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R’lyehwatch: Lifeguards and elder gods in a rules-light RPG
R’lyehwatch will be an RPG zine, 40-page and 5.5″ x 8.5″, full colour, saddle-stitched print and have a PDF version too.
Geek Native tracks the hottest RPG week on Kickstarter since records began
The idea is Kickstarter Heat is a measure of how bullish publishers are feeling. If confidence is high, it is more likely that there will be many launches asking for higher campaign targets.
It’s a bundle deal! Arcana of the Ancients is Numenera for 5e
A successful Kickstarter in 2019 took the Numenera world and shaped it into the 5e-powered Arcana of the Ancients.
Drama Llamas: A reality TV tabletop RPG – except everyone is a llama
Yvris Burke is the designer of the solo RPG Bumbling, and in that game, you’re a bee, a baby bumble bee. Inspired by a love for actual reality TV, in Drama Llamas, Yvris is doing what she knows – reality TV.
Enchanted Realms: A gentle RPG about magical moments, fairies and witches
Ty Hulse has a humble RPG campaign on Kickstarter, with PDF copies going for only a few bucks and with the intention of the game being free anyway.
Genre Police: The Road Winds Ever Onwards
I’m going to take a moment to introduce you to my ‘Blending of Shadows’ campaign and show you how to evolve a game into something new while continuing to keep the throughline of the narrative.
Psychic Trash Detectives: Turn your trash into a tabletop RPG
Psychic Trash Detectives is a collaborative tabletop roleplaying game where characters mine trash for psychic clues to solve a mystery plaguing their animal community. By touching trash, they receive a powerful and unique psychic vision…
City of Mist brings Local Legends through the $100k veil
If you love media that injects mythology into the modern world like Persona, Fables/The Wolf Among Us, American Gods, Moon Knight, Once Upon A Time, Lucifer, or Percy Jackson, and gritty street-level detective-heroes that wrestle with day-to-day life issues, like The Umbrella Academy, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, or Titans – then you’ll be right at home in our City.
Godbound bundle: An RPG of demigods in a dying world
Money from this bundle goes to Benzie Food Partners, a charity picked by Kevin Crawford. Benzie is a food bank in Kevin’s home country in Honor, Michigan, USA.
