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Monsters of Murka Trilogy: Ratified & Radified

Created by Action Fiction

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:

📺 New Live Stream, New Add-ons, and Easter Egg Teaser
12 months ago – Fri, Jul 25, 2025 at 11:02:22 AM

Want more Murka previews? Wanna ask us your burning questions? Do you just wanna see our faces again? Well now you can!
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You weirdo.


My Fellow Murkans,

It is my esteemed pleasure to announce that we're conducting yet another live stream where we'll get to have some more face-to-face time with you all!

Date & Time: Thursday, July 31st @ 6:30 PM Eastern, 3:30 PM PST
Rough agenda:
  • New 5e mechanics showcase for Murka (bit of live playtesting
  • New add-on discussion
  • Stretch Goals
  • Open Q&A

New Add-ons Incoming!

We're bringing you all new add-ons next week! They'll be live before Thursday, but wanted to post about them here so you know they're coming.

  1. Dice Goblin Add-on
    • Look. We all know what kind of person you are. Maybe your group gets together weekly. Maybe you haven’t played in months. Maybe you’ve gone through a hundred characters in the last few years. Maybe you’ve never played at all. But none of that matters. You know what does matter? Having all the shiny click-clack math rocks. And you know what? We support that. We got you. Now you can have all of our very neat Murka dice—our coffee-scented Lucky Latte set, our blood-splattered golden Blood Money set, and our inky-rainbow Brick-by-Brick set—all at a hefty discount.
  2. Virtual Tabletop Module
    • Unlocked as one of our most-asked-for Stretch Goals, now all three books will be converted into a Virtual Tabletop experience! We’ll be building a full integration of all three books as a Foundry VTT module, complete with music, maps, monsters, and more! You will also have the option of picking up a system-agnostic VTT asset pack so that you could play Murka in Fantasy Grounds, Roll 20, or even Sigil (remember when that was a thing?). During the pledge manager (after the campaign ends), you’ll be able to choose whether you’d like the Foundry VTT module or the asset pack. Estimated delivery for this is sometime in Q1 2026.
  3. Miniature Series STLs
    • Unlocked as part of our Stretch Goals, now you can get some Murka-themed miniatures! There are four series in total, and each series will have 3-5 miniatures of various sizes. Minis will be provided as print-ready, print-tested STL files. Final monsters in each series will be announced at a later date (keep your eyes on our updates, because you’ll get to vote on which monsters through polls!), but below are a few guaranteed monsters in each set:
      • Series 1: Sir Valence
      • Series 2: Guillaume Fierre
      • Series 3: J. Krowling
      • Series 4: William Maize
  4. Miniature Bundle
    • With this add-on, you can get all 4 series of miniatures bundled together at a cozy discount! You’ll receive every mini from all four series as print-ready, print-tested STL files. Bring Murka to life at your gaming table!
  5. Reversible Dice Tray
    • You asked for it, and now you’re getting it - Monsters of Murka dice trays! These dice trays are reversible, with full-color print on both sides, so you’re getting two dice trays for the price of one! They will fold and store flat, saving space in your bag. One side will feature a Guillaume Fierre themed Flavor City flame pattern, and the other will feature the Monsters of Murka logo on a field of beautiful blue with white stars. Mockups soon!

Trailer Easter Egg

A few of you have already found the secret easter egg in our Backerkit Trailer, and I have absolutely loved seeing all the messages we've received—especially the ones that match our energy, lmao.

If you haven't found it yet, there's still time!



If you have found it, don't go spoiling it in the comments. If you do, you'll make a Freedom Dragon cry. Do you want that on your conscience?

Anyway, that's all for today - just wanted to stop in and say how much we all appreciate the hell out of you. 



Yours across the plains of Midwesteros,

Jaron R. M. Johnson
And the Action Fiction Faction

160k STRETCH GOAL UNLOCKED: New One-shot, new combat mechanics, and spell cards!
12 months ago – Thu, Jul 24, 2025 at 09:59:49 AM

Warning: very dumb jokes await thee below. Abandon all hope ye who scroll down.


My fellow Murkans,

I feel like I JUST got caught up on us having hit 150k, and here you are already hitting 160k?! You are MONSTERS. Lucky for you, I love monsters.

We have now unlocked:
  • 160k:  New One-shot Adventure from Arcana Americana: The Great Debate

This is the part where if I were a learning language model, I would say "let's dive in." But since I'm a human with free will, I can say whatever want.

Pretzels are an inferior snack.

New One-shot Adventure: The Great Debate

We're bringing you YET ANOTHER new One-shot adventure, this time featuring a new alternative to combat: debate mechanics (or, "diplomacy" if you wanna be a nerd about it).

⚖️ Debate mechanics allow you and your party to become Master Debaters

⚖️ Don't just roll persuasion. Use unique combinations of skills and attributes to contest your opponent.

⚖️ Take advantage of underhanded fallacies phallussies to gain an edge and influence your way to success.

Hey Jaron, I wanna see how this works!

And you absolutely can, NEXT THURSDAY. We'll be doing another Livestream where we'll showcase these mechanics and you can see them live and in person!

New Stretch Goal Reveal: Print & Play Murka Spell Cards

If we can hit 190k, we'll design and release a printable set of Murka spells, so you can quickly and easily reference spells from all three books! We'll design them so printing them and sleeping them should be a cinch.

