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D&D 5e-Compatible Kickstarter Round-Up: ZineQuest 2022, Cute Creatures Compendium, US National Park maps, & more!

August 2, 2022 by krisis Leave a Comment

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It’s time to roll a saving throw against Kickstarting, because I’m back with another weekly review of Dungeons & Dragons and 5e-Compatible projects on Kickstarter – including Kickstarter’s ZineQuest 2022!

There have been twenty-four 5e-Compatible projects launched in the past week, which is double the pace of any weeks I’ve covered in the past month! That’s because we’re in the middle of ZineQuest 2022 – a special Kickstarter-sponsored initiative to encourage creators to create small-scale, zine-sized RPG campaigns.

Just taking a peek at all of these Kickstarter campaigns took a while! From those two dozen projects, I’ve picked nine to cover in this post that tickle my fancy the most or fit my digital-first campaign the best – several of which are part of ZineQuest.

  • The Bloodbay Abduction – Adventure Zine – for DnD 5E – $2 – A solid seaborne adventure for ZineQuest!
  • Cute Creatures Compendium, by Catilus – 40+ adorable deadly creatures
  • Deep & Dangerous 5e – A terrific micro-setting with classes and creatures
  • Joshua Tree: A 5E Park – Digital maps based on US National Parks
  • The Oddity Offprint, No. 1 – 5 goofy monsters for ZineQuest!
  • One-Hour RPG : The City Watch (A Zine Quest Project for 5e) – 50+ pages of 10 one-shot drop-ins for $4!
  • 🎭 Roles & Rolls 🎲: Giant Expansion Books for DnD 5E – 4 books packed with options at $6 each
  • Stranger Sights: Challenges for 5e and Advanced 5e – 40 kinds of terrain and 50+ monsters to populate it with

Here are the other 15 projects launched since my last post:

  • The 5E RPG maps – Pay what you want!
  • Assassins, Rogues and Outlaws
  • Blackmore: a high fantasy Rock & Roll zine for 5E & OSE – Very cool, check it out!
  • Catpocalypse Meow: 5e
  • Crazy Farm – A 5e DnD Zine Quest 4 Adventure Module
  • Darkness Reigns: The Chronicles of Shadaryn Campaign Setting
  • Battlezoo Eldamon Monster Training & Year of Monsters (5E/PF2) – Brings PokĂ©mon mechanics to D&D!
  • GEAS: Broken Gods – A New RPG adventure series for 5e DnD
  • Inventory of Improving Items
  • Lost in the Dark: Solo-play 5E RPG Zine
  • A Multiverse of Subclasses
  • Ritual Cuts #1 – Shattermage
  • A Shadow over Odir – A Coastal Mystery Adventure for 5E
  • Tomb – A Dungeon Crawl For 5e
  • The Traveler’s Guide to the Goblin Fells
  • XENOZINE ISSUE 2: Enemy Within

For projects with a scope that extends beyond being a single adventure or specific topic like “wands”, I review them based on the 9-point criteria I established in “What makes a good Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition official release or 5e-Compatible supplement?”

Want to catch up on other currently-running campaigns? Here are all of the other XX campaigns currently-running on Kickstarter, all of which I’ve covered in depth on past posts in this series.

  • 3 Projects from the 26 July 5e-Compatible Kickstarter Post
    • Reviewed:
      • 5e D&D – Adventure Journal, Character Sheets & Planners – Reviewed! A cool physical artifact to track your character.
    • Plus:
      • Steinhardt’s Guide to the Eldritch Hunt: A 5e Supplement
      • Twilight Fables
  • 11 Projects from the 19 July 5e-Compatible Kickstarter Post
    • Brave: Guide to the shattered
    • Calls To Action: Extraordinary Party Backgrounds for 5e – 3 Days Left!
    • D&D 5E Modules: Tomb Raiders of Orek / Into the Royal Tombs – 9 Days Left!
    • The Dark Nun’s Church, a D&D 5e Adventure – Cool first time campaign!
    • Druid Wild Shape Reference Deck
    • A Guide to Guilds For D&D 5E – 9 Days Left!
    • Maps & Monstrum Compendium – 9 Days Left!
    • Quick 5e Side Quests – 1€ – 3 Days Left!
    • Rings of Protection – 1 Day Left!
    • Shipwrecks of the Astral Sea
    • Whisper & Venom: Dark Fantasy Adventure for 5e and OSE
  • 6 Projects from the 12 July 5e-Compatible Kickstarter Post
    • The Courts & Kingdoms Tavern: 5e Drunken Supplement – 4 Days Left!
    • Customizable, Comprehensive DND 5E Character Journal – 6 Days Left!
    • Hag Mag: A Terrible RPG Adventure Setting for 5E – Check this out! 3 Days Left!
    • Humblewood Tales – Sequel to a cool campaign setting. 9 Days Left!
    • Monstrous Personas for 5th Edition Roleplaying – Unusual Concept! 3 Days Left!
    • Til Death Do Us Part: Adventures With Heart For 5E – Great value! 3 Days Left!

