security Chief Mitzy Stuffington, Science Officer Floyd, Chief Engineer Aussie Gummontery
Redshirts: Adventure in Absurdity (Vol. 1) will include the following new things that can be used in any Starfinder game:
3 new specific settings (2 space stations and a planet) which will include statistics and maps.
6 new playable races including: Door-tu-Dorans, Plushians, Aggressians, Mongrels, Pointers, and Beardies.
15 new monsters/NPCs to challenge your PCs, each with full stat blocks and artwork.
Detailed backstory for the Confederation of United Nebuls, Terrestials, and Sidereals (The people who pay the PCs tiny salary). The name of this huge bureaucracy refers to the three types of creatures eligible for citizenship in the Confederation:
· Nebuls (creatures born on non-human worlds or races without significant amounts of human DNA)
· Terrestials (Creatures born on human worlds with a significant amount of human DNA)
· Sidereals (creatures naturally born in space or difficult to categorize)
Lion’s Vault Module for 5th Edition D&D & Pathfinder RPG by 2CGaming
(Campaign Ends : Friday 1st September 2017; 04:00 UTC)
The Lion’s Vault is the third part of the Fate of the Forebears Adventure Path for both 5th Edition and Pathfinder. It begins straight after the events of the City of Sands module. It’s an 80+ page module aiming to take characters from 9th to 11th level that should take about 10 to 12 sessions to play.
The destruction and terror the Nartheneen scepter caused on the metropolis of Archensheen will mark the city for decades. But even as the warring factions of the city fell to its power, it was clear that its evil source came from somewhere. Following a trail of disreputable treasure hunters, it is learned that a long-ruined Nartheneen city in the wastes of the Mirrored Steppes was the source of not only that scepter but all manner of evil and corrupted artifacts.
A dark corruption lies beneath the Nartheneen ruins, tainting everything around it—and this corruption is protected by ancient guardians who will stop at nothing to protect their secrets. What extremes must the adventurers reach to reveal the Nartheneen secrets and what horrors will awaken when they do?
The Mysterious Happenings at Furlong Down. 5th ed Adventure by John R. Davis
(Campaign Ends : Friday 1st September 2017; 09:31 UTC)
The Mysterious Happenings at Furlong Down is mini campaign for 5th edition for four to six 2nd level PCs and, if they survive, they should be around 5th level by the time they’ve made the land safe.
Until 300 years ago only a small but tightly knit clan of humans, dwarves and gnomes called the Pickram had settled these lands. They built many cairns and stone circles for religious purposes and burial of their dead, and that of their enemies too. They suffered much in wars with hobgoblins, had to call on the aid of others, and were eventually subsumed into the Kingdom of Calvic - now the dominant political force in the land.
In recent decades, the land was plagued by a vampire, whose reign of terror was ended in a great conflagration at its lair.
The village, Furlong Down, has 25 buildings. Its people are mostly human, with dwarves, half orcs, half elves and elves, and even a dragonborn. The village is situated in an area of rolling downs; gentle hills that are often laden with mist. It has a mixture of arable, pasture and fishing. There is one Inn, and a several support buildings including a mercantile store, carpenter, blacksmith, and tailor. It is rather isolated but offers a safe place to rest on long journeys. Or rather it did, things now seem to be taking a turn for the worst. Luckily a party of heroic PCs are about to arrive.
A map of the village is supplied as well as a few hex maps, at a scale of 1 mile per hex.
The Draw of Glenfallow, a 5th edition adventure module by W.S. Quinton
(Campaign Ends : Saturday 2nd September 2017; 01:00 UTC)
The Draw of Glenfallow is a 5th edition adventure module by W.S. Quinton that’s currently running on Kickstarter. The adventure is the first part of a new series called the Tarot Adventures, with each adventure themed after the cards in a Tarot deck. The Draw of Glenfallow sets the stage for the series by introducing a key character (Pieron) and is designed for 3 to 6 characters of levels 1 to 3.
Pieron was just another commoner until an encounter with a mysterious woman and a magical deck of cards changed his destiny. Now Pieron is seeking out stout companions to aid him in claiming his birthright, the Keep at Glenfallow.
Overrun by monsters a century ago, the keep at Glenfallow now lies in ruin.
Will you help Pieron face unknown peril? Would you dare to stand beside the future lord of Glenfallow as he struggles to retake what it is rightfully his? Can you forge the destiny of a newly minted lord?
