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The Fall of Rivenhelm: An adventure for 5E & other TTRPGs

Created by Cawood Publishing

A 72-page book with Low, Mid, and High-level options. Includes new monsters, magic items, spells. Fifth Edition, PF, DCC, and others.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

80% of the way! 7 days to go!
about 1 month ago – Mon, Nov 25, 2024 at 09:37:20 AM

Greetings generous backers, thanks for joining us on this journey. We're getting close, only $1400 USD to go with 7 days left! We would love to reveal those stretch goals!

The Journey to the Castle (80% of the way)

As the adventurers make their way towards Hart Castle, they encounter the Mushroom Army face-to-face. Several types of fungi creatures and a number of mutants are among the ruined buildings. Piles of rubble, floods, fires, and other hazards continue to make the journey challenging. 

The heroes will also encounter several NPCs with their own agendas. Some are fighting the invading mushroom people, some are members of nefarious factions with other motivations.

Podcast Promotions

We spoke with Teachers in the Dungeon about The Fall of Rivenhelm: Season 3, Ep. 47: Dungeon Crawl Classics on a Friday Night! And Andrew Cawood Too! • Teachers in the Dungeon

Podcast Promotions

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Only 10 days left! 74% funded!
about 1 month ago – Fri, Nov 22, 2024 at 09:25:48 AM

Hey everyone, thanks for backing the book! Right now, the project is 74% funded, and there is enough time to fund and achieve the stretch goals—there are 10 days to go! We'll continue to advertise the Kickstarter and spread the word. 

The Journey to the Castle (74% of the way)

After leaving the Docks District behind, the adventurers enter a poorer city district. Hart Castle is visible in the center of the settlement and ruined buildings are everywhere. The river has also flooded this area. Many of the damaged structures are shops, halls, temples, and houses. Some survivors are fighting the invading Mushroom army, but most are fleeing for their lives. 

Mutants are wandering around and can lurk in many of the ruins. Hazards include fires, floods, falling debris, makeshift bridges, and others. Bandits and gangs of thugs are taking advantage of the situation and looting what they can. 

Meanwhile, the Mushroom Army has begun rebuilding the city walls. They want to secure the city they've captured, so the rescue mission just became even more challenging!

Podcast Promotions

We visited with the Blue Dragon Guild Youtube Channel last week and talked about The Fall of Rivenhelm: Cawood Publishing: The Fall of Rivenhelm - D&D Kickstarter!

Other Promotions/Reviews

The Kind GM has reviewed the book as well: Kickstarter – The Fall of Rivenhelm: An Adventure for 5E & other TTRPGs – The Kind GM

Social Media links to follow the Kickstarter campaign

Discord: https://discord.gg/d2duHkuj

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-Andrew and the team

70% funded! Two weeks to go!
about 1 month ago – Mon, Nov 18, 2024 at 01:12:48 PM

Hey everyone, thanks for backing the Kickstarter! We're getting closer now, only 30% to go until we reach the funding goal. There are still two weeks to get more backers to come on board. 

The Journey to the Castle (70% of the way)

Every few days we'll take our backers on a journey through the adventure itself. Just like the PCs, our goal is to reach the castle. To reach the stronghold we must fund the Kickstarter!

Leaving the Docks District, the damage to the rest of the city of Rivenhelm becomes clearer. Hart Castle also becomes visible in the distance. The adventurers will discover more city walls are broken and they'll enter a different district. This area is full of stores, and homes, much of it is a wasteland now. It is also flooded by the river and waterways can be used to travel through much of the settlement. There are also areas where the ground has opened up and exposed some of the Underworld. 

The creatures encountered in this new district include fleeing citizens, city guards, thugs, bandits, resistance fighters, infected flying ogres, infected werewolves, deadly fish, and many others.

TTRPG Spotlight

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Talons' Nefarious Contacts

A 5e-compatible supplement with drop-in NPCs and shops with an unlawful twist from smugglers to hitmen for hire & more!

Talon's Nefarious Contacts by Dragon Scale Games — Kickstarter

Cookbook: Craft Magic Items and Feel Effect Cards and 2d6 Dice (Nov 12th to Dec 9th)

Feel Effect Deck
Yes! Back again with another deck of cards. This resource will inspire conversations with NPCs and talking with intelligent weapons. Six categories of feelings (happy, sad, angry, disgusted, fear, and surprise) with over 10 cards in each category (more with stretch goals). Cards display the meaning of the emotion, associated words, 6 to 8 sayings, and an optional Feel Effect. The d6 dice have multiple uses, but for now, I can tell you they will reflect on the level of the emotion. Find out more on Kickstarter.

Cookbook: Crafting Magic Items
I used to subscribe to White Dwarf Magazine in the 80s and fell in love with five articles related to creating and manufacturing your own magic items. The original article was called "Eye of Newt and Wing of Bat". I reached out to the original author who gave me permission to reprint his work into a new layout and updated it to 5E24 (Still plan to have it used for 1&2 edition). This will be a spiral-bound (lay flat) book with about 100+ pages, including plans for cookbook-related topics, characters, and magic items from my own campaigns. Stop in: we will have a sale soon on vampire marrow and ogre hide.

