Crowdfunding News – Terra Oblivion, Ngolo Diaspora, and more

In this article, I share RPG Kickstarters that end by July 16th. This week, I focus on projects that speak to me from Khepera Publishing, MVmedia Philip Reed Games, and more. Unfortunately, that means hits like The Black Hack Second Edition - Classic Monsters from Gold Piece Publications and 5th Edition Monsters & Treasure of Aihrde from Troll Lord Games were linked instead of given short previews. Despite that, game listed here is worth checking out.

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Terra Oblivion from Khepera Publishing
  • END DATE: Fri, July 10 2020 2:59 PM EDT.
  • SYSTEM(S): MYTHIC D6
  • PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
  • MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $15 for the PDF
  • NOTE: I have an interview with Jerry D. Grayson of Khepera Publishing on d20 Radio here
  • NOTE TWO: Try before you buy with the Terra Oblivion sample here
“A pre-apocalyptic game of eco-espionage, set on a world slowly being killed by humanity’s need to consume. In the distant future, humanity leaves a dying Earth behind to find a better home. When the pristine world of Terra is found, it soon becomes evident that humanity has learned nothing from their past. The colonists soon discover things are different here: the world is alive and taking resources requires something to be given in return. This time, humanity is literally killing the planet. Recognizing the world is dying, heroes from all walks of life band together to safeguard the world from humanity's voracious appetite for consumption. A 96-page, full color, hardback source book for the MYTHIC D6 System.”



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Ngolo Diaspora from MVmedia, LLC
  • END DATE: Wed, July 15 2020 7:00 AM EDT.
  • SYSTEM(S): An original system
  • PROJECT TYPE: Core rulebooks and cards
  • MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $25 + $5 US S/H for the physical comic and PDFs of the two RPG books and cards
  • NOTE: I have an interview with Balogun Ojetade on d20 Radio here
“An African Martial arts comic book series based on the award-winning Ngolo screenplay. Ngolo Diaspora takes place in the near future in a world similar to ours, yet different. In this world assassinations are legal, as long as they are carried about by government sanctioned guild. Guilds are used to settle disputes between the powerful and the ordinary, with each side given a grace period to settle their differences before the assassination contract activates. Of the six sanctioned guilds, the Bloodmen are the most skilled and the most feared because of their deadly fighting style, Ngolo. Just the mention of their involvement can bring parties to the table. But some think the guilds have become too powerful and are bent on destroying them. Their target? The Bloodmen. The Bloodmen are forced to go into hiding, code name ‘Ngolo Diaspora.’”



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The Book of Dungeon Encounters, for use with Fantasy RPGs from Philip Reed Games
  • END DATE: Thu, July 9 2020 4:01 PM EDT.
  • SYSTEM(S): System neutral
  • PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
  • MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $1 for the PDF
  • NOTE: I have an interview with Phil Reed coming up here at EN World
“A collection of 100 different dungeon encounters that gamemasters can use with almost any fantasy roleplaying game. The Book of Dungeon Encounters is a 48-page 8.5" x 11" saddle-stitched book that is packed with 100 different dungeon encounter ideas. These are for use with almost any fantasy RPG, especially old-school RPGs that use square grids for combat, though imaginative gamemasters will no doubt find ways to adapt everything detailed within these pages to any system, including those that use hexes for combat maps. The book is presented as a giant d100 table, giving the gamemaster 100 different encounter ideas that can either be randomly rolled or selected to construct a dungeon. 90 of the encounters are presented as descriptions only -- no maps -- and range from low-level fights against dungeon beasties all of the way to strange gateways that lead to other worlds. Ten of the encounters include square grid maps that were created using the SkeletonKey Games 2e Adventure Tiles.”


