Encounters for Dark Cities by Moon Beast Games

A project in New York, NY by David Z. Morris
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Four short, disturbing urban encounters and exotic tables for Fifth Edition and other role-playing systems, presented in a zine format.
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Backers: 43
Average Pledge Per Backer: $17

Funded: $743 of $250
Dates: Feb 28th -> Mar 30th (30 days)
Project By: David Z. Morris
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March 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Something I want to put a little more in the spotlight to look forward to is all the monsters and npc’s we’ve created. I am obsessed with third party monster manuals and have way more than I'll ever need.I feel like combat encounters yearn to be... (Read More)

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March 26th - via: kickstarter.com
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March 25th - via: kickstarter.com
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March 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
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March 20th - via: kickstarter.com
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March 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi folks, I just wound up whipping out a little riff of some of my thoughts of the motivation and process for this little project that you’ve all been so amazingly generous in supporting. Some of you know me but shockingly many of you have found us... (Read More)

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March 11th - via: kickstarter.com
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