If you're interested in Savage Worlds and Victorian horror, they just launched the Rippers Resurrected kickstarter. Pinnacle's got a lot of experience in running Kickstarters and, IIRC, tends to deliver PDFs almost immediately after the Kickstarter closes, so you'll almost certainly get something out of it.

"Tome of Beasts" by Kobold Press: kickstarter for 5E bestiary (mostly converting Midgard) well-funded with 25 days to go.

Quote from: Saplatt;859379"Tome of Beasts" by Kobold Press: kickstarter for 5E bestiary (mostly converting Midgard) well-funded with 25 days to go.

Ah yes. 5th edition monster that are really 3rd edition OGL/SRD rules monsters. I'll pass after the last time they pulled that bait-n-switch.

Quote from: Omega;859487Ah yes. 5th edition monster that are really 3rd edition OGL/SRD rules monsters. I'll pass after the last time they pulled that bait-n-switch.

In what way is that a "bait and switch?" And when was the last time they did it?

Bigger issue for me is that even assuming it's a great monster manual, I don't yet see that much of a discount via the kickstarter. And it's not available until April.

Quote from: Saplatt;859492In what way is that a "bait and switch?" And when was the last time they did it?

It says its 5e. It isnt. And the last time they did that was Southlands Heroes which has the same phony 5E logo as this monster set does. And that one reads at the back.

QuoteOPEN GAME LICENSE Version 1.0a
The following text is the property of Wizards of the Coast, Inc. and is Copyright 2000 Wizards of the Coast, Inc ("Wizards"). All Rights Reserved.
and
System Reference Document Copyright 2000. Wizards of the Coast,

The whole 3e OGL/SRD boilerplate

Im pretty  sure WOTC wasnt planning 5e THAT far in advance. (er. wait. Yeah they were... :mad:)

Quote from: Omega;859643It says its 5e. It isnt. And the last time they did that was Southlands Heroes which has the same phony 5E logo as this monster set does. And that one reads at the back.


The whole 3e OGL/SRD boilerplate

Not necessarily decisive, since the OGL requires a listing of every source. So if you're doing something for any form of D&D with the OGL, it's going to start with the SRD, no matter how much you fold, spindle and mutilate it to look like OD&D/1E/2E/5E.

^ Yeah, and the 3rd edition OGL, is far as I can tell, mainly a legal loophole allowing 3pp to produce 5E content without a 5E OGL.

The monster previews I've seen so far are clearly using 5E style stat blocks and a terminology that's close enough to 5E to make it translate pretty obviously. And the challenge ratings, which are a little borked in 5E anyway, also look like they're at least in the ballpark.

So for me, it's not really a bait & switch issue; it's more a matter of whether the book will contain inspirational and useful monsters and whether it's worth the cover price for what amounts to a pre-order at this point.

I passed on "Fifth Edition Foes" (from Necromancer Games) because it didn't really impress me on either of those grounds. I guess I'll wait to see some more previews before I make up my mind one way or another on this one.

Quote from: One Horse Town;856444What current KS should i pop my cherry on?

How about the Wheelchair Friendly RPG Trailer: http://gofundme.com/rpgtrailer
More details at http://rpgtrailer.com

Wait. So is Tome of Monsters 5E or 3.5? I thought it was 5E.

Tome of Beasts is explicitly for 5E.

Aquelarre has a Kickstarter for its English translation.

Quote from: JongWK;861135Aquelarre has a Kickstarter for its English translation.

Yup, I was just about to suggest that one. It's easily the greatest Spanish RPG,and there are a lot of great spanish RPGs.

I'm backing Wild Skies: Europa Tempest by Wet Ink Games. Its funded with them now trying to reach some of their stretch goals in the next 4 days.

QuoteWild Skies is a story-driven, dieselpunk RPG of anthropomorphic animals, where sky pirates fight for survival over 1930's Europe.

It looks like it will be a lot of fun to play.


https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2103068465/wild-skies-europa-tempest

Well, there's a kickstarter for a new printing of the Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1409961192/dcc-rpg-4th-printing

Interestingly enough there's a level meant for new players, at $40, giving you a copy of the game, a random module, and stretch goals - and the first four big stretch goals include reprints of out of print modules.  I haven't got a copy, so I've backed at that level.

I jumped on the Folklore boardgame for the minis. But the game looks like it might be fun as well. Ends today, though...