This week’s TTRPG crowdfunding sampler explores campaigns that end between August 8 to 21. The list includes sourcebooks for Coyote & Crow, Robotech, DUNGEON DEGENERATES, Scion, and Perils & Princesses as well as a core rulebook for a classic system and a tabletop gaming convention ... and a last minute addition, my personal experience with the Deluxe Dragon Chair from Carolina Game Tables.
Deluxe Dragon Chair from Carolina Game Tables
Ahu Tiiko: A Coyote & Crow Expansion from Coyote & Crow Games
Robotech: Among The Stars RPG from Strange Machine Games
DUNGEON DEGENERATES: THE EXPANSIONING from GOBLINKO!
D6 System: Second Edition from Gallant Knight Games
Scion: Mythic Shards from Onyx Path Publishing
Sweet Revenge from Outrider Creative
The African Boardgames Convention - AB Con 2024
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Deluxe Dragon Chair from Carolina Game Tables
- END DATE: Thurs, Aug 8, 2024 at 8:00pm EDT.
- CROWDFUNDING ON: Backerkit
- PROJECT TYPE: RPG furniture
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $6,000 + S/H for the “Deluxe Dragon Chair at a reduced price with matching Dragonhide Throw Pillow”
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? This project offers gamers a luxury chair, something exceptionally high-end that only a handful of fans will experience, but one that is worth every cent as a centerpiece for your game room. At Gen Con 2024, I was able to sit in the demo chair at Carolina Game Tables’ booth. Gen Con is an amazing experience, but you’re going to get your steps in, if you know what I mean. You’re walking, shuffling, weaving, and standing with a heavy bag full of newly purchased hardcovers and boxed sets for 8 to 12 hours at a stretch. By Saturday, you’re sore. Among the 540 exhibiting companies at the con, I reached the Carolina Game Tables booth where they conveyed me to their demo chair. I talked with Pinnacle Entertainment’s COO, Jodi Black (who also co-owns Carolina Game Tables) about the chair and the show. The memory of that conversation has a glow about it as I recall the comfort of their seat. Despite having walked the downtown of a city and toured the largest tabletop gaming convention in North America, it was like being home. The physical sensations of temperature and support for my height and weight led to complete relaxation, it was perfect. I’m 5’10” and over 300lbs, yet the chair was relaxing. Best of all, my head did not tower over the back of the chair as is normal in my life. The comfort was greater than my room at the Sheraton during Gen Con, better than the rented 2024 Chevrolet Traverse we rode to the show in, and more than the thousand-dollar sofa I’m typing this review on. The Deluxe Dragon Chair was easy to sit in. The Deluxe Dragon Chair is another level of design that Senior Game Designer Clint Black of Savage Worlds and Deadlands fame took a lot of pride in. The texture of the material was amazing, you can see just a little bit of the detail in the photo. $6k makes this a high-end desire that certain gamers will aspire to own. If you’re one of those customers, I recommend reading the Backerkit campaign page and contacting Carolina Game Tables to learn more about this chair as well as their other gaming accessories.
Ahu Tiiko: A Coyote & Crow Expansion from Coyote & Crow Games
- END DATE: Fri, August 16 2024 12:00 AM EDT.
- SYSTEM(S): Coyote & Crow
- PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $85 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the book
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Coyote & Crow is the story of an America where Europeans never arrived. The world evolved differently and the Native peoples thrived, creating a superpowered near-future. The core rulebook won the Diana Jones Award and an Origins Award. The original Kickstarter reached over $1 million dollars in funding. This is to say, this TTRPG is popular and well-designed. Through this Kickstarter, you’ll get a setting book for the Coyote & Crow universe. Enter Ahu Tiiko, a village of mystery and horror. Many of the mysteries of Ahu Tiiko center around the youth of the village. There’s a virtual reality game, a missing young man, a collective of cultish folk, and the death of a student to investigate. The book is offered in two editions: Night and Standard. They cover the same material, but the “Night Edition offers the option of more mature themes, content and art.” This campaign lets you choose the maturity level of content that best suites your gaming table. If you’re interested in mystery and Coyote & Crow, this crowdfunding page is worth checking out.
Robotech: Among The Stars RPG from Strange Machine Games
- END DATE: Sat, August 17 2024 12:00 PM EDT.
