You’ll discover games inspired by The Legend of Zelda, a new Powered by the Apocalypse option, an Exalted sourcebook, third-party Dungeons & Dragons options, and more.
Twilight Sword from Two Little Mice and Free League
Apocalypse World: Burned Over from lumpley games
Infernals: Crowned by Hellfire for the Exalted 3E RPG from Onyx Path Publishing
Mysterious Races and Ancestries for DnD 5E and Pathfinder from Roll for Combat
Pork Mort. The role-playing game.
Dark Places & Demogorgons TTRPG for 5e from Bloat Games
Alpha Star Magazine: Sci-Fi Resources for your D&D games! from EN Publishing
Twilight Sword from Two Little Mice and Free League
- END DATE: Dec 18, 2025 at 4:00pm EST.
- CROWDFUNDING ON: Backerkit
- SYSTEM(S): An original system
- PROJECT TYPE: Core rulebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: €210 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the rulebooks, starter set, GM screen, cards, dice, and map
- AI STATEMENT: “No generative artificial intelligence (A.I.) was used in the creation of this project.”
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? TTRPGs inspired by The Legend of Zelda are a great subgenre where fantasy and tabletopized video games meet. Two titans of tabletop, Two Little Mice and Free League Publishing, come together for a game inspired by The Legend of Zelda as well as Final Fantasy, Ni No Kuni, Dragon Quest, and more. Using a roll-low against your pick of eight ability scores using an original d12 system, though it uses other polyhedrals as well. The game comes as two main books, Twilight Sword Core Rulebook and the Lands of Radia. The first gives the rules, the second the setting. The books are laid out in a tall portrait style while the monsters and other cards are perfect squares, it’s a series of unique design decisions that look interesting together. If you’re a fan of The Legend of Zelda and want to check out a free PDF preview, head over to the Backerkit page for a free link and more details.
Apocalypse World: Burned Over from lumpley games
- END DATE: Fri, December 19 2025 11:59 PM EST.
- CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
- SYSTEM(S): Powered by the Apocalypse 3e
- PROJECT TYPE: Core rulebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $40 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the core rulebook
- AI STATEMENT: “Apocalypse World and all our games are 100% made by humans, for humans, no AI.”
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? When talking about indy games, one of the most influential TTRPG engines is Meguey and Vincent Baker’s Powered by the Apocalypse system, which originated in Apocalypse World. In a world that burned away half a century ago, you are the survivor and its hope. Using playbooks and 2d6, you’ll roll for success, success at a cost, or miss your opportunity to inspire hope in a world that’s lost it all. If you like the PbtA system and want to support the original game, join in and find previews at the Kickstarter campaign page.
Infernals: Crowned by Hellfire for the Exalted 3E RPG from Onyx Path Publishing
- END DATE: Dec 18, 2025 at 2:00pm EST.
- CROWDFUNDING ON: Backerkit
- SYSTEM(S): Exalted 3E
- PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $30 for the PDF version of the book plus a POD discount coupon
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Exalted 3E has a new sourcebook, this one featuring Hell’s Chosen. Exalted is the Storyteller fantasy game of the dead, spirits, and gods roaming the earth. With the addition of demons in this sourcebook you’ll have a larger ecosystem to play in. If you’re a fan of Exalted, check out this Backerkit for more details.
Mysterious Races and Ancestries for DnD 5E and Pathfinder from Roll for Combat
- END DATE: Mon, December 22 2025 11:59 PM EST.
- CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
- SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition and Pathfinder Second Edition
- PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $99 for the PDF version of the book plus VTT module and digital assets
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Every month in 2026, get a new ancestry to play in your D&D or Pathfinder games. Each one will have sub-species, lore, feats, and more. This is a year-long project that adds new player options every month. If you want more gaming options from the team at Roll for Combat, this Kickstarter teases the mystery of what’s coming.
Pork Mort. The role-playing game.
- END DATE: Thu, December 18 2025 1:00 AM EST.
- CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
- SYSTEM(S): Mörk Borg variant
- PROJECT TYPE: Core rulebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: €39 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the core rulebook and additional PDFs
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Based on Balearic folklore, this fantasy Mörk Borg variant offers 120 pages of rules and art. Explore the island, work with the pig merchants, deal in pork, and bring home the bacon as you go whole hog for a crazy world of violence and pork rinds. Honestly, I’m being sillier than this game is, it looks like a solid, violent fantasy RPG that will excite your gaming table. If you like Mörk Borg and new settings, this Kickstarter is worth a look.
Dark Places & Demogorgons TTRPG for 5e from Bloat Games
- END DATE: Tue, December 9 2025 9:00 PM EST.
- CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
- SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition
- PROJECT TYPE: Core rulebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $19 for the PDF of the book
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Enjoying Stranger Things? Want to try an OSR-inspired version of the world using 5e? Set in the 1980s, monsters and mysteries abound and only your d20, Hit Points, and AC stand between you and those things that are invading this world. If you’re a fan of Bloat Games, this project is worth a review on Kickstarter.
Alpha Star Magazine: Sci-Fi Resources for your D&D games! from EN Publishing
- END DATE: Dec 4, 2025 at 5:00pm EST.
- CROWDFUNDING ON: Backerkit
- SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition and Level Up! Advanced Fifth Edition
- PROJECT TYPE: RPG magazine
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: £11.40 for the PDF version of the magazine
- DISCLAIMER: EN World is a subsidiary of EN Publishing
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? EN Publishing’s sci-fi RPG magazine Backerkit wraps tomorrow!
