Teylen's RPG Corner

I present to you the new Crowdfunding Collection #172, including every tabletop rpg project started between 05/13 and 06/20.

This time the collection is back, including a little preamble. There are quite some nice projects started last week, so lets get to them:

I will start with the Urban Fantasy game Defiant RPG. The game has the premise that quite some supernatural creatures entered the world to destroy it, yet proved to be defiant to their mission, and choose to integrate into the cities, ruling and having fun. The players get to play royal fallen angels, demons, gods and the like, who are in a nice position of power. The card based system intrigues me, and the book did already exist as a PDF. The combination of genre, setting and system got me backing it, check it out, if you want to see for yourself. If you like to play a fairy – one of the small folks – Fairy Trails will have you covered. Following an attack by a villain, the fairies had to flee their country in a card, and thus are traveling all over the world. The game itself is Powered by the Apocalypse and looks quite very cute. I can recommend the creators, as they delivered a previous project to my satisfaction – take a look. The Otherworlds Core Rulebook offers some planet hopping fantasy, with a video that oozes quite some positive JRPG vives (imho). The story driven d6 system appears functional. All in all a sound project., bietet ein Fantasy Setting, in dem man von Planet zu Planet springen kann. Ich mag die leichte JRPG Energie, welche das Video ausstrahlt, und Systemseitig wirkt es mit dem erzählerischen W6 Ansatz solide. Stepping away from lighthearted roleplaying game, you might want to have a look at Pink Cloud: An Adventure Game for Friends of Bill. Based on the „12 Stepper Program“ and inspired by the „Big Book“, it offers fantasy adventures through the lense of recovery. I personally got swayed by the video, which offered a solid, alas not flashy, presentation, and chimed in. Maybe you’ll do too? Well, and to not end on a down note, Ultimate Dungeon Showdown is a card game with a roleplaying game, from the creators of The Gamers. You can play the card game with the roleplaying game or the roleplaying game on its own. There is ton of cool merchandise by artisans like Level Up Dice and it looks cool. If you are a fan of the Zombie Orpheus, check it out.
Heading over to the Science Fiction games, let’s start with Synthicide: Sharpers in the Dark. The project ports the existing cyberpunk setting and game over to fit into a „Forged in the Dark“ rule set. Which has been modified to add mutations and stuff to your characters playbook. I did star the project, and might pledge later on. Lawman mixes its SciFi themes with a healthy dose of western and humor. I’d place the comic artstyle somewhere into the eighties, and the creators refer material like Trigun, Robocop and Idiocracy as inspiration. In regards of RPG they apparently took ideas / vibes from HoL (Human occupied Landfill). Well, and the system that’s based on a single d20 can’t be bad. Thus, have a look. If you want to engage in mechs and mayhem, take a look at Tenzin Gate. I do like the design of the mechs, and maybe there’s info about the dice based system on their website?
With that we’ll get to the gamebook. Arkham Archives aims to offer a complete collection of their gamebook series. The project might look splendid and enticing, yet I would voice serious concerns / warnings regarding pledging it. I backed their first project, the first part of the Arkham Archives, and received neither the eBook nor the deck of cards. Which earns the new project an heartfelt poop-emoji.
There are of course other, better projects. If you like D&D 5E you might like to see the Adventures in Oz transformed into a settting for said system, or want to spice up your game with Mask of Power. The Creature Feature Quarterly Vol. 1 offers monsters for MÖRK Borg and I am still pondering whether or not to back the The Oracle Story Generator deck of cards.
You’ll find those, and many more projects, here:

English Crowdfundings

5 Roleplaying Games
3 Science Fiction Roleplaying Games
1 Gamebook
3 Settings
3 Sourcebooks
4 Adventures
9 Dice Projects
1 Accessoire
1 Deck of Cards
2 Map Projects
3 Various RPG Projects

 French Crowdfundings

1 Roleplaying Game
1 Adventure
1 Accessoire

 Norwegian Crowdfundings 

1 Roleplaying Game

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.

The tiny pile

Is an emoji to flag projects I personally consider abysmal. Whether it is due to aspects of theme, structue, copyright or other reasons.

 The project is, in my opinion, bad (a piece of dung)

English Crowdfundings

Roleplaying Games

Defiant RPG

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dfnt/defiant-rpg
An urban fantasy ttrpg about the mighty, modern-day aristocrats: fallen angels, demons, ancient gods, and dragons. Now in print!