A host of monsters stand between Pieron and his destiny. The malicious goblin chief lords over his subjects, and dark creatures stir in the catacombs beneath the keep.
Will you gamble your future on The Draw of Glenfallow?
The second book in the series, Comet over Echo Rock, is already being playtested and illustrated and will launch on Kickstarter as soon as this project had been fulfilled.
What Lies Beyond Reason Part 2; Adventures for Pathfinder/5e by Michal Watt
(Campaign Ends : Monday 4th September 2017; 00:18 UTC)
The What Lies Beyond adventure series runs from levels 1 to 12 and are intended for a party of 4 to 6 characters. The series is a trilogy and this campaign is for the middle part of the story arc for characters of 6th to 8th level. Don’t worry if you missed part one though as the campaign does include a ‘catch-up’ pledge level enabling you to pick up the previous four adventures and a campaign guide!
The Mad God's legacy continues to plague the Eternal City!
The Echo of Faith, a twisted spirit obsessed with atoning for her crime of deicide, plunges Anduria deeper into the darkness of the void. Her plans bring the unsuspecting citizens that much closer to the brink of annihilation.
Only a handful of souls are even aware of the coming darkness, and most of those cannot be trusted. The characters are all that stand between the city and utter ruin.
Having survived the mind bending energies of corrupt artifacts, the hungry predation of nightmarish creatures and the plans of sorcerers and devil worshipers, the characters stand on the cusp of understanding just how deep the crisis goes...
The continuing adventures begin to peel away the final layers to allow the players to see the bigger picture at play. All the hints and clues they have gathered so far begin to fit together.
"Sanitarium" (Adventure 4) details the fall from grace of the Healing Hands, an altruistic organisation that has been secretly harboring the divine corpse of the Mad God Aether. The acolytes are about to learn that the aphorism "The road to hell is paved with good intentions" holds truth, as their attempts to siphon off divine energies only accelerate the city's woes, and that deals with infernal organisations never end well - for anyone. The city will never be the same.
As the dust settles, the characters, armed with knowledge of an arcane ritual that might arrest the slide into madness, must uncover why the city has been bled dry of much needed silver. "Seeking Silver" (Adventure 5) sees the characters uncover the oppression of a nearby mining community at the hands of evil forces and amoral merchants, and the seemingly unconnected events that are actually derived from the same source as the city's troubles. They must confront a fallen ally and offer them one last chance at redemption...
Dimgaard Vol. XXI – 5e DnD Adventures by Dan Hass
(Campaign Ends : Monday 4th September 2017; 04:59 UTC)
Dan Hass is back with another instalment of his Dimgaard series of 5E adventures. This time offering six adventures within two story arcs and two supplements – GLD21 Blood Hunt CR0-2 and DG30 Adventuring Days I for 1st level PCs.
This volume continues two previous series with episodes 16 through 18 of Fey Secrets and episodes 5 through 7 of Tyranny in Purple.
The three Fey Secrets adventures are…
FS16 Against Bane Cross. The Jarlfolk have united to end the plague that is Bane Cross. They have lured the abominations out of their fortified positions into a favorable battleground. But battles rarely unfold precisely according to plan. Can heroes emerge to ensure this is the decisive battle against Bane Cross? A Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Adventure for 1-8 16th level characters. Episode sixteen in Fey Secrets.
FS17 The Search For Bane Cross. Duplicity at the battle for the Jarlfolk domain allowed Bane Cross – the leader of the enclave responsible for suffering throughout Dimgaard – to escape. Can heroes find this evil favorite of the dark archfey Arethisia and end his blight on the cosmos? A Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Adventure for 1-8 17th level characters. Episode seventeen in Fey Secrets.
FS18 Uria's Respite. In the frozen north a hidden enclave that worships an ancient hag shields Bane Cross from justice for decades of murder and strife he has imposed on Dimgaard. Can heroes bring judgement to the serial killer? A Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Adventure for 1-8 18th level characters. Episode eighteen in Fey Secrets.
The Tyranny in Purple adventures are…
TP5 Tofarian Response. The village of Chogneaux rebelled against the Tofarian Empire when an unexpected special levy was imposed. Heroes emerged who deposed the baron of Chogneaux to establish a new regime that is asserting its independence from the Tofarian Empire, but the Empire won’t sit idly. Can heroes defend the fledgling revolution against the Tofarian response? A Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Adventure for 1-8 5th level characters. Episode five of Tyranny in Purple.
