Crime is Legal! Become a Big Bad with this bestiary of unimaginable boss monsters for D&D 5e! Zinequest 2026
Latest Updates from Our Project:
$150K! Cawthorn Unlocked + NEW Stretch Goal!
4 months ago
– Tue, Mar 24, 2026 at 09:30:23 AM
What did you unlock? A new Big Bad, CAWTHORN!
Cawthorn the Devouring Library is an insatiable knowledge eater. The Devouring Library is utterly amoral and wishes only to increase its own stores of knowledge and magical power. It prefers to work in secret, dispatching its army of Cawthorn ravens to collect more information on its behalf, while its powerful memory-modifying abilities make it difficult to detect its influence.
What's Next? $200K UR-TOR
Ur-Tor is a reanimated saber tooth tiger skeleton. Where her flesh once was, thick black tar now forms her body, though many of her bones are still exposed, showing through on the surface of the tar.
Added to the printed book, the pdf, and added to the STL bundle.
Kibbles’ Compendium of Airships and Artifacts has two new classes (the active martial Paragon and planar powered Summoner), 30+ subclasses, feats, spells, as well as new rules for Modular Crafting (crafting based on modifiers to build magical items - and special artifacts that you can improve as you level - from scratch).
Plus rules for building, upgrading, staffing, and fighting in airships. It has custom roles for players to keep them engaged in airborne combat, tons of new airship templates and upgrades to discover, and enemies to encounter!
Heliana's is BACK! From our good friends at Loot Tavern, Mythozoology is a 1000+ page expansion (wow!) pushing the boundaries of D&D 5e/5.5e.
It’s a dual-book package - one Ryoko themed and one Heliana themed - along with 4 supporting softbacks! Mythozoology is all about giving you the tools to make every choice matter and every moment epic.
Hunting and battling giant monsters, crafting awesome stuff to enhance yourself from their remains, and summoning their spirit to aid you in future battles. Your story impacts your growth!
Big Bads: Most Wanted FULL COVER REVEAL!
5 months ago
– Tue, Mar 17, 2026 at 10:47:34 AM
Hey Big Bad fans!
Today we have a cool update for you: The completed Big Bads: Most Wanted cover art by Josiah "Jo" Cameron! This is the full front-and-back design that will grace the standard edition of the book.
So many baddies!!!
Jo created the awesome cover artwork for the Big Book of Big Bads and Big Bads: Creatures & Curios, and we're happy to have him back to craft yet another stunning cover for us.
How many Big Bads can you spot? 👀 Here's some close-ups!
Ariadne's Book of Legends is a unique, heroic and dark fantasy supplement for 5e and 5.5e! They've cooked up over a dozen Legendary Foes (that's big bads OVER CR 30!), 5 new levels for each legendary class, 10th level spells, mythical martial techniques, and even a custom combat system to smooth out the slog and imbalance of D&D at the highest levels.
From High Rollers & Roll and Play Press, Altheya: The Dragon Empire is a high-fantasy campaign setting book for DnD 5E. It's built for the kind of sprawling, heroic adventures you've always dreamed of running.
Nimble is a fast, tactical TTRPG that eliminates the slog all too common in our game nights, letting the story and your choices take center stage.
Neither too "rules heavy" nor "rules light" but Rules Tight. A perfect balance of quick-to-pick up, easy to GM, with deceptively DEEP strategy, and opportunities for teamwork and RP!
$100K! Alchemy Unlocked + New Stretch Goal
5 months ago
– Tue, Mar 03, 2026 at 07:39:08 AM
We're beyond excited to already be showcasing the next batch of stretch goals! We've got a lot planned, so let's keep hitting those goals!
Updates (Digital Maps and Digital GM Screen)
A few folks were asking about how they get these items with the pledge, we're excited to announce that Digital Maps and Digital GM Screen are included with the BIG BADS: Most Wanted PDF!
If you have other great ideas be sure to let us know and we'll see if we're able to accommodate!
UNLOCKED $100K - Alchemy RPG Key
BIG BADS Most Wanted will be released on the Alchemy VTT platform. Added to all reward tiers!
NEW GOAL - $125K SHARD Virtual Tabletop Key
BIG BADS Most Wanted will be released on the Shard platform. When we hit $125,000, a code to access BIG BADS Most Wanted on Shard will be added to all reward tiers!
Astromythos blends powerful storytelling, original world-building, and stunning artwork to create a universe where stars, planets, and cosmic forces become legendary characters like warriors, queens, wizards, and kings.
It is the story of how stars were created, and how they fight to save their kind from destructive forces looking to devour all light in the cosmos. In this original astral fantasy, the stars are portrayed with humanoid qualities. It is filled with allegorical characters like Brown Dwarfs, Red Giants, Magnetars, Pulsars, Comets, and Shepherd Moons, among many other living stars and heavenly bodies. They live on nebula landscapes, where they've built castles, towers, and great medieval dwellings. Astromythos shines with its stunning visuals, original mythology, and story. Books One and Two each contain 200 pages and over 100 illustrations.
Funded! +Big Bad Spotlight: Finley + Projects We Love
5 months ago
– Wed, Feb 25, 2026 at 11:00:16 AM
It's pretty big and not so bad that we've hit $68K in the first 24 hours!! Y'all are incredible - thanks for your support of Big Bads, we're so excited for this project!
Big Bad Spotlight: Finley
As apart of our audience building we unlocked Finley (available as a zine to all backers!).
Finley is a human bard embued with the powers of a siren. But those powers come at a price. She must continue to feed the siren that gave her the powers, or lose her life.
Art by Antonio Demico
Unlocked: $50K Vhidokk!
Vhidokk, a hulking half-duergar notorious for sticking his nose where it doesn’t belong and crushing anyone who tries to stop him. Whether you need someone followed, investigated, intimidated, or conned, Vhidokk is willing and able to do any job as long as you’ve got the coin.
Added to the phyiscal book and available as a pdf to all backers
STL avaialble to backers with STLs in their reward tier
What's Next? Alchemy RPG
BIG BADS Most Wanted will be released on the Alchemy VTT platform. When we hit $100,000, a code to access BIG BADS Most Wanted on Alchemy will be added to all reward tiers!
Dark Matter is a 440+ page sci-fantasy campaign setting that launches your D&D 5E game into space! Gather your crew, build your starship, face down alien horrors, and explore the farthest reaches of the galaxy. Using the 2024 5E rules, you can break free from medieval fantasy and live out Dune, Star Wars, or Mass Effect at your tabletop!
The Dark Matter Mega Box has everything you need to start playing today!
The anime-inspired tabletop role-playing game that's changing the way you play.
Gates of Krystalia isn't the usual RPG filled with endless calculations, complex tables, and rules that constantly interrupt the flow of the story. It's a game that looks simple on the surface, clean, essential mechanics, but reveals real depth: strategic, narrative-driven, and intensely cinematic.