- SYSTEM(S): Robotech: Roleplaying Game and Savage Worlds Adventure Edition
- PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $170 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of four hardcover books
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? This sourcebook expands on Robotech: The Macross Saga, giving 285 new pages for the tabletop roleplaying game. New races, mecha, ships, rules, lore, and adventures for your game. In addition, there are character bios for the major characters of the franchise. With this, you’ll have enough detail to expand your Robotech adventures beyond the original series. If you are a Savage Worlds fan, they are offering an omnibus that provides rules for all of the Robotech eras. If you love Robotech, check out this campaign.
DUNGEON DEGENERATES: THE EXPANSIONING from GOBLINKO!
- END DATE: Fri, August 16 2024 9:00 PM EDT.
- SYSTEM(S): DUNGEON DEGENRATES: HAND OF DOOM
- PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebooks
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $120 + S/H for all three expansions
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? The project offers three boxed sets for DUNGEON DEGENERATES. When you’re between campaigns, the Dirty Deeds boxed set offers mini-missions to keep the game going. Goblin Mode changes up the game allowing you to play as goblins. Moon Madness involves lunar cultists. Designed for solo and limited group play, DUNGEON DEGENERATES brings board game and RPG together for a variety of delves.
D6 System: Second Edition from Gallant Knight Games
- END DATE: Thu, August 15 2024 11:05 AM EDT.
- SYSTEM(S): D6 System: Second Edition
- PROJECT TYPE: Core rulebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $50 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the book
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? One of the classic gaming systems is West End Games’ D6 System, made famous by the first Star Wars TTRPG. Gallant Knight Games is developing a second edition of the system, one that brings back the intentions of the system along with clear rules for its use. The core rulebook provides 200 pages detailing the system and genre options like horror, cyberpunk, post-apocalypse, and more. This project is born of a partnership between West End Games, Nocturnal Media, and Gallant Knight Games. If you’re interested in this system, check out the campaign page for a link to a preview.
Scion: Mythic Shards from Onyx Path Publishing
- END DATE: Aug 15, 2024 at 2:00pm EDT.
- CROWDFUNDING ON: Backerkit
- SYSTEM(S): Scion Second Edition
- PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $25 for the PDF and POD discount coupon
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? This Scion sourcebook presents alternate realities and rules for you to play through. While Scion isn’t a superhero TTRPG, it is akin to one incorporating gods and demigods into its mythology. As a superhero adjacent product, alternate realities and the potential of a multiverse makes sense, so I’m glad they took the plunge and opened that option up to your gaming table. If you’re a fan of Scion or superheroes, check out this Backerkit campaign.
Sweet Revenge from Outrider Creative
- END DATE: Thu, August 15 2024 10:22 AM EDT.
- SYSTEM(S): Perils & Princesses
- PROJECT TYPE: Sourcebook
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: $25 + S/H for the PDF and print versions of the book
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? Perils & Princesses is “one of the best TTRPGs to play in 2024 by Dicebreaker.” Sweet Revenge is a 120-page campaign for your P&P game. Described as a “Gritty and Pretty Campaign,” it takes place in a world of fae, candy-cursed monstrosities, witch curses, and mysteries. The system is rules lite OSR combined with princess power. If you’re interested in this project, check out the Kickstarter page for a link to a free preview of the book.
The African Boardgames Convention - AB Con 2024
- END DATE: Thu, August 15 2024 9:00 AM EDT.
- PROJECT TYPE: Tabletop gaming convention
- DATES AND LOCATION: November 2024 in Abuja, Nigeria
- MOST POPULAR PLEDGE: £8 donation to help the convention come to life
- WHY SPOTLIGHT THIS CAMPAIGN? This campaign funds the 8th edition of The African Boardgame Convention – AB Con. Tabletop conventions are amazing opportunities for gamers and creators to connect. This moreso because of its international character. If you’re interested in international gaming, this is a rare opportunity to support a convention with a growing track record.
Egg Embry participates in the OneBookShelf Affiliate Program, Noble Knight Games’ Affiliate Program, and is an Amazon Associate. These programs provide advertising fees by linking to DriveThruRPG, Noble Knight Games, and Amazon.