Sure, fitting all the text of the 9th level Gorumomancy spell, Maize's Marvelous Microwave, onto a single card, might prove to be more than challenging. But hey, we like a challenge. And in my humble opinion, the real challenge is the friends we made along the way.

Or... Something. 



Yours across the plains of Midwesteros,

Jaron R. M. Johnson
And the Action Fiction Faction

150k STRETCH GOAL UNLOCKED: New one-shot reveal! Adamantine Chef Triathalon
about 1 year ago – Wed, Jul 23, 2025 at 05:30:05 AM

ARE Y'ALL READY FOR SOME TRULY LOONEY TOONS?

(Warner Brothers please don't sue us, it was only a joke)


My fellow Murkans,

I can't believe we just hit $150,000. This is by far and away our most successful campaign, and I am mindblown.

Also, we're getting more soundtrack tunes! 3, 2, 1—LET'S JAM.

We have now unlocked:
  • 150k:  Expanded Soundtrack 

Let's talk about it!

Expanded Soundtrack

I've mentioned in previous stretch goals that we're getting a soundtrack from Reed Reimer of Fable Factory (baller) and now that soundtrack will have even MORE tunes (ballerer)

🎵 The way we're currently envisioning it is nice, long, ten-ish minute Syrinscape-style tracks that convey a particular *vibe*

🎵 But, each of those tracks (for example, the Combat & Action song) will also be chock full of musical cameos and references

🎵 And now, we'll be doing even more! And YOU can help!

But Jaron, how do I help?

I'm so glad you asked, citizen. Tell us what songs you want us to cameo, and what vibes you want us to cater to! You wanna hear Eiffel 65's "Blue" during your investigation track? Want an immaculate rickroll hidden inside the spooky horror track? Drop your thoughts below!

Anyway, here's Wonderwall.

New Stretch Goal Reveal: New Chromatic Gamut One-shot

If we can hit 180k, we'll be bringing you a third one-shot, this time set in the magnificent city of Magnamalus! This one will showcase our ballroom combat rules, so get locked in for a full-on dance-off.



Yours across the plains of Midwesteros,

Jaron R. M. Johnson
And the Action Fiction Faction

140k STRETCH GOAL UNLOCKED: New one-shot reveal! Adamantine Chef Triathalon
about 1 year ago – Sun, Jul 20, 2025 at 11:23:42 AM

We're doing a whole new one-shot! All our backers will get a digital copy of this one for free!


My fellow Murkans,

Our first stretch goal on the west coast road trip has been unlocked! LET'S GOOOO

We have now unlocked:
  • 140k:  Restaurants & Retail One-shot Adventure 

Let's talk about it!

Restaurants & Retail One-shot Adventure: Adamantine Chef Triathalon

This one is a working title, but I think it accurately conveys the basis for the adventure. Players will enter into the Adamantine Chef Triathalon, where they will need to shop for ingredients, prepare the food, and then use our brand new EATING COMPETITION MECHANIC to consume all that food as quickly as possible. I'll be showcasing those rules on a later date, we just finalized them last night and MAN are they fun. 

Look for that in the next few days.

New Stretch Goal Reveal: Community Book Addition!

We want to add something new to one of our books, and we want YOU to decide! This can be a significant addition, something like a location, several monsters, whatever you all want! Jump in the comments and tell us what book and what addition you want. We're gonna keep soliciting this information and then do a poll at the end of the campaign, so let us hear your ideas!

Stoked to give you everything we have and more. Thanks for making this such an incredible journey.

Yours across the plains of Midwesteros,

Jaron R. M. Johnson
And the Action Fiction Faction

Adventure Capitalism, a 1st-level Economancy Spell [Murka Preview]
about 1 year ago – Sat, Jul 19, 2025 at 04:39:52 PM


To celebrate all the stretch goals we've been hitting lately, today I bring you Adventure Capitalism, a 1st level spell from the magic school of economancy. Don't just believe in your friends—invest in them!

Economancy is a school of magic unique to the world of Murka. The rising and falling of the magical market is beyond the understanding of the uninitiated, but to an economancer, it’s allegedly comprehensible. Economancers leverage the beauty of the buck, the effusive aspects of supply and demand, and the invisible strings which barely hold capitalism together, all to weave a system of magic so complex, many wizards—economancers included—argue whether or not it can be predicted with any accuracy, or whether it exists at all.

I am a big fan of the simplistic resource-driven nature of the spell, being a single invested re-roll resource that may or may not get spent. It also has some great roleplay potential, and would allow you to eek out an Aristocratic lifestyle with ease—something almost all economancers are wont to do, when they aren't out there adventuring.

With the school of economancy, we really wanted to play with a new kind of resource management, and create a school of magic that's all about exchanges. In addition to Adventure Capitalism, you'll find plenty of fun spells like Conjure Cash Cow and Shrinkflation.

And, of course, it wouldn't be a new school of magic if there weren't a wizard subclass specific to the school. But if you want that, you'll have to grab the books. Or I might come back and post the subclass just because I'm really excited about it, lmao. WHO KNOWS.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy Adventure Capitalism and the Magic School of Economancy.

Let us know what you think in the comments! As a reminder, this content is a work-in-progress, and we're looking for your feedback and playtesting. If you see any glaring issues, don't be shy about pointing them out!

Also, don't forget to let us know which subclasses, spells, items, or monsters you'd like to see us showcase! We'll be dropping sneak peaks from across all three books as the campaign continues. 

Cheers, and thanks for reading!

Jaron R. M. Johnson and the Action Fiction Faction