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Stewpot: Tales from a Fantasy Tavern
Stewpot: Tales from a Fantasy Tavern is a collection of small games for groups of three or more players. You play a retired adventurer running a tavern and settling down in a town. Put down the sword and pick up the ladle.
Fragged Nexus - A companion app for Fragged Empire ttRPG
Browser-based character management system for Fragged Empire ttRPG. Character and item creation, progression, damage and equipment tracking, homebrew support and native import-export functionality to integrate with other VTT systems (especially Foundry).
Calendar of Many Adventures 2025
The Calendar of Many Adventures 2025 is a wall calendar with 12 playable battle maps and a month per page view calendar. It also has 12 full 5E PDF adventures written for the maps! And you get a digital copy of all the maps to play online.
Knight: An Avalon RPG
Knight: An Avalon RPG is an epic horror game in a dystopian future full of challenging monsters, impenetrable darkness and Knights equipped with Meta-Armours granting them superhuman capabilities!
Distal, a merciless d20 fantasy RPG
Distal is a d20 fantasy RPG where the battles scar you, your decisions define you, and each triumph is earned. If you love building characters you can get attached to, or are a GM wanting more meaningful stakes at the table, you'll dig Distal.
Restless Encounters - TTRPG Encounter Ideas For A Night's Watch
The party makes camp, sets their watches, then you as the GM roll a random encounter... what happens? With this deck of encounter ideas, each of the 50+ cards has a detailed encounter idea more interesting than 'you hear 1d4 giant rats in the corner'.
Rapscallion: Strange Pirate Roleplaying on the Great Sea!
Rapscallion is a tabletop roleplaying game in which you play a rambunctious crew of pirates, testing their luck against the unpredictable winds of Fate on the Great Sea—a unique setting featuring terrifying leviathans, living books, and magic aplenty.
The One That Got Away - A zero level tournament funnel adventure. Let's go fishing!
The One That Got Away is a DCC fishing adventure designed for 10 to 20 zero-level PCs or 5 to 8 first level PCs. PCs accumulate points based on their ability to survive encounters and haul in record-breaking catches.
5 Massive RPG Battlemap Books (Fantasy, Sci-Fi & Cyberpunk)
Elevate your RPG and miniature gaming nights with our 5 Massive Battlemap Books to choose from. Available in printed form with a Massive A2 Size map book to display on your gaming table and used with miniatures. FoundryVTT and Roll20 modules available.
Knights of Dust and Neon
Strange, dark times call for strange, dark heroes—and these three new titles for the Cypher System deliver! Plus great pledge options for gamers trying out the Cypher System for the first time.
Mystified! A Flabbergasted expansion
Prepare to be Mystified by this expansion to the award-winning TTRPG Flabbergasted! Befuddle, bewitch and bewilder your players as you learn how to craft a mystery-driven campaign to introduce into your Flabbergasted games.
Endless Encounters: Wilderness
Could your tabletop games use more exciting adventures in the wild? Join us! Endless Encounters: Wilderness is an encounter and adventure generator for 5th Edition D&D and Classic D&D (B/X, 1e, S&W, etc)!
The Substratum Protocol
When the anomaly appeared at the Earth's core, the Substratum Protocol was initiated. You are the best and brightest scientists we have left, our last hope to stem the apocalypse. You are the Substratum Expedition Team. Descend. Learn. Survive.
Battle Mage Farmer: Tales of the Ecclesia (D&D 5e Adventure and Novella)
Explore the world of Battle Mage Farmer in this D&D 5e compatible adventure. Play as members of the Ecclesia as you journey through the countryside, rooting out the necromancer threatening the peaceful village of Fairford.
Fatum - GM's Oracle
Fatum - GM's Oracle empowers you to shape adventures by determining character origins, quest rewards, and NPC intentions. Peer into lives, unleash a multiverse of options, and seamlessly integrate with other decks for expansive storytelling.
The Jagged Edge Hideaway Goblin Box
Queen Bargnot leads the Jagged Edge Bandits in pillaging caravans. Before her rise, the goblins struggled, attacking only weak travelers in unorganized strikes. When she killed her boss and became the band’s self-proclaimed queen, everything changed.
