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BackerKit @backerkit.com · Aug 14

📣 OPEN CALL 📣 You’re invited to launch your next small-format TTRPG crowdfunding project on BackerKit as part of our Zine Month celebration with ZINETOPIA! Apply today: www.backerkit.com/c/collection...

#ttrpg #rpg #zines #zinemonth #indie #zinetopia #crowdfunding

💥 Zinetopia 2026 on BackerKit

Calling all Tabletop Role-Playing Game (TTRPG) Creators 📣 You’re invited to launch your next small-format TTRPG crowdfunding project on BackerKit as part of our Zine Month celebration with ZINETOPI...

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BackerKit @backerkit.com · 2h

Channel your inner ’80s hero. 🚗💨 Don’t miss the Knight Rider K.I.T.T. Replica from TOMY+ and some fun incentives!
👉 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...

#80s #knightrider #crowdfunding

Bring Home the 1:10 K.I.T.T. Replica from TOMY+ Project Update: Attention: Opportunity to Win a Cameo from William Daniels and Bonnie Bartlett!

To celebrate the 1:10 KITT replica being fully funded, we're giving away a personalized video message from William Daniels (voice of K.I.T.T.) & his wife Bonnie Bartlett to o...

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BackerKit @backerkit.com · 3h

🛡️ Time is running out, adventurers! Pathfinder Quest is about to end—don’t miss your chance to back this co-op, no-GM, narrative board game by @paizo!

Join 3,000+ backers & push this across the finish line ➡️ www.backerkit.com/c/projects/p...

#PathfinderQuest #Tabletop #Boardgames #Crowdfunding

Pathfinder Quest

Pathfinder Quest is a cooperative adventure board game for 1–4 players. No Game Master. No endless prep. Just adventure in a box.

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BackerKit @backerkit.com · 1d

🔮 Welcome to Absurdia — a surreal suburban RPG where the mundane gets weird and the weird becomes normal.

Dive into the absurd before it ends 👉 backerkit.com/c/projects/quinn-majeski/absurdia-the-meta-physical-edition

@quinnmajeski.bsky.social #AbsurdiaRPG #TTRPG #WeirdGames

Absurdia: The (Meta)Physical Edition

An absurdist tabletop roleplaying game about the inane hilarity and mundane horror of everyday life, inspired by Welcome to Night Vale, Alice in Wonderland, and Gravity Falls.

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BackerKit @backerkit.com · 1d

🎲 JUST 48 HRS LEFT! One Dice is the ultimate minimalist tabletop tool—one die, infinite possibilities. From storytelling to drinking games, fate’s in your hand!

Roll over here before it's gone 👉 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/w...

#wildearthdice #dice #ttrpg #tabletop #crowdfunding

One die. Any roll. Instant or cinematic your call.

For your story, your character, your table. The die that brings every roll to life instant numbers when you want speed, cinematic vibes when you want theatre

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BackerKit @backerkit.com · 2d

🚀 #MothershipMonth is BACK! After a year away, new campaigns are live now. If they all get funded, the SUPPLY POD unlocks—help make it happen! 👉 www.backerkit.com/c/collection...

MOTHERSHIP MONTH on BackerKit

Mothership Month returns October 14, 2025 with even more creators, nightmares, and community events. Whether you're an old teamster or a fresh recruit, you're invited to the largest Mothership even...

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BackerKit @backerkit.com · 6d

🐊 Dungeon Crawler Carl: Crocodile is tearing up BackerKit 💥 Currently #5 Most Backed & #5 Most Funded!

Catch @thevaultcomics.bsky.social at #NYCC2025, Booth #4351!

@mattdinniman.bsky.social & @brettbean.bsky.social will be signing preview copies Sunday @ 1pm ✍️

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The Dungeon Crawler Carl: CROCODILE graphic novel

Hello, Crawlers! We're so pleased to invite you to CROCODILE, Dungeon Crawler Carl's first official graphic novel expansion. Now get out there and kill, kill, ki--er, pledge!

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BackerKit @backerkit.com · 6d

Hey New York 👋 We’re at #nycc having a blast on the showroom floor and artist ally ✨ DM us if you have a booth you want us to stop by, want to talk shop about your upcoming crowdfunding plans, or to just get a high five from BackerKit 🙌 #nycc2025

Four excited BackerKit team members standing in front of the New York Comic Con sign!

BackerKit @backerkit.com · 6d

🪓 Hail to the king, baby. The Army of Darkness board game is here—chainsaws, deadites, and boomstick glory included!

Groovy? Groovy. 👉 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/d...

@dynamitecomicshq.bsky.social #ArmyOfDarkness #BoardGames #Tabletop #NYCC #Groovy

Army Of Darkness Board Game Pre-Order Store

Ash Williams is back in a Groovy new tabletop miniatures board game! Play as Ash and defeat the Deadites before they capture the Necronomicon.

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BackerKit @backerkit.com · 7d

Early birds catch the worm—back WRASTLEVANIA by @9thlevelgames.bsky.social before tomorrow morning! 🪱🐦 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/9...

9th Level Games🔜Gameholecon @9thlevelgames.bsky.social · 7d

🪑Early Bird Backer Bonus ends Thursday 11:30am Eastern - Get your d2 chair! https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/9th-level-games/Wrastlevania?ref=socials

BackerKit @backerkit.com · 7d

And we're back up!

