Mutant Spawn of the Toadmother is a 1st-level 5E adventure and DCC RPG 0-level funnel that can stand alone, or serve as a gruesome introduction to the Castle Whiterock mega-dungeon. Goodman Games generously reached out to those of us active in the third-party publishing world to ask whether we would be interested in producing materials to support their Castle Whiterock campaign.

Castle Whiterock is "a classic castle-themed mega-dungeon. This huge boxed set holds books, poster maps, and more than 700 pages of adventure content. The challenges herein can fuel a campaign for years. The 5E boxed set takes 5E characters from 1st through 15th level, and the DCC RPG edition takes DCC RPG characters from 1st through 7th level."

"For the first time ever, the titans of RPG, Goodman Games, Kobold Press, Monte Cook Games, Ghostfire Gaming, Loke Battle Mats, and Troll Lord Games, descend together into a single, epic collab-funding event. An entire month-long celebration of dungeons at their most dangerous, deadliest, and most dazzling. Expect towering tomes packed with peril, treasure hoards beyond imagining, and unforgettable encounters forged by the greatest minds in modern RPGs."

Mutant Spawn of the Toadmother is a punishingly fun descent into the bowels of the earth. Think Aliens or C.H.U.D. (definitely more on the C.H.U.D. side). Players portray a band of refugees and outcasts from the slums of Cillamar, pushed by an uncaring populace to take matters into their own hands. They must venture into the depths below to rescue and avenge their friends and family from the demonic creatures that dwell in the dark.

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We're in playtesting now (backers will be invited to online playtest sessions once the campaign wraps up). Once we've worked out the bugs, we'll finish writing it up, illustrating it, etc. We aim to have things in the mail to you sometime in October 2026!

The zines will be 8-1/2" x 11", stapled, with a color cover and a black-and-white interior. We use vegetable-based inks on recycled or sustainably sourced paper, handle fulfillment in-house, and use USPS whenever possible.

The Nerdronomicon, a tome of great nerdly power, awaits seekers worthy of its knowledge. It promises dark formulations, forbidden incantations, and indescribable secrets! Nerdronomicon is me—Andy Edmonds—and I produce and publish third-party supplements for Table-Top Role Playing Games like Dungeon Crawl Classics. If you are a seeker of nerdly enlightenment, or you want to get involved, visit Nerdronomicon.com and sign up to the mailing list or reach out through Backerkit, email, or socials.

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