Do you have an upcoming 5e-Compatible Kickstarter project? I’d be happy to check out your sample pages, give you comments on your planned campaign page, or highlight your project in a future post. Just leave me a comment below or reach out to me @CrushingComics on Twitter. [Read more…] about D&D 5e-Compatible Kickstarter Round-Up: ZineQuest 2022, Cute Creatures Compendium, US National Park maps, & more!

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D&D 5e-Compatible Kickstarter Round-Up: The Midnight Ball, GrymWyrd Tales, & TheoryCraft character journals!

July 26, 2022 by krisis 1 Comment

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It’s time to don your armor, because I’m back with another weekly review of Dungeons & Dragons and 5e-Compatible projects on Kickstarter – including the very ooky Midnight Ball and GrymWyrd Tales!

I’ve now covered every D&D project on Kickstarter for a whole month. In that time, I’ve figured out some things – including that it’s no fun to scour a campaign page only to discover it’s poorly-planned, badly-edited, unreadable in layout, or even covertly racist – and to then write about it.

I don’t want to punch down on first-time creators or highlight creators whose work I’d never endorse.

Starting with this post, I’m no longer reviewing every new project on Kickstarter each week – only the ones that look interesting to me or that I think are worth recommending!

This week there’s just five new projects, of which I review three below:

  • 5e D&D – Adventure Journal, Character Sheets & Planners – Reviewed! A cool physical artifact to track your character.
  • GrymWyrd Tales – Volume 1: Siblings – Reviewed! A great value for bringing mature horror to your party.
  • The Midnight Ball – Recommended! A creepy, role-play-heavy mansion mystery.

Also new on Kickstarter this week are:

  • Steinhardt’s Guide to the Eldritch Hunt: A 5e Supplement
  • Twilight Fables

For projects with a scope that extends beyond being a single adventure or specific topic like “wands”, I review them based on the 9-point criteria I established in “What makes a good Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition official release or 5e-Compatible supplement?”

Want to catch up on other currently-running campaigns? Here are all of the other 24 campaigns currently-running on Kickstarter, all of which I’ve covered in depth on past posts in this series.

  • 12 Projects from the 19 July 5e-Compatible Kickstarter Post
    • Brave: Guide to the shattered
    • Calls To Action: Extraordinary Party Backgrounds for 5e
    • D&D 5E Modules: Tomb Raiders of Orek / Into the Royal Tombs
    • Dalor’s Guide To Devils & Demons – HIGHLY Recommended! 6 Days Left!
    • The Dark Nun’s Church, a D&D 5e Adventure – Cool first time campaign!
    • Druid Wild Shape Reference Deck
    • A Guide to Guilds For D&D 5E
    • Maps & Monstrum Compendium
    • Quick 5e Side Quests – 1€
    • Rings of Protection – From a creator I dig!
    • Shipwrecks of the Astral Sea
    • Whisper & Venom: Dark Fantasy Adventure for 5e and OSE
  • 7 Projects from the 12 July 5e-Compatible Kickstarter Post
    • The Courts & Kingdoms Tavern: 5e Drunken Supplement
    • Customizable, Comprehensive DND 5E Character Journal
    • Hag Mag: A Terrible RPG Adventure Setting for 5E – Check this out!
    • Humblewood Tales – Sequel to a cool campaign setting.
    • Monstrous Personas for 5th Edition Roleplaying – Unusual Concept!
    • Til Death Do Us Part: Adventures With Heart For 5E – Great value!
    • Treasure Hoard: Volume 1 – HIGHLY Recommended!
  • 5 Projects Covered in the 5 July 5e-Compatible Kickstarter Post
    • Curse of the Chupacabra: Epic Horror Adventure For 5e & OSR – 4 Days Left!
    • A Folklore Bestiary for 5E and OSE – Recommended! 2 Days Left!
    • The Lost Message (5E)
    • The Rumor Broker’s Ledger of Names: An NPC Compendium
    • Skwirl’s 5E Wild Shape Cards – Recommended! 6 Days Left!

Do you have an upcoming 5e-Compatible Kickstarter project? I’d be happy to check out your sample pages, give you comments on your planned campaign page, or highlight your project in a future post. Just leave me a comment below or reach out to me @CrushingComics on Twitter. [Read more…] about D&D 5e-Compatible Kickstarter Round-Up: The Midnight Ball, GrymWyrd Tales, & TheoryCraft character journals!

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D&D 5e-Compatible Kickstarter Round-Up: Dalor’s Guide to Devils & Demons, Maps & Monstrum, Rings of Protection, & more!

