RPG CROWDFUNDING NEWS – Folklore Americana, Witch’s Herbs 5E, and more

The Ultimate Customizable Adventure Notebook for TTRPGs! from Oddities Chest

• END DATE: Sun, August 10 2025 10:00 AM EDT.
• CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
• SYSTEM(S): System neutral
• PROJECT TYPE: RPG accessory
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: HK$ 275 + S/H for the notebook, pages, magnets, and more
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Do you need a notebook? Not a simple pad of paper, but a tome meant to house ideas, illustrate designs, and present concepts that will impress and improve your GMing. This book promises a GM screen, a ringbinder, magnetic components, and all wrapped in a beautiful form factor sure to make you the envy of the gaming table. I put this at the top of this week’s list because it’s connecting with fans (over 800 backers so far) and the product intrigues me. What do you use to house your notes? If you need something new, check out this Kickstarter to see if this is right for you.

Folklore Americana – The Tabletop Roleplaying Game from Kids in the Attic

• END DATE: Aug 8, 2025 at 6:30pm EDT.
• CROWDFUNDING ON: Backerkit
• SYSTEM(S): Year Zero Engine
• PROJECT TYPE: Core rulebook
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $45 for the PDF version of the book plus the POD discount coupon
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Folk horror amid the Great Depression. A TTRPG powered by a custom, third-party version of the Year Zero Engine, the secret sauce behind Tales from the Loop, ALIEN TTRPG, and more. Folklore Americana is a 300-page core rulebook of folk magic, railroad horror, and devilsh poverty set against the hardest economic times in American history. Need gaming advice? Come All Ye Sinners gives 100 pages of GM instruction including session zero advice and more. Plus, each region should receive a supplement detailing the hard times and mystic opportunities that exist in this fallen world. If folk horror speaks to you, check out this Backerkit page for more details.

The Adventurer’s Guide to Eastern Farraway (5e) from Midnight Tower

• END DATE: Thu, August 14 2025 12:42 AM EDT.
• CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
• SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition
• PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: £40 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the book
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Midnight Tower is back with a 5e setting book for their world of Eastern Farraway. Based on their fantasy version of Scandinavian folklore, this 160-page book gives the guides you’ll need to experience the world, adventures, and more. Expect ice, intrigue, long histories, war, monsters, magic, and more. If you’re a fan of Midnight Tower’s work, this book will give you more details about the setting for their adventures. Check out the Kickstarter page to learn more.

Witch’s Herbs 5E from A4 Play

• END DATE: Thu, August 14 2025 12:42 AM EDT.
• CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
• SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition
• PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: €18 for the PDF version of the book
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Do you want herbs and herbalism in your 5e campaign? Something that has a folklore flavor? In this book, each plant is summarized and designated as an ingredient in a healing, alchemical, magical, psychoactive, poisonous, nutritional, catalytic, or defensive brew. You’ll find uses for each plant with 5e support to create cool new possibilities in your game. If you’re interested in this book, the Kickstarter campaign page has a free PDF preview for you to peruse.

Arcane Lock from Amarik

• END DATE: Sun, August 10 2025 10:46 AM EDT.
• CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
• SYSTEM(S): System neutral
• PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $10 for the PDF of the book
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Do you want a book of riddles and puzzles for your fantasy games? This one provides over 200 options to bring to your game. Everything from classic riddles to circle puzzles to environmental challenges, each offering a different sort of thrill for your gaming table. If you’re a fan of riddles, check out this Kickstarter to learn more.

Shadows of the Star Knights for Shadowdark from Small Mount Studios

• END DATE: Sat, August 9 2025 9:00 AM EDT.
• CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
• SYSTEM(S): Shadowdark RPG
• PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $16 for the PDF version of the book and map plus a POD discount coupon for the book
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Do you love the Shadowdark RPG, but want space opera mixed in? This 64-page book takes what you love about Shadowdark, but goes sci-fi with the ideas. You’ll get a setting, new species, new classes, an adventure, and more. With random tables and space adventures, you’ll find options to make your sci-fi campaign pop with the Shadowdark ruleset.

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The Quintessential Rogue for 5E from Battlefield Press

• CROWDFUNDING ON: Backerkit
• SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition
• PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $15 for the PDF of the book
• DISCLAIMER: I freelanced for Battlefield Press in the past. I am not involved in this project
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Licensing the Quintessential line of D&D supplements from Mongoose Publishing, Battlefield Press is updating them for 5e. This first book considers the rogue, re-envisioning the subclasses, the skills, and more. If you’re a fan of the Quintessential line and rogues, check out this Backerkit page to back this project.

Pets & Sidekicks: Companions for D&D, Level Up A5E, and ToV from EN Publishing

• END DATE: Thu, August 7 2025 6:00 PM EDT.
• CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
• SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition, Level Up Advanced Fifth Edition, and Tales of the Valiant
• PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: £19 for the PDF and VTT of the book
• DISCLAIMER: EN World is a subsidiary of EN Publishing
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Your campaign needs pets, familiars, steeds, NPC companions, animal allies, and beasties to throw at your characters as friends and Cujos. Pets & Sidekicks offers animal-centric fantasy for your 5e, A5E, and TotV RPGs. Head over to the Kickstarter campaign page to get free previews of the options this tome offers.

Support Green Ronin in Critical Legal Defense from Green Ronin Publishing

• CROWDFUNDING ON: GoFundMe
• PROJECT TYPE: Legal defense
• ADDITIONAL REPORTING: Read more about this scenario here
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Diamond Distributors, the once monopolistic center of US comic book distribution, went bankrupt, and the fallout impacted Green Ronin. This GoFundMe page allows you to support their legal battle with Diamond.

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