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Monsters of Murka Trilogy: Ratified & Radified

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Enter a World where Capitalism is King. Then, punch it in the face. Monsters of Murka is a Platinum-Best-Selling trilogy of campaign settings for 5e D&D. We've added hundreds of new spells, items, and monsters, all with that over-the-top Murka flavor!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

200k STRETCH GOAL UNLOCKED: ALL Physical Books Just Got a Huge Upgrade! Campaign Ends on Friday!
10 months ago – Mon, Aug 11, 2025 at 05:31:42 AM

Saw "Weapons" last night, was a fantastic, phenomenal watch. My favorite part was when Jennifer Garner went on a 20 minute rant about whether or not an unarmed strike counts as a Weapon attack (spoiler alert: it does).

Can't wait for the sequel, "Spells." Zach Cregger is a genius.


My fellow Murkans,

We've reached the end of our second Great Murkan Road Trip, arriving in Nawlins and unlocking Sprayed/Illustrated Page Edges for ALL books. But don't you worry—the road trips aren't over. We still have another week left, so we'll have some ALL NEW Stretch Goals for the final week soon!

We have now unlocked:
  • 200k:  Sprayed Edges for ALL Hardcover Books

 These will easily be the most gorgeous books we have ever gotten to make. I am already drooling directly into my keyboard, which is causng me totype badle becaue is stickykeys.

Sprayed Edges for ALL Hardcover Books

The fancy pages are no longer limited to just the deluxe books; now, ALL our hardcover books will have decorated page edges! The designs will be different for standard and deluxe books:

  • Standard Edition books will have a color-sprayed edge with a design that reflects the theme of the book
  • Deluxe Edition books will have a foiled edge design that matches the color of foil on the front of the book, tying the entire thing together.

We're awaiting some samples from our printer to show some of the deluxe design elements, and as soon as we have them, you guys are gonna EXPLODE. I mean, not literally, because that would be bad for business. We'd have to shift our entire business model. Probably. 



Reminder: FINAL Live Stream for Campaign End on Friday

We'll be doing our FINAL Live Stream on Friday, August 15th, at 10:00 AM Eastern, 7:00 AM Pacific, (THAT IS A NEW TIME, DOUBLE CHECK IT PLZ) where we'll be doing a full-on Monsters of Murka Jeopardy (Sony Entertainment plz no sue, is just a prank), Brad, CJ, and I will be playing a Jeopardy board where our knowledge of our own work will be tested (and found wanting, I'm sure, lmao). It's sure to be an over-the-top time, and we've got a lot of other stuff planned.

But Jaron, doesn't the Backerkit campaign end at 10:30 AM Eastern, 7:30 AM Pacific?

An astute observation, dear reader, yes it does! Backerkit has something called Overtime Mode which allows us to extend the campaign even after the end time, as long as backers are still rolling in. That means you guys can keep us on the hook as long as you want (potentially indefinitely! We may be trapped in a live stream shadow realm of our own making!). 

Come hang out, chat with us, ask us some questions, and trap our immortal souls in a digital prison for the rest of time!

Soundtrack Poll Winners

I am pleased to announce the winners of the Soundtrack Poll! The top 3 winners, each of which will become a 10-minute loopable track chock full of references in a high-fantasy bardcore style are...

  1. Taverns & Festivals with 27 votes
  2. Big Boss Battles with 26 votes
  3. Sea Shanties with 25 votes

Discovery & Wonder was SO CLOSE with 24 votes!

Stay tuned for the next drop of Stretch Goals as we enter our FINAL WEEK! Chat more soon.



Yours across the plains of Midwesteros,

Jaron R. M. Johnson
And the Action Fiction Faction

WE'RE LIVE NOW! Also, the winners of the Soundtrack Poll are about to be announced!
10 months ago – Thu, Aug 07, 2025 at 03:27:30 PM

My Fellow Murkans,

If you're seeing this, then we are actively livestreaming on Backerkit and Twitch! Come hang out as we showcase our brand new Eating Competition mechanics, in our Murkan History mechanics showcase, set at the Plane's Fair (quite different from the World's Fair, I assure you) over a century ago. We'll also be chatting about some of our new add-ons and our plans for the rest of the campaign! And, of course, we'll be more than happy to answer all your burning Murka questions.



Soundtrack Poll Winners

If you're reading this, it means the winners haven't been announced yet and there's still time to vote (or Jaron was bad and forgot to come back and edit this during the live stream, whoops!). The polls will close at 7 PM Eastern, 4 PM Pacific, just 30 minutes into our live stream!

Have a small taste of the kind of music Reed over at Fable Factory will be cooking up. This is the Jester's Jingle Medley, a mashup of every commercial jingle you've ever heard and then some.



See you soon!



Yours across the plains of Midwesteros,

Jaron R. M. Johnson
and the Action Fiction Faction

190k STRETCH GOAL UNLOCKED: Printable spell cards! Soundtrack Poll closes TOMORROW
10 months ago – Wed, Aug 06, 2025 at 01:17:09 PM

My players keep asking me if they can use "Flesh to Stone" to give their enemies kidney stones. Monsters.

But also yes, I don't see why not.


My fellow Murkans,

When Wizard War III inevitably breaks out in our immediate future, rest assured that you'll be able to command the magical forces of gourmomancy, economancy, and arcane explosions with ease.

We have now unlocked:
  • 190k:  Printable Spell Cards

Now everybody, please open your spellbooks to page 420 as we read together...

