Merry Mushmen’s Knock! #5 Zine is coming
RAISE THE ALARM! THE FRENCH ARE COMING!
From France, the Merry Mushmen publishes fantastic third-party supplements for TTRPG and several that can be used with Shadowdark RPG. I am a big fan of their Knock! zine series of fanciful and esoteric tables and articles for GMs. The artwork alone is worth the price of each zine. More than just cool tables or mini-adventures, there are articles about the state-of-the-hobby from some of the smartest people in the RPG space, such as Dan Norton, Kelsey Dionne, and Dan Masters. I own the pdf’s for the first four zines, but I signed up for the Kickstarter for issue #5, plus the print versions of the preceding four zines. Can’t wait!
To date, Zine #5 has 3,395 backers and has raised €211,468. Glad to see the Merry Mushmen gaining traction among the OSR community. Their content is gritty, fun GM content, and beautifully decorated with colorful original artwork.
Some of my favorite bits from Knock! #4, include:
- In Search of Better Travel Rules by Josh McDowell, Knock!, pp. 18-22
- Making Good Rumors (and later, Dungeons) by Morgan Miller, pp. 38-42
- Desecration by Glyn Seal, pp. 119-120
- Dragons Should Be Unique! by Eric Nieudan, pp. 133-135
- The Neverending Saga of the Every Wyrm by Eric Nieudan, pp. 136-139
- Problem-Solving My Way to Shadowdark by Kelsey Dionne, pp. 207-208
Watch the Knock! #5 Kickstarter trailer, here:
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