I present to you the new Crowdfunding Collection #84, including every tabletop project started between 09/02 and 09/10.
My favorite project in this collection is the Dawnline RPG. The players assume the roles of vampires who try their best to protect and guide a bigger flock of humans, ever escaping from the nearing light. While the vampires have to rely on the humans for sustenance, the humans have to rely on vampires to be protected against monsters and aided. Which is a very interesting take on the genre, helped by the fact that the creator felt inspired by works like Vampire Hunter D and Darkes Dungeon. The 3d6 system appears solid and there are some intriguing mechanical idea. The project features cool illustrations, the creator has experience in delivering project. Plus: No shipping cost. I do recommend the project.
Rockopolis is a translation of an Italian game. As suggested by its name the player assume roles of band members and do their best to rock the stage. I do like the idea and the systems – including stuff like various muses – does look interesting. Something Is Wrong Here on the other hand is a game aiming to provide a gaming experience along the experience David Lynch delivered. The design aims for an intense, emotional game experience and if you like story games, take a look. If you like your story games more traditional, you should check out Impulse Drive. It sports a science fiction setting and is Powered by the Apocalypse. A SF rpg with a different twist is HC SVNT DRACONES 2.0, where one plays kind of animal like „Aliens“ or rather surviving and long mutated creatures. I did like the first edition and think the new one is worth having a look. If you like it more traditional,.. Advanced Fighting Fantasy does kickstart Demons of Doom, which might be interesting for fans of fantasy games.
There are tons of other cool projects. Like Dortoka a supplement facilitating the creation of a city in OSR and PbtA. The Reality Shard and Diffusion dice do look great, imho. The Retro Dice have a unique design, done by Mark Kelly and do offer a stretch goal with Mark Rein-Hagen. The Mad Dice are apparently color changing. Well, and there are tables, nice and useful card decks and many, many more projects.
In regards to the projects in various languages. The French corebooks are quite beautiful to look up, the Italian and Spanish offer interesting insights and the German one collects to translate a Starfinder book. I did drop the Portuguese platform from the collection, as I noticed that the platform doesn’t sort by date and as my time/headspace is limited. If you like to see a Portuguese project in here, just drop me a message.
Tho, I just stop talking and let you have a look (you might like to be quick, as quite some project got rather tight timeframes):
English Crowdfundings
5 Role-Playing Games
2 Story Game Role-Playing Games
3 Supplements
1 Setting
3 Adventures
5 Dice & Coin Projects
2 RPG Tables
2 RPG Cards
1 RPG Notebook
1 Enamel Pin
1 The Dark Eye Miniature Project
3 Various RPG Projects
German Crowdfundings
1 Supplement
French Crowdfundings
2 Role-Playing Games
1 Supplement
1 Campaign
1 Secondary Literature
Spanish Crowdfundings
1 Role-Playing Game
Italian Crowdfundings
2 Role-Playing Games
The tiny star
Indicates that I backed the project.
() Indicates that I would have backed the project, have I had more money.
The red dot system
The red dots in front of the flags rely on the following information:
The project is within hours of ending
The project is within 7 days or less of ending
The indication is based on the release date and time of the crowdfunding collection and isn’t updated.
English Crowdfundings
Role-Playing Games
The Dawnline RPG – Vampires, Nomads, Endless Night
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/josephleebush/the-dawnline-rpg-vampires-nomads-endless-night
The Dawnline is a game about vampires and the villages they protect, set in a world where the light is a place that chases you.
Rockopolis RPG
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/minosgames/rockopolis-rpg
Rockopolis RPG – The first f*cking Rock’n Play game
HC SVNT DRACONES 2.0
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1448273438/hc-svnt-dracones-20
HSD 2.0 is the second edition core rulebook for the HC SVNT DRACONES tabletop roleplaying franchise. New rules and adventures await.
Demons of Doom
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2036759092/demons-of-doom
Demons of Doom for Advanced Fighting Fantasy
Blood, Sweat And Gears – A post-apocalyptic RPG
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1310447727/blood-sweat-and-gears-a-post-apocalyptic-rpg
Blood, Sweat And Gears is a post-apocalyptic game about gathering resources and land to sate the blood-lust of your tribe.
Story Game Role-Playing Games
Something Is Wrong Here: A Roleplaying Game
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1705501617/something-is-wrong-here-a-roleplaying-game
Uncanny surrealist roleplaying, inspired by TWIN PEAKS, MULHOLLAND DRIVE, and the other dark works of DAVID LYNCH.
Impulse Drive
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1743149756/impulse-drive
A Roleplaying Game about Misfits and Spaceships Powered by the Apocalypse.
