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This week’s crowdfunding sampler looks at campaigns that close between October 9 to 15.
You’ll discover 5e sourcebooks, original system, Mad Max-inspired books, and more.
One-Shot Wonders 2: Over 100 NEW Adventures for DnD 5E from Roll & Play Press
- END DATE: Thu, October 9 2025 12:00 PM EDT.
- CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
- SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition (2024)
- PROJECT TYPE: Adventures
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: £70 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the book and the map library expansion
- AI STATEMENT: “Our products are written and illustrated by humans”
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? The second volume in this series offers over 100 adventures, each one detailed across two pages. Their adventures have won awards including Ennies. This one features adventures in a variety of terrains, fantasy realms like the Fey and Shadow Realms, world lore, and a high-level adventure at the end of each chapter. If you’re a fan of easy-to-use adventures, this Kickstarter offers a sizable collection.
Feybound: A 5e Expansion of Fey Magic, Mischief, & Mayhem from The DM Lair
- END DATE: Sat, October 11 2025 12:00 PM EDT.
- CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
- SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition (2014 and 2024)
- PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $40 for the PDF of the book and the digital maps
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Do you want Fey for your 5e campaign? If so, this campaign promises the “biggest fey-themed expansion for D&D 5e ever created.” I don’t know if that’s fact or hyperbole until the book drops, so let’s examine the offerings. Need Fey ancestries? The book offers six as well as 10 subclasses, Fey mechanics, and over 100 monsters. You’ll find a complete campaign setting and a 12-part adventure arc. Check out the campaign’s stretch goals, they’re all unlocked so you get everything that they promised. If you’re interested, the Kickstarter page has a free PDF sample to download.
Ex Tenebris: A gothic space TTRPG from Black Armada
- END DATE: Thu, October 9 2025 10:58 AM EDT.
- CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
- SYSTEM(S): Spawned from the Tenebrium system, which “builds on games like Brindlewood Bay, Apocalypse Keys and our own award-winning Lovecraftesque”
- PROJECT TYPE: Core rulebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: £20 for the PDF of both books
- AI STATEMENT: “We will not use any generative AI on this project. The game and its art are 100% human-made.”
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Within the Republic of Stars, you work for an agency that investigates the unexplained terrors and stops them. You’ll uncover clues as the story builds towards a boss fight. Spanning planets, lore, and unexpected twists, you’ll investigate crimes and arrest those you can, banish those powers that you can’t arrest. If the idea of galaxy-trotting sleuths appeals to you, the Kickstarter page has a free PDF preview to get a sense of the setting and mechanics.
Hope//Punk – A Stray Cat Strut Tabletop Roleplaying Game from RavensDagger
- END DATE: Wed, October 15 2025 12:57 PM EDT.
- CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
- SYSTEM(S): An original system inspired by rules from “One Page Rules and D&D, rules from Pathfinder, Call of Cthulhu, a lot of the more stylistic feel from Lancer”
- PROJECT TYPE: Core rulebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: CA$100 for the PDF core rulebook and all future modules
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Based on the webcomic Stray Cat Strut, this book brings the 2057 future of plant-like aliens and corpo greed to your gaming table. A mysterious force that fights the aliens has come seeking out those that haven’t given up and imbuing them with the cyberpunk edge needed to win. The engine is an amalgamation of many other RPGs, promising the best of all types. From the creator of the comic, this project promises the authentic feel of the comic book world as well as all of the rules you could, uh, hope for. Check out the Kickstarter to learn more.
Scorched Basin from HOMIEandTheDUDE
- END DATE: Thu, October 9 2025 8:00 PM EDT.
- CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
- SYSTEM(S): System neutral
- PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: £55 + S/H for the PDF and print version of the book plus additional PDFs and more
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? This campaign setting is described as Mad Max meets Dune, but it might be how Anakin Skywalker feels about sand, that’s up to the GM and players. At 300 pages, this book is system neutral but still tells you how many attacks an enemy has and offers ways to build desert rides. You’ll find options for resource scarcity, NPCs, locales, tribes, languages, and so much more. If you’re looking for sand and worldbuilding inspiration, this Kickstarter campaign may speak to you.
Rustborn Bastards from Grit Dark
- END DATE: Thu, October 9 2025 12:00 PM EDT.
- CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
- SYSTEM(S): Compatible with Mörk Borg, Pirate Borg, Wasteland Degenerates, Vast Grimm, Black Powder and Brimstone, Cy_Borg
- PROJECT TYPE: Core rulebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $45 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the core book
- AI STATEMENT: “No AI used in the creation of this product. Just living souls.”
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? This is Mad Max at sea floating on a Mörk Borg chasis. The world drown and you’re left adrift, trying to survive on ships and rigs, diving into ruins, fighting pirates and horrors unleashed by melted ice, all while the rich live in the heavens above. If you want dangerous depths and harpoons aimed at your vessel, this combination of splash and slash might be right for your gaming table. If so, try out the Kickstarter page to learn more.
What’s OLD is NEW Bestiary For Fantasy, Modern, & Sci-fi from EN Publishing
- END DATE: Thu, October 16 2025 6:00 PM EDT.
- CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
- SYSTEM(S): WOIN
- PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: £50 + S/H for the PDF and print version of the book plus VTT assets
- AI STATEMENT: “This product contains no art or any other content created by generative artificial intelligence. We work with a large, international team of talented freelance artists and writers.”
- DISCLAIMER: EN World is a subsidiary of EN Publishing
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? In terms of sourcebooks, nothing is more fun than a bestiary. This one provides 250 monsters, aliens, and NPC foes to challenge your WOIN players with. 350 pages of enemies for fantasy, sci-fi, or modern campaigns. If you’re a fan of WOIN, do not let this sourcebook pass you by, check out the Kickstarter campaign to learn more.
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