Adventure in the underground world with the uplifted mice and rats who live there and those who rule those domains - the Rat Kings! Help us create this latest book for the Realms of Pugmire TTRPG in PDF and PoD versions!
Most species within Realms of Pugmire define themselves by where they call home. The dogs of Pugmire protect their walled, feudal city. The Monarchies of Mau carry on the traditions of their houses and their intrigues, though they stand together against outside enemies.
The rats and mice of the Realms of Pugmire make their homes in the margins of other cities. These connect to the Underneath, a vast maze of warrens, tunnels, caves, and other hidden places, much of which lies unknown and unexplored. It’s a dangerous place full of unexplained phenomena and terrifying creatures. But it is also full of wonders of ages past and the thrill of discovery.
Lair of the Rat Kings is a full campaign sourcebook detailing a new and exciting part of the realms of Pugmire: The Underneath. It contains not only everything you need to know about the Underneath, but also has information about making rodent player characters (along with their psychic powers), advice on how to run a subterranean campaign, a complete adventure, and a massive number of locations, set pieces, and encounters.
This book is a setting and adventure supplement for the Realms of Pugmire. That book contains rules for all the different things your characters might do and important information about the world they live in. The Lair of the Rat Kings takes us to new locations, with new intrigues and adventures, and new possibilities for your characters!
Inside you'll find:
Complete character creation rules for mouse and rat player characters, including a new system detailing their unusual psionic powers
Details on psionic inventions, and how player characters can create their own
Guide advice on running massive underground campaigns, along with details on the elusive and terrifying Cult of Labo Tor
A complete adventure introducing the Underneath, along with encounters and four complete mini-adventures which all link together into one massive subterranean campaign
Our main goal, besides being Good Dogs and Resilient Rodents, is to enable Onyx Path to create a fully-developed PDF version of Lair of the Rat Kings. With your support we will also make this book available for purchase in Print-on-Demand hardcover formats offered by DriveThruRPG. The cost of printing and shipping a PoD hardcover book is not part of your pledge amount, however Crowdfunding backers will receive a special link allowing you, should you wish, to order the Print-on-Demand hardcover version at a discounted price.
Exceptional funding may allow the Lair of the Rat Kings team to upgrade some of the contents of the book, along with Pugmire-themed rewards for backers to celebrate the game. The greater our funding for this project, the more resources we can use to explore these additional items.
Beyond those campaign-specific goals, the hope is to do what these games have always done — build a community invested in each other's stories and shared imagination. Every person who participates is joining with the goal of bringing this book into the world, and that common goal is a powerful binding element that we can't help but want to share. When you back this project, you join us on this heroic journey and become part of the extended Pugmire family.
All participants who would like to make this project happen can pledge their support and add to the overall campaign total. If the campaign meets the funding target ($2,500), then we will have funded the project and it will become a reality. Your pledge will only be collected if we achieve our funding target.
In thanks for your support, we offer rewards based on your level of funding pledged. The Pledge Levels outline the various rewards reflecting various levels of support pledged.
DECIDING ON YOUR PLEDGE ROLE
While Lair of the Rat Kings introduces a twisty maze of underground dangers, we've tried to keep supporting this project as safe and straightforward as possible. To pledge support to this project, simply choose one of these pledge role reward tiers:
Mousterpiece Pledge: This is the Lair of the Rat Kings PDF and Print-on-Demand pledge tier. The PDF will be fulfilled by our partners at DriveThruRPG.com - when it is ready, you will receive a link to add it to your DTRPG library at no cost and be able to download at your leisure. In addition, you will get a special code to order the discounted Print-on-Demand hardcover version as part of your pledge rewards.
Snouts and Tails: This reward tier includes the Lair of the Rat Kings PDF (and PoD hardcover discount), as well as the Realms of Pugmrie core rulebook, which sets the stage for your underground adventures by providing all of the rules you need and setting lore necessary to make dog characters. As with the Lair of the Rat Kings PDF, you will receive a special discount code to order the Print-on-Demand softcover version of the Realms of Pugmire core rulebook.
In addition to these primary reward pledge roles, we also offer the following options:
Pipsqueak Pledge: Not ready to commit, or just looking to offer general support? This pledge role is for you. This does not include any of our primary rewards, but allows you to select some digital optional Add Ons, as well as participating in the post-campaign Pledge Manager as a backer. You'll also be able to read the draft manuscript of Lair of the Rat Kings that we post throughout this campaign.
The Big Cheese: Jump into the Realms of Pugmire tabletop roleplaying game with all four paws! This pledge gets you the entire library of Realms of Pugmire releases in both PDF and discounted Print-on-Demand hardcover option, including the Lair of the Rat Kings, the Realms of Pugmire core rulebook, the Curious Cats of Mau, Pugmire Unleashed, Threats and Curs, and the Realms of Pugmire fiction omnibus!
Mice to Meet You: This pledge role offers a special limited premium reward in addition to the basics: an option to supply a name to be used by an NPC added to the setting.
PDF VERSIONS: The Lair of the Rat Kings PDF and all digital pledge rewards will be fulfilled by our partners at DriveThruRPG.com. Crowdfunding backers will receive redemption links allowing you to add the item to your cart at a $0 cost. Once you check out, it will be added to your DriveThruRPG library and available for download at your convenience.
