Routinely Itemised: RPGs #295

Ah, zine month! Look at what you do to the Kickstarter section of this TTRPG news round-up.

Speaking of which, here is the summary of summaries!

• DriveThruRPG is testing publisher fulfilment.
• Atlas Games’ John Nephew blogged about how tariffs would hit the hobby.
• Green Ronin launched their 25th anniversary celebrations.
• Dark Tower will get a deluxe treatment.

Dunderdagar won the RPG Publisher Spotlight this month. Patrons can vote for next month’s winner in this private poll. The candidates are;

• Stonehome Games
• Wendigo Workshop
• Original Frontiers
• The Quicksilver Adventuring League
• Cabal of Enchantment

Oddly, this roleplaying news site finds itself talking about trade wars and punching Nazis this week.

On with this week’s news!

Spotlight: Dunderdagar.

RPG news from Geek Native

• Black Lantern Productions talked to Geek Native about Immortals.
• We looked at the radical transparency of the company and quickstart for the hopeful Embers of Humanity.
• We also noticed DriveThruRPG testing Publisher Fulfilled – Retail Verions of TTRPGs.
• The Bundle of Holding has a Punch Nazis! deal and many for Hero System 4e.

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RPG news from around the web

• John Nephew, boss at Atlas Games, wrote up the impact that tarffis in America would have on tabletop games.
• Jared Rascher wrote up Roll20’s decision not to develop a Tales of the Valiant character sheet.
• Green Ronin have kicked off their 25th anniversary celebration.
• Goodman Games have announced the seminar schedule for Indie DCC Creator Summit.
• Jennell Jacquays’ Dark Tower gets the deluxe director’s cut treatment from Goodman Games.
• ICv2 reports that Renegade Game Studios and Sirius Dice partner up.
• On Rascal, Gabriel Pellizzaro covers KULT: Divinity Lost Returns with 4+ New Books.
• At ComicBook, Amanda Kay Oaks notes Dungeons & Dragons Requests Fan Feedback to Shape New Subclasses.
• Timothy Linward notes New DnD Monster Manual’s initiative overhaul will transform boss fights.
• Critical Hit News pens Round Two of the ‘Battle of the Orcs’ .
• Chaosium invited people to come meet the tribe at Chaosium Con UK 2025.

RPG reviews and interviews from around the web

• Reviews from R’lyeh wrote up DCC’s Emirikol was Framed, the Awfully Cheerful Engine’s Orcs & Oubliettes, TSR’s Conan Unchained and The Wanderer’s Tome Flabbergasted!
• Throat Punch Games has a ring side report on the Xcrawl Classic Murder Mountain Smackdown.
• Seed of Worlds reviewed the Roguelike Megadungeon.
• Grognardia pens a retrospective on Alien Module 6: Solomani for Traveller.
• Nerdarchy review and expand The Game Master’s Book of Astonishing Random Tables.
• On EN World, Charles Dunwoody interviews Amanda Franck, Zedeck Siew, and Dying Earth Catalogue.
• Darrington Press interview Three New Candela Obscura Specialties with Carlos Cisco & Hannah Rose.

RPG new releases

• The Gallowglass Rat has published Thistledown: Scottish Survival Solo RPG.
• Original Frontiers has published the core rules for Blast Rangers.
• Luminous Ages have released Luminous Lore & Bai Ze: Setting Guide & Campaign.
• Terra RPG has released Campaign Settings Compendium for Terrae™.
• Laughing Gnome Games has released Everreach RPG Corebook.
• Deimos Infinitum Publishing has opened up Horror at Yishusu Landing.
• In physical releases and Publisher Fulfilled slots on DriveThruRPG there’s a batch from Onyx Path Publishing including;
  • Trinity Continuum Core Rulebook.
  • Scarred Lands Creature Collection.
  • Scarred Lands Player’s Guide.
  • They Came From Beyond The Grave!
  • They Came From Beneath the Sea!
  • Scion Second Edition: Demigod.
  • Legendlore Core Rulebook.

RPG bundle deals

• Save $36 (55%) in Two Little Mice’s Adventures in the Household complete bundle.
• Save $9.95 (33%) in DMGMorais’ Everlasting Tales Magazine Issue 1 PDF+Fantasy Grounds bundle.
• Save $2.50 (19%) with the Elven Tower’s Harvest from Hell 5e Foundry + PDF bundle.

RPG ideas, tips and discoveries

• Ben and the Genre Police get into Progress, Challenge & Growth.
• Charles Dunwoody’s world building starts an Alien War on Earth.
• Roleplaying Tips publishes part i of Getting Players to Care About Lore.
• World Anvil has put together some Getting Started Guides.
• The Angry GM shares Five Rules for Amazing Adventure Design.

