A few people have decided that the best way of funding their RPG projects is to go to kickstarter. People like James Introcaso and Johnn Four. They’ve got a full sandbox, hexcrawl campaign covering levels 1 to 20 to release. It’s written, they just need funds for art. It’s called The Demonplague. Mike Shea’s book of advice for Dungeon Masters is also getting a new … Continue reading A Couple of RPG Kickstarters
For those who haven’t seen it, the latest Campaign Coins kickstarter is in its final hours. I’ve found using these coins in play can significantly alter the attitude of players to treasure… and make them very reluctant to pay money to merchants! They’re so pretty! And dark and evil… And they have a couple of special coins for Rob Schwalb’s Shadow of the Demon Lord… Continue reading Counting down the hours on the latest Campaign Coins kickstarter
These days, I’m tending towards not backing Kickstarter projects. Although it can be a great platform, I’ve seen too many projects fall over and die, or take entirely too long to be fulfilled. There are a few that I do still think are really interesting, though. Like this one: 13th Age Campaign Coins and Icon Tokens Campaign Coins is a Melbourne-based company that do a … Continue reading An Interesting Kickstarter: 13th Age Campaign Coins and Icon Tokens
Dan Coleman’s Dungeons on Demand series has produced a good number of excellent dungeons for DMs to use and players to enjoy. He is currently running a Kickstarter for the third volume of the series, and has sent me one of its five adventures to (p)review. If Looks Could Kill is an adventure for 6th-level characters and presents a single dungeon stocked with monsters, traps, … Continue reading 5E Adventure Review: If Looks Could Kill
For those who enjoy quality adventures, Dan Coleman’s latest volume of D&D-compatible adventures, Dungeons on Demand 3 is seeking funding on Kickstarter. I hope to have a review of one of the adventures up in the next few days, but I thought I’d post a note for anyone who is interested in the program. The adventures on offer are: An Axe to Grind (level 3) … Continue reading Dungeons on Demand 3 Kickstarter is live!
A few interesting RPG-related kickstarters are coming towards their closing stages at present… Shadow of the Demon Lord is a new RPG by Robert J Schwalb, which emphasizes play in a land which is menaced by a powerful Demon Lord. Mechanically, it’s going to be relatively light, but with options for more detailed play. There is a strong horror component to this game, and it’s … Continue reading Kickstarters! Shadow of the Demon Lord! Dwarven Forge! 5E Adventures!
