With the holidays, this is the hardest week to capture gamers attention, yet there are some winners with cool zines, adventures, and the returns of some classic Fighting Fantasy novels.
Secret Passages #3: An Old School RPG and Oldhammer Magazine from James Hoare
- END DATE: Fri, December 26 2025 2:23 AM EST.
- CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
- SYSTEM(S): System neutral
- PROJECT TYPE: RPG zine
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: £10 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the zine
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? The Secret Passage series examines the old school RPGs that you’ve loved. For the third issue, there’s 72 pages mixing interviews and essays along with a 35-page add-on adventure, A Regrettable Mystery of Pyrates. The Kickstarter campaign page goes over the articles and their content if the idea of historical articles and examinations of the original games you love appeals to you.
Holiday Hoards 5E: 150-300 Magic Items from Dream Realm Storytellers
- END DATE: Wed, December 31 2025 12:00 PM EST.
- CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
- SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition
- PROJECT TYPE: RPG accessories
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: £68 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the 3 decks plus the PDF of the item handbook
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? 150 to 300 item cards in 3 decks. Based on three themes – gold, fellowship, and fame – each deck contains items that will expand your powers and roleplaying options. Coming as cards, they’re easy to pass out to your players. If you like this idea, there’s a PDF linked on the Kickstarter page showcasing 38 free items.
The Infinite Quiver - 100 Magic Arrows for D&D from BJ Hypes aka Ridiculous Blacksmith
- END DATE: Mon, December 29 2025 10:55 AM EST.
- CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
- SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition
- PROJECT TYPE: RPG accessories
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $34 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the cards
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Most characters can carry a bow, so why not arm them with magic arrows. In this case, a deck of cards with 100 magic arrows for 5e. One side shows the arrow, the other the stats, some tailored for specific classes. If you need more arrows in your campaign, check out this Kickstarter page for a link to a free PDF preview.
Xcrawl Rodeo: Hell on Hooves from Cranky Clydesdale Publishing
- END DATE: Dec 31, 2025 at 9:00pm EST.
- CROWDFUNDING ON: Backerkit
- SYSTEM(S): Xcrawl/Dungeon Crawl Classics (DCC)
- PROJECT TYPE: Adventure
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $18 for the PDF, VTT, and a coupon for the POD version of the book
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? DCC rodeo? Yeah, I’m interested. This Backerkit campaign offers nine rodeo-style events for solo riders or rodeo teams. Riding fantasy monsters, you need to hold on or lose more than the contest. These adventures center on animal handling, but with animals that can’t be handled. If you’re a fan of bizarre DCC adventures, this may speak to you.
The Voyage of the Golden Duchess from Panthea Gaming
- END DATE: Sun, December 28 2025 6:37 AM EST.
- CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
- SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition
- PROJECT TYPE: Adventure
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $50 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the book
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? I love comic books, so this idea grabbed me. The Voyage of the Golden Duchess comes as three comic-style volumes. Coming as standalone 5e adventures are for levels 3 to 6, these adventures involve star-spanning pirates, drag, drama, and danger as your characters chase the worst sort of criminals across space. If you’re a fan of adventures delivered in comic book visuals, this Kickstarter may speak to you.
Breath of Life - The Warmage (Pathfinder 1st edition) from Orphaned Bookworm Productions LLC
- END DATE: Tue, December 30 2025 10:06 PM EST.
- CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
- SYSTEM(S): Pathfinder 1st Edition
- PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $15 for the PDF of the book
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? There’s still a Pathfinder 1st Edition fanbase, so it’s nice to see a new third-party product for the game. This one offers a fully detailed new class complete with original rules, spells, and more. If you’re a fan of PF1e, this Kickstarter may take you back to the heydays of that game, letting you add more player options to your campaign.
Wide-Eyed Terror (Revisited) from Breaker Press Games
- END DATE: Tue, December 23 2025 12:00 PM EST.
- CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
- SYSTEM(S): Dungeon Crawl Classics (DCC)
- PROJECT TYPE: Adventure
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $20 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the booklet plus a sticker
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? A new third-party DCC adventure as a 20-page booklet. Designed for an army of 0-level characters (12 to 16) or a large party of 1st level characters, this book details 18 areas to explore and fight it as well as 4 NPCs and 3 new monsters. A delivery is missing, and your characters have been hired to find it. Seek out this Kickstarter to learn more.
Gradient in Thirds: A Trio of Adventures for Mörk Borg / OSR from Croak & Dagger
- END DATE: Dec 22, 2025 at 3:00pm EST.
- CROWDFUNDING ON: Backerkit
- SYSTEM(S): Mörk Borg
- PROJECT TYPE: RPG pamphlet and booklet adventures
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: C$32.32 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the 2 pamphlets and a booklet
- AI STATEMENT: “This work is AI-free. Everything in this project is handwritten, illustrated, and designed by A.C. Roberts of Croak & Dagger, with the exception of select public domain works.”
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? I’m a big fan of RPG pamphlets, so new Mörk Borg adventures done as one-pagers is cool. You’ll get the pamphlets A Turn In The Tide and The Inchoate Garden as well as the booklet At Wick's End. Ranging from wishes to relics to dreams, these adventures promise the darkness of Mörk Borg. If you’re a fan, try out this Backerkit page for more details.
Fighting Fantasy - Solo Adventure Gamebooks - Set 2 from Steve Jackson Games
- END DATE: Wed, December 31 2025 3:00 PM EST.
- CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
- SYSTEM(S): Fighting Fantasy
- PROJECT TYPE: Gamebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $80 + S/H for 5 Fighting Fantasy books in a slipcase
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? This Kickstarter offers the next 5 original Fighting Fantasy books, 6 to 10, in a slipcase. Choose your own adventure system books, these included a gaming system and more randomness than their inspiration. With this campaign, you’ll get Island of the Lizard King, Scorpion Swamp, Caverns of the Snow Witch, House of Hell, and Creature of Havoc, each bringing back the original artwork and stories, but with better printing and a larger format. If you’re a fan of Fighting Fantasy, these books are worth a read.
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