RPG Crowdfunding

You can find the Kickstarter campaigns that have caught Geek Native’s attention at Kickstarter watch. Here are some noteworthy industry projects to mention:

• The Goblin Guide to Advanced Dice Rolling from Octopus Apocalypse offers “An introductory guide to dice math and mechanics so simple a goblin can understand.”
• Dungeons of Desimier: A D&D adventure from Rift Publishing suggests “Discover the secrets hidden under the town of Desimier and protect the world from shady figures with nefarious plans.”
• Gridmon from Jesus proposes “Monsters of the Grid”
• Planet Vesta (Expansion) – System Agnostic TTRPG Setting from Joie proposes “A system agnostic supplement on a ribbon world planet. This project will be an expansion on the original 8-page zine.”
• Pilot Episode from SmallRedRobin13 introduces “A Musical 50s Sitcom Horror TTRPG”
• So Many Horrid Ghosts from Spilled Coffee Creatives proposes “SMHG is a one-shot RPG where players take on the roles of their favorite Shakespeare characters, taking revenge on the Bard himself.”
• Mercs, Mages and Monsters a TTRPG from Bad Toad Games LLC submits “Our flagship TTRPG, created to be dark and funny at the same time. Great for beginners and veteran players.”
• Forest of Moon Denizens from Old Warlock Games offers “This bestiary contains 10 creatures encountered in the Forest of Moon.”
• Mill of the Twelve Dead from Mauro Longo suggests “A Level 1–3 scenario designed for use with Old-School Essentials and B/X-related games, inspired by European folktales and themes.”
• CRYO-SIQ: a Mothership one-shot from WacoMatrixo suggests “Cryosleep is over, the deranged killer is awake. And you still don’t know what’s inside that box.”
• Magic Tails | Victorian Fantasy Animal RPG from Jano Studio introduces “A TTRPG about magical animals’ cozy, intrepid adventures set in their school years, before becoming Wizards’ familiars.”
• Strang Beorn: A haunted hillfort delve for MÖRK BORG/OSR from Grave Goods submits “A grimdark adventure for MÖRK BORG, inspired by Celtic mythology and folklore”
• Sorcerer’s Saga Cards – Spell Cards for D&D 2024 from Eldritch Ink Press suggests “New Spell Cards for a new Dungeons and Dragons with original artwork of character levelling with the spells! Back these DnD cards today”
• Perigon Falls – A Solo Journaling RPG – #ZineQuest from Jarkaz kickstarts “Embark on a solo adventure as a hiker through Perigon Falls, a whimsical and mysterious national park like no other! #ZineQuest”
• Witch-Lords of Skull Mountain #Zinequest from Paul Wolfe submits “A sword & sorcery hexcrawl #zinequest in the key of three great TTRPG systems: B/X / Old School Essentials, Shadowdark, and DCC RPG.”
• The Crawling Chaos RPG from Mike Hutchinson is working on “A zine-sized roleplaying game of weird demises featuring one player and many GMs.”
• Realms: Etria from Princess Woy raises funds for “Craft stories chapter-by-chapter in this solo+ TTRPG, with six rollbooks filled with themed prompts to guide your inner storyteller.”
• Rustwater Quickstart from Wayne Peacock is working on “Weird Fantasy in a Cursed World”
• Heroes Haven a DnD One Shot Adventure from Lute Loot proposes “Heroes Haven is a beautiful, welcoming village with warm beds and good cheer. Surely nothing bad could be happening here.”
• Moonlighters – A Complete Monster of the Week TTRPG Zine from Patrick James Cullen suggests “A monster of the week tabletop RPG. Battle it out with monsters using your skills, wits, and wacky weaponry.”
• Shadows in the Dark from S.K.Dinning crowdfunds “This Blades in the Dark mini-campaign zine includes five scores, and is an ideal introduction for new players. #zinequest”
• Here Lies a City from Seeker pitches “A Worldbuilding Archaeology Game”
• Horse Majeure: A comedy TTRPG zine from Tom Lavery introduces “Work together as two people in a horse costume to find a delicious apple.”
• Isle of the Ancients from Twin Magi Games suggests “Explore an isle teaming with prehistoric beasts in this adventure for Dungeon Crawl Classics or Shadowdark”
• Secrets of Luvaatan – two supplements for Dragonbane from Daniel Lehto proposes “A third party adventure and a campaign book for Dragonbane!”
• Out of Orbit: A Troupe Survival TTRPG from Andrew Beauman proposes “You’re LOST. Crash landed on a rogue planet with no ability to leave. Will you be able to guide the survivors to get… out of orbit?”