TP6 Into the Cavern Realm. As the fledgling rebellion considers how it will face the response by the Empire’s main armies, an unexpected opportunity presents itself. A vast hidden realm has been discovered, and a representative has offered to smooth introductions for the revolutionaries. Can heroes deliver the diplomat and noble to his home and foster relationships that could help free the bonded states from the Empire? A Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Adventure for 1-8 6th level characters. Episode six of Tyranny in Purple.
TP7 The Onyxbane Martyr. The rebellion’s search for allies in the fight against the Tofarian Empire has led them into the Cavern Realm beneath the Dragonteeth Mountains. There a vast nation of dwarves (the Onyxbanes) is facing a cultural struggle between traditional dwarven independence and isolation, and a rising opinion that dwarves should forge ties with other groups. Can heroes emerge to gel this cultural flux into an alliance for the rebels? A Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Adventure for 1-8 7th level characters. Episode seven in Tyranny in Purple.
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Until next week, have fun and happy gaming!
Angus Abranson
Redshirts: A Starfinder Comedy Adventure Path (Levels 1-3) by T.J. Lantz
(Campaign Ends : Friday 1st September 2017; 22:49 UTC)
Redshirts is a comedic space romp for Starfinder that will appeal to fans of shows such as Red Dwarf, Futurama, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and the movie Spaceballs. It’s 100-120 pages of survival against the odds… or atleast in the face of absurdity, not least by trying to survive the ridiculous orders of the command crew.
Volume 1 features three missions which will take PCs from 1st to 3rd level. The book includes five pregenerated characters for those who just want to pick up and dive straight in.
· Mission 1: The Terrible Tacos: When Captain Ginny wakes up after a weekend bender with an intense craving for tacos, she decides to send her newly arrived recruits on their first mission. Unfortunately for the recruits, the local Taco Galaxy is under deadly new management.
· Mission 2: The Cheaper Cleaner: Stuck in a surveillance mission around a dying star, first officer Laisse Faire decides to save a few credits and send the PCs to pick up his dry cleaning instead of paying for delivery. He's sure the quarantine around the planet won't be a problem.
· Mission 3: The Pirate Bonanza: When several important pieces of the ship's engine go missing, the PCs are sent shopping at the local space pirate flea market with a budget of $0 and the Captain expecting change back. Can the PCs get the ship back in working order or will they end up swabbing the decks of a pirate ship for the rest of their days?
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The Crew of the Uranus Hertz: First officer Liassez Faire, Captain Ginny Tonic, Dr. Eldara Howitzer, Security Chief Mitzy Stuffington, Science Officer Floyd, Chief Engineer Aussie Gummontery
Redshirts: Adventure in Absurdity (Vol. 1) will include the following new things that can be used in any Starfinder game:
3 new specific settings (2 space stations and a planet) which will include statistics and maps.
6 new playable races including: Door-tu-Dorans, Plushians, Aggressians, Mongrels, Pointers, and Beardies.
15 new monsters/NPCs to challenge your PCs, each with full stat blocks and artwork.
Detailed backstory for the Confederation of United Nebuls, Terrestials, and Sidereals (The people who pay the PCs tiny salary). The name of this huge bureaucracy refers to the three types of creatures eligible for citizenship in the Confederation:
· Nebuls (creatures born on non-human worlds or races without significant amounts of human DNA)
· Terrestials (Creatures born on human worlds with a significant amount of human DNA)
· Sidereals (creatures naturally born in space or difficult to categorize)
Lion’s Vault Module for 5th Edition D&D & Pathfinder RPG by 2CGaming
(Campaign Ends : Friday 1st September 2017; 04:00 UTC)
The Lion’s Vault is the third part of the Fate of the Forebears Adventure Path for both 5th Edition and Pathfinder. It begins straight after the events of the City of Sands module. It’s an 80+ page module aiming to take characters from 9th to 11th level that should take about 10 to 12 sessions to play.
The destruction and terror the Nartheneen scepter caused on the metropolis of Archensheen will mark the city for decades. But even as the warring factions of the city fell to its power, it was clear that its evil source came from somewhere. Following a trail of disreputable treasure hunters, it is learned that a long-ruined Nartheneen city in the wastes of the Mirrored Steppes was the source of not only that scepter but all manner of evil and corrupted artifacts.
