My Crowdfunding Activities in 2024
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ysabetwordsmithIt is much easier to keep an accurate tally if I do it during the year rather than trying to backtrack after the fact. See my crowdfunding activities from 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023.
I serve as a maintainer of the Crowdfunding communities on LiveJournal and on Dreamwidth.
Events
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allbingo community on Dreamwidth is always open for people to play creative bingo, and it is crowdfunding-friendly. Some people use bingo cards to inspire their crowdfunded projects, or in prompt calls, etc. See the Community Calendar for 2024.
Crowdfunding Creative Jam oncrowdfunding or on LiveJournal
A two-day event (typically the third weekend of the month) where anyone can leave prompts on the current theme, or create anything based on prompts. Some material is usually shared free and some is available for sponsorship.
My Own Projects
I have a permanent "Feed the Bard" donation button on my Dreamwidth profile page. You can use that to support any of my projects, just make sure you tell me what the donation is for.
The Blueshift Troupers (sporadic)
This is science fiction about a team of shapeshifters who travel the galaxy solving problems. So far it has a bit of background material and a couple of poems. I'd like to find time to script the pilot episode.
The Poetry Fishbowl (monthly)
Live poetry activity where people give me prompts on a theme and I write poems based on whatever I get. Minimum of one free poem posted, and others available for sponsorship. Lots of different perks. Fishbowl Open posts have a donation button. The regular session is on the first Tuesday of each month. Sometimes there is a bonus session or a sale mid-month.
Schrodinger's Heroes (sporadic)
This project features an apocryphal television show supported by an imaginary fandom. It's science fiction about quantum physics and saving the world. The cast of characters is sexually and ethnically diverse. Content includes fiction, poetry, LOL_HEROES (LOLCATS images of characters who are cats, or have gotten changed into cats), and other goodies. I write for this project during the Poetry Fishbowl, Crowdfunding Creative Jam, bingo fests, and sundry other occasions.
Nineforthenebulasheart is based on several of my Creative Jam prompts bundled byalexconall into a feminist mythpunk science fantasy project. It's a collaborative fandom with multiple participants creating poetry, fiction, and other goodies, licensed via Creative Commons.
The Ursulan Cycle is a genderbent rendition of the Arthurian Cycle. It's an open source fandom with multiple contributors making poetry, fiction, and other stuff.
Projects I Sponsored
Regnum RPG (ordered 12/14/22)
An original science-fiction tabletop role-playing game of alien adventures and interstellar intrigue!
$5,160 pledged of $5,159 goal
52 backers
11 hours to go
Pledge CA$ 10 or more ABOUT US$ 8
Spacefarer
Get access to the Ultimate Edition of Lightspeed RPG!
Includes nine races and seven classes.
INCLUDES: Lightspeed RPG Ultimate Edition PDF
ESTIMATED DELIVERY Dec 2022 (not finished yet)
(Ordered 4/11/23)
Ascendant: Platinum Edition
A revised second printing of the core rules, the game’s first official sourcebook, and our premiere graphic novel, all in one bundle!
Pledge $20 or more
Sidekick (Core Rules)
INCLUDES:
Ascendant: Core Rules PDF
ESTIMATED DELIVERY Nov 2023
(Ordered 4/2/23)
All the Witches
All the Witches is an original TTRPG with deck building mechanics exploring the diversity of witches in a fantasy world!
Pledge $30 or more
The Practitioner
For those that want to get the book and digital resources.
INCLUDES:
High-Quality PDF
Original Music Compositions
Character and NPC Tokens
Stream Overlays
Emotes
All Digital Stretch Goals
ESTIMATED DELIVERY Apr 2024
SHIPS TO Anywhere in the world
485 backers
(Ordered 4/19/23)
Guild Chronicles Storytelling System: Core Rules
A tabletop roleplaying game that is flexible, quick to learn, and rewards collaboration.
Pledge $20 or more
Digital Rulebook
You'll receive a bookmarked, searchable, PDF copy of the Rulebook. You will also receive a copy of all unlocked digital stretch goal rewards.
INCLUDES:
Core Rulebook PDF
ESTIMATED DELIVERY Jan 2024
11 backers
(ordered 4/27/23, received digital preview of The Fujoshi Guide to Web Development, Volume 0, Issue1: Git 10/22/24)
The Fujoshi Guide to Web Development (participantenigmalea)
Help us put the means of website production back into the hands of those best suited to receive them: fandom people.
Pledge $25 or more
GIT Physical
Are you a “a book worth owning is worth owning physically” devotee? Do you need to physically caress our cast's beautiful features to fully focus on your learning? Whatever your reasons, this reward tier is the most economical choice to get access to the printed edition. — physical zine + digital zine only.
Shipping will be paid after the campaign via Backerkit.
INCLUDES:
Physical Git Zine
Digital Git Zine
Digital Goodies Pack
Less
ESTIMATED DELIVERY
Feb 2024
SHIPS TO
Anywhere in the world
98 backers
(requested 12/14/23, fully funded and backed as of 12/14/23, received PDF 4/19/24, received paperback in May)
12/4/23
The Holy Hour: An Anthology on Sex Work, Magic, & the Divine
by Working Girls Press in New York, NY
An anthology of poems, essays, fiction, and visual art by 46 current and former sex workers, brought to you by Working Girls Press.
12/14/23
$8,506 pledged of $10,000 goal
167 backers
65 hours to go
All or nothing. This project will only be funded if it reaches its goal by Sun, December 17 2023 10:25 AM CST.
Physical Book + E-Book
$30
Backers 58
Ships to Anywhere in the world
Estimated delivery Apr 2024
Donate $30 to receive your digital E-Book and a paperback copy of the physical book!
3 items included
E-Book
Quantity: 1
The Holy Hour Paperback
Quantity: 1
Acknowledgements
Quantity: 1
(requested 1/1/24)
Spirit Fall: A Post-Apocalyptic TTRPG
by Kyle Watt in New York, NY
Explore the post-apocalyptic New York City in search for survival, hope and haven from the demons that surround you
Responder Tier
$19
This tier includes everything you need to play and run Spirit Fall! You will get 278 pages filled with obstacles, raiders, events, and demons. This also includes a copy of the Player's Book, for your responders. Tax and shipping (if you get a physical add-ons) are not included. Both will be added towards the end of the campaign.
Backers 11
Ships to Anywhere in the world
Estimated delivery Oct 2024
2 items included+ optional add-ons
Core Rulebook digital PDF
Player's Book digital PDF
(requested 1/1/24, received 2/29/24)
Fates of Mankind
in Rome, Italy
A Classical Age Fantasy Tabletop Role-Playing Game
Digital Edition
€15 (ABOUT $17)
Get a digital version aka PDF of the game for your laptop, tablet and phone.
Backers 7
Estimated delivery
Mar 2024
1 item included
Digital PDF
(requested 1/8/24, fully funded, received PDF 10/11/24)
Coven & Crucible: Unbound
in Laramie, WY
A tabletop roleplaying game (TTRPG) set in a world where magic, witches, supernatural creatures, magical animals and more exist.