• RELICS + RELIQUARIES PART II from Jack Panic kickstarts “A massive collected anthology of 100+ system-agnostic tools, friends, foes, encounters, items, curses and more for your favorite TTRPGs”
• Along the Leyline from Cole Wilkinson pitches “Sword-clashing fantasy TTRPG with elegant mechanics!”
• MUSSEL BEACH: Volume 1 from The Gonzo GM submits “A swole seafaring zine for the MEATHEADS tabletop roleplaying game.”
• The Winter Door: a self contained ttrpg horror story from Matthew Nevers pitches “Inspired by The Evil Dead and The Thing. This horror game will make your players’ blood run cold.”
• Pulvis Et Umbra: A Coda for MÖRK BORG by Sacred Bull from Wilderwhim introduces “A 24 Page Point Crawl and Dungeon with an Ambient Post Metal Score in the style of Putrescence Regnant”
• O Patron Mine from Meghan Cross crowdfunds “A Solo, Tarot-based TTRPG about the meeting between the mundane and the supernatural.”
• Wayfinding Wares: Merchants on the road from Hungry Familiar kickstarts “Roll for one of 12 unique travelling merchants, with alternate loot tables to keep things different every time. Zine Quest 2025.”
• Universe At Your Door : The Traveller from Lola Johnson crowdfunds “A Solo TTRPG following the life of a traveller, learning from extrasolar planets and exploring the things that keep a person together.”
• MAD: Enter the WonderDark from NamaStacy kickstarts “The Dark Revenge of Wonderland in a Mork Borg Compatible Setting and Scenario Zine”
• Void Echoes #1 – The Root of the Problem from DMing the World Press offers “The Official Zine of DarkSpace RPG – Sci-Fi Rules for Shadowdark”
• 52 Pickup: Six Original & Unique TTRPGs from City Square Studios is working on “A collection of six original TTRPG zines each with unique systems, themes, and mechanics #ZineQuest2025”
• Honorbound: A Wound by Tension TTRPG – Zinequest 2025 from Gamenomicon nominates “Embark on a Spacefaring Adventure of Honor and Intrigue!”
• Airships – Zine Quest 2025 from Bryce Taylor is working on “A rules supplement for your favorite Roleplaying Game”
• The Howling Tomb from Medora Games kickstarts “Heretic tomb-delving OSR micro-adventure zine for 2nd level characters”
• RPG Design Zine Two from Nathan D. Paoletta is working on “Another cut-and-paste zine about tabletop roleplaying game design.”
• Selene Oscure – A compatible with MÖRK BORG journey. from Maison Nébuleuse suggests “Travel across the shadow of the falling moon, climb on and slay whatever you find on it! MÖRK BORG x PÈLERINES for ZineQuest 2025.”
• Blood and Tears from Michael Elliott offers “A TTRPG about vampires and history. For 1-5 players.”
• Let’s Go to Roomino! TTRPG Zine from Eric Oakland kickstarts “A marshmallow dungeon crawler, room-to-room romp through an infinite labyrinth of finite spaces for players of all ages!”
• Only Way Home: a solo journaling TTRPG pamphlet zine from Joel Salda pitches “An astronaut stranded on Mars seeks a way home – a solo journaling TTRPG zine – contained on a 8.5 x 3.5 trifold pamphlet for just $7.”
• Good Spirit, Bad Spirit – A DnD 5e compendium from komeko pitches “A 50+ page TTRPG zine full of unique spirits, familiars, magic items, backgrounds, brand-new subclasses and more! #ZineQuest”
• Imagine Queer Worlds from Jaclyn Lewis submits “A Thoughtful Guide to Inclusive Worldbuilding”
• Metastasis//Firestarter from Bogfolk offers “An A5 hardcover flip-over book of expansions for Lichoma.”
• 101 Cults and Gangs from Evil Pigeon Games nominates “A DnD supplement full of diverse and ready to use gangs and cults.”
• Fluff n’ Fury – A Cy-Bear Punk TTRPG from Weird Place nominates “A rules-light, shenanigans-heavy Tabletop RPG where cybernetic teddy bears take on the $ystem in action-packed missions.”
• Every Villain Is a Loser from Afterthought Committee offers “A comedic TTRPG for the henches, minions, lackeys, & goons.”
• Homeward – a Solo Survival Sim – Zine Quest 2025 from Robert Jamison raises funds for “A story-rich solo survival sim. Explore a mysterious post-apocalyptic world, build locations/tools and meet curious allies. #ZineQuest”
• The Traveling Joust: A DnD 5e Supplement from Moth Press nominates “Join the Traveling Joust: Host Medieval Tournaments in your DnD game and learn how to wield Love Poetry Magic! #ZineQuest”
