There’s many interesting items to be found on Kickstarter, and here are the coolest ones this week.

Spellbook Gaming Boxes
I was incredibly happy with my Hex Box from this company, and now they’ve come up with something even more beautiful that I am extremely regretful I can’t afford right now. These boxes can double as a dice tray and they have a huge variety of foam inserts that you can use to make them work for carrying your dice or even cards around. I could go on and on about these boxes, but I think just looking at them should sell you on them. There are pledge tiers to get them by Christmas as well, which would be a great gift for your favorite DM. (Or me!)

“Spellbooks are stylish and functional reliquaries for your favorite gaming gear. They come in two basic styles; “card deck” and “rolling tray.” The card deck is made for trading card games like Magic: The Gathering, while the rolling tray is for the generalists out there. You can further personalize the rolling tray interior with removable foam inserts cut to a variety of templates.

Inside the cover is a new Elderwood feature: the Reflecting Pool. Each Pool is crafted out of a variety of metals and acts as a fully functional dry erase board to keep track of temporary stats.

Finally, we offer an array of luxurious leathers with which to bind each Spellbook, and offer a range of art to customize the cover and spine to make them uniquely your own. To close out the package, hidden magnets together with a book belt keep your treasures safe and secure.”

 

Boogie Dice
These dice are so fun. I love the idea of being able to activate a roll by clapping or snapping your fingers. They have a game designed to go with these dice called Bots Battleground which looks like fun. But my focus is on these really cool dice.

“Boogie Dice are the world’s first self-rolling, sound activated, programmable, gaming dice. Clap your hands, snap yours fingers or bang the table, and they will start to Boogie.

100% smile guarantee: having the dice magically roll on your command makes everyone who sees it smile, and that’s what we’re here for!

Designed to be a universal gaming accessory, Boogie Dice can replace any standard ‘static’ dice in any and all of your favorite games. But Boogie Dice are jam-packed with unique features and abilities that transform them from simple dice into the coolest gaming accessory.”

 

Scrawl of Cthulhu
If you are dedicated to making your own props for games you should really check this out. They have developed 10 fonts specifically for Cthulhu projects, including period accurate fonts. You can get a personal license, or one that you can use commercially.

“This project started with the development of original fonts to use in a forthcoming tabletop game project. When we had developed a selection of fonts, we realized that perhaps there were other people who might be interested in a collection of high quality fantasy fonts! With that in mind we expanded the scope of the fonts and used a professional font editor to further refine them.

Our previous collections of fantasy fonts were successfully funded here on Kickstarter and now we are back with our fourth pack, this time focused on the Cthulhu mythos! The pack aims to include a variety of period accurate fonts to construct scripts, ciphers, newspapers, ancient languages etc.”

 

Spaceteam
I love cooperative games, and this one looks like a lot of fun. The ‘science talk’ on all the cards is super fun, and gameplay looks exciting.  Plus I really love the art on all the cards.

“Spaceteam is a fast-paced, cooperative shouting card game where you work together to repair a malfunctioning spaceship. Coordination with your team is crucial as you try to escape an impending black hole. Success is seemingly just out of reach as you encounter one complication after another. Your only hope is to work together with your Spaceteam to repair the ship before it’s too late.

This game was created by an all-star team of game-makers and creatives including Henry Smith (creator of the Spaceteam mobile game), Elan Lee (Creator of Exploding Kittens) Tommy West, Mathew Sisson, and more.

So if you’re into playing card games, overhauling spaceships, discharging fluxitrons, and shouting at your friends: Help us make this game a reality!”

 

Tome of Beasts: 300 New Monsters for 5e
There are millions of ideas out there for monsters, so you shouldn’t let yourself be limited by a single Monster’s Manual. This book includes 300+ new monsters for your game, and has stunning art. I think these look like a great addition to your game, and with 5e stats ready to go, you can port them into your next session!

“The Tome of Beasts brings more than 300 new monsters to your 5e game—everything from tiny drakes and peculiar spiders to ancient dragons, arch-devils, and demon lords. The Tome of Beasts covers a huge gamut of challenges, from basic vermin to world-shaking personification of malevolence, and everything in between! Back the Tome of Beasts today and terrify your know-it-all players with creatures they have never heard of.

This richly-illustrated, highly useful supplement for any 5th Edition game compiles monsters from the entire history of Kobold Press monster design, including longtime favorites such as our clockwork creatures, drakes and dragons, devils and arch-devils, and the various dangerous flavours of the fey. It includes the winners and some of the finalists of the Monarch of the Monsters contest, and it is illustrated by some of the finest artists working in fantasy today.”

 

The Book of Starry Wisdom
This book contains Lovecraft’s stories that deal mainly with Cthulhu and his cult and are accompanied by essays and art from people well-known in the Lovecraftian community. They’re planning on making a very beautiful book that will look amazing on your bookshelf.

“The Book of Starry Wisdom compiles newly edited editions of H.P. Lovecraft’s public domain cycle of Cthulhu stories, edited and produced by myself, Simon Berman, and illustrated by renowned deific and fantasy artist, Valerie Herron (The Book of the Great Queen).

Accompanied by essays and musings by some of today’s premiere Lovecraftian scholars, writers, and devotees, The Book of Starry Wisdom will be a luxurious, approximately 192 page hardback tome, featuring a leather textured cover with gold foil pressed symbols of significance to the Cult of Cthulhu, 13 interior B&W illustrations, as well as other features to be unlocked as the Kickstarter meets its stretch goals. This premium volume will be a stunning addition to the library of any enthusiast of H.P. Lovecraft or worshipper of Dead Cthulhu Who Lies Dreaming. ”

 

Still active!

Project Bombshell
Fire and Bone 3
Lovecraftesque
Bad Neighborhood Jigsaw puzzle
Zucati Dice
Delta Green: The Role-Playing Game
Pathfinder Metal Dice Set
Masks: A New Generation
Cultists and Cthulhu