Printable Spell Cards

Our resident graphics sorceress supreme will be taking all of the spells from all three compendiums and turning them into print-ready spell cards. This will be included as a free digital reward for anyone backing the Digital Bundle, tier or above, and for anyone getting the VTT add-on! So, if you're currently in an add-ons only level, or you've been considering picking up that VTT, there's no better time than now!



Reminder: Live Stream on Thursday

We'll be doing another Livestream TOMORROW, August 7th, at 6:30 PM Eastern, 3:30 PM Pacific, where we'll be showcasing our new Eating Competition mechanics, These mechanics will be at the crux of one of our new one-shot adventures, and this will be the first time we talk about it publicly!

Come hang out, chat with us, ask us some questions, and keep throwing out those Community Suggestions!

Last minute reminder: Soundtrack poll

HEY DON'T FORGET TO VOTE IN THE SOUNDTRACK POLL! Winners announced in Tomorrows livestream! Right now third place is at a pretty neck-and-neck tie (but not a naked necktie, those are two different things), so be sure to get your votes in!



Yours across the plains of Midwesteros,

Jaron R. M. Johnson
And the Action Fiction Faction

180k STRETCH GOAL UNLOCKED: Dungeons & Dance-offs One Shot! 200k stretch goal reveal!
10 months ago – Mon, Aug 04, 2025 at 11:27:02 AM

Sliiiiiide to the left!

*I slide to the left and so does the mimic disguised as a nearby chair*

Sliiiiiiide to the right!

*The sounds of screaming and incomprehensible violence as the mimic and I fight to the death*

CRISS-CROSS!


My fellow Murkans,

I am overwhelmingly thrilled to announce the following: We get to make another one-shot adventure! This rounds out with having one adventure for each book now, which is a huge achievement. I absolutely LOVE writing adventures, and this one is gonna be a bop.

We have now unlocked:
  • 180k:  Monsters of Murka: Ballroom Brawl One-shot

Let's all do the hustle as we boogie on down to some details.

Monsters of Murka: Ballroom Brawl

This adventure focuses primarily on content from Monsters of Murka: Chromatic Gamut, including our alternate combat rules for Ballroom Combat. If you've ever wanted to see a D&D dance-off, complete with spell-slinging and blade-twirling, this adventure will have all that and more.



Reminder: Live Stream on Thursday

We'll be doing another Livestream on Thursday, August 7th, at 6:30 PM Eastern, 3:30 PM Pacific, where we'll be showcasing our new Eating Competition mechanics, These mechanics will be at the crux of one of our new one-shot adventures, and this will be the first time we talk about it publicly!

Come hang out, chat with us, ask us some questions, and keep throwing out those Community Suggestions!

New Stretch Goal Reveal: Decorative Edges for ALL Physical Books!

It took us a while to hash out the costs for this one, but we can definitively now tell you, if we raise 200k, EVERY book will look special and gorgeous. If you are a person who loves reading books (or hoarding books—hi, it's me, I do that), then even the standard edition books are now going to have you drooling over them.

We're working on finalizing the art for what will go on the page edges themselves. The deluxe books will most likely be a different design from the standard books, so bear with us while we keep exploring it. But I'm so JAZZED about this one because we get to make these books an even more special part of your collection. 

I cannot wait to show you guys the final art. Also, we've got some more art previews on the way in a future update, so stick around for those!

Last minute reminder: Soundtrack poll

HEY DON'T FORGET TO VOTE IN THE SOUNDTRACK POLL! Winners announced in Thursday's livestream!

okay byyyeeeeeeeeeee



Yours across the plains of Midwesteros,

Jaron R. M. Johnson
And the Action Fiction Faction

Soundtrack Poll (Come Vote!), Eating Contest Mechanics, and another Live Stream!
10 months ago – Fri, Aug 01, 2025 at 10:32:15 AM

It's time to d-d-d-d-d-duel!

Wait, no, sorry, it's time to vote. That's my bad. That's my bad everyone! It isn't time to duel, I was wrong! It's actually time to vote!



My Fellow Murkans, Lend Me Your Votes!

The time has come for you to raise your voices in a cacophonous chorus and make your desires known! Those who vote shall be heeded in our continuing efforts to compose beautiful chords and melodies for your listening pleasure.

All that to say... please scroll down and vote in the music poll!

As a reminder, we hit a stretch goal for a soundtrack. Each piece of music in the soundtrack will be a 10-ish minute loopable track that conveys a certain "feeling" while being packed absolutely full with Murka-sized references, cameos, melodies, and motifs from Murka's musical earworm catalogue. We've chosen the first three themes:

  • Adventure
  • Combat
  • Downtime

And we want your help choosing the next three!

Eating Contest Live Stream (August 7th @ 6:30 PM Eastern)

We're doing another mechanics showcase live stream! Next Thursday, we'll show off our new Alternative Combat mechanics which allow you to run eating contests at your table, perfect for an adventure straight out of Monsters of Murka: Restaurants & Retail. I got to really sink my teeth into eating contest culture in the U.S. while researching for this mechanic, and absolutely love what we wound up with in the end. There are several ways you can do eating contests, and there is a lot of push-your-luck strategy behind it. It's time to become the Joey Chestnut you were always meant to be.



Come hang out and see these mechanics playtested, throw us some questions, and celebrate with us! We'll be there for a few hours, and would love to see any one of you there.



Yours across the plains of Midwesteros,

Jaron R. M. Johnson
and the Action Fiction Faction