Odyssey of the Giant - an escorting solo TTRPG
Odyssey of the Giant is a solo tabletop RPG game in which you must escort a last giant across a realm shaken by a cataclysm that left nature and its inhabitants confused and vulnerable.
On Its Way
Distal, a merciless d20 fantasy RPG
Distal is a d20 fantasy RPG where the battles scar you, your decisions define you, and each triumph is earned. If you love building characters you can get attached to, or are a GM wanting more meaningful stakes at the table, you'll dig Distal.
Eldritch: the Book of Madness
Eldritch: The Book of Madness is a beautifully written 348-page hardcover tome featuring an all-new setting for your 5e campaign. It’s filled with new monsters, spells, cults, dark magic, locations, and a horde of otherworldly adventure ideas.
Homestead Creature Handbook (5e + PF2e)
The Homestead Creature Handbook is a bestiary featuring domesticated creatures designed for 5e and Pathfinder 2e. With lore, game statistics, and custom artwork for every creature, this wholesome handbook is one you don't want to miss.
Advanced Armory 2nd Edition
A series of card-based expansions for tabletop action RPG boardgames. We can offer equipment, armor, weapons, potions, and magic items. We have a treasure deck for looting dungeons, and even an evil wizard deck to keep those dungeons fun and challenging.
Beyond the Beasts: Monster Cards for Endless Adventures!
"Beyond the Beasts" offers diverse decks of monsters for 5e, fostering dynamic encounters without rigid Challenge Ratings. Each deck contains adaptable statblocks, rich lore & environmental details, enabling GMs to easily create such encounters.
Fragged Nexus - A companion app for Fragged Empire ttRPG
Browser-based character management system for Fragged Empire ttRPG. Character and item creation, progression, damage and equipment tracking, homebrew support and native import-export functionality to integrate with other VTT systems (especially Foundry).
Battle Mage Farmer: Tales of the Ecclesia (D&D 5e Adventure and Novella)
Explore the world of Battle Mage Farmer in this D&D 5e compatible adventure. Play as members of the Ecclesia as you journey through the countryside, rooting out the necromancer threatening the peaceful village of Fairford.
Nightmare Fuel
Three new bestiary volumes for the Dungeon Fantasy RPG! Terrible slithering things, creepy-crawlies with their skeleton on the outside, or no skeleton at all, and a selection of awful green things. Three books filled with Nightmare Fuel!
The Night Clerk: an architectural horror TTRPG scenario zine
A full color illustrated zine of architectural horror, suitable for any modern tabletop RPG system, Escape the labyrinth of the Hotel before the Mystery Guest finds you. Written by Ross Payton of Role Playing Public Radio.
HEROIC the Role Playing Game
The conversation continues when Mighty Super Heroes and Astonishing Super Heroes meet and become HEROIC! The official role playing game of the Zenith Comics Universe, HEROIC is a neo-clone of the classic FASERIP system from the 1980s as a more modern rpg.
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Project Update: Hey, so, we launched! 🚀 Here's what's next. (Distal)
Hey all! Yesterday we launched the campaign for Distal. This is my first-ever crowdfunding campaign, so all of the learning, and building, and doing has been exciting, fun, and intimidating at the same time!
There are a few things I want to get across up top.
- Thank you all for being a part of this, (and special thanks to those who showed up to launch last night!)
- There's a long road ahead I'll continue to post updates throughout the campaign.
- If you want a free art print, be sure to pledge a physical edition either today, or early-ish tomorrow, as it's only available in the first 48 hours.
If you missed the launch day stream, you can check out the VOD here.
Provided everything goes to plan, and we're funded at (at least) $18,000. Here's the roadmap I showed off on stream. You'll find some elaboration on what all that means in the launch stream video.
Before we can even really think too hard about this stuff though, we've got to fund the game first. We've got a good head start for our first foray into crowdfunding, but it's still a ways off from reaching our minimum to ship.
Remember, if the project doesn't fund, your money isn't even collected. So if you have the means financially, let's get this thing built! Thanks all!
-Wrel
Project Update: Almost a year of work lead to today. 🎉 (Distal)
The original Google Doc I started this project from has a creation date of May 12, 2023. It wasn't a game at that point, just a list of ideas I was kicking around for fun. Fast forward through almost a year of development, and we're on the cusp of launching a new d20 experience that you and your friends can play forever.