Feel Effect + Cookbook: Craft Magic Items for 1E, 2E & 5E24 by Tree Bee Games — Kickstarter

A Long Night of Mourning (5E)

A Level 4 One-Shot for 5e about trying not to fall asleep and the monsters that feed on your dreams!

You ride towards the town of Arnnwick…


The air is cold and still, not a sound to be heard. Something strange lurks over this town, surrounding it in a dark thick smog. You can taste the sadness in the air, its profuse ghastly haze which entraps this town under some evil magic. What has happened to this town? Will you suffer the same fate? 

This one-shot adventure is a complete dark mystery for Level 4 players. The players ride into the town of Arnnwick accompanied by 4 Rangers sent ahead of a traveling caravan to discover what darkness has a hold over the town of Arnnwick. This One - Shot is full of Intrigue and Unique Mechanics to pressure the players, creating a tense storytelling experience. In this challenging One - Shot players must use their wit and guile to survive! Will you take the stroll into this Grimdark Adventure for 5th Edition.

Get access to this adventure for as little as £2! 

A Long Night of Mourning (5e) by Ert's Treehouse — Kickstarter

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68% funded, 18 days to go!
about 1 month ago – Thu, Nov 14, 2024 at 04:02:58 PM

Thanks for backing our new Kickstarter! Right now, the project is 68% funded, and there is enough time to fund and get the stretch goals. We'll continue to advertise the Kickstarter and spread the word. 

The Journey to the Castle (68% of the way)

Every few days we'll take our backers on a journey through the adventure itself. Just like the PCs, our goal is to reach the castle. To reach the stronghold we must fund the Kickstarter!

As the adventurers continue on their journey to the castle they'll leave the evil aquarians and Hart River behind. Making their way through downed buildings and towers, they'll encounter numerous challenges in the Docks District. It will be like traversing a minefield with dangers around every corner. Several kinds of mutants and monsters from the Underworld are going to force the heroes to be at their best. 

There will also be survivors from the city who will need help. And a resistance movement, led by the bravest city guards, has already formed. Some adventurers might decide to aid these courageous men and women. 

Podcast Promotions

The Fall of Rivenhelm Kickstarter will be featured on several podcasts/YouTube channels. We'll chat with The Blue Dragon Guild tomorrow on YouTube and the adventure book will be featured on the Teachers in the Dungeon podcast soon. 

Other Promotions/Reviews

We posted the project on EN World today. It's a TTRPG new site. Here's the link: Kickstarter - The Fall of Rivenhelm adventure for 5E and any TTRPG is 68% funded | EN World D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews

The Kind GM reviewed the book as well: Kickstarter – The Fall of Rivenhelm: An adventure for 5E & other TTRPGs – The Kind GM

Social Media links to follow the Kickstarter campaign

Discord: https://discord.gg/d2duHkuj

X/Twitter: @cawoodpublish

Facebook: Cawood Publishing on Facebook

Insta: @cawoodpublishing

Bluesky: @cawoodpublishing.bsky.social

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-Andrew and the team

Over 50% funded with 3 weeks to go!
about 2 months ago – Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 05:52:36 PM

Greetings generous backers, the project is moving along smoothly. Thanks for backing a new adventure book! We're excited to have Travis Hanson (illustrations/layout) and the Voyager's Workshop (maps) on our team. 

Right now, we're 56% funded, and there are still three weeks to go! We'll continue to advertise the Kickstarter and spread the word. 

The Journey to the Castle (56% of the way)

Every few days we'll take our backers on a journey through the adventure itself. Just like the PCs, our goal is to reach the castle. To reach the stronghold we must fund the Kickstarter!

As the heroes arrive in Rivenhelm, they'll find a city lying in ruins. The fishmen (see an example of an aquarian below before it becomes a mutant) who live there have been mutated by dark spores from the Mushroom Army. These mutants are fighting the remaining city guard. An adventuring party can choose to help the guards and save some of the inhabitants. 

After dealing with the mutant aquarians, the heroes can begin their journey into the city of Rivenhelm. There are monsters, mutants, fires, sinkholes, makeshift bridges, and other hazards in the way. Several interesting NPCs also populate the area. 

Podcast Promotions

The Kickstarter will be featured on several podcasts/YouTube channels.

Cawood Publishing YouTube 

The two wizards reviewed the Kickstarter a few days ago on Two Wizards and a Mic: The Fall of Rivenhelm is on Kickstarter!

Yang Yan Zhao YouTube Channel

Last week we also sat down with Yang Yan Zhao and discussed the Kickstarter: The DARK Truth About Rivenhelm's Downfall

Social Media links to follow the Kickstarter campaign

Discord: https://discord.gg/d2duHkuj

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Facebook: Cawood Publishing on Facebook

Insta: @cawoodpublishing

Bluesky: @cawoodpublishing.bsky.social

-Andrew and the team