Supplements
ASH LAW is creating Adventures and content for the 13th Age Role Playing Game
https://www.patreon.com/ASHLAW
Hi! I’m ASH LAW, an award-winning author, game creator, and artist…and I’m creating content compatible with the 13th Age role playing game.
NEW adventures! NEW races! NEW classes! NEW spells!
NEW rules expansions to take your game to the next level!
Dortoka: an OSR + PbtA City Module
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sigilstonepublishing/dortoka-an-osr-pbta-city-module
Plunder the dead metropolis on the Sea of Glass in this OSR urban toolkit and setting guide
Adventure Kit: Shadows Over Driftchapel – 5E Compatible
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/absolutetabletop/adventure-kit-shadows-over-driftchapel-5e-compatib
The second volume in our line of ENnie-nominated Adventure Kits™ – modular locations and encounters to build endless adventures.
Setting
Svilland: A Norse Mythology themed Campaign Setting for 5E
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/800873007/svilland-a-norse-mythology-themed-campaign-setting
A campaign setting for 5E that is inspired by the true Norse mythology, with all its rigor, valor, darkness and mysticism.
Adventures
Ghost Writer – a Gothic Horror RPG Adventure!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1588759266/ghost-writer-a-gothic-horror-adventure
A Leagues of Gothic Horror RPG adventure, where theater and death become one!
FROM BEYOND:OUTPOST 49 SciFi RPG Starfinder Roleplay Adv
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1074093017/from-beyond-outpost-49-scifi-rpg-starfinder-rolepl
„The fourth of six Starfinder RPG compatible adventures, a mystery to add to your game or create a new one.“
Eastern Fantasy Adventures for D&D 5e and SotDL (RPG)
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/verantheacodex/eastern-fantasy-adventures-for-dandd-5e-and-sotdl
2 hardcover adventures in the Mists of Akuma campaign setting: the (finished) Trade War AP & the Imperial Matchmaker mega adventure!
Dice & Coin Projects
Reality Shard, Supernova, & Neutron RPG Dice Sets
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/johnwrot/reality-shard-supernova-and-neutron-rpg-dice-sets
5- and 3- layered polyhedral dice for RPGs, board games, & wargaming. Avail in 7pc, 11pc, & 12mm d6s. Three designs, infinite beauty!
Diffusion™ Dice from Role 4 Initiative™
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/r4i/diffusiontm-dice-from-role-4-initiativetm
Many new Single- and Double-color Diffusion™ styles in polyhedral sets of 7, sets of 15, 8 d6, 8 d10 and expansion packs as desired.
Retro Dice: D-PAD D6 – Control your destiny!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dirtyvortex/retro-dice-d-pad-d6-control-your-destiny
From the Golden Age of video gaming comes the D-PAD D6, a retro themed set of twelve, 16mm, six-sided dice.
Mad Dice (aka Mood Dice)
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/trilania/mad-dice-aka-mood-dice
Color-changing dice based on surrounding temperature (aka Mood Dice).
NEW Zero Fucks Coins: Have A Nice Day, Asshole & 2¢ Coins!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zerofuckscoin/new-zero-fucks-coins-have-a-nice-day-asshole-and-2
Hilarious high-quality coins for those of us with an awesome twisted sense of humor!
RPG Tables
The Jasper: A Board Gaming Table
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1296268806/the-jasper-a-board-gaming-table
Made in the USA by BoardGameTables.com
GameChanger – Game Tables and Table Toppers
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/972632882/gamechanger-game-tables-and-table-toppers
Table of Ultimate Gaming brand now offers this campaign for the new GameChanger Series gaming table. Game tables for all budgets!
RPG Cards
Verejka’s Quest Cards – For Many Tabletop Games!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kendel-ventonda/verejkas-quest-cards-for-many-tabletop-games
A set of quest cards with at least 40 ideas for each Game Master with over 8,000 possible combinations and storylines!
The Deck of Many Animated Spells: DnD 5E Spell Cards
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cardamajigs/the-deck-of-many-animated-spells-dnd-5e-spell-card
Fling powerful magics with style using The Deck of Many’s unabridged Animated Spell Cards for DnD 5e.