• The Potter’s Curse from Jay Scott Games crowdfunds “A gritty rescue adventure for Pathfinder 2e”
• Heavy Weighs the Crown, a solo RPG zine from Jason Price crowdfunds “Forge a magical crown and play to find out how it shapes the monarchs who wear it and the realm they rule over.”
• The Rook & the Crook from Land of the Blind crowdfunds “a Non-Euclidean System-Neutral RPG Adventure Zine”
• KNIGHT FORLORN – A Soulslike, Roguelike Story TTRPG from Bläckfisk Publishing pitches “A collaborative storytelling tabletop role-playing game about a lone wanderer on a futile quest in a withering world.”
• The Absolute Wurst: Adventure for Frontier Scum from Two Snakes Games submits “A trifold pamphlet adventure for Frontier Scum, featuring horrific ‘sausages’ and either wild riches or death!”
• Dungeon Domains: Mourngloom Keep (5e / OSR compatible) from Bart Wynants raises funds for “An endlessly expandable dungeon for 5e, Pathfinder, Shadowdark, Forbidden Lands, Mörk Borg & other fantasy tabletop role-playing games!”
• CALPINI from Fistful of Crits proposes “An unofficial horror module for Dungeon Game, compatible with MÖRK BORG.”
• Sometimes, We Were Infinite: A Troika! Zine from Liam Mccrickard raises funds for “Sometimes, We Were Infinite is a Troika! zine collecting backgrounds from the last peoples of the dying universe.”
• Yokai Tales from Monomyth Games crowdfunds “A TTRPG of Paranormal investigation in Edo Japan.”
• DnD: Legends and Myths – Bestiary Supplement for D&D 5e from Bonji the Bard pitches “Over 40 Homebrew Creatures with illustrations, adventure hook and statblock for your Dungeons&Dragons campaigns!”
• Dreadnought: Return of The Black Maw — Zine Quest 2025 from Liminal Artifact proposes “A new TTRPG system where nobledark heroes face dreaded horror. Designed by the ENNIE-nominated team behind the Exquisite Corpse series.”
• Reel Fear: Horror Film Simulation TTRPG – Zine Quest 2025 from UGLI Games crowdfunds “A Tabletop Role-Playing Game where you play actors cast in a horror film! Not your typical 5e-type game! Part of Zine Quest 2025!”
• THEY BURNED THE BOOKS from Dreaming Robot crowdfunds “A Spell-Crafting TTRPG About the Magic of Literacy”
• Quest for Zines: a Zine Quest Zine About Zines from Philip Reed proposes “Interviews with RPG creators who make zines. Created by two RPG creators who also make zines. Zine-ception.”
• Metamorphosis: Becoming Fae—or, the Art of Change from Tally Owl Press suggests “Metamorphosis is a TTRPG about change, magic, and Fae. You finally left Arcadia, the city of awe and terror. Now, what will you become?”
• Drink My Sweat from Dora Dee Rogers submits “A storytelling game about a fight club for queer women. Punch cuties, get messed up, fall in love, be fucking hot.”
• Gay Games to Play in the Car from Allison Kyran Cole submits “…while your GF drives you to go camping”
• The Brain Forest: A cozy adventure TTRPG from Lucas Walters pitches “Explore a thrilling new world in this tabletop RPG zine filled with brain inspired flora & fauna.”
• The Kidnapping: A 5E Adventure Module from Green Faun Project offers “What is a mother willing to sacrifice for her child? Uncover it in this dark and intrigue-laden adventure for low-level characters”
• Epic Squish! Edible dice!!! from Lauren raises funds for “Hello all dnd players! I have come here to create some epic squishy Edible dice! Come follow me on this journey!”
• Something Rotten – A goblin bashing adventure for 5E from Troll in the Well crowdfunds “An early level adventure involving goblins and a dismembered troll for D&D 5E and other role playing games.”
• Belowdown: 19 Level Megadungeon for Shadowdark RPG from William Murakami-Brundage suggests “Belowdown: a catacomb of misbegotten terrors, dark dwarf ruins, shuddering magic. Sharpen your blade and seek riches. Shadowdark RPG.”
• The Crypt of Valerius from Bryan O’Doherty is working on “An Adventure Module designed for use with Shadowdark RPG for Character Levels 1-3.”
• Sylvanna: Play Fey Games, Win Fey Prizes from Destiny Howell offers “A magical, fey board game to add to your TTRPG campaign! #ZineQuest”
• THE DOOMED STRONGHOLD – A TTRPG Zine from The Church of Doom submits “Give your RPG players something to die for with this stronghold-generating zine. 🔥🏰🔥”
