Monsters of Murka is a hilarious new campaign setting for fifth edition DND full of comical monsters, detailed maps, parodical mayhem, and political satire! This campaign setting includes adventures for first to tenth level characters. We were successfully funded on Kickstarter in June 2019, and we're stoked to share everything we're creating with you!
Long has he slumbered in the sunken city of R'lyeh... but now, he lives!
Join Action Fiction in the fight against Cthulhu! The Kickstarter for Action Fiction's newest game, Cthulhu Dreamt, ends in 12 hours!
This is a very exciting update for us for 2 reasons: 1) Nearly all of you (With the exception of a few backers that are awaiting erroneously split shipments) will have received the entirety of your Murka books and goodies by now, yay! And 2) OUR NEW KICKSTARTER, Cthulhu Dreamt JUST LAUNCHED THIS MORNING! Lemme tell you about it!
Cthulhu Dreamt is a multimedia storytelling experience, taking shape as a tabletop role-playing game (with a completely unique system), a soundtrack (that’s completely stream-friendly), a novel, and more. You can immerse yourself in the story through music, prose, and connected media—and then you can live the story!
You and your friends play a group of people who awaken from a shared dream, and are called upon by a secret government agency to rescue one of their top scientists. On your journey across the globe, you will fend off the rising tide of cosmic effects and otherworldly organisms from consuming the planet… and humanity along with it.
Throughout the Kickstarter, we’ll be running an integrated ARG detailing some of the secrets of the world of Cthulhu Dreamt. The first 5 people to solve this ARG will earn themselves a deluxe copy of the book, vinyl soundtrack, and more secret rewards.
And I already said this but I’m saying it again, it launched THIS MORNING, please go check it out!
But I don’t WAAANNTT Murka to end!
I have a really specific question about Murka Lore or Mechanics, where can I find you?
I’m one of the few who still haven’t received all their stuff, can I still email you?
Will you be at cons so that I can say hi/punch Brad in the face/buy more books/shake your hand?
You’ve got more stuff coming down the pipeline!? How can I support you?
I’ve got a question you didn’t address here!
Sincerely,
Brad and the Action Fiction Faction
There is now a chunky pallet in my garage full of hardback Monsters of Murka books, and this week the team and I are planning on shipping them out to everyone!
They're gorgeous, with embossed fronts. And the limited edition books? UGH they're to DIE for. SO beautiful.
Also, for those who may have missed it - the reason I've been quiet here is because...
Monsters of Murka: Restaurants & Retail takes Murka to Flavor City, Walmoria, and the Hall of Murka. It is an absolutely HILARIOUS book, and the 18 writers behind it did such a GREAT job creating it. If you missed that campaign, don't worry - we'll open up pre-orders for it soon! We worked out a lot of kinks in the Kickstarter process this time. A great example of this is, we won't be fulfilling out of our garage again, and we know ALL the rules and specifics behind laying out a book (thanks again to JB of DropTheDie, our amazing layout artist, who killed it bringing the first book to life and is returning to bring this one to life as well).
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Anyway, I wanted to thank all of you again. If it were not for you all believing in the core book, the second book would not be possible. If you want to keep up to date with things we do, consider following the Action Fiction kickstarter profile, as that's where we'll be running all of our Kickstarters from now on.
Also, don't forget to join our Discord - it's now almost 600 members strong!
Thanks again to each and every one of you. Bless up.
Warm regards,
Jaron R. M. Johnson
jrmj
Check your email for a notification from DriveThruRPG, who printed and shipped all of our paperback books. They'll have your shipping info, and if you have questions about the fulfillment of your paperback books, you should direct them there! I'll drop some FAQs at the end of this update.
Don't forget to set yourself up to be reminded on launch day!
How do I check the status of my paperback book order?
I ordered more than just a paperback book, when will I receive my other rewards?
I have other questions! I would like answers!
It's been a long-time coming, but damn if I'm not still in complete shock that we've made it. Really quick, here's everything I'm gonna touch on:
Today, on August 10th, 2020, I received our hardback proofs. And they're gorgeous.
As a friendly reminder, the foil on the limited editions that we send out will be gold, as advertised. But just... just look at it. Look at all of the glory in those raised letters, in the foil and pleather, in the COLOR of the PAGES. And shipping out in a mere 6 weeks (9 weeks for the new foiled limited editions)!
My god, I could cry. BUT I WON'T. I HAVEN'T THE TIME TO. BECAUSE I GOTTA TALK TO Y'ALL ABOUT...
That's right, folks. The proof is in the pudding. The pudding being the new DriveThruRPG page, where you can see that paperback books are now available (and on sale, tell your friends).
Remember, if you backed for a paperback book, don't go buying one. You've already got one on the way from yours truly. They'll be arriving VERY soon, merely a week, maybe two. Depending on DTRPG's shipping time.
And now, for the big finale...
That's right, gang.
A new Kickstarter. Monsters of Murka: Restaurants and Retail, coming at you on Kickstarter September 8th! Hang out with the Flavor Savior, Guillame Fierre (who may or may not be the last of the flavor dragons). Check out a WIP shot of his art below, complete with his "Frost-tipped Spear."
Gang, we brought on 18 new writers to bring this book to life, and they literally blew me away with their work. I cannot believe how well they've done.
Check out the list of writers here.
And things are gonna get... weird.
But like... really weird.
If you want to get an early look, make sure you've joined our Discord so you can be a part of the playtesting for all of the new subclasses, spells, feats, backgrounds, monsters, weapons, and magic items coming at you in the next big thing.
That's all I've got for you this time around. Cheers, and see you all on September 8th for some massive magical mayhem!