A dark corruption lies beneath the Nartheneen ruins, tainting everything around it—and this corruption is protected by ancient guardians who will stop at nothing to protect their secrets. What extremes must the adventurers reach to reveal the Nartheneen secrets and what horrors will awaken when they do?
The Mysterious Happenings at Furlong Down. 5th ed Adventure by John R. Davis
(Campaign Ends : Friday 1st September 2017; 09:31 UTC)
The Mysterious Happenings at Furlong Down is mini campaign for 5th edition for four to six 2nd level PCs and, if they survive, they should be around 5th level by the time they’ve made the land safe.
Until 300 years ago only a small but tightly knit clan of humans, dwarves and gnomes called the Pickram had settled these lands. They built many cairns and stone circles for religious purposes and burial of their dead, and that of their enemies too. They suffered much in wars with hobgoblins, had to call on the aid of others, and were eventually subsumed into the Kingdom of Calvic - now the dominant political force in the land.
In recent decades, the land was plagued by a vampire, whose reign of terror was ended in a great conflagration at its lair.
The village, Furlong Down, has 25 buildings. Its people are mostly human, with dwarves, half orcs, half elves and elves, and even a dragonborn. The village is situated in an area of rolling downs; gentle hills that are often laden with mist. It has a mixture of arable, pasture and fishing. There is one Inn, and a several support buildings including a mercantile store, carpenter, blacksmith, and tailor. It is rather isolated but offers a safe place to rest on long journeys. Or rather it did, things now seem to be taking a turn for the worst. Luckily a party of heroic PCs are about to arrive.
A map of the village is supplied as well as a few hex maps, at a scale of 1 mile per hex.
The Draw of Glenfallow, a 5th edition adventure module by W.S. Quinton
(Campaign Ends : Saturday 2nd September 2017; 01:00 UTC)
The Draw of Glenfallow is a 5th edition adventure module by W.S. Quinton that’s currently running on Kickstarter. The adventure is the first part of a new series called the Tarot Adventures, with each adventure themed after the cards in a Tarot deck. The Draw of Glenfallow sets the stage for the series by introducing a key character (Pieron) and is designed for 3 to 6 characters of levels 1 to 3.
Pieron was just another commoner until an encounter with a mysterious woman and a magical deck of cards changed his destiny. Now Pieron is seeking out stout companions to aid him in claiming his birthright, the Keep at Glenfallow.
Overrun by monsters a century ago, the keep at Glenfallow now lies in ruin.
Will you help Pieron face unknown peril? Would you dare to stand beside the future lord of Glenfallow as he struggles to retake what it is rightfully his? Can you forge the destiny of a newly minted lord?
A host of monsters stand between Pieron and his destiny. The malicious goblin chief lords over his subjects, and dark creatures stir in the catacombs beneath the keep.
Will you gamble your future on The Draw of Glenfallow?
The second book in the series, Comet over Echo Rock, is already being playtested and illustrated and will launch on Kickstarter as soon as this project had been fulfilled.
What Lies Beyond Reason Part 2; Adventures for Pathfinder/5e by Michal Watt
(Campaign Ends : Monday 4th September 2017; 00:18 UTC)
The What Lies Beyond adventure series runs from levels 1 to 12 and are intended for a party of 4 to 6 characters. The series is a trilogy and this campaign is for the middle part of the story arc for characters of 6th to 8th level. Don’t worry if you missed part one though as the campaign does include a ‘catch-up’ pledge level enabling you to pick up the previous four adventures and a campaign guide!
The Mad God's legacy continues to plague the Eternal City!
The Echo of Faith, a twisted spirit obsessed with atoning for her crime of deicide, plunges Anduria deeper into the darkness of the void. Her plans bring the unsuspecting citizens that much closer to the brink of annihilation.
Only a handful of souls are even aware of the coming darkness, and most of those cannot be trusted. The characters are all that stand between the city and utter ruin.
Having survived the mind bending energies of corrupt artifacts, the hungry predation of nightmarish creatures and the plans of sorcerers and devil worshipers, the characters stand on the cusp of understanding just how deep the crisis goes...