July 19, 2022 by krisis 1 Comment

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It’s time to roll for initiative, because I’m back with my weekly review of all of the new Dungeons & Dragons and 5e-Compatible projects on Kickstarter, including the delightfully quirky Dalor’s Guide To Devils & Demons!

This is my ongoing attempt to get my arms around the zeitgeist of what people are creating for 5e, plus find all the coolest, most-useful, and weirdest 5e-Compatible projects!

For projects with a scope that extends beyond being a single adventure or specific topic like “wands”, I review them based on the 9-point criteria I established in “What makes a good Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition official release or 5e-Compatible supplement?”

For the second week running, there have been 12 new 5e-Compatible projects launched in the past seven days – all of which are reviewed below!

  • Brave: Guide to the shattered
  • Calls To Action: Extraordinary Party Backgrounds for 5e
  • D&D 5E Modules: Tomb Raiders of Orek / Into the Royal Tombs
  • Dalor’s Guide To Devils & Demons – HIGHLY Recommended!
  • The Dark Nun’s Church, a D&D 5e Adventure – Cool first time campaign!
  • Druid Wild Shape Reference Deck
  • A Guide to Guilds For D&D 5E
  • Maps & Monstrum Compendium – Check this out!
  • Quick 5e Side Quests – 1€
  • Rings of Protection – From a creator I dig!
  • Shipwrecks of the Astral Sea
  • Whisper & Venom: Dark Fantasy Adventure for 5e and OSE

Plus, there are another 21 campaigns still running that I’ve covered previously!

  • 12 Projects from the 12 July 5e-Compatible Kickstarter Post
    • Arcanis 5E Campaign Setting Runic Edition
    • The Courts & Kingdoms Tavern: 5e Drunken Supplement
    • Customizable, Comprehensive DND 5E Character Journal
    • Hag Mag: A Terrible RPG Adventure Setting for 5E – Check this out!
    • Humblewood Tales – Sequel to a cool campaign setting.
    • Iron Kingdoms: The Nightmare Empire – 2 Days Left!
    • Monstrous Personas for 5th Edition Roleplaying – Unusual Concept!
    • The Oracle RPG Magazine – Dungeon Delving – A high-quality monthly D&D magazine!
    • SideQuests 7: Easy Adventures for 5E Dungeons & Dragons – Check this out! 5 Days Left!
    • Til Death Do Us Part: Adventures With Heart For 5E – Great value!
    • Treasure Hoard: Volume 1 – HIGHLY Recommended!
    • Unholy Plague
  • 9 Projects Covered in the 5 July 5e-Compatible Kickstarter Post
    • Curse of the Chupacabra: Epic Horror Adventure For 5e & OSR – Check this out!
    • A Folklore Bestiary for 5E and OSE – Recommended!
    • The Haunted Pass
    • Loot Lemmings: A 5e Drop-and-Play Adventure – 5 Days Left!
    • The Lost Message (5E)
    • Palace of the Golden Princess #1 – 2 Days Left!
    • The Rumor Broker’s Ledger of Names: An NPC Compendium
    • Skwirl’s 5E Wild Shape Cards – Recommended!
    • Wyrdwich Council: A New Way To Play D&D 5e – Now with Print-On-Demand! 4 Days Left!

If any creators of those projects happen to swing by: congratulations on your awesome work! I might have a few critiques about your campaign page, but I’m just one DM and player with opinions. Your labor of love is still an impressive effort.

Do you have an upcoming 5e-Compatible Kickstarter project? As I continue this pilot series over the next few weeks I’d be happy to check out your sample pages or give you comments on your campaign page. Just leave me a comment below or reach out to me @CrushingComics on Twitter. [Read more…] about D&D 5e-Compatible Kickstarter Round-Up: Dalor’s Guide to Devils & Demons, Maps & Monstrum, Rings of Protection, & more!

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D&D 5e-Compatible Kickstarter Round-Up: Humblewood Tales, Iron Kingdoms, Oracle Magazine, & more!

July 12, 2022 by krisis 1 Comment

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It’s time to ready an action, because I’m back with another review of the Dungeons & Dragons and 5e-Compatible Kickstarter projects, including the gorgeous Humblewood Tales, a pair of legacy campaign settings getting a 5e update, and several affordable adventures and informative zines!

This week, I reviewed the 12 new 5e projects on Kickstarter to find the must-buys, the best values, and the most unusual concepts.

For projects with a scope that extends beyond being a single adventure or specifically-focused supplement, I review them based on the 9-point criteria I established in “What makes a good Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition official release or 5e-Compatible supplement?”