• PREQUEL RPG from Ethan Yen introduces “A tactical storytelling game of heroic sacrifice. Fight the Evil, recall your Quest, forge your Legacy.”
• StarLee Davidson from 9thLevel is working on “Because every woman contains an entire motorcycle-riding girl gang. TTRPG of tarot, motorcycles, & the power of self healing!”
• Dernière Lune | Year 10 | The TTRPG from Dernière Lune kickstarts “Experience a new way to role-play with our card-driven system. Dive into a continent in agony where 14 races must unite to survive!”
• KULT: Divinity Lost – Dark Realms and Other Horrors from Helmgast kickstarts “Two new sourcebooks and two new scenario collections for KULT: Divinity Lost, the award-winning tabletop horror RPG.”
• Crowns 2e: An OSR RPG of Peril and Bloody Dismemberment from Reese R Surles introduces “Streamlined. Content heavy. New school ideas. Compatible with classics. Experience delving dark dungeons in real-time with your friends”
• Tales of Volksgrad: Welcome the Dark from Leander Dürrstein (Treepainter) kickstarts “This world setting for adventures will offer big maps, quests, NPCs, items, gods, enemies and much more material for your DnD Campaign.”
• Maps for TTRPGs – Feybound Horizons Expeditions from RealmCrafters crowdfunds “304+ Fey Landscapes Maps for Every Tabletop and VTT System (e.g., D&D, Pathfinder) Plus Commercial Use Included! (Grid & Gridless)”
• D12 Expeditions Zine from Double Crescent Productions suggests “A stripped down TTRPG that fits in your pocket and is played with a single d12.”
• Rumbling of the Giants: A TTRPG Worldbuilding Zine from Evil Sorcery pitches “Inspire brutal giants for your game world, or incorporate the physical zine into your sessions as in-world lore.”
• The Devil’s Doorbell from Bug Boll is working on “Recruit Wayward Souls for The Devil with money, fame, fortune, and petty revenge in the most dangerous of places, suburbia!”
• Wiki Articles Are Wizards [citation needed] from Ben Meadows from Periapt Games submits “Generate weird, eldritch, dangerous wizards using articles from your favorite wiki. Pit them against each other. Zine Quest 2025!”
• The Dying Dance Supplement & Book of Natural Magic Zine 04 from Dan Sprietzer is working on “Bringing the Magic of Nature to your Fantasy Roleplay Game: The Great Grass Seas. The Fey Lord’s invitation awaits… but will you dance?”
• Soul to Keep from Darkheart Games raises funds for “A horror roleplaying game about possession. Two players struggle for control of the body they both share. Winner takes all.”
• Complete Town 5, A D&D Highly Detailed Underground City from James Kay is working on “A DnD 5e guide to an underground city forged by dwarves, with rich history, diverse districts, and a wealth of mysteries.”
• Pay What You Want, Medieval RPG Town Set 13 from 3DP4U proposes “3D Printable STL Files, Terrain for Tabletop, Role Playing Games, Wargames and RPG. Medieval RPG Town Houses – Set 13”
• The Tomb of the Scorched King from Skylance Games raises funds for “A desert adventure filled with danger and combat for 5E.”
• Dead Flesh from Dan Frederick nominates “Dead Flesh is a brutal, rules-light survival horror RPG in which players fight the Rot and undead in a collapsing world (MÖRK BORG).”
• Gone Speed Datin’ – Cozy D&D 5e One-Shot | Pay What You Want from Betta Games offers “Face the dangers of LOVE in this D&D speed dating adventure where your hero(s) strive to win affection & find someone worth fight for!”
• Nice Weather for Fish – an RPG adventure from Dan Sumption kickstarts “A family-friendly roleplaying adventure set in a fantasy version of England’s Peak District.”
• Beowulf Vs. Grendel from Leighton Connor nominates “An Epic RPG Adventure for Million-Colored Sun”
• My Name Is Hood from Steve Johnson proposes “Fighting the system one hare-brained scheme at a time.”
• NUKED!: Totally Radical Tales Issues #3 from Sean “Mac” McClellan offers “Horrors from the Black Bog – A brand new NUKED! Adventure.”
• ZONES from Cody Barr submits “STALKER inspired solo-friendly modern sci-fi TTRPG built on Cairn.”
• Sensational Sentai Squad GO | A Morphing Mecha Vs Kaiju RPG from Johnathan Wright offers “Team up with friends in multi-colored uniforms to oppose Earth-shattering threats in this adventure TTRPG backwards compatible with 5E!”
