Even the most terrible beasts and powerful monsters have hearts. Well, that’s the pitch for Evil Hat and Rae Nedjadi’s Apocalypse Keys RPG on Kickstarter.
Cute geek merch: Uber Dungeon do gamer messenger bags
The bags are 4.5 inches wide, 15 long and 12 tall, which is important when you measure up to the hardback RPG standard. There are three colours as well; brown, grey and black.
One-Shot Wonders: Two-page game planning from Roll & Play Press
Roll & Play Press are edging up to £100,000 with their latest Kickstarter. They are an example of a British RPG publisher who’s found a niche with tables and reference guides, making a quality product and earning a loyal audience of backers.
Spectres of Brocken: The indie RPG about making friends and then using your giant mech to war against them
The pitch casts your PC as a naive mech trainee who, in time, finds out what they want from friends and life. Years later, in their kickass custom mechs, find out what you’re willing to do to get it.
Uncharted Journeys: Cubicle 7’s Vault 5e offers to improve D&D’s travel and exploration
Many 5e-powered adventures in the D&D vein involve plenty of travel and exploration, but it could equally be argued there’s not in the rules for either. Cubicle 7’s Vault 5e: Uncharted Journeys offers to change that.
Raiders of R’lyeh: From the Tideless Sea – d100 sandbox horror
Quentin Bauer, a writer and illustrator, has two weeks left on the Kickstarter clock for a project called Raiders of R’lyeh: From the Tideless Sea.
The Radiance Adventure Engine: Turn any tabletop RPG into a solo game
Several games have been tested in this system, including Modiphius’ 2d20 Dishonored, Dune, Fallout and Star Trek Adventures, as well as Savage World’s Deadlands, Holler and Fantasy.
Venture Society: Non-violent RPG with communication and emotional skills focus
Venture Society is a non-violent RPG emphasising social skills; it’s empathy over melee. You can follow the progress on the project page.
Lore of Aetherra: Dark Symmetry – Alchemy RPG uses 5e for a sci-fantasy campaign and adventure
Alchemy RPG’s first Kickstarter became a 2022 ENnie nominee, and now the young studio is back with the next in the Lore of Aetherra series. Dark Symmetry is a 5e science-fantasy campaign setting and adventure saga.
Historica Arcanum: Empires of the Silk Road surges through $100,000 as gamers scoop up an alternative history setting
From Istanbul-based Metis Media, the 5e setting Historica Arcanum will expand with the Empires of the Silk Road sourcebooks as gamers scoop up its alternative history.
