This week’s article looks at RPG crowdfunding projects ending between July 14 and 28. As with every week, this is a sampling from several crowdfunding sites. I cover several RPGs (core and sourcebooks), a Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 Edition sourcebook, and a convention.
Iron Kingdoms: The Nightmare Empire from Privateer Press
Arcanis 5E Campaign Setting Runic Edition from Paradigm Concepts
Fading Suns: Lost Worlds from Ulisses Spiele
Hieronymus: Garden of Earthly Delights Edition from Laurie O'Connel
65 Enchanted Trinkets for D&D 5th Edition from EN Publishing
A Folklore Bestiary from The Merry Mushmen
Libram of Lists - Adding Detail to Your Fantasy Worlds from Urban Realms
Big Bad Con 2022
Iron Kingdoms: The Nightmare Empire from Privateer Press
- END DATE: Thu, July 21 2022 4:43 PM EDT.
- SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition
- PROJECT TYPE: Adventure modules
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $50 for the PDFs of all three books
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? The Iron Kingdoms: Requiem takes your campaign into the 5e seas! Combined with an undead setting, the Nightmare Empire, you get two sea-based books, Scoundrel’s Guide to the Scharde Islands and Tales from the Blackwater Cantina. If you’ve never done a Privateer Press campaign before, expect a lot of options for books, great art, punchy enemies, miniatures, and more. If you’re interested, check out the campaign page for a link to a preview of the project.
Arcanis 5E Campaign Setting Runic Edition from Paradigm Concepts
- END DATE: Tue, July 26 2022 10:00 PM EDT.
- SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition
- PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $50 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the book
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Is standard magic in 5e getting dull for your players? Do you need revised player powers of all stripes to spice up your campaign? Then check out this book with its new types of magic and 13 unique clerical aspects. In addition, Arcanis’ Paladin is replaced with 14 Holy Champion Orders, and they have an original psionics system. Sure, there are more options like new ancestries, spells, feats, and more, but the stand out is the various magic options. At 448 pages, this book and its setting may be of interest to 5e players that want a new take on some magical options.
Fading Suns: Lost Worlds from Ulisses Spiele
- END DATE: Thu, July 28 2022 12:00 PM EDT.
- SYSTEM(S): Fading Suns 4th Edition
- PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: €35 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the book
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? For your Fading Suns campaign, this book presents the lost planets from barbarian space. Fading Suns gives you a far future feudal campaign, spacefaring, nobles, and barbarians. The latest book on offer details nine star systems, new species, and a ship with deckplans. If you’re a fan of Fading Suns, this is worth checking out. If you’re new to it, there’s a link to a free preview on the campaign page.
Hieronymus: Garden of Earthly Delights Edition from Laurie O'Connel
- END DATE: Thu, July 28 2022 9:31 AM EDT.
- SYSTEM(S): An original system
- PROJECT TYPE: Core rulebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: £35 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the book, bookmarks, and more
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? This is a great mix of art and game. Pick an archetype playbook (Scoundrel, Priest, Merchant, etc.) as you escape surreal nightmare worlds inspired by the paintings of Hieronymus Bosch. This hexcrawl is an upgrade from the prior version, offering new playbooks, content, and maps. If you’re looking for an original option that lets you hexcrawl classic nightmare-scapes, beautifully combining paintings and fun, this project is worth checking out.
65 Enchanted Trinkets for D&D 5th Edition from EN Publishing
- END DATE: Tue, July 14 2022
- SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition
- PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: £7 for the PDF of the book
- CROWDFUNDED ON: IndieGoGo
- DISCLAIMER: EN World is a subsidiary of EN Publishing
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Do you want to reward your players with more than XP, gold, and game breaking magical items? EN Publishing offers just the solution: 65 minor 5e magical items. These babbles add fun and innovation without becoming OP. Here are some of the options: marble of direction, messenger ant, box of bees, conch of the secret voice, wand of cobwebs, and the prismatic gown. If you want to give your players a steady stream of oddities that reward adventure with quirky goods, this book is likely to speak to you.
A Folklore Bestiary from The Merry Mushmen
- END DATE: Thu, July 28 2022 7:00 AM EDT.
- SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition and Old School Essentials
- PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: €33 + S/H for the PDF and print version of the Old School Essentials version of the book
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? 40 detailed beasts for 5e or Old School Essentials is reason enough to cover this project. You’ll get more than just a stat block, think folklore and gameable material such as dungeons, NPCs, and adventure hooks. 160 pages of fully illustrated monsters means you can expect 4ish pages a monster, that’s a lot to work with. This book sounds interesting but judge your interest with the link to the free preview for both systems on the campaign page.
- END DATE: Mon, July 25 2022 12:01 AM EDT.
- SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 and 5th Edition as well as Pathfinder 1e
- PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $22 + $6 S/H in the US for the PDF and hardcover of the 5e version of the book
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? 150 magic items, 9 ancestries, monsters, organizations, loot, happenings, and more for D&D 3.5 and Pathfinder 1e plus D&D 5e. For many, this project meets gamers with their system of choice. Coming in at over 112 pages of tables and lists for those systems, this book promises a great deal of content to add to your campaign. If you’re a fan of those systems and want a nice cross section of content, this book is worth checking out.
Big Bad Con 2022
- END DATE: Tue, July 26 2022
- PROJECT TYPE: Tabletop gaming convention
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE:
- DATES & LOCATION: October 27 to 30, 2022 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport
- CROWDFUNDING ON: IndieGoGo
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Coming to San Francisco in late October, Big Bad Con returns with more tabletop gaming goodness. This year they’re offering gaming, scholarships, classes, and the change to roleplay with some of the best creators and GMs in indy roleplaying such as Morgan Nuncio, Kandi Williams, Judd Karlman, Shawn Drake, Rae Nedjadi, Banana C, and April Kit Walsh, to name a few. I like the campaign’s stretch goals for bringing more RPG creators to the con, making this more of a temptation to attend. If you’re going to Big Bad Con 2022, I’d love to hear about the experience.