• He Who Croaks Last – A MÖRK BORG SVMP Infected Zine from GnomeLackey proposes “He Who Croaks Last is an adventure zine that takes your PCs to a decaying town on the edge of hallucinogenic mushroom forest.”
• The Midnight Void RPG (Zine Quest) from Sha From Neon Yellow Games is working on “An Anthological Horror RPG”
• Nightbringer from Rosebelle pitches “A tabletop role-playing game that throws the martial classes out the window and leaves you with a bunch of squishy wizards.”
• Gods of the Forbidden North Trilogy from Pulp Hummock Press is working on “The ENNIE award-winning, 1,400+ page, arctic mega-adventure trilogy concludes with its third & final volume! For Old-School Essentials.”
• Chaotic Chronicles Presents: One-Page One-Shots Vol 1 from Michael TaylorLyfe suggests “Quick, thrilling TTRPG adventures featuring fiendish foes, great for GMs and players seeking ready-to-play one-shot stories.”
• Tangled in Shrouds | Pirate Borg from Snapback Game Studios introduces “A chase-themed adventure featuring 3-in-1 replayability, colonial factions, and naval combat!”
• The Devil You Know: A 5e Adventure from Professor Bleen submits “A customizable dark fantasy adventure! Dark dealings are afoot in Frostwall Mine, orchestrated by a fiend who’s anxious to make a deal”
• 100 Dark Fantasy Encounters for D&D 5e from Valknut Tabletop introduces “100 amazing dark fantasy D&D 5E Encounters with Monsters, NPC’s, and Hooks for your campaign and to inspire you!”
• Splendid Souvenirs: Magic Items for 5e and Advanced 5e from Sarah Breyfogle nominates “Hundreds of magic items, rare spells, and expanded mechanics to reward your players.”
• Retrograde: A Retrofuturist Letterpress RPG from Studio Zosimos LLC introduces “A Retrofuturist TTRPG of investigation, exploration, and survival, created with and inspired by letterpress”
• Red Death Party: €1 Horror One-Shot for 5E/Candela Obscura from Paolo Davolio introduces “Dance with the dead and party with the plagued, for just 1€ (5th edition Dungeons and Dragons/D&D and Candela Obscura TTRPG) [ENG/ITA]”
• Thieves of the Tome – Bookshelf Heist RPG from George Philbrick offers “Turn the books on your shelf into a raucous spellbook heist. A TTRPG for 2-5.”
• Mission: ImPAWsible Zine & Deluxe Box Set from Stephen D suggests “A critically acclaimed TTRPG of three raccoons in a trench coat, saving the world.”
• Wrath of the Blood Moon – Realms of Elghrune Campaign #1 from Super Bloodmoon Studios raises funds for “This adventure is a love letter to N64 era Zelda games & is a sandbox adventure for a level 1 party in Realms of Elghrune!”
• [CORPO-MISSIONS] A Mothership Pamphlet Bundle from Green Moon Games is working on “Carry out the risky missions assigned to you by various corporations. Espionage, investigation or extermination, take your pick!”
• Sock Puppets from Kurt Refling is working on “A tabletop RPG about puppets and their problems.”
• Beneath the Pyramid’s Shadow: A Cosmic Horror Apocalypse RPG from Hardy Tales raises funds for “A micro-setting of modern horror and heroism for Savage Worlds”
• Underneath from Seb Pines crowdfunds “A solo map-making and journalling game of exploring unknown cave systems and encountering the strange things that dwell underground.”
• Fisherman Class & Fishing For DnD 5E from Sumida suggests “Reel in Adventure & Slap Monsters with a Fish! – Including 3 subclasses to turn your fisherman into a true D&D adventurer!”
• Fantasy Tabletop City Builder – OpenLOCK STL compatible from Galandir’s Pit nominates “A new modular 3D system to Print and Play. Create an entire new city, tavern and more for any TTRPG like DnD 5E, Pathfinder 2E and else”
• Kaiser Cucumber’s 3-Night Heist: Card Game & RPG from Seppy Yoon offers “A small box, tile stacking game of Masterminds & Mayhem! Plus the cozy steampunk RPG to live those hijinks.”
• The Wyrmslayer (A DnD 5E Class Expansion) from David Ferguson crowdfunds “Bring down the titans of the sky and consume the power of dragons. A thematic class with new subclasses, weapons, feats and lineages.”
• Passage to Yondoor from Ill Gotten Games raises funds for “A randomized TTRPG dungeon crawler for two players (with party and solo play modes) + STL miniature options for those who 3d print!”
