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Monsters of Murka

Created by Jaron R. M. Johnson

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!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

8 hours remain! ONE FINAL PUSH TO THE STRETCH GOALS!!
almost 5 years ago – Fri, Jun 21, 2019 at 04:52:35 PM

 SO CLOSE TO THE END! But the end is just the beginning.

Hey, guys!

We're only 8 HOURS AWAY from the end of the campaign, and I'm SO excited to bring this to you guys! We've brought out some cool new art, and we've started working on some neat, sneaky fun stuff that we'll be talking about in the coming updates! ;)

I wanted to post this to encourage you guys to share the campaign for ONE LAST HURRAH before midnight tonight when everything wraps up! 

Additionally, if you haven't yet, consider doing the following:

Thank you guys so much, for everything. Looking forward to talking to everyone as we continue to write!

What are some of the things you'd like to see in future updates? Or what are some of the things you'd like us to do (like Livestreams or Q&As)? Let us know so we can make them HAPPEN!

NEW CHARACTER ART!
almost 5 years ago – Sun, Jun 16, 2019 at 04:59:32 PM

Hey, you beautiful folks.

I'll get straight to the meat of this announcement: we got some new character art. It's gorgeous. I love it. Here it is.

Beyonce as a glamour-school bard
Beyonce as a glamour-school bard
Bernie Sanders as a wizard with his bird companion
Bernie Sanders as a wizard with his bird companion
Mark Zuckerberg as a lizard-person Rogue.
Mark Zuckerberg as a lizard-person Rogue.

Additionally, we're inching ever-closer to our next Stretch Goal! LOOK!!

And finally, if you're going to Origins this weekend, don't forget to find me! Check out our Origins update for more! :)

Find me at Origins this weekend to score some free loot!
almost 5 years ago – Tue, Jun 11, 2019 at 09:16:08 PM

Are you going to Origins Game Fair this weekend?

Because I am, and I'm gonna be there to hand out free stickers and run some Murka games for all you fine folks! 

Unfortunately, we weren't able to secure a table, so we'll be playing in Origins' freeplay room. But, if you're interested in playing a one-shot in the world of Murka, feel free to join in! I'll be there Saturday and Sunday. If you're looking for me, keep your eyes peeled for a Monsters of Murka T-shirt! Alternatively, reach out to me on Twitter and we can meet up! All you need to bring is yourself, I'll have dice and pre-gen characters aplenty for everyone.

Thanks again, you guys! Looking forward to seeing you guys soon!

Oh, also, if you guys are interested in staying in contact and you hate Twitter, we also have a Discord server! Come on over and chat with some other Murka fans!

WE DID IT. You guys did it. STRETCH GOALS TIME!
almost 5 years ago – Mon, Jun 10, 2019 at 06:10:31 AM

$12,056. WOW.

Hot diggity damn, you guys. You killed it and words do not do it justice. I've been trying really hard to think of how I could possibly thank you, and I've decided that we're going to pour everything we have into this book to make it as BADASS as possible. That means tons of new monsters, cool dungeons, and radical pre-gen NPCs like Tom Cruise and Vermin Supreme (who is EXPLICITLY on-board with this project so long as we make him "a powerful wizards who can summon ponies and zombies or something."

So, with that said, it's time to talk about what comes next: STRETCH GOALS.

At $25,000, we'll add maps for EVERY CITY that's unlocked during the campaign. These maps will include not only a bird's-eye-view of the city, and not only details about specific locations like landmarks or specialized shops and locations, but ALSO playable maps for those specific locations! That means, if your players decide to up and start a bar fight in their local Owlbear Wild Wings, you, as the Dungeon Master, won't have to go searching for a generic bar map and give them some imaginary fluff about the magic screens displaying the latest and greatest Sportsball game - you can just pull out the Owlbear Wild Wings Battlemap and let them have at it! 

Thank you guys so much, again. Seriously. I'm so excited to be working on this, and you guys making it a reality gives me so much life. I would love so much to go into detail about how this book has positively affected my life, but that's content for another update. 

If you guys would like to see some more livestreams, leave a comment below and let me know whether you want some Actual Play stuff, or just a hang-out session where we talk about the writing process, some behind the scenes sneak-peeks, or just some general indie RPG stuff. 

ALSO, if you're going to Origins Game Fair this upcoming weekend, FIND ME THERE! I would LOVE to talk to you, and if you've got the time, maybe we can squeeze you in for a Monsters of Murka one-shot! I'll be wearing a Monsters of Murka t-shirt, you won't be able to miss me. If you can't find me, reach out to me on Twitter and let me know you're there so we can meet up! 

We may even have free stickers to give out to people who find us in the wild...

VERMIN SUPREME IS ON BOARD
almost 5 years ago – Sat, Jun 08, 2019 at 07:02:47 PM

You read that correctly.

Political satire icon Vermin Supreme (aka that guy with the boot on his head) is here to give everyone who backs this project a free pony.

Figuratively.

But literally, Vermin Supreme has shared his support of Monsters of Murka, and even asked to be included as a playable character! We spoke this morning and so far his request has been "to be a powerful wizard who summons ponies and zombies."


I think we can manage something like that.

Who else would you guys like to see in Monsters of Murka? I'd REALLY love to get Patton Oswalt's eyes on this. Or Stephen Colbert.


Ahh, a guy can dream...