RPG Crowdfunding News – SLA Industries, Bump in the Dark, MÖRK DÖD, and more

This week’s TTRPG crowdfunding sampler includes projects that end between July 4 to 10. These games use 5e, A5E, Powered by the Apocalypse, Forged in the Dark, Mothership, S5S, CY_BORG and Mörk Borg to power their systems.

SLA Industries 2nd Edition: CULT from Nightfall Games

• END DATE: Thu, July 4 2024 5:30 PM EDT.
• SYSTEM(S): S5S System
• PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: £80 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of both books, coin, and cards
• TRY BEFORE YOU BUY: SLA Industries 2nd Edition: Quick Start is PWYW at DriveThruRPG
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? SLA Industries 2nd Edition offers two new sourcebooks: Threat Analysis 2: CULT and Operative's Handbook. SLA Industries is a setting that describes itself as horror, noir, science-fiction, dystopian, cyberpunk, conspiracy, and splatterpunk all wrapped in 1980s tech. In this universe, one corporation owns it all and you’re fighting back. Threat Analysis 2: CULT is 224 pages focused on cults that you need to destroy. For fans of the game, you’ll want the 80-page Operative's Handbook which has revised rule options and helps introduce players to the game in a faster, smoother fashion. As witnessed via that list, there’s a lot of genre to the game; if that appeals to you, check out the quickstart and campaign to learn more.

Bump in the Dark: Revised Edition from Jex Thomas

• END DATE: Jul 7, 2024 at 2:59pm EDT.
• CROWDFUNDING ON: Backerkit
• SYSTEM(S): Forged in the Dark
• PROJECT TYPE: Core rulebook
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $40 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the book
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Inspired by Buffy the Vampire Slayer, X-Files, Twin Peaks, and Supernatural, this TTRPG focuses on an alternate 1994 where a series of isolated mining towns cling to life even as supernatural forces invade. You play a hunter that keeps the darkness at bay. Using the Forged in the Dark engine, you’ll get a core rulebook updated with new art, revised rules, and 30 pages of new content not seen in the original edition. If the idea of ‘90s horror and supernatural mystery speaks to you, check out the Backerkit campaign page for a free quickstart.

Nightbound from Creative Jam Tabletop RPGs

• END DATE: Sun, July 7 2024 11:00 PM EDT.
• SYSTEM(S): Powered by the Apocalypse
• PROJECT TYPE: Core rulebook
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: €49 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the core book, dice, and additional PDFs
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? It’s a supernatural world, one where the things in the dark are unknown to the masses, but you know. You know, and you fight back. This urban fantasy Powered by the Apocalypse TTRPG is inspired by the adventures of DC Comic’s Hellblazer, John Constantine if he were to meet The Exorcist. The game uses PbtA and they take advantage of that system’s versatility to offer expansions for running the game in Victorian London, WWII, Japan, or the American roadway, all using this system for their settings. The idea of the supernatural fits with today or in a fantasy then, and Creative Jam Tabletop RPGs utilize the to make each setting seamless. If the idea of supernatural set wherever you want to play intrigues you, check out the campaign page to download the quickstart rules and four pre-gen characters.

MÖRK DÖD from Blæk Games

• END DATE: Thu, July 4 2024 11:59 AM EDT.
• SYSTEM(S): Mörk Borg
• PROJECT TYPE: Core rulebook
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: €35 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the book
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Read this description of the book: “post-apocalyptic industrial-medieval Chainsaw & Sorcery Death Metal hack of Mörk Borg.” Taking place after the Mörk Borg apocalypse, this standalone TTRPG unleashes you into a medieval industrial world where crude oil has been discovered. A highlight of this game is its over-the-top attitude and alignment with the belief that the chainsaw fight scene the Nicholas Cage movie, Mandy, was everything you want in TTRPG. MÖRK DÖD adds a new, Metal rule with the Brutality system. To participate, you describe gory deaths while “growling Death Metal references,” which lets you fill your tracking sheet in order to commit more outrageous violence. If you’re into Death Metal and Mörk Borg, this campaign is worth a review.