PRINT-on-DEMAND BOOK: In addition to the PDF releases, Lair of the Rat Kings, and the other titles offered as part of our reward tier pledgeswillavailable for purchase in Print-on-Demand formats offered by DriveThruRPG. The cost of printing and shipping a PoD book is not part of your pledge amount, however Crowdfunding backers will receive a special link allowing you to purchase the PoD book at a discounted price.
ACCESS TO DRAFTMANUSCRIPT UPDATES – During the course of the campaign, we will be posting the ENTIRE manuscript for Lair of the Rat Kings. These previews will be shared via a special Backer-Only section in our updates. Backers will be able to review the manuscript and share feedback with the developers as well.
LAIR OF THE RAT KINGS BACKER PDF - Crowdfunding backers will receive a redemption link for an early version of this book before it goes on sale to the public. This initial "Backer Version" will be used to get feedback from the fans to make the final version the best that it can be. When it has been updated to the final version, it will automatically be added to your DriveThruRPG library and available for download at your convenience.
Creating and fulfilling physical versions this way gets you the best price, fastest delivery, and excellent customer support!
DriveThruRPG's printing partners are located both within in the USA and the UK, making shipping cheaper and avoiding the tariffs incurred by international manufacturing and shipping!
In addition to the rewards listed in each Reward Tier, backers can add extra options via the Add On menu available when you pledge.
REALMS OF PUGMIRE core rulebook PDF - A fantasy game about evolved pets and other animals with a strong connection to humanity, with dogs as the central characters. These characters live in the ruins of our world, using tools, language, and ingenuity to build a new civilization in their image, with the kingdom of Pugmire acting as a center of dog civilization.
CURIOUS CATS OF MAU PDF - details the lives of the cats in the city-states that make up the Monarchies of Mau as they explore the world, plan daring heists and feats of intrigue, learn what they can about the Old Ones, and pounce on the sinister entities called the Unseen. You’ll need Realms of Pugmire to play this game.
THREATS AND CURS PDF -an expansion for Realms of Pugmire offering 150 new enemies to be introduced as antagonists, rivals, or allies in your campaigns. Includes expanded rules and new tags to construct exciting new encounters, along with a selection of ready-made encounters featuring enemies introduced in this book. The Realms of Pugmire core rulebook is needed to use this book.
PUGMIRE UNLEASHED PDF - More options for dog player characters, more advice on how to play dogs, and more information about dog communities beyond the kingdom of Pugmire. You’ll also find more species to play: badgers, birds, lagomorphs, and reptiles. Also includes rules for sailing and ships, gunpowder weapons, new spells, backgrounds and three adventures for the Realms of Pugmire.
PUGMIRE FICTION ANTHOLOGYPDF/ePub/Mobi- A massive compliation of fiction set in the Realms of Pugmire, with dozens of tales about good dogs and excellent cats.
As we increase the overall funding and support for the project, we’re able to add additional resources to the project, expand the rewards listed, and add in new offers and opportunities. Each Stretch Goal will have a target that, once reached, will add a project to the reward list for backers of the relevant Pledge Level. Whenever we achieve a stretch goal, the listing will be updated to reflect the achievement.
ACHIEVED! - At $3,500 in Funding - BACKER SHIRT ON REDBUBBLE
A Rat Kings-themed Backer shirt will be hosted on Onyx Path’s Redbubble store for a limited time. All backers will be notified when the shirt becomes available for purchase.
ACHIEVED! - At $5,000 in Funding - LAIR OF THE RAT KINGS MAP UPGRADE I
Map Upgrade 1 - Red Paw Gang's Burrows. The planned hand-drawn maps to help roughly orient Guides and players will be upgraded to a full detailed and gridded map to aid game play.
ACHIEVED! -At $6,500 in Funding - LAIR OF THE RAT KINGS MAP UPGRADE II
Map Upgrade 2 - Selected Areas of The Not. Maps for key areas of The Not in Chapter 5 will be added to the book.
ACHIEVED! -At $8,000 in Funding - LAIR OF THE RAT KINGS MAP UPGRADE III
Map Upgrade 3 - Secret Lair. The big set-piece Secret Lair map will be upgraded and built to add excitement to this underground experience.
Achieved! - At $9,000 in Funding - LAIR OF THE RAT KINGS DIGITAL WALLPAPER
DIGITAL WALLPAPER - Artwork from the book will be used to create a digital wallpaper and will be added as a bonus reward to all backers of this project.
After the campaign is over we'll launch our Pledge Manager and invite the backers to set up their rewards via survey. This allows you to confirm your pledge and add on anything that you might have missed, as well as possibly increasing your pledged reward tier, should you choose to expand your reward selection. Funding collected by BackerKit after the crowdfunding campaign does not count toward any campaign Stretch Goals, however.
Onyx Path Publishing has managed more than 60 crowdfunded projects, and that experience allows us to maintain manageable projects and achievable goals. To read more about the knowledge that has been applied to this project, you can read the FAQ linked here: http://theonyxpath.com/about/faq/crowdfunding/
