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Author: Egg Embry

RPG Kickstarters You Should Back

1 Klickstarter You Should Buy – Starfarer’s Codex: Horrifically Overpowered Feats

February 11, 2019February 11, 2019 - by Egg Embry

Wait… Klickstarter?… What’s a KLICKstarter with an “L”?   Well, it’s a promotional campaign for a Starfinder product that Owen KC Stephens, Starfinder Design Lead at Paizo Inc., has developed and released …

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RPG Kickstarters You Should Back

1 RPG Crowdfunding and 1 Humble Bundle You Should Back – Menace in Ravenreach, and 5e FANTASY DRAGONS, DUNGEONS, MAPS AND MORE

December 31, 2018December 31, 2018 - by Egg Embry

I hope the holidays have been, and continue to be, good to you! This week is a quick review of two year-end/year-begins projects, one through Indiegogo, the other through Humble …

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2 RPG Kickstarters (and a Pathfinder Bundle) You Should Back – Into the Wyrd and Wild, Low Fantasy Gaming, and 117 PDFs Pathfinder Bundle from Rogue Genius Games

December 11, 2018December 10, 2018 - by Egg Embry

At their core, roleplaying games should inspire you to think of great adventures for your characters. Horror should conjure dread. Low fantasy should lead to a gritty game night. The right …

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2 RPG Kickstarters and 1 Bundle You Should Back – Treacherous Traps (5e), FOLIO Mini-Adventures (1e/5e), and Raging Swan’s NEW YEAR’S MEGABUNDLE (PF1e)

January 7, 2019January 7, 2019 - by Egg Embry

With the new year, there are new projects going up on Kickstarter and Indiegogo. New 5e (and 1e) games. In this article, I look at some adventures, a book of …

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RPG Kickstarters You Should Back

2 RPG Kickstarters and a d20PFSRD.com Bundle You Should Back – Silent Titans, Lost Hall of Tyr, and d20FPSRD.com Christmas Bundle

December 17, 2018 - by Egg Embry

In the run up to Christmas, I look at two projects, one that’s an epic adventure matched with gonzo art while the other is talking about a tabletop RPG that …

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RPG Kickstarters You Should Back

2 RPG Kickstarters You Should Back Because the Creators Give Back to the Industry – Haunting of Hastur, and Lex Draconis

January 21, 2019 - by Egg Embry

Everyone experiences setbacks and defeats. Gamer, writer, and publisher, Jeremy Tangman, is going through a difficult period due to “several major spinal issues”. Jeremy, co-writer and publisher of the steampunk …

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3 RPG Crowdfundings You Should Back – How Orcus Stole Christmas!, Mythic Mania 2, and Tegel Manor Returns!

November 26, 2018November 25, 2018 - by Egg Embry

Thanksgiving and Black Friday are done in the United States for another year so it’s back to focusing on games, which means checking out RPG crowdfunding campaigns! This week, I …

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RPG Kickstarters You Should Back

3 RPG Crowdfundings You Should Back – Lasers & Liches, Encephalon Gorgers on the Moon, and The Compleat Beastman

February 18, 2019February 19, 2019 - by Egg Embry

On Kickstarter and Indiegogo there are over 120 RPGs, related items, and RPG zines running at the moment. As well, Rogue Genius Games’ (Owen KC Stephens) Starfarer’s Codex: Horrifically Overpowered Feats Klickstarter (the not …

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RPG Kickstarters You Should Back

3 RPG Kickstarters That You Should Back – Zorro, ADOM, and The Cryptid Manual

January 28, 2019January 27, 2019 - by Egg Embry

There are three RPGs on Kickstarter featuring legends, video games, or pulp characters coming to your tabletop. It’s an interesting time to game as more and more properties are moving into …

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RPG Kickstarters You Should Back

3 RPG Kickstarters You Should Back – DCC Annual, Marek’s Haunted House (Pathfinder), and Raiders of the Cloud Castle (5e)

October 29, 2018October 29, 2018 - by Egg Embry

For this pre-Halloween edition of “RPG Kickstarters You Should Back“, I’m reviewing options for Dungeon Crawl Classics, Dungeons & Dragons 5e, Pathfinder 1e, and Sword & Wizardry with great entry-level deals ranging from $2 …

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RPG Kickstarters You Should Back