Today is launch day! At 7pm EDT, the campaign goes Live, and we'll be livestreaming it to celebrate. (Find your local time here.)
I have some pretty outsized aspirations for this project.
- I want Distal to be a solid foundation you can build on.
- I want third-party content creators to be free to share and sell their work, without their livelihood being threatened by the whims of major corporations, like Hasbro.
- Most of all, I want you all to feel good about the game your playing -- and that you feel connected to not only the world and your character, but the other real-life people at the table.
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I've put together a quick video talking about what you can do to be prepared for launch later today. If you haven't seen it already, click here to watch!
Here's the TL;DR.
There are a few things you can do to help Distal have a successful launch.
- Follow the project: You might have created a BackerKit account, but haven't followed the actual project yet.
- Engage with the project and other backers to push us to the 🔥trending🔥 page! Commenting on posts, liking posts, and replying to comments from other users counts toward this effect.
- Make a pledge! And don't worry: If the project doesn't fully fund, BackerKit doesn't collect your money.
Thank you all for being a part of this with me.
-Wrel
Project Update: Backstories, organizations, and playing the game before... playing the game. (Distal)
Games should make you excited to play them before you even swing a sword. So here are a couple of ways we try to do that in Distal.
Backstories
Organizations
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Have you created a character from the free alpha material yet?
If so, what was their two-sentence backstory, and how did you interpret it?
Post it in the comments section!
Project Update: Less than 8 hours left to grab a free art print! (Distal)
Quick Guide to Supporting the Project - Watch Video
Reminder: The early bird reward expires very soon!
We're doing great so far, and are more than a quarter of the way toward our funding goal. You've all been doing a great job interacting with the project and keeping us moving. Let's keep it going!
-Wrel
Project Update: Models and Pledge Manager In-bound
We hope your April has been going well. We've been busy here planning and plotting model making activities and are excited to share our progress with you.
Lackeys and Warriors
Bill has been sculpting away at our favorite gobbos and has submitted the 4 Lackeys and 3 Warriors for final detailing and manufacturing modifications.
Once we get our models from the sculptor, we have a first pass review for the changes we need to make and note any features we need to add. This includes figuring out where we need fills to make sure the model forms during the casting process. For these fellas, we decided to pull their heads off as 3D print so we could have open mouths, toothy grins and nice undercuts at the neck lines. We intend to use a post for the neck and a socket for the head and make these are interchangeable between models. We also name the models so we know what quality checks we need to make during manufacturing. Plus, all models need names, its just cool. We will share their final form in a future update.
Painted Marrowgnaw
Paul finished painting Marrowgnaw after the live stream. He is currently working on sculpting the removable platform that holds the goblins. Models get placed in the most unusual spots in our shop and here, we get to see Marrowgnaw storming the beaches of Normandy alongside some other figures.
Pledge Manager Inbound!!!
We've spent time the last few weeks getting our pledge manager setup. We've added some extra goodies as add-ons and broken out a few individual kits we think you might like to have. In the next few days we will be sending an email letting you know that the manager is ready to go. We are aiming to close the pledge manager in early June so we can finalize manufacturing and get these kits on their way to you this summer.
That wraps up today's post. We are aiming to do an update every 2 to 3 weeks and should be manufacturing some models and bits in our next show and tell. Have a great weekend!
Thanks!
Dave
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Looking for the link to the launch live stream. Can anyone provide that or direct me to where it is in Backerkit?
Project Update: 50K Stretch Goal Unlocked and Stream VOD!
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Welcome to our ranks, those who have chosen to support our project since our last update and thank you, as always to everyone who has pledged to bring our project to life. As a small, independent publisher it means so much to us that you have backed our project out of all of those available here on Backerkit or elsewhere online!
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We have a short update today, so let’s get into it!
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50k Stretch Goal Unlocked!
We are delighted that we have unlocked our 50k stretch goal, which will make our custom Tarot cards available for everyone that has backed at the Arthur pledge level and also make them available as an add-on! Thank you everyone for helping us achieve this milestone!
Stream VOD
The All About Games Consulting team hosted another stream earlier this week, summarising the project so far. You can check that out on their YouTube channel here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB3VcQO9XD0Â
Once again, thank you to everyone that has backed the campaign so far!