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NeverEnding: Bring Your Stories To Life from NeverEnding, Inc
  • END DATE: Sun, July 12 2020 12:01 PM EDT.
  • PROJECT TYPE: Online character builder and more
  • MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $29 for the Beta version plus 1 year of the full platform
“Online character builder, scene builder, and animation platform + an overflowing library of customizeable art assets for TTRPG players! Using NeverEnding, you can quickly and easily create custom images of your characters in different poses and a variety of armors, weapons, and items, build scenes with those characters by adding a background, props, creatures, and other characters, add animated gifs of props and spells and even pre-programmed animations to turn your scenes into cool animated videos. You can even record yourself speaking or upload an audio recording to make your animation more complete.”



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5E DnD / Pathfinder 1E Adventure Module - The Collector from Zan’s Adventures :dndnext: :pf:
  • END DATE: Sun, July 12 2020 4:26 AM EDT.
  • SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition and Pathfinder 1e
  • PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
  • MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $8 for PDFs of the D&D5e and PF1e versions plus maps
The Collector, a man of wealth and power, will stop at nothing to get that which he desires. RPG Adventure Module 5E D&D, Pathfinder 1E. Through the hustle and bustle of the busy tavern, you notice the front doors open. A tall man with brown hair, and a finely trimmed mustache and goatee enters the room. He wears a bright red shirt that is stitched together with silver thread. A jeweled sword hangs from his hip. He is flanked by 6 heavily armed men. Each of the 6 men wears a uniform, colored red and black with gold trim. An intimidatingly large Irish Wolfhound, with a gold collar, follows the tall man faithfully. The tall man heads towards the crowded bar. He is a man of wealth, status, and privilege, known as the Collector. When he wants something, he gets it, by any means necessary. And you have something that he wants. How will your players react when they find out that a rich and powerful man is after their most prized possession? And to what lengths will they go to get it back?”





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Inn between Worlds from Texas in August Studio :fate:
  • END DATE: Thu, July 16 2020 8:42 AM EDT.
  • SYSTEM(S): Fate
  • PROJECT TYPE: Core rulebook
  • MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $30 for the PDF and printed versions
“An RPG supplement about an inn and tavern that sit on damage to reality. It's like the Bermuda Triangle with a front desk. You don’t just use the inn between worlds as an occasional base between adventures. It is a home to adventures. The taverns and inns play an important part of RPGs is long established. For the most part, after party meets and works out their next adventure, inns and taverns are neglected. This is a pity. There is a lot of potential for adventure with an inn and a tavern. Inn between Worlds is my effort at making the place a home to adventures. The Inn between Worlds also provides seven new powers or stunts, five new monsters, 12 NPCs, tables for encounters and plot hooks. It also has a new subsystem, which helps a gaming group design their own version of the hotel or inn-and-tavern. So, the GM can use the predesigned version that comes with the book, or the group can design their own unique take on the place.”


RPG QUICK HITS

The Black Hack Second Edition - Classic Monsters from Gold Piece Publications :osr:
  • END DATE: Thu, July 2 2020 11:00 AM EDT.
  • NOTE: Try before you buy with the free Classic Monsters at DriveThruRPG
  • “A book of classic monsters for use with The Black Hack Second Edition RPG.”
Wanderer Gamebook+ from Thunderegg Productions
  • END DATE: Sun, July 12 2020 12:38 PM EDT.
  • “A fantasy gamebook in the tradition of Lone Wolf and Fighting Fantasy. It can also be used as a full-fledged solo RPG!”
Adventure Tiles: Darkharrow Crypt from SkeletonKey Games
  • END DATE: Thu, July 9 2020 5:00 PM EDT.
  • “An expanding series of detailed 2D terrain tiles for tabletop (and virtual tabletop) RPGs. Tile formats include print, PDF, and VTT.”
Runt: a materials free & rules-lite roleplaying system from Devon Wiersma
  • END DATE: Sun, July 12 2020 8:00 PM EDT.
  • “A materials free, rules-lite, and genre agnostic tabletop roleplaying game system with an emphasis on storytelling and simple gameplay.”
5th Edition Monsters & Treasure of Aihrde from Troll Lord Games :dndnext:
  • END DATE: Wed, July 15 2020 12:31 AM EDT.
  • “Monsters: For those few able to overcome the challenges, there is renown, wealth and everlasting glory in the Songs of the Bards!”
NerdBirds Tabletop RPG from InkSpector
  • END DATE: Fri, July 10 2020 10:59 AM EDT.
  • “A low crunch scifi TTRPG set on a dark and humorous alien world.”
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Egg Embry

Egg Embry



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Interesting, Philip Reed is using for his Kickstarter's book cover the same cover that is in use for Mythras Classic Fantasy.