3 RPG Kickstarters You Should Back – Dragonflight, Limitless Encounters, and Ruin & Conquest

October 16, 2018 - by Egg Embry

This week’s “RPG Kickstarters You Should Back,” sponsored by the Open Gaming Store, looks at three of the best OGL RPG crowdfunding campaigns running on Kickstarter. Two of these games exist …

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RPG Kickstarters You Should Back

3 RPG Kickstarters You Should Back – Savage Worlds, Ghosts of Castle Nevermore (5e/PF), and the Tome of Many Things (5e)

October 23, 2018October 23, 2018 - by Egg Embry

Looking for an immersive 5e or Pathfinder adventure appropriate to the Halloween season? Want to check out the newest edition of Savage Worlds? Need additional D&D 5e rules? On Kickstarter, there …

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RPG Kickstarters You Should Back

3 RPG Kickstarters You Should Back – Ssethregoran Empire, Never Going Home, and Canitaurs & Felitaurs

November 12, 2018November 12, 2018 - by Egg Embry

A serpent empire for 5e? An alternate look at World War One? A band of dog and cat miniatures for 5e? On the Open Gaming Network, thanks to the Open Gaming …

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RPG Kickstarters You Should Back

3 RPG Kickstarters You Should Back – Tales of the Old Margreve (5e), Bunnies and Burrows, and Sandy Petersen’s Cthulhu Mythos (5e)

October 9, 2018October 6, 2018 - by Egg Embry

Welcome to “RPG Kickstarters You Should Back” at its new home on the Open Gaming Network (sponsored by the Open Gaming Store)! For returning readers, thank you for following this …

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RPG Kickstarters You Should Back

3 RPG Kickstarters You Should Back – The Gilded Road, Lamp’s Light Sanitarium, and Grim and the Wicked

November 23, 2018 - by Egg Embry

The Open Gaming License allows professionals, as well as fans of the Dungeons & Dragons system, to expand on Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson’s designs. For the Thanksgiving holiday week, I look …

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RPG Kickstarters You Should Back

3 RPG Kickstarters You Should Back – Xboat, D&D & PF EDGAR ALLAN POE, and Time & Tide

March 5, 2019 - by Egg Embry

This week I look at more zines than “standard” RPGs. Why cover zines at all? Beyond my interest in them, there have been 101 launched in February during Kickstarters Zine …

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RPG Kickstarters You Should Back

3 RPG Kickstarters You Should Back – Adventure Omnibus, Crystal Heart, and The Vagabond’s Cyclopedia

December 4, 2018December 2, 2018 - by Egg Embry

This week I’m looking at RPG Kickstarters that build on existing systems but also build on their own legacies. While their engines use Pathfinder, Savage Worlds, Powered by the Apocalypse, …

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RPG Kickstarters You Should Back

3 RPG Kickstarters You Should Back – Monsters & Magic, FROM BEYOND (Starfinder), and BattleMats

January 14, 2019 - by Egg Embry

The number of RPG crowdfunding campaigns is still down from its pre-holiday season height, but as Kickstarter bulks back up with a variety of new games, I’ve sifted through the …

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RPG Kickstarters You Should Back

3 RPG Kickstarters You Should Back, HYPERBOREA, Ice Kingdom, and Lan’A’Nark

November 6, 2018 - by Egg Embry

Since the Open Gaming Store and the Open Gaming Network added the Black Hack SRD to the list of games they provide System Reference Documents for (you can find the Black Hack’s SRD here), it …

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RPG Kickstarters You Should Back

4 RPG Kickstarters You Should Back – Sentinel Comics, and Realms of Atrothia

February 4, 2019February 4, 2019 - by Egg Embry

Currently, the volume of active RPG projects on Kickstarter is staggering. As of this writing, it’s orbiting around 100. There are so many worthy projects from that horde, but I’ve narrowed this …

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RPG Kickstarters You Should Back

5 RPG Kickstarters You Should Back – Spellmonger, Demon’s Veins, Love’s Labour’s Liberated, The Great Old Ones, and Professor Humbert Drumsley

February 25, 2019 - by Egg Embry

Because there are so many deserving RPG projects on Kickstarter, I’m experimenting with the format on this article, mixing the quotes and reviews a bit more and covering some additional …

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RPG Kickstarters You Should Back

