This week’s article covers RPG crowdfunding campaigns ending between December 18 through 22. This sampling includes options for 5e, Mothership, Exalted, Mörk Borg, and more. In addition to the list below, there are two very different RPG advent calendars that I want to shoutout. The ADVENTure Calendar 
from Garmr Games is a traditional offering with minis, adventures, and maps; it’s campaigning now for delivery in time for the holidays in 2023. The other is less conventional, the Fantasy Advent Calendar 2022 from The Oracle. This is an experience as you back the campaign and vote throughout the holidays for the next steps in an adventure, with you getting a copy in the end.
SIDEREALS: Charting Fate's Course for Exalted Third Edition from Onyx Path Publishing
Heroes Of Mythic Americas from Mythicos Minis
Misery & The Deck of Ruin & Revelation [Mörk Borg] from STONEworks Gaming
Scrap Rats Strikes Back from Sci-Fi Epics
The Weather Outside is Frightful: Chilly D&D Resources! from EN Publishing
Villainous Champions of the Shadow Keep for 5E from Dream Plots
The Wilderkind from Dueling Dragon Adventures
Inscrutable Cities by Possum Creek Games
from Garmr Games is a traditional offering with minis, adventures, and maps; it’s campaigning now for delivery in time for the holidays in 2023. The other is less conventional, the Fantasy Advent Calendar 2022 from The Oracle. This is an experience as you back the campaign and vote throughout the holidays for the next steps in an adventure, with you getting a copy in the end.SIDEREALS: Charting Fate's Course for Exalted Third Edition from Onyx Path Publishing
- END DATE: Thu, December 22 2022 2:00 PM EST.
- SYSTEM(S): Exalted 3rd Edition
- PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $125 + S/H for the PDF, POD discount, and deluxe hardcover
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? In the fantasy world of Exalted, the Sidereals are beings working to shape Creation from behind the scenes. They’re a part of an unremembered order working to push the world forward. This campaign gives these powerful characters a 300-page sourcebook to detail their abilities and lore. If you’re a fan of Exalted 3rd Edition, this book is a must have.
Heroes Of Mythic Americas from Mythicos Minis
- END DATE: Wed, December 21 2022 6:30 PM EST.
- SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition
- PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook and minis
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $55 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the book
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? This campaign offers a 5e setting and rules creating a fantastic version of pre-Columbian American cultures and mythologies. Crafted by creators from the regions and cultures they’re using as touchstones, this campaign promises different options than many Western European inspired worlds. Done as fantasy as opposed to alternate history, this book includes over 200 pages of lore, feats, backgrounds, equipment, magic items, and spells. This campaign features a bestiary and miniatures to bring these creatures to your gaming table. If this sounds interesting to you, check out the crowdfunding page.
Misery & The Deck of Ruin & Revelation [Mörk Borg] from STONEworks Gaming
- END DATE: Sun, December 18 2022 8:00 PM EST.
- SYSTEM(S): Mörk Borg
- PROJECT TYPE: RPG resources
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $33 + S/H for the PDF and prints versions of the deck and zine
- NOTE: If you go to the campaign page, you'll see a character named "Egg". That is not me, I'm not a part of this project.
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? This is the first of two projects on this list that feature work from Jared Nielsen, Zac Goins, and Janine Hempy, as well as other creators. This one is for Mörk Borg while the other is a Mothership offering. In this dying fantasy world, you’ll get even more prophecies of Verhu and the calamities that they unleash. Offered as an RPG zine titled Misery and a 78 Tarot-sized deck of cards, The Deck of Ruin & Revelation, you’ll have a variety of ways to bring the end of the world into the narrative. If you’re a fan of Mörk Borg’s doom narrative, this project gives you new ways to amp up the ending.
Scrap Rats Strikes Back from Sci-Fi Epics
- END DATE: Mon, December 19 2022 9:00 PM EST.
- SYSTEM(S): Mothership
- PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $4 for three PDFs
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? This is the second of two RPGs on this list that include work from Jared Nielsen, Zac Goins, Janine Hempy, and more great creators. Scrap Rats are back with the second and third adventures in their trilogy (For A Few Credits More and The Good, the Bad, and the Scrappy) as well as a Mothership bestiary, The Ophian Ossuary, and encounter maps. Imagine a Mothership solar system entirely populated by an empire of parasites animating the dead. You can pick up the original adventure and these new options via this campaign. If you’re a fan of Mothership adventures and want a book of undead monsters, then check out the page.
The Weather Outside is Frightful: Chilly D&D Resources! from EN Publishing
- END DATE: Tue, December 20 2022 5:00 PM EST.
- SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition
- PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: £7 for the PDF of the book
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? The campaign page leads with a perfect pitch line: “The land is buried under snow and ice. It is beautiful, pristine, and still. Too still…” There are monsters in the snow so stay frosty. GMs, in this 30-page winter-themed sourcebook, you’ll get 5e subclasses, undead monsters, encounters, and an 11-page adventure for 4th level characters. The icy theme of this book permeates all of the concepts and writing. If you’re a fan of EN Publishing’s Kickstarters, you already know this: As soon as the campaign ends, Morrus fulfills the PDFs so you can quickly add these wintry concepts to your campaign.
Villainous Champions of the Shadow Keep for 5E from Dream Plots
- END DATE: Wed, December 21 2022 9:00 PM EST.
- SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition
- PROJECT TYPE: Adventure path
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: CA$62 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the book
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Need a book to support the evil elements in your 5e campaign? Do your players want to have evil followers or play as devious characters? Do your NPCs need to be more sinister? This book offers 200 pages of ways for your players to create evil lairs, have sinister henchmen, utilize horrible magic items, and more including subclasses and new species to choose from. If your players want to take a walk on the dark side of 5e, this book may offer the right content for their ambitions.
The Wilderkind from Dueling Dragon Adventures
- END DATE: Thu, December 22, 2022
- CROWDFUNDING ON: IndieGoGo
- SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition and Castles & Crusades
- PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $10 for the PDF of the book
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Looking for anthropomorphic species for your 5e campaign as well as Troll Lord Games’ Castles & Crusades? This book is an homage to Redwall and that story’s style of play. This 60-pager spins out of the Chronicles of Aeres setting providing a dozen new species to play, lore about the world, and GM tips for your campaign. If you’re a fan of Redwall and 5e or C&C, this IndieGoGo campaign page is worth checking out.
Inscrutable Cities by Possum Creek Games
- END DATE: Dec 22, 2022 at 9:00am PST.
- CROWDFUNDING ON: Backerkit
- SYSTEM(S): An original system
- PROJECT TYPE: Core rulebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $30 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the book
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Inspired by Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities, you play as a traveler arriving in a dream city where you record your discoveries in your journal. As a solo journaling RPG, you’ll explore the city, learn its eccentricities, and write about them using this original ruleset. If you’re interested in a solo exploration RPG experience, this may be for you.
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