The continuing adventures begin to peel away the final layers to allow the players to see the bigger picture at play. All the hints and clues they have gathered so far begin to fit together.
"Sanitarium" (Adventure 4) details the fall from grace of the Healing Hands, an altruistic organisation that has been secretly harboring the divine corpse of the Mad God Aether. The acolytes are about to learn that the aphorism "The road to hell is paved with good intentions" holds truth, as their attempts to siphon off divine energies only accelerate the city's woes, and that deals with infernal organisations never end well - for anyone. The city will never be the same.
As the dust settles, the characters, armed with knowledge of an arcane ritual that might arrest the slide into madness, must uncover why the city has been bled dry of much needed silver. "Seeking Silver" (Adventure 5) sees the characters uncover the oppression of a nearby mining community at the hands of evil forces and amoral merchants, and the seemingly unconnected events that are actually derived from the same source as the city's troubles. They must confront a fallen ally and offer them one last chance at redemption...
Dimgaard Vol. XXI – 5e DnD Adventures by Dan Hass
(Campaign Ends : Monday 4th September 2017; 04:59 UTC)
Dan Hass is back with another instalment of his Dimgaard series of 5E adventures. This time offering six adventures within two story arcs and two supplements – GLD21 Blood Hunt CR0-2 and DG30 Adventuring Days I for 1st level PCs.
This volume continues two previous series with episodes 16 through 18 of Fey Secrets and episodes 5 through 7 of Tyranny in Purple.
The three Fey Secrets adventures are…
FS16 Against Bane Cross. The Jarlfolk have united to end the plague that is Bane Cross. They have lured the abominations out of their fortified positions into a favorable battleground. But battles rarely unfold precisely according to plan. Can heroes emerge to ensure this is the decisive battle against Bane Cross? A Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Adventure for 1-8 16th level characters. Episode sixteen in Fey Secrets.
FS17 The Search For Bane Cross. Duplicity at the battle for the Jarlfolk domain allowed Bane Cross – the leader of the enclave responsible for suffering throughout Dimgaard – to escape. Can heroes find this evil favorite of the dark archfey Arethisia and end his blight on the cosmos? A Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Adventure for 1-8 17th level characters. Episode seventeen in Fey Secrets.
FS18 Uria's Respite. In the frozen north a hidden enclave that worships an ancient hag shields Bane Cross from justice for decades of murder and strife he has imposed on Dimgaard. Can heroes bring judgement to the serial killer? A Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Adventure for 1-8 18th level characters. Episode eighteen in Fey Secrets.
The Tyranny in Purple adventures are…
TP5 Tofarian Response. The village of Chogneaux rebelled against the Tofarian Empire when an unexpected special levy was imposed. Heroes emerged who deposed the baron of Chogneaux to establish a new regime that is asserting its independence from the Tofarian Empire, but the Empire won’t sit idly. Can heroes defend the fledgling revolution against the Tofarian response? A Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Adventure for 1-8 5th level characters. Episode five of Tyranny in Purple.
TP6 Into the Cavern Realm. As the fledgling rebellion considers how it will face the response by the Empire’s main armies, an unexpected opportunity presents itself. A vast hidden realm has been discovered, and a representative has offered to smooth introductions for the revolutionaries. Can heroes deliver the diplomat and noble to his home and foster relationships that could help free the bonded states from the Empire? A Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Adventure for 1-8 6th level characters. Episode six of Tyranny in Purple.
TP7 The Onyxbane Martyr. The rebellion’s search for allies in the fight against the Tofarian Empire has led them into the Cavern Realm beneath the Dragonteeth Mountains. There a vast nation of dwarves (the Onyxbanes) is facing a cultural struggle between traditional dwarven independence and isolation, and a rising opinion that dwarves should forge ties with other groups. Can heroes emerge to gel this cultural flux into an alliance for the rebels? A Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Adventure for 1-8 7th level characters. Episode seven in Tyranny in Purple.
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If you like what we do here at EN World (the Forums, Columns, News, ENnies, etc) and would like to help support us to bring you MORE please consider supporting our Patreon. Even a single dollar helps Thanks!
**********
If you have a forthcoming Kickstarter, or see one that excites you, please feel free to drop me an email on angus.abranson@gmail.com You can follow me on Twitter @ Angus_A or on Facebook where I often post about gaming.
Until next week, have fun and happy gaming!
Angus Abranson