An RPG Kickstarter You Should Back – Streets of Avalon (5e) – And Revisiting Dark Naga’s Carcosa (5e)

December 24, 2018December 22, 2018 - by Egg Embry

For those that celebrate it, tomorrow is Christmas (and for everyone else, it’s Tuesday). For many, there’s a lot going on, and for those that are looking for a break …

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OGN Reviews

OGN Guest Reviews – Andrew Peregrine Reviews Emberwind: The Skies of Axia

December 13, 2018 - by Egg Embry - 1 Comment

Emberwind: The Skies of Axia Nomnivore Games Guest review by Andrew Peregrine One of my favourite things about conventions is finding something you’ve never seen or even heard of before. …

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Miscellaneous

PRESS RELEASE – POWERED by the DREAMR (PbtA) and Love’s Labour’s Liberated (5e) at Kickstarter’s Zine Quest

February 8, 2019 - by Egg Embry

Love’s Labour’s Liberated introduces the theme of February, love, into your 5e campaign. Part of Kickstarter’s RPG Zine Quest, this publication focuses on a romanticized view of Cavaliers, Enchanters, Magic Items, and more for the world’s …

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Open Support

PRESS RELEASE – Update Your Favorite SRD for Fun & Profit!

December 6, 2018 - by Egg Embry

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UPDATE YOUR FAVORITE SRDs FOR FUN & PROFIT! Transcribe OGL Content for the Open Gaming Network Interested in being paid to add Open Game License (OGL) content …

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OGN Reviews

RPG REVIEW – Monte Cook Games’ No Thank You, Evil!

June 1, 2018June 2, 2018 - by Egg Embry

“Olivia is a Super Smart Princess who Experiments With Science. Rowan is a Cool Robot who Loves Ooey-Gooey Things. They just found out that their friend Wiffle has been captured …

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Interviews

Tech Tuesday: 5e Kickstarter – The Hidden Halls of Hazakor

February 5, 2018April 12, 2018 - by Egg Embry

Every week, 5e projects kickoff crowdfunding campaigns and, in this column, I’m talking to creators about what makes their projects unique. For the first article, Scott Fitzgerald Gray discusses “The …

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Tech Tuesday: 5e Kickstarter – The Demonplague – A 5E Campaign With Sandbox & Hexcrawl with Johnn Four

March 6, 2018April 12, 2018 - by Egg Embry

Johnn Four of Roleplaying Tips is running a Kickstarter for The Demonplague – A 5E Campaign With Sandbox & Hexcrawl. His project offers more than just adventures, it also has the …

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Interviews

Tech Tuesday: 5e Kickstarter – The Shadow Over Dunsmore Point. 5th ed D&D adventure with John R Davis

March 20, 2018April 12, 2018 - by Egg Embry

The Kickstarter for The Cruellest Mistress of All. An adventure for d20 rpg’s introduced me to John R Davis and his Viking-esque RPG ideas. Through a vanity press reward for …

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Interviews

Tech Tuesday: Fiction/RPG Kickstarter – Spacecraft 2000 to 2100 AD (40th Anniversary Reprint) with Jonathan M. Thompson

July 24, 2018July 25, 2018 - by Egg Embry - 1 Comment

A few months ago, Jonathan M. Thompson of Battlefield Press reached out to me to share his excitement about his Kickstarter for Stewart Cowley’s Spacecraft 2000 to 2100 AD. I was …

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Interviews

Tech Tuesday: RPG Kickstarter – Rampage Dungeon – Seamless Interlocking Dungeon Tiles with Jamison Valerio (Architects of Destruction)

September 11, 2018 - by Egg Embry

How do you know a Kickstarter is worth checking out? When a friend messages you to point it out. In the case of Rampage Dungeon, that someone was my editor …

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Interviews

Tech Tuesday: RPG Kickstarter – Secrets of Starfall with Jon Neddo

September 23, 2018September 23, 2018 - by Egg Embry

Jon Neddo of Dragon-Knight Publishing is kickstarting the second part of his Starfall 5e adventure module trilogy. Jon took some time to talk about the first module, Whispers of Starfall and the campaign …

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Interviews

Tech Tuesday: RPG Kickstarter – Atmar’s Cardography: Full RPG Modules & Random Dungeon Decks with Brian Colin