Here are links the 12 new 5e-Compatible projects out this week, all of which I review in this post:

  • Arcanis 5E Campaign Setting Runic Edition
  • The Courts & Kingdoms Tavern: 5e Drunken Supplement
  • Customizable, Comprehensive DND 5E Character Journal
  • Hag Mag: A Terrible RPG Adventure Setting for 5E – Check this out!
  • Humblewood Tales – Sequel to a cool campaign setting.
  • Iron Kingdoms: The Nightmare Empire – Affordable all-in pledge
  • Monstrous Personas for 5th Edition Roleplaying – Unusual Concept!
  • The Oracle RPG Magazine – Dungeon Delving – A high-quality monthly D&D magazine!
  • SideQuests 7: Easy Adventures for 5E Dungeons & Dragons – Check this out!
  • Til Death Do Us Part: Adventures With Heart For 5E – Great value!
  • Treasure Hoard: Volume 1 – Recommended!
  • Unholy Plague

Plus, there are another 14 currently-running 5e-Compatible projects that I already covered at length last week:

  • Curse of the Chupacabra: Epic Horror Adventure For 5e & OSR – Check this out!
  • A Folklore Bestiary for 5E and OSE – Recommended!
  • Grayshade – Dark Fantasy Novels and RPG
  • The Haunted Pass
  • In Service of the Tiger – Historical Fiction 5e
  • Libations – The Book of 1,000 Drinks
  • Loot Lemmings: A 5e Drop-and-Play Adventure
  • The Lost Message (5E)
  • Palace of the Golden Princess #1
  • The Rumor Broker’s Ledger of Names: An NPC Compendium
  • Sinister Sacrament: Cultist Quick-adventures for D&D 5e – $1 – Recommended!
  • Skwirl’s 5E Wild Shape Cards – Recommended!
  • Traveler’s Guide to the Elemental Chaos
  • Wyrdwich Council: A New Way To Play D&D 5e – Unusual Concept!

If any creators of those projects happen to swing by: congratulations on your awesome work! I might have a few critiques about your campaign page, but your labor of love is still an impressive effort.

Do you have an upcoming 5e-Compatible Kickstarter project? As I continue this pilot series over the next few weeks I’d be happy to check out your sample pages or give you comments on your campaign page. Just leave me a comment below or reach out to me @CrushingComics on Twitter. [Read more…] about D&D 5e-Compatible Kickstarter Round-Up: Humblewood Tales, Iron Kingdoms, Oracle Magazine, & more!

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D&D 5e-Compatible Kickstarter Round-Up: Folklore Bestiary, Skwirl’s Wild Shape Cards, Terramyr Compendium, & more!

July 5, 2022 by krisis 2 Comments

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Get your armor equipped, my friends, because I’m back with another review of the Dungeons & Dragons and 5e-Compatible Kickstarter projects!

Last week I looked at all of the projects that were the closest to their pledge deadlines, and I wound up backing several. This week, I’m reviewing every one of 18 live 5e projects on Kickstarter to figure out which are the must-buys, the best values, and the most unusual concepts.

For many of these projects I’m viewing them through the 9-point criteria I established in my recent essay, “What makes a good Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition official release or 5e-Compatible supplement?” However, for some of them that are hyper-specific – like just one dungeon or just potions I’ve skipped the criteria and got right to the point.

  • 25 Queer NPCs for 5e – Ends this weekend!
  • Curse of the Chupacabra: Epic Horror Adventure For 5e & OSR – Check this out!
  • The Exodus of Wolfbane – Check this out! Ends soon!
  • The Fall: A Post-Apocalyptic 5e Modern World, West Marches Style
  • A Folklore Bestiary for 5E and OSE – Recommended!
  • Grayshade – Dark Fantasy Novels and RPG
  • The Haunted Pass
  • In Service of the Tiger – Historical Fiction 5e
  • Libations – The Book of 1,000 Drinks
  • Loot Lemmings: A 5e Drop-and-Play Adventure
  • The Lost Message (5E)
  • Palace of the Golden Princess #1
  • The Rumor Broker’s Ledger of Names: An NPC Compendium
  • Sinister Sacrament: Cultist Quick-adventures for D&D 5e – $1 – Recommended!
  • Skwirl’s 5E Wild Shape Cards – Recommended!
  • Terramyr Compendium: A 5e Creature / World sourcebook – Ends soon!
  • Traveler’s Guide to the Elemental Chaos
  • Wyrdwich Council: A New Way To Play D&D 5e – Unusual Concept!

If any creators of those projects happen to swing by: congratulations on your awesome work! I might have a few critiques about your campaign page, but your labor of love is still an impressive effort.

Do you have an upcoming 5e-Compatible Kickstarter project? As I continue this pilot series over the next few weeks I’d be happy to check out your sample pages or give you comments on your campaign page. Just leave me a comment below or reach out to me @CrushingComics on Twitter. [Read more…] about D&D 5e-Compatible Kickstarter Round-Up: Folklore Bestiary, Skwirl’s Wild Shape Cards, Terramyr Compendium, & more!

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