RPG Crowdfunding News – Rifts, Spells of the Ages, S5E, and more

The RPG crowdfunding campaigns covered in this article end between July 2nd and 23rd. While not an exhaustive list of every project that is available, there are several Savage Worlds and 5e projects to consider, as well as original systems and some RPG accessories.

Rifts® for Savage Worlds: Atlantis Rising from Pinnacle Entertainment Group

• END DATE: Tue, July 6 2021 9:00 PM EDT.
• SYSTEM(S): Savage Worlds Adventure Edition
• PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $100 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the boxed set, books, and maps
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? For those that need the combination of Savage Worlds, Rifts, and Atlantis, this book is a must. In that case, this campaign offers another Savage Worlds Adventure Edition of Rifts, this one is a 192 pages titled Rifts®: Atlantis and the Demon Seas. Their Atlantis is big, full of unique ideas, and ready to game. Add to that, they’re offering an army of pawns, maps, and more.

Spells of the Ages: Archmagic For D&D 5th Edition from EN Publishing

• END DATE: Tue, July 13 2021 5:00 PM EDT.
• SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition
• PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: £7 for the PDF of the book
• DISCLAIMER: EN World is a subsidiary of EN Publishing
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? EN Publishing has another 5e project, this one offering spells and interesting mechanical options. In 27 pages, you’ll learn a new school of magic, ecomancy, 38 new spells, and rules for upcasting 19 common spells to be cooler. To me, the addition of a school of magic and the new casting rules make this a winner for your 5e game.

S5E: Superheroic Roleplaying for 5th Edition from Sigil Entertainment Group

• END DATE: Fri, July 23 2021 11:59 PM EDT.
• SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition
• PROJECT TYPE: Core rulebook
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $130 for 3 books in PDF and print form plus more
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Did you need 5e superhero rules from a creative team including comic great, Sanford Greene, a setting from Tiny Supers author Alan Bahr, a super villain monster manual, and more? If so, the core rulebook is over 300 pages of new classes, ancestries, and powers with rules for adding gangs, criminals, territories, and safehouses with more options beyond that. If you want to use 5e for supers, this looks like a solid option with a strong group of creators.

Not The End Roleplaying Game from Fumble GDR

• END DATE: Thu, July 8 2021 3:00 PM EDT.
• SYSTEM(S): An original system
• PROJECT TYPE: Core rulebook
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: €24 for the PDFs of the two books and cards
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? What is this book for? Any RPG adventure you can imagine: European Renaissance, Kurosawa in 1542, an alien Pharaoh, a world where a 20,000 year eclipse is ending and vampires have decisions to make, giant bio-mecha versus kaijus, Jurassic Park, Black Dahlia, or more. This game offers an original ruleset that lets you explore a range of settings and story options, historic to futuristic. The Italian edition of this book won RPG of the Year in 2020 at Lucca Comics & Games. Now the game is coming to the English market as a 240-page core rulebook. If you’re interested, visit the campaign page for a quickstart version of the rules.

Neo-Tokyo 2100: A Future Shock Adventure from Menagerie Press

• END DATE: Thu, July 15 2021 2:00 PM EDT.
• SYSTEM(S): Savage Worlds Adventure Edition
• PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $12 for the PDF and POD versions of the book
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? This project offers another Savage Worlds option, this one presenting the near-future. With 20 locations, story-arcs, and sidequests, this book fleshes out Neo-Tokyo with options that might speak to your gaming table.

Heroes of Thargos - the Cursed Empire RPG Card Game from Cursed Empire

• END DATE: Mon, July 5 2021 12:00 PM EDT.
• SYSTEM(S): An original system
• PROJECT TYPE: RPG card game
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: €27 + S/H for the 1st edition core deck of cards
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? This card game builds on the Cursed Empire RPG, offering a tour of the campaign setting, Thargos. With RPG elements, this game can act as a solo or party adventure using 16 character cards, 40 mission cards, 40 action cards, and more. If you’re a fan of the Cursed Empire and want to try out a card game version, check out the campaign page for write ups and videos on how to play.

