This week’s TTRPG crowdfunding sampler covers projects that end between March 20 to 26. This list includes board games re-imagined as RPGs, the weird west, a game about becoming an exorcist, new 5e monsters, Mutants & Masterminds NPCs, and more.
Terraforming Mars - the official TTRPG from Shadowlands Games
The Exorcist's Codex – (Basic Roleplaying System) from Two Starving Gnolls
The Wild Frontier of Venture from Oddity Press
African Monsters: A DnD 5E bestiary of African legends from Legendary Games
The Quintessential Guide to Urban Encounters from Mr.Tarrasque
Borged Again - The Collection from GNAW Guild
Super Powered Legends Sourcebook II, for M&M from Rogue Genius Games (RGG)
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Terraforming Mars - the official TTRPG from Shadowlands Games
- END DATE: Mar 20, 2025 at 7:00pm EDT.
- CROWDFUNDING ON: Backerkit
- SYSTEM(S): An original system
- PROJECT TYPE: Core rulebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: €69 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the core book and campaign book (Terraforming Mars: The Role-Playing Game Corebook and The Great Campaign of Mars)
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Are you a fan of the award-winning board game Terraforming Mars? Would you like board game-like gameplay in your roleplaying game? This game involves ages worth of play as the corporation terraforms Mars, going from a world that would kill us to a land of green forests. You’ll play moments through the centuries long history of this world, conquering the terrain to make something that your descendants can survive in. Gameplay involves distinct phases – Projects, Generations, and Ages – as you advance the most important project: making your world a home. Gamers can pick up the core rulebook or go all-in and get seven books in a slipcase plus a GM screen, dice, a tray, and more. If the idea of a science-heavy RPG that covers lifetimes of movement towards a single goal intrigues you or if you’re a fan of the board game, check out the Backerkit campaign page for a free PDF quickstart guide.
The Exorcist's Codex – (Basic Roleplaying System) from Two Starving Gnolls
- END DATE: Mar 25, 2025 at 1:00pm EDT.
- CROWDFUNDING ON: Backerkit
- SYSTEM(S): Basic Roleplaying System
- PROJECT TYPE: Core rulebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $80 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of both books
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? One part William Peter Blatty’s The Exorcist, one part Victorian horror, this game makes you an exorcist in a war against archdemons bent on possessing the innocent. Set in the 1890s, you’ll use Chaosium’s BRP system to navigate this dark horror setting. While there are elements similar to Call of Cthulhu, this game brings in religion and mechanics like Holy Faith, Demonic Corruption, and Spirit Points to reflect that world. The campaign offers the core rulebook, GM’s guide, a journal, and more books to build this world. The idea behind this game intrigues me, pulling in elements of exorcisms, late 1800s horror, and religion using a known quantity with the BRP system, this project will have speak to fans of those genres and more. If you’re interested, there are samples available via their Backerkit campaign page.
The Wild Frontier of Venture from Oddity Press
- END DATE: Mar 25, 2025 at 5:00pm EDT.
- CROWDFUNDING ON: Backerkit
- SYSTEM(S): Moxie Cinematic Toolkit
- PROJECT TYPE: Core rulebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $140 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the core book, 2 zines, a deck of 40 cards, dice, dice box, tokens, and a cloth bag
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Looking for a weird west RPG that is not tied to our history? Weird Westerns are fun, but the real-world elements make them difficult to pitch. But, a purely fictional weird west, one that isn’t built on the history of the United States and Mexico is baggage free. This one is a sci-fi story about a planet that was colonized centuries ago but it is cutoff from the rest of the spacefaring society. In this world, you’re trying to survive using only your wits, reflexes, and the iron on your hip. This Backerkit campaign offers several books – The Wild Frontier of Venture core rules and two modules titled Smoke 'Em Out and Strange Tales of Venture – as well as a 40-card deck of NPCs, dice, and tokens. If you’re interested in the system and setting, check out the campaign page for a link to the PDF of the Venture Quickstart.
African Monsters: A DnD 5E bestiary of African legends from Legendary Games
- END DATE: Thu, March 20 2025 2:00 PM EDT.
- SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition (2024)
- PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $25 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the book
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? This campaign offers over 80 monsters based on African legends and folklore. From African and African diaspora creators, these creatures offer original encounter options for your 5e game. As with all Legendary Games’ books, this promises a lot of table-ready options with culturally specific hooks. If you’re curious, check out their campaign page for a free PDF preview of the contents.
The Quintessential Guide to Urban Encounters from Mr.Tarrasque
- END DATE: Thu, March 20 2025 1:57 PM EDT.
- SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition
- PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: €29 for PDF and POD discount coupon for two books
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? The team of Parry, WallyDM and Mr. Tarrasque brings you urban encounters for your 5e games. In this book, you’ll get multi-page encounters, zero prep micro encounters, NPCs, monsters, and a fully detailed city. If you want to add a city to your campaign or just have some handy city combats and traps, this book may be right for your gaming table. Check out the campaign page for a free PDF preview.
Borged Again - The Collection from GNAW Guild
- END DATE: Sat, March 22 2025 12:35 PM EDT.
- SYSTEM(S): MÖRK BORG, CY_BORG, PIRATE BORG, and VAST GRIMM
- PROJECT TYPE: Adventures
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $30 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of all four adventures
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Do you need four adventures, each one tailored for a specific MÖRK BORG system? Coming in at 20 to 28 pages an adventure, these zines offer unique and fun quests for your characters strive to, you know, not push up daisies at the end of each encounter. Cat Claw Clism for Mörk Borg deals with feline worshipers and a cat-centric holy relic. Future Bleak: Nature is Lit for Vast Grimm involves a crashed ship with valuables and Würms. Children of the Data-Crypt for Cy_Borg deals with a desolate data center where virtual reality and real reality blur. Relique of the Crab for Pirate Borg deals with an island made of the setting’s magical Ash as well as a divine crustacean. If you want some original adventures, this project is worth checking out.
Super Powered Legends Sourcebook II, for M&M from Rogue Genius Games (RGG)
- END DATE: Thu, March 20 2025 10:30 PM EDT.
- SYSTEM(S): Powered by Mutants & Masterminds
- PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $25 for PDF and POD discount coupon for the book
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Are you looking for 201 (or more) heroes or villains for your Mutants & Masterminds campaign? Writer-artist Jacob Blackmon is compiling all of the characters he’s created over the last decade with options to make them heroes or enemies, plus some new characters to increase your fun. Superhero universes need massive numbers of characters and this book stocks you with enough to justify a full campaign. If you’re a fan of Mutants & Masterminds, this book is worth reviewing.
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