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Ben Gerber

Boston, MA

I love games, crowd sourced projects and geeky things. I've been playing and running RPGs since I was 9 years old. Other projects of mine include my current website (http://www.trollitc.com) a blog concerned with all things SciFi and Fantasy. We'r... view more

  1. Self Made Scoundrel [Fantasy Novel] by Tristan J Tarwater

    A baron's son becomes a self-made scoundrel in the second book of The Valley of Ten Crescents series.

    • 164% funded $1,230 pledged
    • 43 backers
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    Westward: A Steampunk Western RPG, a Cinema6 Experience by Brettski

    Humanity, desperate for new resources, left Earth centuries ago on a one-way trip in search of a new life... by Wicked North Games

    • 266% funded $8,009 pledged
    • 186 backers
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    Somewhere Between: A documentary film by Linda Goldstein Knowlton

    Four teenaged girls, adopted from China as babies, explore the question "Who am I?" and start a dialogue about family and identity.

    • 125% funded $100,420 pledged
    • 1,406 backers
    • Funded Apr 11, 2012
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    Prismatic Art Collection by Tracy Hurley

    By commissioning art from a diverse set of artists and releasing to the Creative Commons, we'll change how fantasy heroes are depicted.

    • 128% funded $6,416 pledged
    • 297 backers
    • Funded May 20, 2012
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    Shadowrun Returns by Harebrained Schemes LLC

    Shadowrun Returns brings back one of our most original & cherished game settings as a 2D turn-based RPG for tablets & PC.

    • 459% funded $1,836,447 pledged
    • 36,276 backers
    • Funded Apr 29, 2012
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    School Daze by Tracy Barnett

    A collaborative roleplaying game about high school. Tell awesome stories, and make high school fun again!

    • 214% funded $6,440 pledged
    • 159 backers
    • Funded Mar 25, 2012
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    Shadowlands: Epic Fantasy Sci-Fi Mashup Setting by BlackStar Studios

    Imagine a gritty harsh fantasy RPG world where magic is based in reality, politics are complicated, and nothing is as it seems.

    • 117% funded $11,772 pledged
    • 120 backers
    • Funded Nov 24, 2011
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    JourneyQuest Season 2 by Zombie Orpheus

    JourneyQuest Season Two is the continuation of a fantasy comedy webseries, begun in 2010 and released under Creative Commons.

    • 188% funded $113,028 pledged
    • 1,117 backers
    • Funded Nov 26, 2011
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    The Demolished Ones by Steve Russell

    The Demolished Ones (FATE) is a steampunk, victorian, noir, horror, dark fantasy, quest for identity tabletop adventure game

    • 181% funded $5,430 pledged
    • 155 backers
    • Funded Nov 11, 2011
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    Glory To Rome << Black Box Edition >> Rome Demands BEAUTY! by Ed Carter / Jeremiah Lee

    Rome demands BEAUTY! Deluxe edition of best selling strategy game, re-imagined with breathtaking elegance and top quality production.

    • 348% funded $73,102 pledged
    • 1,612 backers
    • Funded Aug 22, 2011
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    Thieves at Heart (novel) - GeekGirlCon Print edition by Tristan J Tarwater

    'Thieves at Heart,' the first book in the fantasy series The Valley of Ten Crescents. Scoundrels, secret societies, and yes, elves.

    • 152% funded $760 pledged
    • 31 backers
    • Funded Sep 01, 2011
  12. Deities! -- an Album About Love and Dungeons & Dragons by Chris Littler

    Deities! is an epic folk-rock album about love and heartbreak set in the world of Dungeons and Dragons.

    Funding Unsuccessful (07/31/2011)
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    AZAMAR: The Role Playing Game, a Cinema6 Experience by Brettski

    AZAMAR is an epic world that presents a unique experience. It uses the Cinema6 RPG Framework brought to you by Wicked North Games.

    • 140% funded $2,102 pledged
    • 35 backers
    • Funded Mar 08, 2011
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    WorldBreakers: Legendary Villains by gamefiend

    A book of legendary epic villains for use in your 4th edition D&D game.

    • 125% funded $1,005 pledged
    • 39 backers
    • Funded Nov 08, 2010
  15. Azamar - The Role Playing Game - A Cinema6 and OpenD6 RPG Experience by Wicked North Games

    Azamar, an epic, high-magic, fantasy, role-playing game experience involving a world struggling to recover from the horrible Fracturing and Great War.

    Funding Unsuccessful (10/01/2010)
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    60 Terrible Character Portraits For Creative Commons Release by A Terrible Idea

    60 Terrible Character Portraits (30 male, 30 female, mostly human) that will be released using the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License

    • 180% funded $1,352 pledged
    • 38 backers
    • Funded Aug 21, 2010
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    UberDork Cafe- A Dork With A Dream by Natali

    A place that supports and encourages play, creative geeky goodness and community. A cafe. A game room. A classroom. A party room.

    • 134% funded $6,735 pledged
    • 116 backers
    • Funded Aug 13, 2010
  18. "Brushfire - Historia Rodentia" A miniatures wargame by Emily Fontana

    A miniatures wargame set in an version of Earth with animal-based countries with an indepth hero and army development system.

    Funding Unsuccessful (06/19/2010)