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

Scroll and Codex Dice Tower and Rolling Tray
I got a beautiful hex chest from Elder Wood in their last kickstarter, and they’ve out done themselves with this one. You can get a couple of things from this. You can just get the Scroll, which is a beautiful collapsible dice tray that can roll up. There’s also the Codex, an amazing portable dice tower. If you get both, the Scroll fits inside the Codex when collapsed. Seriously, these are so beautiful together.

“Hello, we’re Quentin and Dan (the androids from the video). Today, we’d like to share Scroll & Codex, an ancient, leather-bound scroll and scroll case that brings elegance and a touch of the fantastic to your games. Codex transforms into a dice tower with a twist of its base, and Scroll unfurls into a personal rolling tray in moments. With a host of customizable wood, leather, and art options, each Scroll & Codex is crafted to be a unique, timeless relic transported straight out of your game and onto your tabletop.

Help us bring Scroll & Codex into the world, and together we’ll change dicetiny. We know some of you are thinking about the Holiday season, so scroll down to learn about our Holiday Gift Package. As always, if you have any questions, we are at your disposal.”
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There’s many interesting items to be found on Kickstarter, but these are the coolest ones this week.

Filigree in Shadow
I wish I had a ton of money to sink into the Mysterious Package Company, because everything they release looks intriguing, high quality, and really, really cool. Filigree in Shadow is their latest package that they’re sending out, which is a Victorian thriller. I think there’s plenty of inspiration for a game in the mysteries surrounding their boxes, and the props seem incredibly detailed and cool. (And if someone wants to send me the King in Yellow package, I won’t say no)

“For several years, The Mysterious Package Company has turned the daily trip to the mailbox into an adventure by providing unique stories you can touch. These packages tell amazing tales in multiple chapters, each arriving weeks apart. Chapters are comprised of customized newspaper articles, diary pages, lab notes, photographs, objets d’art, and so forth. Together they place the recipient at the centre of the narrative, often even referring to long-lost (or non-existent) relatives.

These adventures culminate in a handmade wooden crate that has been nailed shut. Within, a custom-crafted artifact acts as the touchstone for the experience; a centerpiece that will spark the telling and retelling of the unexpected sequence of events that began with an unassuming envelope found in one’s mailbox.

We pay extraordinary attention to the details of each experience, right down to the accurately recreated postmark on each letter and how the paper is aged. We include real history in every story, which lends authenticity to the experience and disguises the point at which reality ends and fiction begins.”
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There’s many interesting items to be found on Kickstarter, but these are the coolest ones this week.

Thank You for Screaming
We’re really big fans of Greg Stolze, and can’t wait to get this collection of short stories. A few of these stories are available on Stolze’s personal site, but additional stories are going to be available all in one place, for your reading pleasure (or horror).

“Over the last several years, I’ve written a lot of short fiction for a lot of different venues. I’d like to fund a bound, printed volume of those separate works and make it available for sale.

Backing Thank You For Screaming at a low level gets you eBooks of twenty-five short stories (and one nonfiction essay), released in PDF, ePub and a Kindle friendly .mobi variant.”

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

World of Aetaltis
Aser and I had the opportunity to sit down and chat about Aetaltis with Marc Tassin, and we’re really in love with the new ideas and rich world he and his team have put together. Aetaltis is a 5e setting with new monsters, expanded PC races, and some really intriguing new rules for magic. I think the extra content would be great for any GM, even if you don’t want to move your campaign to this intriguing new setting. If you like heroic fantasy gaming, definitely check out World of Aetaltis.

“Discover the fate of the last dwarves of the Donarzheis Mountains, reveal the strange and terrible wonders of the Elliyan Wilds, pull back the ancient shroud that conceals the truth about the first children of the gods. The veil of mystery that hides the truths of Aetaltis is heavy, but with your help we will reveal its story in this new 5E compatible RPG campaign setting.

We’re producing a complete 5E compatible RPG campaign setting called The World of Aetaltis. Your support will let us deliver all the books and accessories you need to run or play in an Aetaltis campaign. And by helping us to unlock our stretch goals, we’ll extend the Kickstarter campaign to include an entire line of Aetaltis products.”

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