Fairy Trails

 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/banditcamp/fairy-trails
A Powered by the Apocalypse game where you play Fairies traveling around in a magical cart having amazing adventures!

Otherworlds Core Rulebook

 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vindicated/otherworlds-core-rulebook-relaunch
Become an Otherworlder! Swords, guns, and magic. Simple dice resolution, vast character creation, quick and deadly encounters.

Pink Cloud: An Adventure Game for Friends of Bill

 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pink-cloud/pink-cloud-an-adventure-game-for-friends-of-bill
A „12-Stepper roleplaying game“ set in the New Land of the Big Book.

ZOE Presents: Ultimate Dungeon Showdown

 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zombieorpheus/zoe-presents-ultimate-dungeon-showdown
A card game, roleplaying game, dice, miniatures, maps, adventures, and more… from the creators of The Gamers & JourneyQuest!

Science Fiction Roleplaying Games

() Synthicide: Sharpers in the Dark

()  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/willpowergames/synthicide-sharpers-in-the-dark
A Forged in the Dark redesign of the best-selling RPG Synthicide.

Lawman: A RPG of Bounty Hunters & Shooting People for Money

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joerocksart/lawman-a-rpg-of-bounty-hunters-and-shooting-people-for-money
I wrote and illustrated a Sci-Fi/Western Tabletop RPG and thought it’d be a good thing to actually print.

Tenzin Gate: A Sci-Fi TTRPG

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/266862472/tenzin-gate-a-sci-fi-ttrpg
An Action-packed TTRPG filled Monsters, Mechs and Mayhem

Gamebook

Arkham Archives: the Complete Collection

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/deltadreams/arkham-archives-the-complete-collection
The final chapters of the Arkham Archives storyline. Travel with three new characters on the path leading to the end of the world.

Settings

5e Adventures in Oz: Setting, Monsters, Maps, and More!

 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doublecritical/adventures-in-oz-5th-edition-setting-and-sourcebooks
Over 500 hardcover pages in 2 volumes. More than 100 monsters. Play a Munchkin, a Wicked Witch, a Flying Monkey, and more!

Copernia, a 5E Campaign Setting 40 Years in the Making

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eastcoasttrolls/copernia-a-5e-campaign-setting-40-years-in-the-making
The World of Copernia & The Companion Oakhaven Anthology, Twenty Episodes, Five Story Arcs. Hundreds of Hours of Immersive Play

Blood Sword 5e

 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tambu/blood-sword-5e
A Merciless and Grimdark Campaign Setting for the 5th Edition loosely based on the 80s dark fantasy gamebook masterpiece

Sourcebooks

Creature Feature Quarterly Vol. 1 -for use with- Mork Borg

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cfqvol3ose/creature-feature-quarterly-vol-1-for-use-with-mork-borg
A monster zine for Mork Borg. I’ve selected 16 of my creatures and am giving that a doomy art-punk makeover.

Masks of Power for 5e

 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/yaveos/masks-of-power-for-5e
A compendium of threatening creatures, magic masks, and novel archetypes for the greatest roleplaying game.

Thaemin’s Guide to Gods and Miracles

 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/458886079/thaemins-guide-to-gods-and-miracles
A 5e ‚zine about summoning angels, writing pantheons, and roleplaying the religious.

Adventures

Cha’alt After Dark

 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vengersatanis/chaalt-after-dark
Venger Satanis‘ OSR D&D adventures for Cha’alt – eldritch, gonzo, science-fantasy, post-apocalypse. Extra sleazy… for her pleasure.

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

 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sidequests/sidequests-5-more-easy-adventures-for-5e-dungeons-and-dragons
The fifth collection of SideQuests oneshot adventure modules for Fifth Edition DnD

Assassin Adventures: Quests for D&D 5E

 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1982621222/assassin-adventures-quests-for-5e
A collection of 10 instant assassin adventures for Dungeons and Dragons Fifth Edition, designed to easily implement into your campaign!

Trials of Arcadia – for 5E and Pathfinder 1E + a miniature

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fireonclaymorewoods/trials-of-arcadia-for-5e-and-pathfinder-1e-a-miniature
Stranded in the outer planes and tried by ruthless Hierophants. There starts the 3rd chapter in the Circle of the Blood Moon campaign!

