February Crowdfunding Campaign Collection
February is a big month for indie TTRPG publishing because it’s what we call Zine Month. It’s simple—make a small game, typically about 24 pages, or a small supplement for a game, during February. Once again, Kickstarter is leading the way with its Zine Quest promotion. We have several members with Zine Quest projects, a new magazine, plus a pair of already-funded projects still active from last month. Check out all the projects, and please share them with others who might enjoy them. If any of these campaigns look like a game you want to exist, please pledge your support!
New for February!
So Many Horrid Ghosts
Launching 1 February
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spilledcoffee/so-many-horrid-ghosts?ref=4lg9i4
So Many Horrid Ghosts is a one-shot game full of chaos and comedy where Lady Macbeth, Romeo, Ophelia, and many more characters unite under a shared goal: get revenge on the playwright who had the nerve to kill them off. It will require one Game Master and two to five players who take on the roles of the dead characters. It is a rules-lite, narrative-heavy, low-prep game.
From Spilled Coffee Creatives (Ali Mark & Nell Quinn-Gibney).
StarLee Davidson
Launching 4 February
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/9thlevel/starlee-davidson
Starlee Davidson, Motorcycles in Retrograde. Because every woman contains an entire motorcycle-riding girl gang. TTRPG of tarot, motorcycles, & the power of self healing! As you gaze into the cards, she begins to come into view. A woman, lovelorn and distraught. This woman is Starlee Davidson. Starlee Davidson is a polymorph™ game of tarot, motorcycles, and the power of self-healing.
Published by 9th Level Games. Designed by Nat Mesnard & Patrick Watson.
Soul to Keep
Launching 4 February
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sethanikeem/soul-to-keep
Soul to Keep is a horror roleplaying game with win conditions where two players compete for control of the body they both currently inhabit. Set in an abandoned house represented by location cards illustrated by Enoch Duncan, the players' goals propel them in opposite directions. Roleplay can be intense as each player gets in the others' head seeking to convince, cajole, and outright manipulate their opponent into giving in.
From Darkheart Games (https://xoshdarkheart.itch.io).
Warped FM
Launching 6 February
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/goosepoopgames/warped-fm
Interview creatures from other dimensions and run your own podcast in this wacky GM-less tabletop role playing game! Warped FM is the perfect TTRPG for those who love podcasts (like Serial or Hello from the Magic Tavern), late night talk shows (like The Tonight Show), and chat shows (like Very Important People and Midnight Gospel). Features lite rules for playing without a game master, a branching story campaign, and plenty of roll tables to make your creatures as unique as they are goopy. Warped FM is a great one shot TTRPG for in between games of DnD, or a breezy campaign to play with friends.
From Jordan Dube of Goosepoop Games.
Love for the Love Gods
Launching 14 February (when else!?)
Love for the Love Gods is "Cabin in the Wood" but for Hallmark Movies. Ever wonder why all those TV specials are so formulaic? Well there's a reason for that! A huge, cosmic, reality-shattering reason! Queer Love Stories That Aren't Tragic! #TheLoveGodsDemandLove! And only you can maintain the ritual!
From Graham Gentz.
Caligaes' Xeno
Launching 18 February
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/axostories/caligaes-xeno-you-are-the-alien
Caligaes' XENO is a minimalist TTRPG in which players take on the role of a terrifying alien creature sent to Earth to atone for their sins. The game is designed for 2 to 5 players, including the Alien Master, who can enjoy one-shots where they hunt humans, fight demons, and fulfill MOTHER's objectives.
Published by Axostories, Created by Caligaes.
ShadowCat Magazine
1st issue available now! Signing up for the newsletter gets you a free sample.
https://www.shadowcatmagazine.com/
ShadowCat Magazine is a GM's best friend, no matter what system you're playing! Each issue is packed with 3 NPCs, 3 Monsters, 3 Items and 3 Places—each with their own d20 chart. The coolest part is that each entry comes with full-color professionally drawn art by me!
From Chaz Kemp - Ashelon Publishing.
Still Active!
Crucible of Aether
Ending 13 February
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/366614887/crucible-of-aether-a-mystic-industrial-ttrpg
Crucible of Aether is a player-empowering tabletop RPG where the skills you use shape your journey. Explore unparalleled character creation and progression, visceral high-stakes combat, and an intuitive skill system that encourages the table to solve problems in unique and interesting ways. Crucible of Aether's setting is a unique blend of gothic industrial and mystic fantasy—grown from themes of Dickensian class struggles within Victorian society, esoteric mysticism of dark fantasy, and the horrors that arise when the forces of empire and the eldritch meet. The Empire of Odayos is in the throes of an industrial revolution fueled not by any modern creation, but by the ancient technologies of a long-forgotten people.
From Living Metal Games.
Dirtbags!
Ending 28 February
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thedungeonskey/dirtbags-a-sci-fi-shooter-ttrpg
Dirtbags! is a sci-fi shooter TTRPG where players take on the role of convicts in a corporate-run dystopian world, coerced into the Military Foundation’s Rehabilitation Incentive Program (R.I.P.) with the promise of freedom and reintegration.
Forced to endure relentless tours of duty, Dirtbags are expendable, thrown at every problem imaginable, from distant alien bug infestations and scab pirates to suicidal salvage missions, courier work, and anything else the Corporate Echelon demands.
Dirtbags! draws inspiration from countless sources, including Starship Troopers, Tank Girl, Aliens, and many others.
From The Dungeon’s Key.