RPG Notebook
The Far Traveler’s Collection
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/therooktheraven/the-far-travelers-collection
Featuring a Deluxe Edition MMCD with the new Cloak of Protection and the all new Far Traveler’s Notebook for D&D and other TTRPGs
Enamel Pin
Fantasy Gaming Enamel Pins – The Armory Series
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/flamingflamingo/fantasy-gaming-enamel-pins-the-armory-series
Fantasy gaming themed enamel pins. I’m gonna need you to roll the dice and choose your power. Dungeons & Dragons themed Enamel pins
The Dark Eye Miniature Project
Heroes of Aventuria
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/westfaliaminiatures/heroes-of-aventuria
This is a collection of 28mm miniatures that depict Heroes from Aventuria, the main setting of the RPG The Dark Eye/Das Schwarze Auge
Various RPG Projects
Young Adventurers
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gamenightgames/young-adventurers
Help us create a live-play show on role-playing for kids. This teaches parents how to find a game, and GMs how to run games with kids.
„Cthulhu Wars“ Official Audio by Darkraven Games
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darkravengames/cthulhu-wars-official-audio-by-darkraven-games
Awesome audio for the „Cthulhu Wars“ board game by Sandy Petersen. Music and sound by Darkraven Games to bring your apocalypse to life!
The Province League: A Tournament Series for L5R
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1243112422/the-province-league-a-tournament-series-for-l5r
Funding for a laser cutter, website and startup costs to provide the community with affordable and local competitive Kotei-like events.
German Crowdfundings
Supplement
STARFINDER – PAKTWELTEN
https://www.gameontabletop.com/crowdfunding-133.html
Die Erweiterung zu Starfinder nimmt euch mit zu fantastischen Planeten und rüstet euch für die Abenteuer aus, die ihr dort erleben werdet.
French Crowdfundings
Role-Playing Games
ARCHIPÉLIA – UN JEU DE RÔLE PIRATE ET POÉTIQUESébastien Haller
https://www.gameontabletop.com/crowdfunding-119.html
Archipélia un jeu de rôle poétique dans lequel vous jouez des pirates qui partent à la découverte du monde et cherchent la grande aventure.
SKULL & BONES (1918)
https://www.gameontabletop.com/crowdfunding-104.html
Skull & Bones : complots et sorcellerie pendant la guerre de 14-18
Supplement
CHRONIQUES OUBLIÉES • VENGEANCE
https://www.gameontabletop.com/crowdfunding-137.html
Aidez-nous à proposer une magnifique boîte pour l’extension Vengeance !
Campaign
Mon ennemi, c’est la finance
https://fr.ulule.com/campagne-friponnes/
Mon ennemi, c’est la finance est une grande campagne pour le jeu de rôle Friponnes rpg, qui a été distingué par le G.R.O.G. comme jeu du mois de février 2018. Elle comporte dix scénarios complets, chacun jouable en deux à quatre séances, sans compter les voyages qui rythment les passages d’une île à une autre. Elle peut donc vous occuper longtemps !
Secondary Literature
L’empire de l’imaginaire
https://fr.ulule.com/biographie-gygax/
Gary Gygax et la naissance de Dungeons & Dragons
Spanish Crowdfundings
Role-Playing Game
Enseñanza Mágica Obligatoria
http://htpublishers.es/producto/emo-el-mecenazgo/
Enseñanza Mágica Obligatoria es un juego de rol escrito por Sergio Morán en el que jugarás con una criatura mágica y adolescente en un mundo que acaba de conocer su existencia y que trata de hacerse a la idea. Basado en los populares cómics de Sergio Morán y que podéis leer gratuitamente aquí.
Italian Crowdfundings
Role-Playing Games
Augusta Universalis GDR
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1545227422/augusta-universalis-gdr
Un Gioco di Ruolo Ucronico di Uomini e Imperi al di là delle Stelle.
Coriolis RPG
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/621873870/coriolis-rpg
Prendete il comando di un’astronave e partite alla scoperta degli antichi misteri del Terzo Orizzonte, in questo bellissimo GDR sci-fi!
How to get into the Collection
There are essentially two ways for a project to be included
) I do try to actually find each and every new project. On the one hand, I do use my Crowdfunding Suchliste (It is essentially a list of links). On the other hand, I do try to keep close tabs on several communities, groups, forums, newsletters etc.
) I do have to rely on readers, project creators or fans pointing out projects to be included in the collection. Because several platforms like Patreon, IndieGoGo, Startnext, and more offer no option to enter a search term and look for the newest started project.
If you like to submit a project or your project. There are just a few things to watch:
The project should be somewhat related to tabletop role-playing.
The project should be live and preferably still live when the collection goes up.
The project shouldn’t be included in a previous collection.
Usually, I am happy with any suggestions. It’s as well a method to make sure I include a project which is out of range for my completist approach. As, for example, I don’t include every convention project or every miniature/terrain/map project.