$3,913 pledged of $5,000 goal
59 backers
14 days to go
PDF Copies of Corebook & Unbound
$40
You will receive a copy of both the Coven & Crucible Corebook and Unbound.
This will be delivered through DriveThruRPG.
Backers: 4
Ships to: Anywhere in the world
Estimated delivery: Jul 2024
3 items included+ optional add-ons
Backer Credit, C&C Unbound PDF, C&C Corebook PDF
(requested 1/14/24, backed 1/14/24, fully funded 1/27/23, received PDF 2/21/24)
The Lighthouse Keeper
Solo Role-Playing Game
$6,998 pledged of $1,671 goal
154 backers
12 days to go
The lighthouse has a mysterious past. It is said to be haunted by past lighthouse keepers. You will discover things are not what they appear. A mystery will soon unfold that forces you to investigate every aspect of the lighthouse in order to solve it.
The Lighthouse Keeper - PDF
AU$ 25 (ABOUT $17)
PDF Copy of The Lighthouse Keeper emailed to you.
Full copy with images
Backers 44
Estimated delivery Jan 2024
1 item included+ optional add-ons
Digital Copy
(requested 1/29/24, already funded, ordered 1/29/24)
Bittersweetness and Light: Stories, Poetry, and Art
An illustrated collection of joyful fantasy/SF short stories, poems, and relief block prints.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nydam/bittersweetness-and-light-stories-poetry-and-art
$1,777 pledged of $1,700 goal
42 backers
14 days to go
Be a Lantern - The Book!
$18
One full-color paperback volume of "Bittersweetness & Light," before it's made available to the rest of the world.
Backers 13
Ships to: Anywhere in the world
Estimated delivery: Nov 2024
1 item included+ optional add-ons
Paperback copy of "Bittersweetness & Light"
(received hardcopy in August)
The Details of Our Escape: A New TTRPG
A creative collaboration between game designer Tyler Crumrine, comics artist Linnea Sterte, and multidisciplinary author Renee Gladman.
$13,137 pledged of $10,000 goal
842 backers
13 days to go
The Details of Our Escape is a new tabletop roleplaying game from ENnie Award-winning game designer Tyler Crumrine, two-time Eisner-nominated comics artist Linnea Sterte, and Windham-Campbell Prize winner in fiction Renee Gladman. Played with a standard 28-tile set of dominos instead of dice, players control a caravan of over 2000 people in search of a new home. What they're leaving and what kinds of strange & wonderful sights they encounter along their journey is up to you. Which party members continue all the way to the caravan's final destination, however, is up to fate.
$20 -- The Details of Our Escape: Print & PDF
A print copy of The Details of Our Escape packaged alongside high-quality, cut-out domino sheets for ease of play. Includes all PDF rewards as well.
[Requested 2/25/24, received May 2024]
Thrice Fantasy TTRPG
A light engine TTRPG with a solid structure, using only d³s.
$2,577 pledged of $1,077 goal
145 backers
23 days to go
Thrice Fantasy is a flexible and comprehensive TTRPG, with a fresh and flowing gameplay. The rulebook allows you to play in fantasy settings. Thrice Fantasy is the first product to use the Thrice engine, a rule system that will be employed in various styles and genres, as we'll explore in upcoming Thrice-based releases.
The game was born with the aim of providing a comprehensive and adaptable tabletop role-playing game framework that could accommodate any style or genre and adapt to a variety of settings. We felt that some of the typical ttrpg stuff is redundant, obvious or underused, which could detract from the enjoyment of the game. Consequently, we put an emphasis on components that enhance player involvement and narrative, rather than being overly detailed with unnecessary crunch.
Thrice uses special six-sided dice on which the number 1 appears on one face, 2 on two, 3 on three. These dice are d³, pronounced "d-thrice". One d-thrice is referred to as 1d³, two dice as 2d³, and so on.
Each die rolled in the game aims to obtain a target number, which can be 1, 2 or 3. If the result of a die is equal to the target number, that die scores a success. The target is indicated in round brackets after the number of dice. If a trap inflicts 5d³(3), the Master rolls 5 dice: each result of 3 represents one damage inflicted.
As an alternative to d³, you can use ordinary six-sided dice (d6). In that case, if the result of a die is equal to or less than the target number, that die scores a success.
THRICE Fantasy Digital Book PDF
€10 ABOUT $11
Estimated delivery Jun 2024
[Requested 3/21/24, ordered 3/22/24]
Time Tails RPG
A totally rad tabletop RPG inspired by the time-traveling, neon films of the '80s and '90s.
$11,024 pledged of $5,000 goal
156 backers
32 days to go
From the award-winning team at Snowbright Studio, Time Tails is a new time-traveling tabletop RPG where you can be the totally rad, history-bending time traveler that you’ve always wanted to be. Inspired by Dr. Who, Back to the Future, Bill & Ted’s adventures, and all of your favorite time-traveling films, shows, and games from the '80s and '90s. Get ready to activate your Time Bands and save the timeline!
Time Tails Core Rulebook $25
Totally rad hardcover book with all the rules you need to play.
Includes D4 Paradox system rules
Time Tails universe lore guide
Rules for time travel and alternate history multiverses
Setting guide for different historical eras
Aunt Josie’s favorite time traveling recipes
Starter Adventure: Forward to the Past
2 items included
Time Tails RPG Core Rulebook PDF
Quantity: 1
Time Tails Core Rulebook
Estimated delivery Feb 2025
(Ordered 3/26/24, received PDF 4/24/24])
The Far Roofs
a game of talking rats, god-monsters, and you
$61,691 pledged of $25,000 goal
1,140 backers
10 days to go as of 3/22/24
This project funds production on the tabletop roleplaying game, the Far Roofs. With your help, we'll put the finishing touches on a rich and beautiful 220-page game book complete with core rules, setting, and a sprawling, multi-year campaign!
In the Far Roofs, heroic talking rats and monster-god "Mysteries" have taken up residence on your city's roofs ... and, on moody fantasy roofscapes extending beyond them. You'll play as humans who get swept up in the rats' adventures, confronting wonder and horror in this magical, secret world above.
Limited Edition (print) $50
Backers 592
Ships to Anywhere in the world
Estimated delivery Nov 2024
You'll receive a limited edition print copy of "the Far Roofs." You'll also get the ePub and PDF! (Plus additional digital stretch goals, as funded.) Shipping is not included in the tier and will be collected by Backerkit once the Kickstarter concludes.
5 items included
(cover for "the Far Roofs:" a heroic rat climbs through an expressionist roofscape)
the ePub for "the Far Roofs"
Quantity: 1
the PDF for "the Far Roofs"
Quantity: 1
limited edtion print copy of "the Far Roofs"
Quantity: 1
optimistically, this shows some Chuubo's Marvelous Wish-Granting Engine RPG stuff
additional digital rewards from stretch goals, as funded
Quantity: 1
PDF of "the Flood"
Quantity: 1
(Ordered 4/24/24)
The Neurodiversiverse: Alien Encounters - A Sci-Fi Anthology
A diverse anthology of empowering, hopeful sci-fi stories, poetry, and art by and for neurodivergent folks
Campbell, California
$2,457 pledged of $5,000 goal
76 backers
18 days to go
PAPERBACK OF THE NEURODIVERSIVERSE $20
Backers 21
Ships to: Anywhere in the world
Estimated delivery: Aug 2024
A physical edition of The Neurodiversiverse, perfect for beings with mass and the ability to interact with light.
