RPG CROWDFUNDING NEWS – Mothership, Chapelwick, Clark Ashton Smith, and more

Mothership: PROSPERO’S DREAM from Tuesday Knight Games

• END DATE: Nov 12, 2025 at 1:00am EST.
• CROWDFUNDING ON: Backerkit (part of the MOTHERSHIP MONTH promotion)
• SYSTEM(S): MOTHERSHIP
• PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $59 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the boxed set, map, pamphlet, pawns, and RPG zines
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Want a space station campaign setting to explore in your Mothership games? This Backerkit campaign offers Prospero’s Dream, the space station from A Pound of Flesh that Mothership is built around. In this boxed set, you’ll get more details about the station, a series of adventures including an epilogue to the one found in A Pound of Flesh, a map, dice, and more. If you like playing Mothership, this boxed set provides a deeper delve into the place that started it all.

Chapelwick – A Soulslike Cosmic Horror Campaign for 5E from Let’s Roll Press

• END DATE: Fri, November 14 2025 2:59 AM EST.
• CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter (part of Kickstarter’s Witchstarter promotion)
• SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition (2024)
• PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $65 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the book as well as digital deck, tokens, and a soundtrack
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? This 5e horror campaign covers levels 1 to 13 as you deal with a “city that crawled out of the sea.” Inspired by Bloodborne, this 400-page book gives you cosmic horror, 13 city districts, encounters, monsters, bosses, spells, new mechanics, and a campaign. The new rules include a death mechanic that lets you keep coming back again and again, while there’s a madness mechanic to keep your players on their roleplaying toes. If you’re a fan of 5e horror, check out this Kickstarter page.

Wildendrem Volume Two: The Saintly Hollows from Phantom Mill Games

• END DATE: Thu, November 13 2025 9:47 AM EST.
• CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
• SYSTEM(S): Old-School Essentials and Cairn
• PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebooks
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $75 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of both books
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? An OSR Arthurian world gone strange is how this project is positioned. For use with OSE or Cairn, this setting mixes knights, oaths, loyalty, madness, strange dealings, and adventure into something new and dark. While the game does not say this, the Kickstarter pitch page reminds me of The Green Knight (2021), a story that is both odd and dangerous. Since it’s an OSR adventure, it’ll likely move away from arthouse and into bloodhouse. If you’re curious about OSR Arthur, check out this Kickstarter.

Clark Ashton Smith Zothique RPG + Deluxe Illustrated Omnibus from Marz Press

• END DATE: Thu, November 13 2025 3:00 PM EST.
• CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
• SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition (2024), Dungeon Crawl Classics (DCC), and Shadowdark RPG
• PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebooks and prose omnibus
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: CA$264 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the 4 books and map
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Building upon the collection of stories for Zothique: The Final Cycle, this Kickstarter offers an RPG in 5e, DCC, or Shadowdark rules as well as an illustrated omnibus of stories. Published with permission of the estate of Clark Ashton Smith, this game promises his combination of magic and doom under a dying sun. The RPG is a three-book set that gives the setting, rules, and adventures you can jump into. If you’re a fan of Clark Ashton Smith’s work, this project deserves a review.

The Wildsea: Tigers on the Wire by Mythworks

• END DATE: Thu, November 13 2025, 5:59:00 PM
• CROWDFUNDING ON: Gamefound (part of the Gamefound RPG Party promotion)
• SYSTEM(S): The Wildsea
• PROJECT TYPE: Adventure
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $20 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the book
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? This Gamefound campaign – yes, the board game crowdfunding platform that recently acquired with IndieGoGo – brings a new Wildsea TTRPG adventure to tabletop. In a world overrun with greenery, chainsaw-driven ships cut through the canopy keeping the last outposts of humanity connected. This 48-page adventure involves a new area, a broadcast, whispers, and is intended for players that have played Wildsea before, which is a nice option since it gets away from introductory adventures. Check out the Gamefound page for a link to the free basic rules to see if Wildsea is wild enough for your gaming table.

ENCLAVE: Aspirant — The Diceless TTRPG with Infinite Depth from Robby Howell

• END DATE: Sat, November 15 2025 2:59 AM EST.
• CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
• SYSTEM(S): An original system
• PROJECT TYPE: Core rulebook
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $40 for the PDF versions of both books
• AI STATEMENT: “No AI used. Enclave’s official development makes zero use of AI tools or programs in ANY PART of the art, graphic design, text, or editing. Human imagination is what powers Enclave, and the talent of our creative team is everything we need to bring the book to fruition.”
• ADDITIONAL REPORTING: tabletopjess talks about the project here
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? EXCLAVE is a diceless TTRPG, but one of the rare ones as it has no randomizer. Instead, your decisions, logic, and player involvement determine outcomes. The setting involves an organization that sends you on missions across a variety of multiverses, each different so your characters experience different adventures, cultures, and dangers. Imagine a game where there are no numbers and no limits, player engagement determines outcomes, and rules can’t be lawyered. If the idea of a randomizer-less TTRPG sounds interesting, check out the Kickstarter page to learn more.

Dark Devilry | for the Shadowdark RPG from RPG Ramblings

• END DATE: Fri, November 14 2025 6:00 PM EST.
• CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
• SYSTEM(S): Shadowdark RPG
• PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebooks
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $60 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of both books
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Do you want two Shadowdark RPG books from RPG Ramblings? DARK DEVILRY: Resource Book is 200 pages of demons, infernal classes, new ancestries, spells, and rules for possession and infernal contracts. At 120 pages, DARK DEVILRY: CRAWLING THROUGH INFERNO Adventure Book opens with a 0-level gauntlet, more adventures including hexcrawls, cities, treasure tables, and more. If you want Shadowdark demons, this Kickstarter may be calling you.

Scarred Lands Player’s Guide for Savage Worlds from Aegis Studios

• END DATE: Sat, November 15 2025 2:00 PM EST.
• CROWDFUNDING ON: Kickstarter
• SYSTEM(S): Savage Worlds Adventure Edition
• PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $30 for the PDF and POD discount coupon for the book
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Onyx Path Publishing’s Scarred Lands setting is coming to the Savage Worlds system courtesy of Aegis Studios. Scarred Lands is 25 years old, already published for d20, Pathfinder, and 5e engines. With this Kickstarter, the list of gaming engines grows. The setting pulls from Greek mythology and introduces The Divine War, a destructive conflict that left the world, well, scarred. The book promises to pull from the best of the settings’ quarter century of history to produce a new Player’s Guide. If you’re a fan of Scarred Lands and Savage Worlds, this Kickstarter awaits.

Urban Shadows: Algiers & Angels by Magpie Games

• END DATE: 11/13/2025, 5:59:00 PM
• CROWDFUNDING ON: Gamefound (part of the RPG Party promotion)
• SYSTEM(S): Powered by the Apocalypse (Urban Shadows 2nd Edition variant)
• PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $15 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the book
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Do you play Urban Shadows 2nd Edition? If so, this Gamefound campaign provides a 30-page booklet from Magpie Games. The book provides a new playbook, city hub, and city guide, allowing you to augment your game. In the city of Algiers, the wizard of Algiers has been murdered, the balance of power and the power of a Jinn are at stake. If you’re a fan of Urban Shadows, head over to the Gamefound page to learn more.

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