This week’s TTRPG crowdfunding sampler looks at games that end between February 19 to 26. Every February is, among other important celebrations, ZineQuest/RPG Zine Month. What is RPG Zine Month, ZineMonth, or ZineQuest? This is a promotion in which creators are encouraged to make RPG zines, 5.5” by 8.5” booklets full of core rules, source material, or adventures for your game. Here’s Kickstarter’s answer regarding ZineQuest, their initiative that started this annual event, as well as ZineQuest dot com’s answer. Kickstarter’s list of ZineQuest offerings can be found here. Backerkit’s ZineMonth crowdfundings can be pulled from this link.
Glumdark from Exalted Funeral
The Secret World-North America TTRPG Savage Worlds and 5E from Star Anvil Studios
The Conquest of Chaos - A Level 0-5 DCC Campaign from Dragon Peak Publishing
In Thrall to the Everhungering Ghoul Sword from Cubicle 7 Games
Quest for Zines: a Zine Quest Zine About Zines from Philip Reed Games
Level Up: A5E Gate Pass Gazette Annual 2024 from EN Publishing
Glumdark from Exalted Funeral
- END DATE: Fri, February 21 2025 11:59 PM EST.
- SYSTEM(S): System neutral
- PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $36 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the book including website access, digital soundtrack, STL files, and more
- AI STATEMENT: “The Glumdark book does not contain a single piece of AI-Generated content. We made it all with our grubby little hands and unfortunate brains.”
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? This book is a grimdark fantasy setting resource for GMs. Written as a 140-page (or more) set of random tables, you’ll get options for worldbuilding including locations, creatures, character descriptions, and system neutral artifacts. The Kickstarter page gives you the broad strokes: Hardcover, over 50 random tables with nearly 2,600 ideas, 2 maps, and original artwork and fiction. What the crowdfunding page cannot share is how amazing the finished product looks. Exalted Funeral sent an early review copy of the book to give me an idea of the contents, and the contents are beautifully composed. The random tables use different dice ranging from d12 to d20 to d100 to d66 to d88 to 3d6 to 3d20 to give the best options for each scenario. This book provides engaging short ideas, system neutral options that will add fun and flavor to your fantasy setting. If you’re a fan of grimdark fantasy, you’ll be able to mine ideas from this book for your campaign.
The Secret World-North America TTRPG Savage Worlds and 5E from Star Anvil Studios
- END DATE: Sat, February 22 2025 8:00 PM EST.
- SYSTEM(S): Savage Worlds Adventure Edition and Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition
- PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $30 for the PDF of the book and the pregens
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? This sourcebook is for the Secret World RPG using your choice of Savage Worlds Adventure Edition or Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition. What is the Secret World RPG? The conspiracies and supernatural horrors of the world are real, North America is the headquarters of the Illuminati, and you’re on the frontlines between those that want to destroy the world and those that want to control it. Based on the modern horror MMORPG of the same name, you’ll play as agents of these conspiracies, each armed with powers to advance your agenda and prevent others. This book brings new creatures, locations, and archetypes to play as. If you’re a fan of the Secret World RPG, this campaign awaits your review.
The Conquest of Chaos - A Level 0-5 DCC Campaign from Dragon Peak Publishing
- END DATE: Feb 22, 2025 at 12:00am EST.
- CROWDFUNDING ON: Backerkit
- SYSTEM(S): Dungeon Crawl Classics (DCC)
- PROJECT TYPE: Adventure
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $40 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the book
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? This campaign covers levels 0 to 5, and it’s gonzo and deadly, as all DCC adventures should be. Level 0 has you escaping fire giants while level 5 has you saving the world. Between you’ll travel to island fortresses, flying cities, and dwarven tombs. If you’re a fan of adventures that range in destination and difficulty, this Backerkit campaign on may be right for your gaming table.
In Thrall to the Everhungering Ghoul Sword from Cubicle 7 Games
- END DATE: Fri, February 14 2025 7:00 AM EST.
- SYSTEM(S): OSRs such as Old-School Essentials and Mörk Borg
- PROJECT TYPE: RPG zine
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: €28 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the zine
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Cubicle 7 Games, the publisher behind the Doctor Who RPG, the Warhammer RPGs, and Vault 5e, is making a zine for ZineQuest. It’s cool to see a major publisher join in on the hunt for new, cool zines. This adventure zine centers on a magic weapon called Acraxor the Bound, the blade that holds the god of ghouls. It’s powerful and is trying to free itself. This adventure presents new character options, accursed magic items, and a god’s wrath. If you’re interested in checking out the feel of this dark adventure, the campaign page has a link to a preview one-page character for In Thrall to the Everhungering Ghoul Sword.
Quest for Zines: a Zine Quest Zine About Zines from Philip Reed Games
- END DATE: Fri, February 28 2025 4:00 PM EST.
- SYSTEM(S): System neutral
- PROJECT TYPE: RPG zine
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $3 for the PDF of the zine
- DISCLAIMER: SPOILERS I’m one of the individuals interviewed in this zine
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Are you interested in ZineMonth or RPG zines in general? Philip Reed and Lex Morgan assembled 28 creators to interview about zines and RPGs. This book promises thoughts and suggestions from great creators that love tabletop games. Each day, Philip rolls out one of the interviews as a backer update, at the end of the campaign, you get all of the interviews and thoughts from these game designers. If you want some insight into tabletop zines, this one may speak to you.
Level Up: A5E Gate Pass Gazette Annual 2024 from EN Publishing
- END DATE: Feb 6, 2025 at 6:00pm EST.
- CROWDFUNDING ON: Backerkit
- SYSTEM(S): Advanced Fifth Edition
- PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: £45 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the book
- DISCLAIMER: EN World is a subsidiary of EN Publishing
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Ending tomorrow, this book collects all of the 2024 material created by EN Publishing for Advanced Fifth Edition. If you’re a fan of A5E, this Backerkit campaign deserves a look.