Wasteland Degenerates: Jumper Cable Edition from Scott C. McDonald

• END DATE: Jul 10, 2024 at 9:00pm EDT.
• CROWDFUNDING ON: Backerkit
• SYSTEM(S): CY_BORG and Mörk Borg
• PROJECT TYPE: RPG zine
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $22 + S/H for the PDF and print of the zine
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? This is an interesting offer. To build excitement for their upcoming Mad Max meets mutants CY_BORG- and Mörk Borg-compatible TTRPG, Scott C. McDonald is crowdfunding this jumpstart primer. This zine acts as a sourcebook for those systems providing a taste of the world and new mechanics before the full game rolls out. 15-ish years ago, the world fell and you’re cruising through the wasteland, surviving, and, maybe, thriving. This 64-pager gives you enough to get a feel for the world before the full core book rolls out.

The Morley Adventures - Three One Shot Adventures for 5e from Dark Realm Roleplay

• END DATE: Tue, July 9 2024 6:00 PM EDT.
• SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition
• PROJECT TYPE: Adventures
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: £4 for the three PDFs
• AI STATEMENT: “There is no AI Art in The Morley Adventures.”
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Three one-shot adventures based around the cursed Morley’s Workshop. The first adventure is a murder mystery where you discover who killed Morley, then they build from there, each adventure related to this shop. Designed for levels 1 to 4, these stories give you a place to focus around, a world of related characters, and more intrigue than a normal adventure series.

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Techromancer: A Pamphlet Adventure for Mothership from Crumbling Keep

• END DATE: Tue, July 2 2024 9:00 PM EDT.
• SYSTEM(S): Mothership
• PROJECT TYPE: RPG pamphlet
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $7 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the pamphlet
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? This is a pamphlet adventure for the Mothership RPG. This 17” by 11”, 12-panel, quad fold pamphlet provides extras like a player’s card with QR codes so the gamers can see real time reveals and multiple audio clips to help immerse you in the adventure. The adventure has some interesting mechanics such as a 3-hour timer that advances every time a character takes an action. Every 15 minutes along the timer, something happens. The idea is a space adventure that has more direction and events than would be expected from a pamphlet offering. If you’re a fan of Mothership, innovative adventure design, and one-shots, this campaign may speak to you.

Voidrunner's Codex Sci-Fi Box Set For D&D 5E & Level Up: A5E from EN Publishing

• END DATE: Thu, July 4 2024 6:00 PM EDT.
• SYSTEM(S): Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition and Advanced Fifth Edition
• PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebooks
• MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: £110 + S/H for the PDF, VTT, and print versions of the boxed set
• WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? This sci-fi expansion for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition and EN Publishing’s Advanced Fifth Edition (A5E) is finding its audience on Kickstarter. These 3 books, GM screen, maps, and over 200 monster and starship tokens give you new rules, psionics, space travel, ship customization options, ship-to-ship combat, and an introductory adventure for levels 1 to 3. If you’re looking for the detail and depth of A5E can bring to space, this is worth exploring.

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Here are the 5e Campaign Setting and Adventure Path crowdfunding campaigns I'm keeping an eye on right now.

Closed and Funded:

Closed:

Open and Funded:

• Luminous Lore (ends next week)
• Voidrunner's Codex (ends next week)
• Ramble and Rhoam's Realms of Wonder (ends in 2 weeks)
• The Mage's War (ends in 2 weeks)
• Songs of the Spellbound Sea (ends in 2 weeks)
• Kobold Quest (ends in 3 weeks)
• Manifest: Kith and Kin (ends in 3 weeks)
• Caverns of Thracia (ends in 4 weeks)

Open:

• Fabled Empire (45%)