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Heroes & Hardships Core Rulebook Pre-Order Store

Created by Jason Duff

A Universal RPG System using d10 dice pools that supports any genre. With hundreds of options, create any character you can imagine.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Week 1 - 270% funded. 1 Stretch Goal down.
over 1 year ago – Thu, Oct 13, 2022 at 12:41:04 PM

Dear backers,

We've reached the 1 week mark of our campaign and we've done some great things so far.

As of this update, we're 272% funded and have smashed through our first stretch goal. And our second stretch goal is right around the corner.

How can you help? 

In order to grab all these stretch goals, and perhaps more, you can help by sharing our project with your friends, on social media, and anywhere you think like-minded folks may be lurking.

Here is a quick link you can copy and paste if you'd like to use it: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/heroes-and-hardships/heroes-and-hardships-core-rulebook?ref=44x8p2

Thank you for our current and continued success!

- Jason

Another Kickstarter campaign you might be interested in!


When the Moon Hangs Low

“When the Moon Hangs Low is a gothic action roleplaying game in which the players take on the mantle of hunters: people who have had a brief, traumatic encounter with the forces of darkness that has cursed them with an inescapable doom but also with strange, inhuman powers. Drawn to Harrowmire, a decaying city teetering on the edge of chaos, hunters are often all that stands between the citizens of the cursed city and the monsters that now haunt its streets.

Already a best-selling PDF, this Kickstarter aims to fund a printed edition filled with bespoke artwork by talented creators. Also included in the basic goal is an atmospheric soundtrack to accompany your expeditions into Harrowmire. There are a range of backer tiers, and a number of exciting stretch goals to add even more content to the book.

Back When the Moon Hangs Low

Our first 48 hours: 421 backers, 220% funded.
over 1 year ago – Thu, Oct 06, 2022 at 05:01:05 PM

Dear backers,

Our first 48 hours have been a wild ride!


We've raced to 421 backers and 220% funded in 48 hours!  We have conquered our first stretch goal and captured some great early bird rewards. And we have 28 more days to rack up more stretch goals and spread Heroes & Hardships to gamers around the world. You can help by telling your friends and getting them on board!

Humbly yours,

Jason

Other Cool Kickstarters ending soon

I wanted to help spread the word about two Kickstarters campaigns coming into their final days. Earl of Fife have created many adventures in the past, and writing pre-published adventures is a difficult craft to master. There are two that caught my eye for the Halloween season. One for 5E, and the other for Dungeon Crawl Classics. 

If interested, check them out.

Kalabane's Blood Temple a DnD 5e Adventure for only £1


A Halloween One Shot Horror Adventure for DnD5e for 1st to 5th Level Characters.

This is a one-shot, Halloween-themed dungeon adventure designed for Dungeon and Dragons. It is scalable for characters level 1 to 5 and features a terrifying and grizzly adventure, with a dramatic ending, for adults only! Beware: this is a scary adventure and we do not advise running it for children. Even so, we have also included warning signposts for those who may want to tone down the contents.

Halloween 2022 Ready! This adventure is ready to play! Once Kickstarter has processed the payments, we’ll be emailing it out straight away so DMs will have plenty of time to prep it for this Halloween 2022!


Cathedral of the Undying



This 20-page (printed or digital PDF) level 5 adventure is created for Dungeon Crawl Classics with a strong old-school roleplaying focus. It can be easily adapted to any RPG system.

The usual excitement of the Blackmoon celebration is amplified by the appearance of a solar eclipse, bringing a larger than usual host of lunar hermits, fanatics and witches eager to sell forecasts, issue omens, or cast harvest futures. The eager participants relish these sacred days when the world of the dead is said to draw closest to the living and whisper messages from the grave.

20k - First Stretch Goal - New Adversaries Come! - Early Bird Ends Soon
over 1 year ago – Thu, Oct 06, 2022 at 01:25:44 AM

Dear backers,

New Adversaries Come!


We've raised 20k in less than two days, hitting our first stretch goal. Thank you!

Fantasy Adversaries, Vol 1.

This supplement will expand your ready-made bestiary with 20+ fantasy opponents and NPCs. Adversaries include Arch-Nemesis such as dragons, foes that include mummies and naga, as well as plenty of lowly minions to destroy!

This stretch goal rewards the digital version to all Digital Hero and above backers. The at-cost Print-On-Demand codes will be sent to everyone in the Print Hero+ tier and above.

Tomorrow we end early bird rewards, so tell your friends so they get up to 4 new rewards.

Kickstarters to Watch

We at Earl of Fife love a wide range of games and systems, as can be seen with how many different adventures we're offering as extras in the Print tier and above. 

So please take a look at the following 5E Kickstarter!

Against the Faerie Queene



  • 5 ICONIC adventures in a mythical Celtic world
  • 10 CELTIC LEGENDS woven into a tale of love and revenge
  • 13 heroic Celtic & Roman SUBCLASSES
  • 25 fiendish monsters, tricksy fae and supernatural beings.
  • 50 mysterious, charming, and formidable NPCs
  • 1 EPIC OTHERWORLDLY CELTIC CAMPAIGN to quest through with your friends!

Wow! Funded in 5 hours! Let's keep going!
over 1 year ago – Wed, Oct 05, 2022 at 06:42:16 PM

Dear backers,

I am incredibly honored that you have chosen to back the Heroes & Hardships Core Rulebook. We've funded in just a little over 5 hours. I can't express how thankful I am.

I have spent 5 years developing this system. Thousands of hours have went into playtesting and development, and I can't wait to share it with you all. I can't say "thank you" loud enough. 

This is only the beginning. There are plenty of stretch goals to grab. So tell your friends and let's make this Kickstarter campaign something to remember. Thank you!

Humbly yours,

Jason