Handy trade paperback size complete with 3" vinyl sticker. Antimatter editions not available in most regions.
Anti-Caste Speculative Fiction - by Blaft Publications
An anthology of weird, fantastic, supernatural, Dalit futurist, & magical realist fiction by writers from South Asia and the diaspora.
Paperback $12
Ships to Anywhere in the world
Estimated delivery Dec 2024
Pledge $12
Paperback edition. Ships anywhere in the world! FREE shipping within India! (International shipping is a bit more costly--but then this book will be priced around $25-30 when it gets published in the US, so it kinda works out.)
Donate a Copy: Free Libraries Network +$8
When you choose this add-on, we'll donate a copy of the book to the Books for All.
[Requested 12/19/24, ordered 12/19/24]
Thinking.Cards
Thinking.Cards is a unique collection of prompts designed to spark deep discussion, provoke self-reflection and challenge reasoning.
$7,690 pledged of $7,500 goal
50 backers
7hours to go
Human minds are built for curiosity and the pursuit of inquiry, of the interesting, the unusual and the enlightening. “Where does the mind stop and the rest of the world begin?” This is just one of the 50 thought-provoking questions, prompts, and scenarios in this unique pack of Thinking.Cards (Tarot sized) designed to spark explorative and illuminating conversations. Whether you're on your own, engaging in one-on-one dialogues, family gatherings, or larger group discussions, these cards are crafted to encourage mindful, meaningful exchanges about our inner thoughts and the world around us.
PDF Download $10
Backers 1
Estimated delivery
Dec 2024
Pledge $10
A downloadable PDF pack of Thinking.Cards One Mobile Wallpaper
2 items included
PDF Download Quantity: 1
Digital Wallpaper Quantity: 1
[Requested 12/19/24, ordered 12/19/24]
Children With Wands
A Rules Lite All Ages Tabletop Role-playing Game
$1,916 pledged of $600 goal
43 backers
26 hours to go (at 4 AM)
Children With Wands is a cooperative, all ages, rules lite TTRPG for 4 to 6 players. You play as children who have just come into their magic powers and aren’t great at casting spells yet. When you cast a spell you roll a D20 to see how strong your spell is, not how well you have cast it. Children With Wands is based on an original system by Joseph Kiewra, the games creator.
$12 digital
This tier includes a PDF copy of Children With Wands and the Adventure Halloween in Fairhaven.
$25 physical
A physical full color copy of Children With Wands. This also includes the PDF of Children With Wands and the Adventure Halloween in Fairhaven.
[Requeted 12/24/24, ordered 12/24/24]
Sherlock Holmes: Leviathan
Sherlock Holmes and Captain Nemo unite to unravel a global criminal conspiracy in a thrilling new graphic novel!
$12,129 pledged of $8,000 goal
311 backers
5 days to go (as of 12/28/24)
Chattanooga, TN
The world's greatest detective Sherlock Holmes has faced many challenges, but none has prepared him to deal with a wary shipping magnate grappling with freighters that are disappearing without a trace. When a lone survivor, clinging to a capsized lifeboat, blames the disappearing ships on an iron monster from the deep, the undersea mystery leads the world-famous investigator to the brilliant and enigmatic Captain Nemo, who has built perhaps the greatest war machine the world has ever known to embark on a quixotic quest to end global conflicts.
Softcover | Cover A $25
Ships to Anywhere in the world
Estimated delivery Mar 2025
Pledge $25
Grab a print copy of Sherlock Holmes: Leviathan featuring the main cover by Richard Bonk, colored by Gabe Eltaib.
1 item included
Cover A
Quantity: 1
Other Projects I Supported as a Fan
An Anthology of Gujarati Pulp Fiction
We're translating Gujarat's bestselling crime, science fiction, and horror writers into English for the first time.
DOOM TIN CRAWLER - A Solo Space Adventure In A Mint Tin
Discover alien spacecrafts and planet wastelands in this pocket-sized space crawler!
$7,377 pledged of $3,500 goal
251 backers
25 days to go
In this intergalactic adventure, a heroic space marine embarks on a mission to collect precious sun shards scattered throughout the galaxy. Along the way, they encounter hostile alien species and engage in intense battles to protect their mission. As they journey deeper into the unknown, they stumble upon barren tombs and spacecrafts, uncovering ancient secrets and technologies that could change the course of their mission. They must overcome the challenges that lie ahead and complete their quest before time runs out. Can you survive all 8 missions to save the planet from DOOM!?!
(See my comments on Doom Tin Crawler here.)
Quiltable: The Card Game
A puzzly quilting game with spacial pattern completion for 1-8 players!
$2,997 pledged of $1,000 goal
108 backers
24 days to go
Quiltable: The Card Game is a new quilting game from the designers of Falconry and Quiltable: Paper Quilts. Use your unique abilities to compete in a grand quilting challenge! Plan and sew the highest scoring quilt and claim the official Quick Quality Quilter award.
A single copy of the game can be played with 1–4 players, and 2 copies can be combined to play with 5–8 players! The solo game comes with multiple levels of difficulty as you face off against master quilters with increasing levels of skill.
Mysteries of the Forest
This is the Second Deck in the series of magic and nature.
Forests are steeped in myths and legends. They are seen as a place that both intrigues and terrifies. This deck takes you deep into the forest and calls upon the ancient wisdom of the trees and creatures within to help you navigate your everyday life, with 30 beautiful cards a stunning guidebook and positive affirmations. Let us take a walk into the unknown and see where Mysteries of the Forest will lead you.
The Oneful Tarot
A oneful sense of self awareness by making the unconsciousness consciousness with Archetypes.
Cute animals.
Eco Fem Fantasy Oracle Deck
Empathic Channeled Art, Wisdom & Mindful Practices for the Awakening Journey - Printed by WJPC
The Eco Fem Fantasy Oracle Deck is an awe-inspiring collection of spiritually activating art, channeled messages and meditative practices - all created by me, the artist known as Mooxie. I am so excited to be transforming 15 years of my acrylic paintings into this unique collector's oracle deck to inspire healing and transformation in the lives of countless people. These paintings are channeled visions reflecting experiences along my spiritual awakening journey, including light, dark, hope, pain, the physical and metaphysical worlds. Each image is meant to activate the soul and empathic understanding within.
Soul Prophecy Oracle
An oracle deck that connects you to the wisdom of your own soul's prophecy. Journeying from the deep feminine magic into sacred union.