The Design Mechanism

Oh and I love the idea for "Inn Between Worlds", just am not a fan of the Fate system. :/ Anyhow, as usual I appreciate the crowdfunding news article Egg. Keep up the good work.

Edit: Also, is it just me or are Kickstarter "layouts" getting more confusing in recent months? I looked at getting Phil's but the pretty confusing on how to just snag it all sort of scenario like I like to do. His isn't the first one I've come across lately where I had a hard time trying to figure out what was what. Maybe I'm finally hitting early dementia. (shrugs)
 
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Texas in August Studio

Texas in August Studio
Inn between Worlds is my project. Thank you Egg for including it here.

The book has actually been written for both Savage Worlds and Fate. I actually prefer Savage Worlds. But I could not get an Ace license, so I could not give out backer copies during a Kickstarter. That would count as a sales. Without a Ace license, the only approved sales are through the PEG section of DriveThru.

I will also be releasing a Savage Worlds version.
 

Oryzarius

Strigiform Storyteller
Supporter
Don't forget Steve Jackson Games' GURPS 2020 PDF Challenge, running through July 13.

The GURPS team, under the direction of GURPS Line Editor Sean Punch, has prepared a dozen different PDFs . . . and this is your chance to possibly grab all twelve of the new PDFs for only $3!

Starting with the latest expansion to the GURPS Action series (see Warehouse 23), your pledge of $3 secures you a PDF copy of GURPS Action 6 - Tricked Out Rides. This 10-page PDF, written by Sean Punch, is a quick-and-dirty toolkit for adventures where sports cars pack more gadgetry than fighter jets, and miniguns fit behind headlights!

One new PDF is great, but the project gets more exciting for all of the backers as stretch goals are unlocked. With each unlocked stretch goal (see below), we'll add another one of the twelve new PDFs to your rewards . . . that $3 pledge becomes an even better deal as more backers join the campaign.


Six of the twelve PDFs have already been unlocked, and it's only the first day of the campaign.
 

Don't forget Steve Jackson Games' GURPS 2020 PDF Challenge, running through July 13.

The GURPS team, under the direction of GURPS Line Editor Sean Punch, has prepared a dozen different PDFs . . . and this is your chance to possibly grab all twelve of the new PDFs for only $3!

Starting with the latest expansion to the GURPS Action series (see Warehouse 23), your pledge of $3 secures you a PDF copy of GURPS Action 6 - Tricked Out Rides. This 10-page PDF, written by Sean Punch, is a quick-and-dirty toolkit for adventures where sports cars pack more gadgetry than fighter jets, and miniguns fit behind headlights!

One new PDF is great, but the project gets more exciting for all of the backers as stretch goals are unlocked. With each unlocked stretch goal (see below), we'll add another one of the twelve new PDFs to your rewards . . . that $3 pledge becomes an even better deal as more backers join the campaign.


Six of the twelve PDFs have already been unlocked, and it's only the first day of the campaign.

I can't forget it, @philreed won't let me! :p
 

Interesting, Philip Reed is using for his Kickstarter's book cover the same cover that is in use for Mythras Classic Fantasy.

The Design Mechanism
It's a common practice for many publishers. Briefly, I write about the use of stock art and reusing the same stock art for the covers of different books at d20 Radio. In that article, I look at the reuse of a piece by Tithi Luadthong as the cover for at least three projects.
 



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