RPG CROWDFUNDING NEWS – Draw Steel, Doom Guard, Legendary Planet, and more

You’ll find options for Shadowdark and a preview of the forthcoming Deathbringer RPG, 5e, Pathfinder, Draw Steel, and more options. In other TTRPG crowdfunding news, Gamefound purchased crowdfunding pioneer Indiegogo. This expands Gamefound’s footprint and may lead to more TTRPGs using their services.

Three New Battlezoo Secret Tomes for Shadowdark! from Roll For Combat

• END DATE: Fri, August 22 2025 11:59 PM EDT.
• CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
• SYSTEM(S): Shadowdark RPG
• PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebooks
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $149 + S/H for the PDF and hardcover versions of the three books, 1st level pregens, 15 mini adventures, an entry into their dungeon design contest, and a PDF preview and beta test of the forthcoming Deathbringer TTRPG
• AI STATEMENT: “No AI trickery—only real, soul-forged art.”
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Roll For Combat jumps into Shadowdark with three sourcebooks. This campaign includes Monster Hunt Shadowdark Battlezoo Bestiary, Strange and Unusual Shadowdark Battlezoo Bestiary, and Elemental Storm Shadowdark Battlezoo Bestiary plus pregens and mini adventures. These books provide hundreds of monsters to fight (well over 300), a monster parts crafting system to make fantastic items from these noxious parts, new classes, and hundreds of digital files, tokens, and more. Supporters have a chance to design a dungeon as part of a backer-exclusive contest. Over and above that, you’ll get a preview and the beta test for Professor Dungeon Master’s forthcoming game, Deathbringer. These books offer some cool new class options and monsters, well worth exploring. But the highlight may be the preview of Deathbringer. Professor Dungeon Master crafted a world of violence that encourages death and resurrection to unlock new powers. If you’re a fan of Shadowdark, Roll For Combat, or Deathbringer, this Kickstarter awaits you.

Doom Guard: Board Game & Tabletop Roleplaying Game! from Pinnacle Entertainment Group

• END DATE: Fri, August 22 2025 8:00 PM EDT.
• CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
• SYSTEM(S): Savage World Adventure Edition
• PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook and board game
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $150 + S/H for the core board game and first two expansions plus the PDF and print versions of the Doom Guard RPG core rulebook plus three supporting PDFs including Savage Worlds core rules and the Super Powers Companion
• ADDITIONAL REPORTING: Last year, I interviewed Michael Barbeau about Doom Guard (here).
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Superheroes and supervillains have joined forces to defend their city against the cosmic horror of Cthulhu, Asmodeus, and any number of other-worldly evils that threaten all of humanity. The Kickstarter offers a 96-page book, Necessary Evil: Invasion, that builds off of Clint Black’s universe in which only the villains and a handful of heroes remain to face the alien v'sori’s plans to conquer Earth. If you’re a fan of the Necessary Evil-verse, check out the Kickstarter campaign page to learn more about this and the board game portion of this project.

Legendary Planet: Cosmic Adventure for 5E, Pathfinder & More from Legendary Games

• END DATE: Fri, August 22 2025 8:00 PM EDT.
• CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
• SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition, Tales of the Valiant, Pathfinder 1e & 2e, Starfinder
• PROJECT TYPE: Adventure
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $99 for the PDF versions of both books as well as the VTT module, tokens, and more
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? This is over 700 pages of sword-and-planet adventures taking you from level 1 to 20. Inspired by Flash Gordon, John Carter of Mars, Blackmoor, and Stargate, this adventure path has different options for different levels starting with first exposure to a jail break to star travel and dangerous worlds. With over 200 of the pages in this tome dedicated to new rules, monsters, and more, you’ll find a balance between adventure and crunch including options for zero gravity and stellar radiation. If you’re interested in a sci-fantasy adventure, check out this Kickstarter.

Weapons of Legend - Powered by Draw Steel from Jeff Stevens Games

• END DATE: Aug 21, 2025 at 9:15pm EDT.
• CROWDFUNDING ON: Backerkit
• SYSTEM(S): Powered by Draw Steel. Core rules system published by MCDM Productions
• PROJECT TYPE:
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $
• AI STATEMENT: “Art - NO AI! Jeff Stevens Games works with human artists, cartographers, editors, and writers. My company believes in supporting the careers and dreams of other RPG enthusiasts and lovers.”
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? If you’re a fan of Draw Steel, the MCDM RPG, then Weapons of Legend gives you an early third-party option for your game. 50 weapons that level as your characters do so that they remain relevant. If you want to play with powers that will stick with your characters throughout the campaign, this book is worth a look. Check out the Backerkit page for more details and a preview.

The Kobold Ancestry - Powered by Draw Steel from Pesto Publications

• END DATE: Aug 24, 2025 at 6:00pm EDT.
• CROWDFUNDING ON: Backerkit
• SYSTEM(S): Powered by Draw Steel. Core rules system published by MCDM Productions
• PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $7.50 for the PDF of the book
• AI STATEMENT: “No generative AI was used in the creation of this project. Supporting it means supporting real people.”
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? From the senior contract tester for the creators of Draw Steel, MCDM, Spencer Hibnick, comes a new ancestry for the game, kobolds. Want to play as the dragonic version of a kobold? This book gives you the details you’ll need to be scaly and awesome, check out the Backerkit page for more details.

Living Minis: Animated RPG Miniatures from Hit Point Press

• END DATE: Thu, August 21 2025 3:01 PM EDT.
• CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
• PROJECT TYPE: RPG miniatures
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $32 + S/H for 2 sets of Living Minis
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Do you want physical cardboard minis that have a fun degree of animation to them? Hit Point Press is offering sets of cartoonish critters to cover your campaigns. Using lenticular printing technology, the images appear to move as you look at them. Animated on the front and the back, these minis bring some life to your encounters. Best of all, some of the options include crossovers with Humblewood and Fool’s Gold. If you’re a fan of flatpack miniatures, this Kickstarter page is worth a look.

Pets & Sidekicks: Companions for D&D, Level Up A5E, and ToV from EN Publishing

• END DATE: Thu, August 7 2025 6:00 PM EDT.
• CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
• SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition, Level Up Advanced Fifth Edition, and Tales of the Valiant
• PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: £19 for the PDF and VTT of the book
• DISCLAIMER: EN World is a subsidiary of EN Publishing
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Ends tomorrow.

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