Blood Sword 5e from Tambù

• END DATE: Fri, July 2 2021 5:59 PM EDT.
• SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition
• PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: €49 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the book, the GM screen, map pack, cards, die, and more
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Loosely based on the 1980s game books of the same name, this 250-page project brings the grimdark world to tabletop. With a 5e ruleset, the game uses four new classes, new setting rules, five adventures, and guidance on how to adapt monsters to the game, among other options. If you’re interested, the quickstart is available via the campaign page.

Modular Realms; Masters of the Waterways from Modular Realms

• END DATE: Thu, July 15 2021 2:59 PM EDT.
• PROJECT TYPE: Miniatures
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: NZ$175 + NZ$30 for shipping to the US for multiple tiles and pieces
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? If you build dungeons for your miniatures, this project offers some great looking pieces that connect via magnets. This design bypasses clips and clamps breaking while letting you take some dramatic actions like knocking over a wall. If you build dungeons for your game, this is worth a review.

Trials of Arcadia - for 5E and Pathfinder 1E + a miniature from Griffon Lore Games

• END DATE: Sat, July 17 2021 9:11 AM EDT.
• SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition and Pathfinder 1e
• PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $18 + $6 US S/H for the PDF and print version of the book plus another PDF book and a PDF map pack
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? This is the third module in the Circle of the Blood Moon adventure path. In this 32-page adventure for levels 5 to 8, you’ll encounter druids, a god, and start on another plane as you work your way back to reality. It’s an adventure with some interesting aspects if you’re looking for something out of this world.

SideQuests 5: More Easy Adventures for 5E Dungeons & Dragons from SideQuests

• END DATE: Sun, July 11 2021 5:44 PM EDT.
• SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition
• PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: CA$75 for 10 PDFs
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Do you need side quests for your 5e game? This book offers adventures involving trains, werewolves, libraries, and more. Beyond that, you can pick up more books of side quests at some of the higher pledge levels and find the mission that’s right for your table.

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[imagineGod]

Great summary of Kickstarters. Thanks.

But since, those highlights above miss out some cool Kickstarters, let me add this last one for today, just 28 hours, so one last push for this rap album filled with Dungeons and Dragons lyrical play by Dizzy Roseblade

The Bard Chronicles: A Dungeons and Dragons Rap Album

Just a super hot lyrical trip through a bunch of tight narrative campaigns. Yeah, for real.

www.kickstarter.com

 

[imagineGod]

And the big guys, not like help is needed, with over half a million US Dollars, but we can all reveal in this achievement by adding even more. So let us venture into 5th Edition's Dungeons of Drakkenheim

 

[teitan]

I also suggest adding the DCC Dying Earth Kickstarter to the list: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/devillich/dcc-dying-earth?ref=user_menu

 

[Ixal]

Atlantis Rising sounds a bit overloaded.
Atlantis alone can fill a book, but it also has Lemurians, the New Navy, Lord of the Depth an Naut'Yll in it according to the kickstarter page. That is a lot for not even 200 pages especially when they also add a adventure/campaign into it.

 

[Retreater]

Atlantis Rising sounds a bit overloaded.
Atlantis alone can fill a book, but it also has Lemurians, the New Navy, Lord of the Depth an Naut'Yll in it according to the kickstarter page. That is a lot for not even 200 pages especially when they also add a adventure/campaign into it.

I've found all the Savage Rifts stuff to condense the vast setting lore to a digestible amount for a starting GM. For more details, I'd point others to getting the setting guides directly from Palladium, which I think is good content even if you don't use the system.

 

[leonidas300]

Thanks very much for giving Heroes of Thargos some exposure here. The stretch goals are in sight and hope that we have a strong finish to our first Campaign. I would add that this is not just for fans of the Cursed Empire RPG. We have had a lot of interest from people new to the setting too. I just hope that we inspire enough people to get involved in the game and will add some blurb here:

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[Dungeonosophy]

Added Blood Sword 5e to...

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[agrayday]

Just a word of caution for the SideQuests KS. This creator has several other accounts (at least 4) under different names on KS several of them unfulfilled. Do your research.

 

[imagineGod]

Just a word of caution for the SideQuests KS. This creator has several other accounts (at least 4) under different names on KS several of them unfulfilled. Do your research.

Yes, that is a terrible tactic I have seen, one with the failed to deliver Robotech Kickstarter miniatures.