Greetings. My name is Hazel, and I am an award-winning Artist, Author, and Priestess of Sacred Sexuality. Here, I tell the profound story of how I created the Soul Prophecy Oracle Deck by living and embodying the journey of art, creating my soul prophecy journey; letting the spirit of the oracle speak through my art and guide this epic 13-year masterpiece journey.
The Soul Prophecy Oracle was created by taking the journey to know what love truly is. This journey led me from despair, betrayal, and death to a life full of deep healing, bringing me joy, friendship, success, passion, and true love. I created and lived my own true fairy tale through the Soul Prophecy Oracle, and I share the magic with you so you can create your own journey of love because love heals all wounds.
This story is about love, and everything love heals, and love can heal anything if given a chance. I went through not one but two failed marriages, and the pain and betrayal my heart received was unimaginable to me, but throughout it all I managed to keep my heart open so I could feel it all and express that wisdom, pain and elation through art. This is the art in the Soul Prophecy Oracle, it is this art that holds the coding for the healing needed to willingly take the journey of love.
Sacred Witch Tarot by Wyspell
A magical realm where mystical beings, nature’s energy, and ancient wisdom unite, brought to life through timeless Tarot symbolism.
It’s a realm where witches serve as guardians of nature, magic intertwines with daily life, and mythical beings—dragons, animal spirits, and magical creatures—are not just fairy-tale figures but true residents and protectors of this land. Ereditas is distinguished by its deep bond with nature, where every plant and every breeze carries a hint of magic.
The witches use their knowledge to maintain the balance between worlds, communicating with spirits and calling forth the powers of nature. Magical plants and herbs possess healing and mystical properties, making them integral to life and rituals. Powerful dragons and other magical creatures guard sacred places, sharing their ancient wisdom and strength with those who prove themselves worthy.
The Oneful Tarot
A oneful sense of self awareness by making the unconsciousness consciousness with Archetypes.
Cute animals.
ShiverShock
A Webtoon about a group of adventurers trying to not get killed at work.
On the planet Trio, people are known as Dolls with the ability take on alternate form based on objects an animals. Dolls have powers that range from, transforming into clouds, gorillas, ice, flowers, and even cars. The world and its inhabitants were created by beings simply known as Gods.
In this world we follow a family known as the Surgares who lead a group known as ShiverShock, that go on adventures for Gods. These brave few have adventures that range from being stuck on an island full of monsters, doing a noir detective story, or even having a battle royale with every member of the troupe.
Our lead is a young orphan named Orbis, who is adopted into the family for reasons even he doesn't understand. He's had an unlucky life: he only has one arm, his powers are slightly unstable and he's a crybaby.
ROLL OUT: FIRST LOVE ISSUE #1 (32-Page, Full Color)
Follow sophomores Andrés & Rayvel as they go on a journey of self-discovery while navigating their first gay love story.
This comic follows the love story of two teen boys who, despite their differences, realize they might have a secret in common.
The story is set in present day Phoenix, AZ. It’s a grounded tale that explores the nuanced challenges faced by gay and bisexual youth today and the necessary courage it takes to embrace one’s true feelings despite of them.
This work includes modern issues in the background of the story. Minor themes include the attack of LGBT+ teachers and education in the k-12 public education system, the under/over representation of LGBT+ media, and blatant or micro-aggressive homophobia of today's culture. Despite these themes, this is a love story, the first tissue is optimistic.
A Gay/Bisexual, Teen Romance and Drama.
Katie & The Bad Guru - The Awakening
A sci-fi comic book about a girl born with Complex Medical Health needs that turns into a superpower
kATIE & THE BAD GURU is a 20 page comic book .It's a comic book about Katie who gets diagnosed with this rare condition affecting her spinal cord. After a very complex operation something happens and a power awakens within Katie. Katie is a high school teen who is living a normal life and after she aquires these powers with no idea what to do with it. She looses control of herself and the Badguru come to her rescue. The bad guru has complex past and the question is. Will the duo work well together and will things back fire. The comic book will have 130gsm standard american comic interior pages with a nice gloss finish on the cover.
As the Badguru takes on this new task, his past come hunting him. Will he survive this and at what cost?
Bronwyn: Short Story Collection
5 NEW ADVENTURES, 1 BOOK!
The Sandmasons Kit - Build EPIC Sandcastles with Ease!
Like Interlocking Bricks... But for Sandcastles! A Creative STEM Toy for Kids to Explore, Learn, and Build in Sand or Snow!
$101,139 pledged of $58,745 goal
1,369 backers
7 days to go
Most sandcastle kits limit you to the shape of a bucket. With the Sandmasons Kit, your imagination is the only limit—its flexibility unlocks endless creativity!
The Sandmasons Kit is a hands-on STEM toy that teaches kids about engineering and design through creative sandcastle building. It encourages problem-solving, spatial reasoning, and innovative thinking—all while having fun at the beach, in the sandbox or even in the SNOW!
Design without limits! The interlocking forms let you build custom shapes and structures—towers, walls, keeps—whatever you can imagine. Easily connect pieces to create intricate, epic castles with ease.
Gradient Watch - A new way of telling time
A minimalist watch that turns time into art.
$55,245 pledged of $5,592 goal
326 backers
20 days to go
Gradient Watch tells time with the help of two overlapping gradients - one for hours and one for minutes - blending into different patterns as time goes by. In an era dominated by smartwatches and their steady stream of distractions, Gradient Watch aims to make time reading a simple yet visually pleasing experience.
The Palomarium - a musical instrument for babies
An adaptive musical instrument specially designed to stimulate newborns from 5-weeks all throughout childhood
Sensory Play: Five sensory polygons light up and produce musical notes upon touch, with directional sound coming from the polygon’s location.
The Hubble Traveller Smart Dot Clock: Expand Your Boundaries
Smart Optical Chronometer | No Hands No Dial and No Screen | Borderless and Seamless Application | Smart Perpetual Glowing | Minimalist
With smart glowing pointers that are borderless, seamless, and extensible, the Hubble Traveller adapts better to diverse environments. As light has properties such as reflection, diffraction, dispersion, polarization, scattering, etc., the Hubble Traveller can be a wonderful presence to enlighten large spaces. These spaces include villas, offices, luxury hotels, malls, airports, and city centres.
Garden of Dreams: Tales of Shadow and Tales of Light
Garden of Dreams is a collection of poetry, fantasy photography & musings invoking the embrace of shadows & light within the human tale
The Garden of Dreams is a book of poetry, tales and musings of shadow & light, the art of being alive & of reverence for the muse that lives within the natural wild. It's a book of dreams come true, a book of healing, of enchantment and a compilation of true living fairytales written through the lense of an artist and poet.
This wild and earthen, poetic storybook includes full-color fantasy photography by talented local to Oregon artists and its design was brewed from the visions of verdant, sleeping dreams...an edition of metallic silver foil amonst the cover and art woven throughout.
Changing skins
Please help me publish a book of meditations, poems and reflections around being an ever-changing body of water.
The book is called Changing skins. It was inspired by the idea of three phases of a woman’s life; the maiden, the mother and the maga. The maiden searches for and discovers her own power, the mother practices it and the maga is her own power. This resonated deeply within me, and so I started collecting poems written during the past decade and weaving them together with reflections and meditations from this transitional stage of my life.
