DURF Expanded

Funded!
12 months ago – Sun, Nov 02, 2025 at 08:03:25 AM

Hey all,

Thank you for your support over the course of this campaign! I am excited to continue working on this book and get it into your hands. I've been compiling a list of monster suggestions from the ones you all gave on the last update and can't wait to illustrate them!

The Kickstarter will be open to late pledges for another week, after which I will move everything over to the Backerkit Pledge Manager. That's also when you will get the download keys for The Electrum Archive 1 and 2 if you pledged at the Lizard King Tier.

I'll update you again once I get that set up!

Lost Locks at Lindworm Lode 

We also unlocked the 5th adventure for the Adventure Zine in the last day of the campaign! This brings the page count for the zine up to around 90 pages!

People in the town of Hickory Post are waking up in the morning to find their head shaved bald and their hair nowhere to be found. It is up to the players to follow the tracks to the abandoned mine of Lindworm Lode and find the lair of this mysterious hair thief.

Lost Locks at Lindworm Lode is an adventure for a party of HD 3-4 characters, written by Hedwig Klamer. Track through the tunnels of an old mine to find out who is stealing the hair of the local townsfolk!

Again, thank you so much for your support!

Talk soon :)

-Emiel

Bigger Bestiary Unlocked!
12 months ago – Tue, Oct 28, 2025 at 02:59:10 PM

Thanks to your support we have reached 60k! This means the bestiary will include 50 more monsters! 

Bigger Bestiary!

The 100 monsters included with DURF Expanded gives the GM a lot of examples of classic dungeon-crawl staples such as goblins, mimics, carrion crawlers, various undead, and of course dragons. Alongside the advice on creating your own DURF monsters and converting monsters from other OSR systems, these give GMs a strong foundation to build on and tinker with. 

So for these 50 new monsters I have some ideas of which ones I would still like to add, but I would love to hear your thoughts on what kind of monsters you think can't be missed in a bestiary! What are your pet favorites? Or just a monster you consider an absolute classic? This is your chance to get it added to the DURF bestiary!

Solo Rules Appendix

A lot of you have told me they would love to see the Solo Rules included in the book. I hear you and I would also love to see them printed as part of this campaign. So to make it a little easier to hit in the final sprint of this campaign I have moved its stretch goal down to 80k (swapping it with the character sheet goal which now sits at 90k)! 

If we don't hit that goal, I will still probably release solo rules for DURF in one form or another later down the line, but it sadly will have to take a backseat while the rest of the project gets delivered first.

But for now, tell me about your favorite beasties!

-Emiel

Another stretch goal unlocked!
12 months ago – Sun, Oct 19, 2025 at 12:52:52 AM

We've crossed the 50k, which means the Lair of the Gobbler will now be added to the Adventure Zine as its fourth adventure! This brings the estimated page count of the Adventure Zine to around 72 pages!

Lair of the Gobbler

Deep in the Berrenmoot Swamps stands a ruin, forgotten by most. Inside lives a creature with an insatiable appetite and its loving mother, who cares for naught else besides her precious child.

Lair of the Gobbler was the first adventure ever published for DURF and has players exploring partially submerged ruins in search for a kidnapped chef. 

This stretch goal updates this classic adventure with it all new illustrations and expands on some of the locations found within!

Thank you for your support!

Talk soon!

-Emiel

DURF Jam 2025 has started!
about 1 year ago – Fri, Oct 10, 2025 at 03:12:19 AM

Hey friends!

As some of you may know, for the past four years I've run an annual game jam to provide a place and time for folks to brew adventures and supplements for DURF.

The 5th edition of this DURF Jam has officially started so if you'd like to participate or just check out what other people are working on, consider checking out the jam page or joining the CULT OF THE LIZARD KING Discord server :)

The event runs until the 10th of November and is a pretty low-stakes event, basically just an excuse to throw some ideas around and create something fun! So check it out if that seems cool to you :)

Talk soon!

-Emiel

Stretch goal unlocked and important change!
about 1 year ago – Wed, Oct 08, 2025 at 01:26:29 AM

Thanks to your help, we've unlocked the 40k stretch goal! This means my friend Tim Heessels will write a new adventure for DURF!

The Secret of the Turncoat Inn

An abandoned inn in the countryside. Its owner missing and its cellars overrun by rats turned sentient by the inn's magic-infused ale.

The Secret of the Turncoat Inn is an adventure for a low HD party. Explore the inn's cellars and ruined crypts filled with puzzles, sentient rats, and magic-infused ale.

Adventure Zine change

Initially the plan was to release the new adventures only as digital PDFs since they might not be ready in time to be included in the physical zine. Some of you asked if they could still be included in the Adventure Zine, so I'm happy to announce that the new adventures will now also be included in the Adventure Zine (both digital and physical)!

With the addition of The Secret of the Turncoat Inn, the Adventure Zine now counts three adventures and an estimated page count of 60 pages!

So if you'd like to get the new adventure in print alongside The Prison of the Fire Tyrant and The Rot King's Sanctum, consider upgrading to the Adventurer Tier or above!

Thank you so much for your support, and talk again soon!

-Emiel

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