Greetings, fellow adventurers! We, TTRPG Rising Tide, are thrilled to present our crowdfunding campaign aimed at championing creativity and providing opportunities for aspiring creators. Join us on a quest to raise funds for the Storytelling Collective scholarships that will ignite the imaginations of talented individuals yearning to make their mark in the realms of game design, storytelling, and worldbuilding.

At the heart of this campaign is our unique approach—by offering captivating TTRPG resources we seek to unlock the creative potential within both players and creators alike. As fans of the genre, we understand the profound impact that immersive and visually stunning game elements can have on the gaming experience. That's why we have curated a collection of awe-inspiring battle maps, art packs, and soundtracks meticulously crafted to transport players to fantastical realms teeming with adventure.

However, our mission extends far beyond the game table. We firmly believe in the power of education and the transformative effect it can have on aspiring creators. With your generous support, we aim to establish scholarships that will empower talented individuals to pursue their dreams in the TTRPG industry. Whether they aspire to become setting designers, adventure writers, or encounter creators these scholarships will provide the necessary resources, mentorship, and opportunities to help them flourish.

If you would like to sample the rewards, here's a map pack you can download for free!

Tom Cartos is a digital artist with a background in architecture and design. He is bringing these skills into creating tabletop battle maps and assets for games like Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, Call of Cthulhu and more!

Meditating Munky creates highly detailed Encounter Maps and Top-down Tokens for your Dungeons & Dragons , Pathfinder , and other TTRPG Campaigns . We also write One Shot Adventures and Short Campaigns for 5e D&D, perfect for dropping in to your ongoing campaigns. That’s not all, we also make STL Files for 3d Printing, Magic Item cards, and all sorts of other content for your games! All of our content is available for download, and we have an ever-growing backlog of over 1200+ Maps, 250+ Tokens, 35+ PDFs, and 45+ Foundry VTT Modules!

With Moonlight Maps you get the highest quality hand-drawn map packs, with custom variants covering different settings (eg snow/desert terrain, haunting mists, special themes, and night) giving you more narrative opportunities from a single map pack!

Stained Karbon Maps where you will find very high quality battle maps based in bizarre and fantastical locations and themes. The maps have a focus on utilizing perspective to create depth and elevation that isn’t common in normal top down maps, this helps push a sense of scale and wonder when used.

Domille's Wondrous Works is the original phased battle map creator, who also has encounter, animated maps, static maps, adventure hook posters and notice boards on her Patreon.

Hyperion Skies Studios is run by Alexander Hyperion Skies, artist and variety Twitch streamer. Using art to bring his home games to life since 2010, he now produces stock art and custom illustrative TTRPG assets, such as characters, monsters, items, maps, and icons.

Of Metal and Magic

A smith of words and images to suit your TTRPG needs - Of Metal and Magic creates a variety of resources from game running tips to adventures , maps to magic items , and over 100 printable or VTT compatible tavern posters .

Underground Oracle

With your help, we're building new and exciting settings for the Cypher System of every genre and tone you can imagine. Each setting includes everything you need to explore its unique world, including lore, species, descriptors, foci, creatures, cyphers, artifacts, and all of the rules that you need to play!

Rising Tide is a Discord Community for those who have their sights set on being a professional creator within the TTRPG world - Not only are there tailored rooms to help one another out on this challenging journey by providing support, advice, and a safe space in all of the various ways it takes to navigate these waters, but we also check in with one another through weekly support meetings and even host regularly scheduled live events to gain insight from industry professionals .

A rising tide lifts all boats, so let's weigh anchor and set sail, together!

By backing our campaign, not only will you gain access to our premium selection of battle maps, art packs, and music designed by industry-leading artists, but you will also be directly contributing to the growth and diversity of the TTRPG community. Every pledge brings us closer to our goal of providing scholarships to those who possess boundless creativity and the passion to shape the worlds of tomorrow.

Join us on this remarkable journey as we embark on a quest to empower creators and foster a vibrant, inclusive TTRPG community. Your support will make a tangible difference and help pave the way for the next generation of imaginative storytellers and worldbuilders. 100% of the proceeds from this campaign will go towards the Storytelling Collective Scholarships!

Thank you for being a part of Empowering Creativity. Together, we can change lives, forge new adventures, and inspire countless tales yet to be told. Let's roll the dice and make dreams come true!

This tier is for those who don't necessarily want the rewards of the campaign, but still want to contribute to the cause. Thank you, Warriors, we appreciate you.

This tier receives all of the rewards of this campaign! 22 map packs, 10 art packs (commercial license included), 10 soundtracks, and 2 Cypher Short collections! If all of these products were purchased separately, they would cost just about $300, and here you can get them all for $70! All rewards are in digital format.

This tier is for those who want to support the cause in a bigger way. In addition to the rewards of the Knight tier, Champions also receive a Certificate of Bragging Rights with their name on it. They can now freely boast about being a Certified Champion, and have the documentation to prove it. Unlike the rest of the rewards, the certificate will be sent to the supporters within days of pledging. That way they can start rubbing it in their friends and family faces sooner rather than later.

Thank you so much for funding us! The first stretch goal reward is Mushroom Kingdom Battle Map pack by Stained Karbon Maps with 19 Battle Map and 6 Tokens! Let's go! If we reach this stretch goal, this reward will be available to both Knights and Champions!

Second Stretch goal unlocked! This goal reward is an additional map pack by Moonlight Maps: Magic Shop!

Third stretch goal is here and waiting to be unlocked! Thanks to everyone who contributed!

We keep reaching stretch goals everyone! Thank you so much for so much support! New stretch goal is here! Fey Meadow is a battle map pack that contains 12 maps and if we reach this stretch goal, the Knight and the Champion tiers will receive this reward along with all the rest!

Thank you everyone! We reached yet another stretch goal, and the $1800 is the next one!

Risks & Challenges

There are virtually no risks that come with this campaign. Since all of the rewards we offer are digital, there is no production or distribution involved. Most of the materials have already been gathered and are ready to be sent out once the campaign finalizes. The only reason the rewards will be sent out after the end of the campaign, is to see whether we reach any of the stretch goals, so they can all be included in the rewards.