I serve as a maintainer of the Crowdfunding communities on LiveJournal and on Dreamwidth.
Events
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allbingo community on Dreamwidth is always open for people to play creative bingo, and it is crowdfunding-friendly. Some people use bingo cards to inspire their crowdfunded projects, or in prompt calls, etc. See the Community Calendar for 2024.Crowdfunding Creative Jam on
crowdfunding or on LiveJournalA two-day event (typically the third weekend of the month) where anyone can leave prompts on the current theme, or create anything based on prompts. Some material is usually shared free and some is available for sponsorship.
My Own Projects
I have a permanent "Feed the Bard" donation button on my Dreamwidth profile page. You can use that to support any of my projects, just make sure you tell me what the donation is for.
The Blueshift Troupers (sporadic)
This is science fiction about a team of shapeshifters who travel the galaxy solving problems. So far it has a bit of background material and a couple of poems. I'd like to find time to script the pilot episode.
The Poetry Fishbowl (monthly)
Live poetry activity where people give me prompts on a theme and I write poems based on whatever I get. Minimum of one free poem posted, and others available for sponsorship. Lots of different perks. Fishbowl Open posts have a donation button. The regular session is on the first Tuesday of each month. Sometimes there is a bonus session or a sale mid-month.
Schrodinger's Heroes (sporadic)
This project features an apocryphal television show supported by an imaginary fandom. It's science fiction about quantum physics and saving the world. The cast of characters is sexually and ethnically diverse. Content includes fiction, poetry, LOL_HEROES (LOLCATS images of characters who are cats, or have gotten changed into cats), and other goodies. I write for this project during the Poetry Fishbowl, Crowdfunding Creative Jam, bingo fests, and sundry other occasions.
Nineforthenebulasheart is based on several of my Creative Jam prompts bundled by
alexconall into a feminist mythpunk science fantasy project. It's a collaborative fandom with multiple participants creating poetry, fiction, and other goodies, licensed via Creative Commons.The Ursulan Cycle is a genderbent rendition of the Arthurian Cycle. It's an open source fandom with multiple contributors making poetry, fiction, and other stuff.
Projects I Sponsored
Regnum RPG (ordered 12/14/22)
An original science-fiction tabletop role-playing game of alien adventures and interstellar intrigue!
$5,160 pledged of $5,159 goal
52 backers
11 hours to go
Pledge CA$ 10 or more ABOUT US$ 8
Spacefarer
Get access to the Ultimate Edition of Lightspeed RPG!
Includes nine races and seven classes.
INCLUDES: Lightspeed RPG Ultimate Edition PDF
ESTIMATED DELIVERY Dec 2022 (not finished yet)
(Ordered 4/11/23)
Ascendant: Platinum Edition
A revised second printing of the core rules, the game’s first official sourcebook, and our premiere graphic novel, all in one bundle!
Pledge $20 or more
Sidekick (Core Rules)
INCLUDES:
Ascendant: Core Rules PDF
ESTIMATED DELIVERY Nov 2023
(Ordered 4/2/23)
All the Witches
All the Witches is an original TTRPG with deck building mechanics exploring the diversity of witches in a fantasy world!
Pledge $30 or more
The Practitioner
For those that want to get the book and digital resources.
INCLUDES:
High-Quality PDF
Original Music Compositions
Character and NPC Tokens
Stream Overlays
Emotes
All Digital Stretch Goals
ESTIMATED DELIVERY Apr 2024
SHIPS TO Anywhere in the world
485 backers
(Ordered 4/19/23)
Guild Chronicles Storytelling System: Core Rules
A tabletop roleplaying game that is flexible, quick to learn, and rewards collaboration.
Pledge $20 or more
Digital Rulebook
You'll receive a bookmarked, searchable, PDF copy of the Rulebook. You will also receive a copy of all unlocked digital stretch goal rewards.
INCLUDES:
Core Rulebook PDF
ESTIMATED DELIVERY Jan 2024
11 backers
(ordered 4/27/23, received digital preview of The Fujoshi Guide to Web Development, Volume 0, Issue1: Git 10/22/24)
The Fujoshi Guide to Web Development (participant
enigmalea)Help us put the means of website production back into the hands of those best suited to receive them: fandom people.
Pledge $25 or more
GIT Physical
Are you a “a book worth owning is worth owning physically” devotee? Do you need to physically caress our cast's beautiful features to fully focus on your learning? Whatever your reasons, this reward tier is the most economical choice to get access to the printed edition. — physical zine + digital zine only.
Shipping will be paid after the campaign via Backerkit.
INCLUDES:
Physical Git Zine
Digital Git Zine
Digital Goodies Pack
Less
ESTIMATED DELIVERY
Feb 2024
SHIPS TO
Anywhere in the world
98 backers
(requested 12/14/23, fully funded and backed as of 12/14/23, received PDF 4/19/24, received paperback in May)
12/4/23
The Holy Hour: An Anthology on Sex Work, Magic, & the Divine
by Working Girls Press in New York, NY
An anthology of poems, essays, fiction, and visual art by 46 current and former sex workers, brought to you by Working Girls Press.
12/14/23
$8,506 pledged of $10,000 goal
167 backers
65 hours to go
All or nothing. This project will only be funded if it reaches its goal by Sun, December 17 2023 10:25 AM CST.
Physical Book + E-Book
$30
Backers 58
Ships to Anywhere in the world
Estimated delivery Apr 2024
Donate $30 to receive your digital E-Book and a paperback copy of the physical book!
3 items included
E-Book
Quantity: 1
The Holy Hour Paperback
Quantity: 1
Acknowledgements
Quantity: 1
(requested 1/1/24)
Spirit Fall: A Post-Apocalyptic TTRPG
by Kyle Watt in New York, NY
Explore the post-apocalyptic New York City in search for survival, hope and haven from the demons that surround you
Responder Tier
$19
This tier includes everything you need to play and run Spirit Fall! You will get 278 pages filled with obstacles, raiders, events, and demons. This also includes a copy of the Player's Book, for your responders. Tax and shipping (if you get a physical add-ons) are not included. Both will be added towards the end of the campaign.
Backers 11
Ships to Anywhere in the world
Estimated delivery Oct 2024
2 items included+ optional add-ons
Core Rulebook digital PDF
Player's Book digital PDF
(requested 1/1/24, received 2/29/24)
Fates of Mankind
in Rome, Italy
A Classical Age Fantasy Tabletop Role-Playing Game
Digital Edition
€15 (ABOUT $17)
Get a digital version aka PDF of the game for your laptop, tablet and phone.
Backers 7
Estimated delivery
Mar 2024
1 item included
Digital PDF
(requested 1/8/24, fully funded, received PDF 10/11/24)
Coven & Crucible: Unbound
in Laramie, WY
A tabletop roleplaying game (TTRPG) set in a world where magic, witches, supernatural creatures, magical animals and more exist.
