Tell your overdue Kickstarter story

We're putting together a potential article on overdue (or failed!) crowdfunding projects.

So, tell us your story. Which crowdfunders are overdue, and by how much? What was the original estimated delivery date? We've set up a survey with which you can provide us information, and we'll be using that survey to put together an article in early 2026.

We have set a 1-year limit on this--to keep this down to a reasonable list, only crowdfunders which are a year or more overdue, please! That's a year or more past the estimated delivery date listed on the crowdfunding page.

Also, please note that this is for tabletop roleplaying game projects only.

Use the link below to fill out the short survey. It should only take a couple of minutes. Please note that if you include anything in the additional comments box, you may be quoted in the article.

Overdue Crowdfunder Survey

Please tell us about your overdue crowdfunder. Note that for the purposes of this survey, a crowdfunder's fulfillment must be at least a full year overdue.

docs.google.com

Note--this thread was originally started in late 2024, but the survey has been created as of 20 December 2025 for an article due to be published in early 2026.

 

[mr_monkius]

Masks of Nyarlathotep Prop Set for the Call of Cthulhu RPG

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/16120292/masks-of-nyarlathotep-prop-set/backing/details

The props looked great but I think the creator got overwhelmed with the number of hackers and how much they needed to create. I got one part and then they disappeared.

 

[BigJackBrass]

Coming up to ten years now for Legacy, Kevin Rolfe's adventure collection for Squadron UK. I pulled out of this one before it closed, but a friend didn't.

The most annoying part is that it was due to include The Lancelot Caper, Marcus L. Rowland's legendary unpublished Golden Heroes adventure, which was originally intended to be put out by Games Workshop.

Rolfe went silent five years ago, after tossing a few unfinished files to his backers.

 

[Mistwell]

Ernest Gary Gygax Jr.'s Marmoreal Tomb Campaign Starter. THIS HAS NOW DELIVERED. However, it was funded in mid 2015. It was supposed to deliver in March of 2016 and we were told in the Kickstarter that most of it had been written. That...was not accurate. It didn't complete and ship until mid 2023, and even that only happened because a professional company bailed them out. And ,they never delivered on all of their goals, most importantly they never provided a 5e conversion of the game. As far as I can tell, they lost interest in delivering on that goal, as they never even reached out to the many people who volunteered to convert it to 5e so they could fulfill on that goal.

 

[jdrakeh]

My own Kickstarter, Six-Hack was/is overdue because I grossly underestimated how hard handling most everything (except art and layout) by myself would be. BUT the final rules have been delivered, including a setting and adventure. Only the map is outstanding (delayed by a comedy of errors consisting of computer failure and other issues), but Dyson Logos has stepped up to help me with that (may the gods bless him).

 

[Old Fezziwig]

Timothy Kleinert's second edition of The Mountain Witch. Estimated delivery of 2018, last update in January 2019. The original delays were caused by a major project at Kleinert's day job, but there's been radio silence since the January 2019 update, despite it promising monthly updates.

 

[darjr]

My own Kickstarter, Six-Hack was/is overdue because I grossly underestimated how hard handling most everything (except art and layout) by myself would be. BUT the final rules have been delivered, including a setting and adventure. Only the map is outstanding (delayed by a comedy of errors consisting of computer failure and other issues), but Dyson Logos has stepped up to help me with that (may the gods bless him).

What’s nice is you’re so clear and transparent about it all. And available.

 

[jdrakeh]

What’s nice is you’re so clear and transparent about it all. And available.

Thank you. That means a lot. I've seen many bad Kickstarters that crashed and burned where the creators either told a pack of lies to justify their failure or just disappeared with no communication at all. I didn't want to be "that guy".

 

[jdrakeh]

Ernest Gary Gygax Jr.'s Marmoreal Tomb Campaign Starter. THIS HAS NOW DELIVERED. However, it was funded in mid 2015. It was supposed to deliver in March of 2016 and we were told in the Kickstarter that most of it had been written. That...was not accurate. It didn't complete and ship until mid 2023, and even that only happened because a professional company bailed them out. And ,they never delivered on all of their goals, most importantly they never provided a 5e conversion of the game. As far as I can tell, they lost interest in delivering on that goal, as they never even reached out to the many people who volunteered to convert it to 5e so they could fulfill on that goal.

I'm also led to believe that the finished product was not great. I'm a member of a lot of buy/sell communities online. There are many of these on secondhand offer right now (being sold on by disappointed backers/buyers) and almost none of them are selling.

 

[Mistwell]

I'm also led to believe that the finished product was not great. I'm a member of a lot of buy/sell communities online. There are many of these on secondhand offer right now (being sold on by disappointed backers/buyers) and almost none of them are selling.

It's fine. Maps are strong. Background lore is strong. Dungeon is fine. Pretty extensive and it would take a long time to get through all this content. It doesn't blow me away but thought was put into it and it's fine.

 

[TiQuinn]

It's fine. Maps are strong. Background lore is strong. Dungeon is fine. Pretty extensive and it would take a long time to get through all this content. It doesn't blow me away but thought was put into it and it's fine.

Fine definitely sounds here like a four letter word beginning with F.