September 4, 2018September 3, 2018 - by Egg Embry

I “met” Brian Colin (creative lead writer for Atmar’s Cardography) at Origins Game Fair 2018. As we talked, he asked if I was from Georgia and, after some questions, it …

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Interviews

Tech Tuesday: RPG Kickstarter – Battlecruiser Alamo RPG (Powered by Era d10) with Ed Jowett

April 19, 2018 - by Egg Embry

On my personal site I’ve done three interviews with Ed Jowett of Shades of Vengeance and one Era: The Consortium gameplay review because I’m a fan of Ed and his system, Era …

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Tech Tuesday: RPG Kickstarter – Dark Naga – Carcosa for 5th Edition with Kevin Watson

June 12, 2018June 12, 2018 - by Egg Embry

On my site, I cover RPG Kickstarters and, in November of 2017, Dark Naga Adventures’ Confronting Hastur for 5th Edition, the fourth part of the Haunting of Hastur series, caught …

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Interviews

Tech Tuesday: RPG Kickstarter – Domina Magica – A Magical Girl RPG with Emily Reinhart

August 21, 2018 - by Egg Embry

I first read about Domina Magica through ConTessa when DM’s (ha!) creator, Emily Reinhart, did some public playtesting of the system through them at Gen Con. The game’s anime-Magical-Girl-brought-to-tabletop put a smile on my face. …

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Tech Tuesday: RPG Kickstarter – Fates of Madness, an RPG Card Game with Jimmy Sanders

June 26, 2018 - by Egg Embry

Jimmy Sanders of Mythica Gaming sat down to talk about his RPG card game, Fates of Madness, how he partnered with Legendary Games to make this happen, and more. Because the concept of a …

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Tech Tuesday: RPG Kickstarter – Grimtooth’s Trapsylvania (DCC Sourcebook) with Grimtooth

July 10, 2018July 12, 2018 - by Egg Embry

Grimtooth, the troll, of Trapsylvania is one of the premier figures of the RPG industry. The first humans heard of him was 1981, but his legacy pre-dates that in his own …

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Tech Tuesday: RPG Kickstarter – LFG Stickers for Tabletop Gamers with Alyssa Raabe

February 20, 2018April 12, 2018 - by Egg Embry

In this column, I’m looking at RPG-related Kickstarters and interviewing the creators to find out what makes their project standout from the rest. This week, I’m talking with Alyssa Raabe, …

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Tech Tuesday: RPG Kickstarter – Rex Draconis RPG – Rising Tides with Richard A. Knaak, Phil Beckwith, and Micah Watt

October 9, 2018October 10, 2018 - by Egg Embry - 2 Comments.

Dragonlance: The Legend of Huma. Kaz the Minotaur. Dragonrealm: Firedrake. Ice Dragon. Starting in the late 1980s and running through today, Richard A. Knaak, has written for a variety of …

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Tech Tuesday: RPG Kickstarter – Savage Worlds Sovereign Stone with Ian Liddle

May 15, 2018May 15, 2018 - by Egg Embry

As a child of the AD&D era of RPG, one of the key pieces of magic from that time was the artwork, and one of the most magical names from …

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Tech Tuesday: RPG Kickstarter – The Dinosaur Protocol (for Savage Worlds) with Jonathan M. Thompson and Chris Halliday

April 3, 2018April 12, 2018 - by Egg Embry

[Disclosure: One of this project’s stretch goals is “$3,850 – Stretch Goal #2 – One Sheet Adventure by Egg Embry“.] I met Jonathan M. Thompson of Battlefield Press International at …

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Tech Tuesday: RPG Kickstarter – The Lost Tomes and The Book of Dark Secrets for 5e and Pathfinder with Matthew A. Bogdan

May 1, 2018May 1, 2018 - by Egg Embry

Matthew A. Bogdan of Dark by Dezign is kickstarting both The Lost Tomes and The Book of Dark Secrets for 5e and Pathfinder in one crowdfunding campaign. Each book is …

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Tech Tuesday: RPG Kickstarter – World of Alessia Campaign Primer for 5e D&D & Starfinder with Jaye Sonia

May 29, 2018May 30, 2018 - by Egg Embry

I first met Jaye Sonia of Storm Bunny Studios through Design Camp 2 – The Conversion! with Ben McFarland, Jason Sonia, and Brian Suskind. He was an exceedingly nice instructor and I …

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