BackerKit @backerkit.com · 10d

BackerKit will be performing routine maintenance on Wednesday October 8th at 8:00 PM PT. The site will be unavailable for approximately ~45 minutes. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

BackerKit @backerkit.com · 14d

⏰ ENDING TOMORROW: Mini Pin Marathon, a Collab-Funding event on BackerKit! Check out this adorable collection of 1" or smaller pins and receive a FREE ribbon for every project you back! https://www.backerkit.com/c/collections/mini-pin-marathon

🏅 mini pin marathon on BackerKit

a collection of enamel pins 1" or smaller ⭐🏅 receive a FREE ribbon for every project you back! [https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/bloodandmorgans/CONSOLE-CUTIES][https://www.backerkit.com/c...

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Big Nipper @mcmadmissile.bsky.social · 15d

We've already blasted through one set of stretch goals-- can we smash another?? 🤯🤯🤯 Let's goooo!!!!

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BackerKit @backerkit.com · 14d

Dungeon Crawler Carl: Crocodile by Vault Comics just launched on BackerKit & already making moves!

🚂 5th longest pledge train (& climbing)
📈 15th highest funded project (& climbing)
🎟️ Highest reservation count & amount raised ever

Crawl on over 🐊: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/v...

The Dungeon Crawler Carl: CROCODILE graphic novel

Hello, Crawlers! We're so pleased to invite you to CROCODILE, Dungeon Crawler Carl's first official graphic novel expansion. Now get out there and kill, kill, ki--er, pledge!

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BackerKit @backerkit.com · 14d

👻 It's SPOOKY SEASON! Check out the newest Collab-Funding event on BackerKit: Coven of Shadows 🦇

Back 3+ projects and you will receive a FREE goody from each of the campaigns you back! 👉 www.backerkit.com/c/collection...

#enamelpins #plushies

Coven of Shadows on BackerKit

A gathering of several suffocatingly talented artists joined together to bring you a terrifying sample of spooky campaigns! Come, join us, stay for a while and sample our artistry; you might just l...

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BackerKit @backerkit.com · 16d

⏰ Just 1 DAY LEFT of Printopia! Less than 24 hours left to unlock extra exclusive freebies:

🤝 Cross-Collab Freebies
📕 Crowd Quest Digital Zine Freebies
🔖 Printopia Bookmark Freebie

Start backing before it's too late 👉 www.backerkit.com/c/collection...

#Comics #books #publishing #crowdfunding

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BackerKit @backerkit.com · 19d

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BackerKit @backerkit.com · 19d

Congrats to the entire team at @montecookgames.com and the community that is rallying behind them! What a big accomplishment 👏🎉🍾

#cypher #ttrpg

Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 19d

WE DID IT 🎉🎉🎉 Cypher is 1000% FUNDED at $1 MILLION!

Thank you to everyone who spread the word about this campaign. The Backertrain has been going in overtime for 17 hours!!

Join us!
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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 19d

We just hit $950K, and we're less than 50 Backers away from yet ANOTHER STRETCH GOAL!

Can we get to 1000% funded? $1M is a LOT, but we're already so close! With every pledge, share, retweet, and like, we inch closer and closer to that magic number...

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BackerKit @backerkit.com · 20d

Only 5 hours left! Will @montecookgames.com unlock their Cypher Character Portfolios? Back now to help them hit their next STRETCH GOAL! #ttrpgs www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

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BackerKit @backerkit.com · 20d

⏰ Just 4 days left to back this beautifully horrifying comic by @wellsthomp.bsky.social as part of Printopia on BackerKit! Back it before it's too late 👉 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/w... #horror #witchcore #darkfantasy #publishing #comics

Echoes - A One Shot Horror Comic

In the early morning hours after the witch is burned, a sole mourner comes to pay their respects to the smoldering stake, only to find that something is lurking in the nearby woods. Think The VVitch m...

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BackerKit @backerkit.com · 22d

Less than 1 week left to unlock extra exclusive freebies by backing multiple books, comics and graphic novels! Check out Printopia today: www.backerkit.com/c/collection...

#Comics #books #graphicnovels #publishing #crowdfunding

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The Book Bazaar - Coming Nov. 12th, 2025! @the-book-bazaar.com · 24d

The Book Bazaar is coming November 12th, 2025 to December 3rd, 2025 on @backerkit.com We can't wait to make 20+ publishing projects happen for various indie authors and presses! Browse the collection and follow your favorite projects now!

#Booksky #IndieAuthor #Books #Crowdfunding

The Book Bazaar 2025 on BackerKit

Browse by Genre [https://www.backerkit.com/c/collections/book-bazaar-2025/flair?tag_id=115][https://www.backerkit.com/c/collections/book-bazaar-2025/flair?tag_id=46][https://www.backerkit.com/c/co...

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BackerKit @backerkit.com · 23d

Only a few hours left to back Cozy Town Critters, a BackerKit Collab-Funding event hosted by @inki-drop.com @milkbun.bsky.social and @wanderlingworld.bsky.social! Back all 3 projects and receive a crossover art freebie from all 3 artists 😍 👉 www.backerkit.com/c/collection... #enamelpins

Cozy Town Critters 🐾 on BackerKit

[collab-banner_dates.jpg] What is Cozy Town Critters? Ever wanted to walk through a Richard Scarry book or wished that your cute Animal Crossing villagers had neighborhood of shops of their own?...

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BackerKit @backerkit.com · 29d

🚀Just launched! The One Dice brings fun, immersion, and identity to every game night!

Act fast—every Early Bird backer will also receive a LiquidCore Resin D20 😱 Back today!

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/w...

One die. Any roll. Instant or cinematic your call.

For your story, your character, your table. The die that brings every roll to life instant numbers when you want speed, cinematic vibes when you want theatre