$3,913 pledged of $5,000 goal
59 backers
14 days to go
PDF Copies of Corebook & Unbound
$40
You will receive a copy of both the Coven & Crucible Corebook and Unbound.
This will be delivered through DriveThruRPG.
Backers: 4
Ships to: Anywhere in the world
Estimated delivery: Jul 2024
3 items included+ optional add-ons
Backer Credit, C&C Unbound PDF, C&C Corebook PDF
(requested 1/14/24, backed 1/14/24, fully funded 1/27/23, received PDF 2/21/24)
The Lighthouse Keeper
Solo Role-Playing Game
$6,998 pledged of $1,671 goal
154 backers
12 days to go
The lighthouse has a mysterious past. It is said to be haunted by past lighthouse keepers. You will discover things are not what they appear. A mystery will soon unfold that forces you to investigate every aspect of the lighthouse in order to solve it.
The Lighthouse Keeper - PDF
AU$ 25 (ABOUT $17)
PDF Copy of The Lighthouse Keeper emailed to you.
Full copy with images
Backers 44
Estimated delivery Jan 2024
1 item included+ optional add-ons
Digital Copy
(requested 1/29/24, already funded, ordered 1/29/24)
Bittersweetness and Light: Stories, Poetry, and Art
An illustrated collection of joyful fantasy/SF short stories, poems, and relief block prints.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nydam/bittersweetness-and-light-stories-poetry-and-art
$1,777 pledged of $1,700 goal
42 backers
14 days to go
Be a Lantern - The Book!
$18
One full-color paperback volume of "Bittersweetness & Light," before it's made available to the rest of the world.
Backers 13
Ships to: Anywhere in the world
Estimated delivery: Nov 2024
1 item included+ optional add-ons
Paperback copy of "Bittersweetness & Light"
(received hardcopy in August)
The Details of Our Escape: A New TTRPG
A creative collaboration between game designer Tyler Crumrine, comics artist Linnea Sterte, and multidisciplinary author Renee Gladman.
$13,137 pledged of $10,000 goal
842 backers
13 days to go
The Details of Our Escape is a new tabletop roleplaying game from ENnie Award-winning game designer Tyler Crumrine, two-time Eisner-nominated comics artist Linnea Sterte, and Windham-Campbell Prize winner in fiction Renee Gladman. Played with a standard 28-tile set of dominos instead of dice, players control a caravan of over 2000 people in search of a new home. What they're leaving and what kinds of strange & wonderful sights they encounter along their journey is up to you. Which party members continue all the way to the caravan's final destination, however, is up to fate.
$20 -- The Details of Our Escape: Print & PDF
A print copy of The Details of Our Escape packaged alongside high-quality, cut-out domino sheets for ease of play. Includes all PDF rewards as well.
[Requested 2/25/24, received May 2024]
Thrice Fantasy TTRPG
A light engine TTRPG with a solid structure, using only d³s.
$2,577 pledged of $1,077 goal
145 backers
23 days to go
Thrice Fantasy is a flexible and comprehensive TTRPG, with a fresh and flowing gameplay. The rulebook allows you to play in fantasy settings. Thrice Fantasy is the first product to use the Thrice engine, a rule system that will be employed in various styles and genres, as we'll explore in upcoming Thrice-based releases.
The game was born with the aim of providing a comprehensive and adaptable tabletop role-playing game framework that could accommodate any style or genre and adapt to a variety of settings. We felt that some of the typical ttrpg stuff is redundant, obvious or underused, which could detract from the enjoyment of the game. Consequently, we put an emphasis on components that enhance player involvement and narrative, rather than being overly detailed with unnecessary crunch.
Thrice uses special six-sided dice on which the number 1 appears on one face, 2 on two, 3 on three. These dice are d³, pronounced "d-thrice". One d-thrice is referred to as 1d³, two dice as 2d³, and so on.
Each die rolled in the game aims to obtain a target number, which can be 1, 2 or 3. If the result of a die is equal to the target number, that die scores a success. The target is indicated in round brackets after the number of dice. If a trap inflicts 5d³(3), the Master rolls 5 dice: each result of 3 represents one damage inflicted.
As an alternative to d³, you can use ordinary six-sided dice (d6). In that case, if the result of a die is equal to or less than the target number, that die scores a success.
THRICE Fantasy Digital Book PDF
€10 ABOUT $11
Estimated delivery Jun 2024
[Requested 3/21/24, ordered 3/22/24]
Time Tails RPG
A totally rad tabletop RPG inspired by the time-traveling, neon films of the '80s and '90s.
$11,024 pledged of $5,000 goal
156 backers
32 days to go
From the award-winning team at Snowbright Studio, Time Tails is a new time-traveling tabletop RPG where you can be the totally rad, history-bending time traveler that you’ve always wanted to be. Inspired by Dr. Who, Back to the Future, Bill & Ted’s adventures, and all of your favorite time-traveling films, shows, and games from the '80s and '90s. Get ready to activate your Time Bands and save the timeline!
Time Tails Core Rulebook $25
Totally rad hardcover book with all the rules you need to play.
Includes D4 Paradox system rules
Time Tails universe lore guide
Rules for time travel and alternate history multiverses
Setting guide for different historical eras
Aunt Josie’s favorite time traveling recipes
Starter Adventure: Forward to the Past
2 items included
Time Tails RPG Core Rulebook PDF
Quantity: 1
Time Tails Core Rulebook
Estimated delivery Feb 2025
(Ordered 3/26/24, received PDF 4/24/24])
The Far Roofs
a game of talking rats, god-monsters, and you
$61,691 pledged of $25,000 goal
1,140 backers
10 days to go as of 3/22/24
This project funds production on the tabletop roleplaying game, the Far Roofs. With your help, we'll put the finishing touches on a rich and beautiful 220-page game book complete with core rules, setting, and a sprawling, multi-year campaign!
In the Far Roofs, heroic talking rats and monster-god "Mysteries" have taken up residence on your city's roofs ... and, on moody fantasy roofscapes extending beyond them. You'll play as humans who get swept up in the rats' adventures, confronting wonder and horror in this magical, secret world above.
Limited Edition (print) $50
Backers 592
Ships to Anywhere in the world
Estimated delivery Nov 2024
You'll receive a limited edition print copy of "the Far Roofs." You'll also get the ePub and PDF! (Plus additional digital stretch goals, as funded.) Shipping is not included in the tier and will be collected by Backerkit once the Kickstarter concludes.
5 items included
(cover for "the Far Roofs:" a heroic rat climbs through an expressionist roofscape)
the ePub for "the Far Roofs"
Quantity: 1
the PDF for "the Far Roofs"
Quantity: 1
limited edtion print copy of "the Far Roofs"
Quantity: 1
optimistically, this shows some Chuubo's Marvelous Wish-Granting Engine RPG stuff
additional digital rewards from stretch goals, as funded
Quantity: 1
PDF of "the Flood"
Quantity: 1
(Ordered 4/24/24)
The Neurodiversiverse: Alien Encounters - A Sci-Fi Anthology
A diverse anthology of empowering, hopeful sci-fi stories, poetry, and art by and for neurodivergent folks
Campbell, California
$2,457 pledged of $5,000 goal
76 backers
18 days to go
PAPERBACK OF THE NEURODIVERSIVERSE $20
Backers 21
Ships to: Anywhere in the world
Estimated delivery: Aug 2024
A physical edition of The Neurodiversiverse, perfect for beings with mass and the ability to interact with light.