• Bonds Between from Jonathon Boyle introduces “Restore run-down domains in everyday places as neighboring dragons in this cozy, card-altering duet rpg.”
• Goblin Head Choppers – Zine Quest ttrpg (5E & Mörk Borg) from ALGOYO is working on “Take a part in the Great Hunting! Become one of the 5 Dwarfs Clans and face the Goblins – chop, collect and win!”
• Unearthed Spoils #030 – Shattered Grace (D&D5e Zine) from Grim Press offers “Unveil the Fallen, Embrace the Divine – A dark fantasy D&D expansion of celestial tragedy and redemption.”
• The Chronicles of Teliboria, Vol II: Settlements of Legend from Frank Arcane nominates “45 settlements (from cities to hamlets) with vivid maps, lore, stats, demographics, and story hooks for DMs/GMs and TTRPG campaigns.”
• The Words We Leave Behind from Craig Duffy is working on “Rewrite history as you fight an endless war across time and reality by unleashing the butterfly effect in this duet RPG”
• BOXCARS: The Game from Wil Lindsay crowdfunds “A tabletop role-playing game about life and death as a hobo, riding the rails in 1902.”
• Crystal Chaos: A DnD 5E Zine Supplement from Constantine “Kelfecil” Christakis is working on “Explore the Crystal Blight that Pandora has unleashed upon the world and discover new unimaginable powers with this DnD 5E Zine!”
• Metanthropes: Anthologies from LEGiTAMiNE Games raises funds for “Unleash your imagination with 3 unique new worlds, beautifully crafted Zines, and immersive online roleplaying experiences.”
• Arden’s Adventures/Arden’s Notebook: An OSE’ Zine Series from Necromancer Games pitches “Arden’s Adventures and Arden’s Notebook are full-color ‘zines that bring back the feel of classic adventures.”
• Populated Hexes Monthly Issue 43 from Todd nominates “The Living and the Dead”
• Beside the Lesser Travelled Road from Hive Mind Games nominates “20 system agnostic, unusual and characterful camping spots for your fantasy TTRPGs games!”
• Relics From Beyond (Canceled) from Echoes in Ink offers “Discover enigmatic relics that weave magic, mystery, and intrigue into your D&D 5e campaigns.”
• Accursed Deck Scum from Wyatt Trull proposes “A Zine of Cursed Classes for Pirate Borg and Mork Borg #Zinequest”
• The Wanting Wizard – A DCC-Compatible Zine from John F. Watson is working on “Start your campaign by hexcrawling to discover adventure, compatible with Dungeon Crawl Classics.”
• CthulhuTech: the Shadow War from WildFire Games is working on “A role-playing game of apocalyptic horrors and form-shifting heroes”
• Love Songs of the Death Goddess from Jesse Burneko pitches “A Scenario Compatible With The Black Sword Hack”
• Pages of the Accrescent TOME from Jess Gabriell Cron raises funds for “An OSR gaming & weird fiction ZINE from ZOACRON”
• Behind the Wall from Giles Pritchard submits “From deep below there came the sound of some vast thing, breathing… A fantasy adventure for With Every Fibre, or any fantasy TTRPG.”
• Aynbath: The Wood’s Voiceless Hymns from Aynbath Official raises funds for “A mystical Shadowdark zine detailing the occult forest of the Horned God. Enter the wood, learn secrets, face trials, be reborn.”
• Twisted Tales – Shadowdark Zines from Daniel James raises funds for “A collection of devilish Zines for the Shadowdark RPG. Issues 1-4 in an all new Omnibus, plus the unreleased issue #5!”
• Development Hell! A storyboarding TRPG from Tanuki Games raises funds for “Escape from the creative purgatory of trying to make the ‘perfect’ film while dealing with the horrors of terrible studio demands!”
• Wyrm Vault: storage for zines and things from Blind Visionary Publications pitches “Premier storage for your RPG zines, double-day books, and other pulp periodicals.”
• WytchWood: Fantasy Coffee & Gaming Lounge in Salem! from Ben Wood is working on “A medieval fantasy-themed coffee lounge with gaming, movies, and community events. A home for fantasy lovers, TTRPGs & card games!”
• Guardians Of The Abyss – A Rpg TableTop Game from Studio Lyra is working on “Become a hero in a fantasy world in Guardians Of The Abyss. Defeat evil and save the world with a party of four.”
• Killers and Kittens: A fantasy RPG of kittens in a dungeon. from Orcs Unlimited submits “Kittens and Killers: A Fantasy RPG of Whiskers, Wonders, and Perilous Dungeons!”
