Kickstarter Launching April 15th! Pirates & Plunder: Seafaring Options for 5E D&D and TOV

Marc Radle · Mar 16, 2026

Pirates & Plunder: Seafaring Options for 5E D&D and TOV

With complete naval combat, gunpowder, cargo, and spell casting rules for naval adventures, Pirates & Plunder offers rich 5E booty.

djotaku · Mar 17, 2026

excited! Can't wait to see the tiers!

Marc Radle · Apr 2, 2026

When the open road isn't quite enough adventure, take to the high seas with Campaign Builder: Pirates & Plunder, launching on Kickstarter this April!

Fill your hold with new seafaring heroes, expanded mechanics for gunpowder weapons, plus new curses, appropriately awful diseases, and exciting rules for sailing and managing your crew and fleet.

Whether your flagship is a sickening sight or a mighty prize, you'll find a whole new world of adventure in Campaign Builder: Pirates & Plunder.

Sign up and get notified when we launch on Kickstarter on April 15th.

Marc Radle · Apr 2, 2026

During Kobold Con, someone asked our designers a great question: “Is there a Message in a Bottle table for Pirates & Plunder?”

There wasn’t—so we’re making one with your help!

To celebrate the upcoming Campaign Builder: Pirates & Plunder Kickstarter, we’re creating a community-built Message in a Bottle table filled with rumors, pleas, warnings, treasure clues, and last words from across the seas.

This table will not appear in the printed book. Instead, it will be released for FREE on the Kobold Press Blog on Friday, April 17th, so everyone can pop the cork and enjoy.

How to Participate

Marc Radle · 2026-04-15T00:00:10+0100

Pirates & Plunder launches tomorrow!!

Wolfram stout · 2026-04-15T03:21:58+0100

I barely fought off the temptation to grab too many megadungeons that are up, and I pushed back on my inclination to preorder the Beadle and Grim new Ravenloft set.

I think my reward will be to jump in on this. I deserve it at this point, right? And frankly I have a much higher chance of of getting this on table than the others anyway.

Marc Radle · 2026-04-15T11:59:40+0100

Wolfram stout said:
I barely fought off the temptation to grab too many megadungeons that are up, and I pushed back on my inclination to preorder the Beadle and Grim new Ravenloft set.

I think my reward will be to jump in on this. I deserve it at this point, right? And frankly I have a much higher chance of of getting this on table than the others anyway.

Well said!!
I think you will be very glad you did - there is so much awesome stuff in this book!