RPG CROWDFUNDING NEWS – Return of the Living Dead, Shadows Over Sol, and more

Starting with an official adaptation of Return of the Living Dead, this sample includes a new edition of Shadows Over Sol, a third-party DCC game, sourcebooks, monsters, and more.

Return of the Living Dead - 40th Anniversary VHS TTRPG from Aces Games

• END DATE: Thu, September 4 2025 6:00 PM EDT.
• CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
• SYSTEM(S): VHS: Very Horror Stories
• PROJECT TYPE: Core rulebook
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: €99 + S/H for both boxed sets (Trioxin and VCR)
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? It’s July 3, 1984 5:30 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, do you know where the living dead are? This TTRPG celebrates the 40th anniversary of Return of the Living Dead, a zombie horror comedy. Licensed from Living Dead Media LLC, this is an official adaptation of the Return of the Living Dead setting, so you can play as one of the archetypes of the film. Using Aces Games’ VHS: Very Horror Stories engine, you’ll have several play options from GM led group play to GM-less group options to solo play, whatever suites your needs. With characters from the original film, you’ll be able to fight the undead. If you want to face off against the brain-eaters, check out the Kickstarter page for a free quickstart PDF and demo.

Shadows Over Sol: Second Edition | Sci-Fi Horror Roleplaying from Tab Creations LLC

• END DATE: Thu, September 4 2025 11:00 AM EDT.
• CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
• SYSTEM(S): Saga Machine
• PROJECT TYPE: Core rulebook
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $39 for the PDFs of the core rulebook, 3 scenarios, quick-start rules, GM screen, map, cards, and more
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Tab Creations brings the second edition of Shadows Over Sol to Kickstarter. Set 200 years from now in our solar system that the corporations colonized, exploited, warred over, and abandoned. That leaves asteroids and planets full of abandoned property and personal to raid and recover. Sure there are space horrors born of those corporate wars that you’ll have to overcome, but the rewards are worth the risk. Some horror, some sci-fi, this readed like The Expanse with ALIEN mixed in using an original, revised and playtested ruleset. If you’re a fan of sci-fi horror, check out the Kickstarter page for a free PDF quick-start guide to the second edition of the game.

DCC-Compatible RPG where YOU play the Monsters! Welcome to Dungeon Dwelling Creatures

• Role-Playing Games from Rugby-Melee Games
• END DATE: Sep 6, 2025 at 2:59am EDT.
• CROWDFUNDING ON: Backerkit
• SYSTEM(S): Dungeon Crawl Classics (DCC)
• PROJECT TYPE: Core rulebook
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $50 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the book
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Want to play as the monsters in a game of Dungeon Crawl Classics? Imagine being the creatures and the GM playing as the heroes. With the permission of Goodman Games’ Joseph Goodman, Rugby-Melee Games created a standalone RPG featuring core elements of DCC, meaning it can be used as a sourcebook for that game. At over 200 pages, you’ll find new monstrous races to play as and have different objectives than dungeon-crawling heroes. If you’re a fan of DCC, this Backerkit is worth exploring.

Weird, Whimsy & Wonder: fill your TTRPG sessions with awe! from Cezar Capacle

• END DATE: Sep 6, 2025 at 2:59am EDT.
• CROWDFUNDING ON: Backerkit
• SYSTEM(S): An original system
• PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: €27 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the book
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? The idea behind this toolkit isn’t new monsters, new settings, or new situations, it’s new ways to envision and describe them. For any RPG, group or solo play, this book helps to change the texture of the world, offering dreamlike qualities to standard fantasy situations. Conveyed as ideas and random tables, you’ll be able to craft and rollout unexpected, fresh views into this world. If you want something creative and unexpected in your take on the world, you can try out this Backerkit for their pitch on this book.

Graveyard of the Gods - Unearthed (for Mothership) from Hammer City Games

• END DATE: Sep 5, 2025 at 1:00pm EDT.
• CROWDFUNDING ON: Backerkit
• SYSTEM(S): Mothership RPG
• PROJECT TYPE: Adventure
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: C$50 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the book
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? The planet of the dead gods, their graveyard, has been discovered and a corporation wants to mine and exploit it. This adventure offers unknown and unknowable materials, situations, and horrors as you tear into the Graveyard of the Gods. This is an updated, re-edited, and expanded version of this Mothership adventure. If you want something that is Mothership with dead superbeing, this Backerkit campaign is worth reading.

Absurd Abominations - 100+ monsters - DnD 5e compatible from Secrets of Alexandria

• END DATE: Thu, September 4 2025 3:00 PM EDT.
• CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
• SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition
• PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: €14 for the PDF of the book and VTT digital tokesn
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Do you need over 150 monsters for your 5e campaign? We’re over a decade into 5e and monster splatbooks are what I still want to collect for my games. I dig monsters, but this book offers a fresh take by choosing monsters that are, well, odd. I mean that, odd, not goofy or silly, but creatures that are weird and not domesticated. You’ll find grotesque abilities and unsavory diets that give you beasts that command fear and discretion. If you want monsters, wild and untamed beasts, this book promises unique ideas. Check out the Kickstarter page for links to previews of their concepts.

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