Handy trade paperback size complete with 3" vinyl sticker. Antimatter editions not available in most regions.
Anti-Caste Speculative Fiction - by Blaft Publications
An anthology of weird, fantastic, supernatural, Dalit futurist, & magical realist fiction by writers from South Asia and the diaspora.
Paperback $12
Ships to Anywhere in the world
Estimated delivery Dec 2024
Pledge $12
Paperback edition. Ships anywhere in the world! FREE shipping within India! (International shipping is a bit more costly--but then this book will be priced around $25-30 when it gets published in the US, so it kinda works out.)
Donate a Copy: Free Libraries Network +$8
When you choose this add-on, we'll donate a copy of the book to the Books for All.
[Requested 12/19/24, ordered 12/19/24]
Thinking.Cards
Thinking.Cards is a unique collection of prompts designed to spark deep discussion, provoke self-reflection and challenge reasoning.
$7,690 pledged of $7,500 goal
50 backers
7hours to go
Human minds are built for curiosity and the pursuit of inquiry, of the interesting, the unusual and the enlightening. “Where does the mind stop and the rest of the world begin?” This is just one of the 50 thought-provoking questions, prompts, and scenarios in this unique pack of Thinking.Cards (Tarot sized) designed to spark explorative and illuminating conversations. Whether you're on your own, engaging in one-on-one dialogues, family gatherings, or larger group discussions, these cards are crafted to encourage mindful, meaningful exchanges about our inner thoughts and the world around us.
PDF Download $10
Backers 1
Estimated delivery
Dec 2024
Pledge $10
A downloadable PDF pack of Thinking.Cards One Mobile Wallpaper
2 items included
PDF Download Quantity: 1
Digital Wallpaper Quantity: 1
[Requested 12/19/24, ordered 12/19/24]
Children With Wands
A Rules Lite All Ages Tabletop Role-playing Game
$1,916 pledged of $600 goal
43 backers
26 hours to go (at 4 AM)
Children With Wands is a cooperative, all ages, rules lite TTRPG for 4 to 6 players. You play as children who have just come into their magic powers and aren’t great at casting spells yet. When you cast a spell you roll a D20 to see how strong your spell is, not how well you have cast it. Children With Wands is based on an original system by Joseph Kiewra, the games creator.
$12 digital
This tier includes a PDF copy of Children With Wands and the Adventure Halloween in Fairhaven.
$25 physical
A physical full color copy of Children With Wands. This also includes the PDF of Children With Wands and the Adventure Halloween in Fairhaven.
[Requeted 12/24/24, ordered 12/24/24]
Sherlock Holmes: Leviathan
Sherlock Holmes and Captain Nemo unite to unravel a global criminal conspiracy in a thrilling new graphic novel!
$12,129 pledged of $8,000 goal
311 backers
5 days to go (as of 12/28/24)
Chattanooga, TN
The world's greatest detective Sherlock Holmes has faced many challenges, but none has prepared him to deal with a wary shipping magnate grappling with freighters that are disappearing without a trace. When a lone survivor, clinging to a capsized lifeboat, blames the disappearing ships on an iron monster from the deep, the undersea mystery leads the world-famous investigator to the brilliant and enigmatic Captain Nemo, who has built perhaps the greatest war machine the world has ever known to embark on a quixotic quest to end global conflicts.
Softcover | Cover A $25
Ships to Anywhere in the world
Estimated delivery Mar 2025
Pledge $25
Grab a print copy of Sherlock Holmes: Leviathan featuring the main cover by Richard Bonk, colored by Gabe Eltaib.
1 item included
Cover A
Quantity: 1
Other Projects I Supported as a Fan
An Anthology of Gujarati Pulp Fiction
We're translating Gujarat's bestselling crime, science fiction, and horror writers into English for the first time.
DOOM TIN CRAWLER - A Solo Space Adventure In A Mint Tin
Discover alien spacecrafts and planet wastelands in this pocket-sized space crawler!
$7,377 pledged of $3,500 goal
251 backers
25 days to go
In this intergalactic adventure, a heroic space marine embarks on a mission to collect precious sun shards scattered throughout the galaxy. Along the way, they encounter hostile alien species and engage in intense battles to protect their mission. As they journey deeper into the unknown, they stumble upon barren tombs and spacecrafts, uncovering ancient secrets and technologies that could change the course of their mission. They must overcome the challenges that lie ahead and complete their quest before time runs out. Can you survive all 8 missions to save the planet from DOOM!?!
(See my comments on Doom Tin Crawler here.)
Quiltable: The Card Game
A puzzly quilting game with spacial pattern completion for 1-8 players!
$2,997 pledged of $1,000 goal
108 backers
24 days to go
Quiltable: The Card Game is a new quilting game from the designers of Falconry and Quiltable: Paper Quilts. Use your unique abilities to compete in a grand quilting challenge! Plan and sew the highest scoring quilt and claim the official Quick Quality Quilter award.
A single copy of the game can be played with 1–4 players, and 2 copies can be combined to play with 5–8 players! The solo game comes with multiple levels of difficulty as you face off against master quilters with increasing levels of skill.
Mysteries of the Forest
This is the Second Deck in the series of magic and nature.
Forests are steeped in myths and legends. They are seen as a place that both intrigues and terrifies. This deck takes you deep into the forest and calls upon the ancient wisdom of the trees and creatures within to help you navigate your everyday life, with 30 beautiful cards a stunning guidebook and positive affirmations. Let us take a walk into the unknown and see where Mysteries of the Forest will lead you.
The Oneful Tarot
A oneful sense of self awareness by making the unconsciousness consciousness with Archetypes.
Cute animals.
Eco Fem Fantasy Oracle Deck
Empathic Channeled Art, Wisdom & Mindful Practices for the Awakening Journey - Printed by WJPC
The Eco Fem Fantasy Oracle Deck is an awe-inspiring collection of spiritually activating art, channeled messages and meditative practices - all created by me, the artist known as Mooxie. I am so excited to be transforming 15 years of my acrylic paintings into this unique collector's oracle deck to inspire healing and transformation in the lives of countless people. These paintings are channeled visions reflecting experiences along my spiritual awakening journey, including light, dark, hope, pain, the physical and metaphysical worlds. Each image is meant to activate the soul and empathic understanding within.
Soul Prophecy Oracle
An oracle deck that connects you to the wisdom of your own soul's prophecy. Journeying from the deep feminine magic into sacred union.
Greetings. My name is Hazel, and I am an award-winning Artist, Author, and Priestess of Sacred Sexuality. Here, I tell the profound story of how I created the Soul Prophecy Oracle Deck by living and embodying the journey of art, creating my soul prophecy journey; letting the spirit of the oracle speak through my art and guide this epic 13-year masterpiece journey.