• Appalachian Horror: A Liminal Horror Zine from Schachtelbox offers “A Liminal Horror Zine with two adventures. The goal of the project is to fund the printing for the Free RPG Day 2025.”
• A Heist Game: an RPG of Criminal Acquisition from Nick Spence kickstarts “A Heist Game is an OSR RPG of shameless larceny in a pseudo-medieval setting grown strange and cruel, for Zinequest ’25!”
• When Dusk Falls – A Shadowdark RPG Hexcrawl from Fireside Tales raises funds for “Rise beyond dusk in this mystical ever-evolving forest.”
• Grimscar RPG – A Solo RPG from Crow Heart Roleplay Resources pitches “A grim dark fantasy solo roleplaying game – Zinequest 2025”
• The Mike Hoffman NPC X3 RPG Zine Project from Mike Hoffman crowdfunds “Three Fantastic Zines Loaded with Cool Characters!”
• Creature Feature Quarterly Vol. 14 -for use with- OSE+LotFP from Jeremy Hart Illos introduces “16 monsters for use with Old School Essentials. Lots of lore+Adventure seeds. Paper minis. VTT tokens. #LotFP #OSE #OSR #B/XDnD”
• HEXES & TOKENS from Hermann Hillmann pitches “Jump right into thrilling sword & sorcery adventure! Simple rules, epic quests.”
• ABC Boardgame Backpack 2.0 | Your Game Night, Expanded. from PLEI DESIGN proposes “Your Essential Game Bag: Versatile, Durable, Comfortable, and Designed With Gamers in Mind.”
• Tabletopia: The Gaming Table from GameHub crowdfunds “A fully-equipped gaming surface. Convertible Toppers | Modular Accessories from $20 | LED Lighting and much more”
• Forever Hold Your Peace: A Hidden Isle Zine from Causa Creations pitches “A 72-page zine featuring five missions of intrigue, magic, and peril that will shape the fate of Dioscoria.”
• Cryo Drakus: An Alien Reconnaissance RPG from Marco Serrano submits “Pilot spaceships into mysterious alien hives surrounding Earth in the hopes of discovering why they are here.”
• One for All – Modular 3D Printable Dice Tower Terrain STL from Fantasy3Dream introduces “Multifunctional Tower with playable interiors for Tabletop & Board Games, Supportless 3D printing on FDM printers. DnD, Pathfinder, RPG”
• 1001 Fantasy Bits – 3D Printable STL from STLMiniBits nominates “1001 STL bits to decorate bases, dioramas, and fantasy terrains—because more is never enough!”
• Yokai Bestiary 5E from A4 Play is working on “Spirits, Demons, and Monsters Inspired by Japanese Folklore.”
• Fishbone Archipelago: Escape From The Tower of Dusk from Mikhail Malkin kickstarts “Fantasy Prison Break Solo RPG for ZineQuest”
• Chromatic Corners from Shifty Kobold nominates “Turn your dinner table into a gaming table”
• Warped FM from Goosepoop Games raises funds for “Interview interdimensional creatures in this wacky tabletop role playing game!”
• Othermind – KILL MONSTERS. BUTCHER CORPSES. PAY RENT. from Cut Teeth Games submits “The world is crushing you between its rotten teeth. Stick a knife in its gums and cut your way out its cheek.”
• Eldora: AI-Powered Fantasy RPG from AI Dungeon Masters pitches “An epic tabletop RPG where an AI Game Master creates unique adventures, challenges, and stories in every session.”
• Halfling Archers – Defenders of Halfton from Midlam Miniatures crowdfunds “28mm scale Halfling archers for all of your fantasy adventurers!”
• The Endless Dungeon of the Mad Mage – Zine Quest 2025 from Jacob Thomas introduces “A Mork Borg compatible mega-dungeon zine powered by horrifying necro-mechanical steam technology and a single deck of cards.”
• ForgeMaster Dice: Solid Metal Precision for DnD & TTRPG from thorns tavern is working on “Unmatched Durability & Legendary Style: Dice Reinvented. Durable Metal Dice | Self-Setting Mechanism | Clear Readability.”
• Last Sabbath – The Witches’ RPG [New Edition] + Tarot from Officina Meningi is working on “Answer the Mother’s call and join the Coven in this award-winning, rules-light, GMless journaling RPG Zine”
• The Gala TTRPG from Anderson Crow nominates “A Coopetitive, Troupe Style, Fantasy, Court Intrigue Story Game”
• The Spooky Place from Eris da Roza offers “A Game-Master-less roleplaying game about dumb kids exploring a scary spot.”
• (5e) Alexanders Assemblage of Alchemical Arts, Book 1 (JAN) from AlexanderTTRPG proposes “A Collection of potions produced in January, all with hand-drawn art, a short story and full 5e rules! #ZineQuest”

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