For my first article of 2026, here's a crowdfunding sampler of campaigns that close between January 29 and February 11. There are 5e, DCC, OSE, and more options for your gaming table.
Old-School Adventures & Pinball Crawl Classics! from Goodman Games
Tainted Grail TTRPG: Life and Death in Avalon from Studio Agate
Circe's Guide to Aeaea: A Handbook for the Half-God from Maddy
The OBSCURE Files #2 from Tommy Sunzenauer
CANDLE 4: The Original Adventure Gaming Tapezine Returns! from Descender
The Candy Caper: A D&D Heist One Shot from Severed Studios
Dogs of War Bestiary for Shadowdark RPG from Dead Hawk Publishing
See you in two weeks.
Egg Embry participates in the OneBookShelf Affiliate Program, Noble Knight Games’ Affiliate Program, Kobold Press Affiliate Program, and is an Amazon Associate. These programs provide advertising fees by linking to DriveThruRPG, Noble Knight Games, Kobold Press, and Amazon.
Old-School Adventures & Pinball Crawl Classics! from Goodman Games
- END DATE: Feb 11, 2026 at 3:00pm EST.
- CROWDFUNDING ON: Backerkit
- SYSTEM(S): Dungeon Crawl Classics (DCC) and Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition
- PROJECT TYPE: Adventures
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $47.99 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the book
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? This Backerkit crowdfunding offers 6 distinct adventures, one for 5e and five for DCC, with the DCC adventures coming from an interesting bit of source material. First up is Old-SchoolAdventures #1: Ruins of the Twilight Marches for 5e. A dwarven stronghold needs to be cleared of “malevolent furies that rally dark armies to their side.” For the other five adventures, you’re getting quests inspired by pinball machines like those that featured in the arcades of the 1930s until video games appeared – Gorgar, Swords of Fury, Embryon, Cosmic Gunfight, and Centaur. All of these classic pinball games are adapted into Dungeon Crawl Classics adventures using restored artwork from the pinball cabinets. Available in clamshell boxes, these look like they’ll display nicely with their great vintage artwork. If you’re a fan of Goodman Games’ style of gonzo adventures, this Backerkit campaign page includes previews of the projects so you can decide if these are right for your gaming table.
Tainted Grail TTRPG: Life and Death in Avalon from Studio Agate
- END DATE: Fri, February 6 2026 3:00 PM EST.
- CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
- SYSTEM(S): Tainted Grail TTRPG
- PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook and adventures
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $99 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the 3 books, GM screen, miniature, pawns, maps, box, and more
- AI STATEMENT: “Since 2010, our productions have been created by humans. By supporting this project, you are supporting original creation.”
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Are you a fan of the Tainted Grail TTRPG or are you interested in trying it out? TG is a dark post-cataclysm Arthurian realm where survival on the island of Avalon and the Wyrdness are your primary challenges. This Kickstarter expands the existing game with a 4-chapter campaign, 4 standalone adventures, 10 new monsters, and new character options. You can pick up the 3 books Perils in Avalon, When the Earth Whispers, and Echoes of the Wyrdness and dig into the setting and adventures. If you’re a fan of King Arthur, this reimagining may speak to you.
Circe's Guide to Aeaea: A Handbook for the Half-God from Maddy
- END DATE: Sun, February 8 2026 5:24 PM EST.
- CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
- SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition
- PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: AU$60 for a variety of PDFs
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Are you a fan of the Percy Jackson novels or the Disney+ series? If so, this unofficial homage brings the world to 5e. Based on the CritAward-winning actual-play series Dungeons & Demigods, you’ll get 21 playable ancestries, magic items, feats, and more to recreate your version of the Camp Half-Blood Chronicles. If you’re a fan of 5e and Percy Jackson’s setting and don’t mind the serial numbers being rubbed off so it's more "generic" Greek gods, check out this Kickstarter for a free digital preview.
The OBSCURE Files #2 from Tommy Sunzenauer
- END DATE: Wed, January 28 2026 11:56 AM EST.
- CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
- SYSTEM(S): OBSCURE
- PROJECT TYPE: Adventure zine
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: €26 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the zine
- AI STATEMENT: “I do not support the use of AI generated text or images, so this product will, of course, be 100% AI FREE. Support real humans and their hard work.”
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? The OBSCURE Files offers up third-party adventures for the found footage TTRPG, OBSCURE. Set in the 1990s, these horror tales use the 2d6 OBSCURE system to convey the terror and dread of the world recent past. If your gaming table needs 90s horror, this zine gives you 9 scenarios from 9 different creators to play through.
CANDLE 4: The Original Adventure Gaming Tapezine Returns! from Descender
- END DATE: Thu, February 5 2026 2:32 PM EST.
- CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
- SYSTEM(S): Old-School Essentials
- PROJECT TYPE: RPG magazine and mixtape
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $30 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the magazine and cassette
- AI STATEMENT: “No AI. All works made by human beings with blood, bones and a vision. We proudly avoid the use of any artificial intelligence in the production of anything we put out. All artists are credited, appreciated and promoted for their work.”
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? The fourth issue of this magazine is kickstarting now. CANDLE combines old school ideas like an RPG magazine and mixtape with Old-School Essentials to give you new rules and tunes for your game. This issue provides new survival rules, a time tracker, new classes, XP rules, a dungeon crawl, and music from a variety of creators. If you love OSE, third-party ideas, and soundtracks, this Kickstarter awaits.
The Candy Caper: A D&D Heist One Shot from Severed Studios
- END DATE: Thu, February 5 2026 8:59 AM EST.
- CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
- SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition
- PROJECT TYPE: Adventure
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $5 for the PDF and VTT of the book
- AI STATEMENT: “We firmly believe in paying human artists to create the visuals for this project, so in addition to not using any generative AI to write the ANY of the content in the supplement, AI will not create any of the artwork!”
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Do you need magic candy? In this heist adventure, your party needs to break into a gala at a candy factory and make off with candies that provide random magical effect, possibly even a Wish. For 5e characters levels 5 to 7, this scenario is fun and sugary with enough challenge that you’ll need to embrace some heist tropes to pull it off. The artwork by Meeshau provides fantastic cartoon vibes that elevate the simple idea of taking candy from candymakers. Does your game need a sweet adventure? This Kickstarter is worth a taste.
Dogs of War Bestiary for Shadowdark RPG from Dead Hawk Publishing
- END DATE: Mon, February 2 2026 1:31 AM EST.
- CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
- SYSTEM(S): Shadowdark RPG
- PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $20 for the PDF and VTT versions of the book plus a discount POD coupon
- AI STATEMENT: “No AI. Dead Hawk Publishing will never use AI-generated content. All content in this product is 100% human-made by paid creators.”
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? In the middle of December, I covered the first version of this campaign before it was canceled. There, I said: “This third-party Shadowdark RPG sourcebook offers 120 monsters. Better than that, these are themed around an idea: war, which means fighters, battle casters, and worse. You’ll get a variety of fantasy monsters ready to march into battle. This is a digital-only offer so you’ll get the book and VTT tokens. If you’re a fan of Shadowdark RPG and bestiaries, then this Kickstarter may speak to you.”
See you in two weeks.
Egg Embry participates in the OneBookShelf Affiliate Program, Noble Knight Games’ Affiliate Program, Kobold Press Affiliate Program, and is an Amazon Associate. These programs provide advertising fees by linking to DriveThruRPG, Noble Knight Games, Kobold Press, and Amazon.