The Soul Prophecy Oracle was created by taking the journey to know what love truly is. This journey led me from despair, betrayal, and death to a life full of deep healing, bringing me joy, friendship, success, passion, and true love. I created and lived my own true fairy tale through the Soul Prophecy Oracle, and I share the magic with you so you can create your own journey of love because love heals all wounds.
This story is about love, and everything love heals, and love can heal anything if given a chance. I went through not one but two failed marriages, and the pain and betrayal my heart received was unimaginable to me, but throughout it all I managed to keep my heart open so I could feel it all and express that wisdom, pain and elation through art. This is the art in the Soul Prophecy Oracle, it is this art that holds the coding for the healing needed to willingly take the journey of love.
Sacred Witch Tarot by Wyspell
A magical realm where mystical beings, nature’s energy, and ancient wisdom unite, brought to life through timeless Tarot symbolism.
It’s a realm where witches serve as guardians of nature, magic intertwines with daily life, and mythical beings—dragons, animal spirits, and magical creatures—are not just fairy-tale figures but true residents and protectors of this land. Ereditas is distinguished by its deep bond with nature, where every plant and every breeze carries a hint of magic.
The witches use their knowledge to maintain the balance between worlds, communicating with spirits and calling forth the powers of nature. Magical plants and herbs possess healing and mystical properties, making them integral to life and rituals. Powerful dragons and other magical creatures guard sacred places, sharing their ancient wisdom and strength with those who prove themselves worthy.
The Oneful Tarot
A oneful sense of self awareness by making the unconsciousness consciousness with Archetypes.
Cute animals.
ShiverShock
A Webtoon about a group of adventurers trying to not get killed at work.
On the planet Trio, people are known as Dolls with the ability take on alternate form based on objects an animals. Dolls have powers that range from, transforming into clouds, gorillas, ice, flowers, and even cars. The world and its inhabitants were created by beings simply known as Gods.
In this world we follow a family known as the Surgares who lead a group known as ShiverShock, that go on adventures for Gods. These brave few have adventures that range from being stuck on an island full of monsters, doing a noir detective story, or even having a battle royale with every member of the troupe.
Our lead is a young orphan named Orbis, who is adopted into the family for reasons even he doesn't understand. He's had an unlucky life: he only has one arm, his powers are slightly unstable and he's a crybaby.
ROLL OUT: FIRST LOVE ISSUE #1 (32-Page, Full Color)
Follow sophomores Andrés & Rayvel as they go on a journey of self-discovery while navigating their first gay love story.
This comic follows the love story of two teen boys who, despite their differences, realize they might have a secret in common.
The story is set in present day Phoenix, AZ. It’s a grounded tale that explores the nuanced challenges faced by gay and bisexual youth today and the necessary courage it takes to embrace one’s true feelings despite of them.
This work includes modern issues in the background of the story. Minor themes include the attack of LGBT+ teachers and education in the k-12 public education system, the under/over representation of LGBT+ media, and blatant or micro-aggressive homophobia of today's culture. Despite these themes, this is a love story, the first tissue is optimistic.
A Gay/Bisexual, Teen Romance and Drama.
Katie & The Bad Guru - The Awakening
A sci-fi comic book about a girl born with Complex Medical Health needs that turns into a superpower
kATIE & THE BAD GURU is a 20 page comic book .It's a comic book about Katie who gets diagnosed with this rare condition affecting her spinal cord. After a very complex operation something happens and a power awakens within Katie. Katie is a high school teen who is living a normal life and after she aquires these powers with no idea what to do with it. She looses control of herself and the Badguru come to her rescue. The bad guru has complex past and the question is. Will the duo work well together and will things back fire. The comic book will have 130gsm standard american comic interior pages with a nice gloss finish on the cover.
As the Badguru takes on this new task, his past come hunting him. Will he survive this and at what cost?
Bronwyn: Short Story Collection
5 NEW ADVENTURES, 1 BOOK!
The Sandmasons Kit - Build EPIC Sandcastles with Ease!
Like Interlocking Bricks... But for Sandcastles! A Creative STEM Toy for Kids to Explore, Learn, and Build in Sand or Snow!
$101,139 pledged of $58,745 goal
1,369 backers
7 days to go
Most sandcastle kits limit you to the shape of a bucket. With the Sandmasons Kit, your imagination is the only limit—its flexibility unlocks endless creativity!
The Sandmasons Kit is a hands-on STEM toy that teaches kids about engineering and design through creative sandcastle building. It encourages problem-solving, spatial reasoning, and innovative thinking—all while having fun at the beach, in the sandbox or even in the SNOW!
Design without limits! The interlocking forms let you build custom shapes and structures—towers, walls, keeps—whatever you can imagine. Easily connect pieces to create intricate, epic castles with ease.
Gradient Watch - A new way of telling time
A minimalist watch that turns time into art.
$55,245 pledged of $5,592 goal
326 backers
20 days to go
Gradient Watch tells time with the help of two overlapping gradients - one for hours and one for minutes - blending into different patterns as time goes by. In an era dominated by smartwatches and their steady stream of distractions, Gradient Watch aims to make time reading a simple yet visually pleasing experience.
The Palomarium - a musical instrument for babies
An adaptive musical instrument specially designed to stimulate newborns from 5-weeks all throughout childhood
Sensory Play: Five sensory polygons light up and produce musical notes upon touch, with directional sound coming from the polygon’s location.
The Hubble Traveller Smart Dot Clock: Expand Your Boundaries
Smart Optical Chronometer | No Hands No Dial and No Screen | Borderless and Seamless Application | Smart Perpetual Glowing | Minimalist
With smart glowing pointers that are borderless, seamless, and extensible, the Hubble Traveller adapts better to diverse environments. As light has properties such as reflection, diffraction, dispersion, polarization, scattering, etc., the Hubble Traveller can be a wonderful presence to enlighten large spaces. These spaces include villas, offices, luxury hotels, malls, airports, and city centres.
Garden of Dreams: Tales of Shadow and Tales of Light
Garden of Dreams is a collection of poetry, fantasy photography & musings invoking the embrace of shadows & light within the human tale
The Garden of Dreams is a book of poetry, tales and musings of shadow & light, the art of being alive & of reverence for the muse that lives within the natural wild. It's a book of dreams come true, a book of healing, of enchantment and a compilation of true living fairytales written through the lense of an artist and poet.
This wild and earthen, poetic storybook includes full-color fantasy photography by talented local to Oregon artists and its design was brewed from the visions of verdant, sleeping dreams...an edition of metallic silver foil amonst the cover and art woven throughout.
Changing skins
Please help me publish a book of meditations, poems and reflections around being an ever-changing body of water.
The book is called Changing skins. It was inspired by the idea of three phases of a woman’s life; the maiden, the mother and the maga. The maiden searches for and discovers her own power, the mother practices it and the maga is her own power. This resonated deeply within me, and so I started collecting poems written during the past decade and weaving them together with reflections and meditations from this transitional stage of my life.
