Kickstarter - Crypt Classics Miniatures (Fat Dragon Games)

Fat Dragon Games is Tom Tullis's print-on-demand miniatures company. I've known Tom for about a decade, and he is, despite appearances, one of the nicest people in our hobby. If you have questions about 3d printers, feel free to hit Tom up - he has the answers.

Crypt Classics Miniatures is Fat Dragon Games' latest Kickstarter. My 3d printer is still New-in-the-Box, but these minis are tempting me to find a place to set it up. Dwarves Ho!

To celebrate our 20th anniversary in 2025, we’re launching this Kickstarter with something truly extraordinary:

ALL stretch rewards are unlocked from day one! That’s right, every stretch goal for your chosen pledge level is already unlocked the moment you back.

Your incredible support over two decades made this possible, and this is our way of saying thank you.

This Kickstarter campaign offers 65 FDM-friendly 3D printable miniatures and also over 350 new Lost Sewers terrain models! Discover the exquisite craftsmanship of our new Crypt Classics sculpts, with intricate details and expertly crafted overhangs to eliminate the need for slicer supports. PLEDGE NOW AND GET OVER 400 MODELS FOR ONLY $49!

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Kickstarter -"Surviving the Apocalypse" (a print-and-play boardgame)

Quick note - I've known Heruca (the man behind this project) for well over a decade. He simply does "good stuff" in the gaming industry, and he truly deserves more attention than he gets.

Surviving the Apocalypse is a print-and-play board game, currently funding on Kickstarter. I've been experimenting with some solo play over the past few months, and this one—loosely based on The Walking Dead and similar titles —looks to be a fun one.

I will admit, I would have preferred an option to get a deck of POD cards via DTRPG, but I'm sure my printer can handle the job. Still, a missed opportunity, I think.

"Surviving the Apocalypse" is the working title for a solitaire post-apocalyptic board game I am developing and will soon have finished.

While the game design is very far along (as you'll see), the purpose of this Kickstarter campaign is to fund the remainder of the design and playtesting process, to finalize the rulebook, and to publish the game as a print-and-play kit.

For those who would like to play the game but don't fancy having to print it out and do a little light "crafting", I will also be offering this game in a digitally playable format (more on that later).

The game has no fixed gameboard; instead, the gameboard is dynamically-generated each time you play with randomly-drawn Location Cards that are placed on the table orthogonally adjacent to each other.

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Deal of the Day - Castle of the Mad Archmage - The Core Levels

Castle of the Mad Archmage, or CotMa, is Joe Bloch's love letter to Greyhawk, and a suitable replacement for the infamous Castle Greyhawk. I ran an earlier version of CotMA for about a year, a decade ago—good stuff.

Until 11 AM Eastern Time or so, Castle of the Mad Archmage is the current Deal of the Day. Usually 24.95 in PDF, until the late AM on Nov 3, CotMA is on sale in PDF for 14.95.

But a few scant leagues from the walls of the bustling town of Greyheim lay the crumbling ruins known as the Castle of the Mad Archmage, Jophob Schlech, long shunned by the local townsfolk. Decades ago, a series of vast treasure hoards were discovered in the twisting mazes beneath the castle proper, along with hungry beasts and deadly traps aplenty. Legends were made in that time; the names of those early explorers will live on for centuries. Eventually, though, the dungeons lost their luster as the treasures became smaller and harder to win, the traps were dismantled, and the monsters slain; eventually only the desperate or jaded dared enter the dungeons beneath the castle.

Recently, however, reports have surfaced of renewed stockpiles of wealth in the dank passages and chambers beneath the hillock upon which the stillruined castle rests. Regions once deemed devoid of monstrous habitation have been reported to teem with renewed activity. Traps both magical and mundane have once more brought explorers to their doom. Changes both subtle and gross have been noted in the very layout of the passages and chambers, rendering old maps and knowledge dangerously unreliable if not outright useless. Something is definitely afoot, and most honest folk in the nearby city find the prospect an unnerving one indeed.

To the bold and daring, however, only one message needs to be heard. The castle and its dungeons are once more ripe for exploration, and new legends are ready to be made beneath The Castle of the Mad Archmage!

This new edition contains all 14 core levels, including the surface ruins, the wilderness immediately surrounding the castle, and several sub-levels. It also comes with VTT-friendly maps that don't show trap doors, sloping passages, secret doors, etc. (you'll still need to add your own "fog of war" according to the specific system you use). It is compatible with most old school games, specifically the first advanced edition of the world's most popular RPG. 

Note: This is not the Kickstarter edition. This version does not include the various side levels, which must be purchased separately.

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