Dice Projects

Divine Sharp Edge Dice by Critit

 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/163050832/divine-sharp-edge-dice-by-critit
7 piece sharp edge RPG dice based on our popular ‚Spirit of‘ range. Perfect for Dungeons & Dragons and many other games.

Fully Customizable Roleplay Dice

 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alea-jacta-est/fully-customizable-roleplay-dice
How we will handcraft high quality dice from noble french wood

Rolling Viruses a dice set

 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/azi/rolling-viruses-a-dice-set
It’s time to take our revenge: let’s make fun of viruses and defeat them once and for all!

⚔️ DnD Dice Puzzles for TTRPGs: TinHedrals 🎲

 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mythroll/mythroll-armory-tinhedral-polyhedral-dice-dungeons-dragons
Dungeons & Dragons and Pathfinder Dice that come in flat metals sheets that you can fold up into useable actual RPG dice.

PRIMUS Sharp Edge Dice

 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/primus-dice/primus-sharp-edge-dice
Handcrafted, custom-designed dice collection for your favorite TTRPG games!

Fortune Dice: An RPG Session Accessory

 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1043076106/fortune-dice-an-rpg-session-accessory
A Random Polyhedral Die, a Fantasy-Themed Fortune, and an In-Game Use

Glow in the Dark Cute Ghost Metal Dice

 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/65194125/glow-in-the-dark-cute-ghost-dice
Cute spooky coloured metal dice engraved with undead and magic for collections, dungeons and dragons, tabletop, rpg, and board games.

Cor Dice Shop

 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cordiceshop/cor-dice-shop
Online/Physical shop presence selling custom/handmade resin dice sets

Retro Dice – Gen. 2

 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/orcansee/retro-dice-gen-2
Gen.2 ready for launch! Featuring eight new dice sets in 11pc rpg configurations.

Accessoire

RPG Cthulhu Ita-Bag with dice bag

 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lusdesign/rpg-cthulhu-ita-bag-with-dice-bag
RPG Cthulhu Ita-Bag, Hard Enamel Pin, Pillowcase, Notepad and Pencilcase

Deck of Cards

() The Oracle Story Generator Tarot-Sized Cards

()  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nordgames/the-oracle-story-generator
Event based story generation with over 250 million combinations per deck for all fantasy roleplaying games, writers, and storytellers.

Map Projects

Meanders 5 RPG Modular Digital Battlemaps: ATLANTIS

 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gametilewarehouse/meanders-5-rpg-modular-digital-battlemaps-atlantis
The Fabled City of Atlantis – a utopian paradise or a sinister superpower? Explore the city above the waves – and then – below them…

RPG World Map Creation Kit | Modular Fantasy Map

 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jfsenay/rpg-world-map-creation-kit-modular-fantasy-map
Set of hand-drawn tokens & tiles with which you can easily and quickly create amazing maps. For VTT & tabletop role-playing games.

Various RPG Projects

Dungeons & Dames Fantasy TTRPG Pin-Up Art Book

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sinopapublishing/dungeons-and-dames-fantasy-pin-up-art-book
Original, demure pin-up art depicting women of fantasy races straight from modern RPG games fandom. Featuring ten different artists!

Critical Papercraft: Mighty Nein

 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/artofkarthik/critical-papercraft-mighty-nein
Papercraft figures of your favourite Critical Role characters!

Fantasy Counter Kit 2

 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alphamecha/fantasy-counter-kit-2
MORE counters to use in your favorite old-school fantasy RPG.

 French Crowdfundings

Roleplaying Game

Hypertelluriens

https://www.gameontabletop.com/cf555/hypertelluriens.html
Les joueurs incarnent les Hypertelluriens qui partent à l’aventure dans l’Ultracosme dans un style science-fantasy rétro

Adventure

Würm Sagas

 https://www.gameontabletop.com/cf546/wurm-sagas.html
Soutenez les nouvelles campagnes pour le jeu de rôle Wûrm !

Accessoire

Mon créateur de tables aléatoires

https://www.gameontabletop.com/cf562/mon-createur-de-tables-aleatoires.html
Personnalisez vos tables aléatoires

 Norwegian Crowdfundings 

Roleplaying Game

KVAD

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kvad1/kvad
Et rollespill inspirert av vikingtiden.

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.