$4 million Kickstarter That's Finally Creeping into D&D Beyond

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A $4 million Kickstarter smash hit is finally creeping into d and d beyond complete with scarecrows, curses, and a whole city stuck in eternal twilight. Yep. It's time to talk about the Crooked Moon with this third party content is continuing to make waves with d and d Beyond and Dark Fantasy is creeping into mainstream d and d now more than ever.

Welcome back to eternity, T-T-R-P-G. Your go-to source for everything. Dungeons and Dragons from fresh releases to community chaos. I am Jacob, and today we're diving into one of the most ambitious third party campaigns to hit d and d beyond. If you've been following the Legends of Varant actual play series, or just browsing d and D, Reddit's D and d, next section, you've probably heard Whispers of the Crooked Moon.

After smashing Kickstarter goals in 2023 with over $4 million raised, this dark folk horror setting is officially re arriving on d and d Beyond. This June 17th, 2025. Also, it's not just a street. Port d and d beyond has split Crooked Moon into three digital products. Part one is for players, part two is for dms, and then similar to what they do with other products, there's a whole bundle that has both of them together.

I have to say that I like what I'm seeing about Crooked Moon so far. Part one includes the haunted world of Duskin Vault, which is its own unique setting that you may find very interesting. We'll talk about that more later. What kind of people would be into this dark horror kind of setting they've created.

But Book one also comes with 15 subclasses, 13 unique species, 40 spooky new spells, and 26 magic items. There's also a whole host of Familiars Feats, potions, the works Imagine Raven Loft with a splash of Halloween and a Pinch of Pagan ritual. This reminds me a lot of, one of my favorite movies, actually, the Nightmare before Christmas, except maybe without the Christmas part, just more of the Halloween, but that's really the aesthetics here.

I love any kind of d and d supplement that has a host of its own subclasses feces spells. It takes you out of just the normal d and d vibe and it uses that rule set that we all know love are familiar with, but it gives something that's extremely unique and fun and flavorful to play with. Part two of the Crooked Moon comes with a campaign that takes you from level one to 13, which is a huge amount of time.

There's also bonus events and material that can take you all the way up to level 20 if you want. Additionally, the book comes with 85 monsters that are unique and 11 bosses. What I like about that too is it's not just the standard stat blocks for monsters, but the fact that there's actually a category of bosses makes it very interesting for you to create your own scenarios around those particular monsters.

This book also comes with 158 unique curses that are unique to the world, and a custom fate weaving mechanic that makes you, again, feel like you're really part of this setting and not just in a standard d and d game. So what about the art? I have to say, as someone who enjoys d and d art, I've been very impressed with this.

It's absolutely gorgeous. Think gothic nightmares with a cinematic flare. There's even a skeleton barred in the city of the dead. I mean, come on. This is fun. This is really fun. Okay, so what's it gonna cost you to get creeped out under the crooked moon? Book one, like we were just talking about, cost 39 99.

Book two is the same. And if you want the full bundle on d and d beyond, it is 69 99. If you pre-order, you also unlock some bonus content frames, backdrops for your d and d beyond character sheets, things you can use online. Honestly, compared to other third party supplements, this is a pretty beefy offering for the price, especially with that fate weaving system, which we'll talk about more in a future deep dive.

Over on Reddit. Some folks are loving the horror vibes. One user reported that this feels like Curse of Straw if it was directed by Guillermo del Toro. Another said that they're prepping a whole Halloween one shot for their gaming group with the crooked moon. And I think it's a little bit early. You still got three months, but hey, I mean, you could spend three months prepping an amazing one shot adventure for your group this Halloween.

There are some people though who aren't thrilled. One fan was hesitant about d and d beyond's monetization strategy. One comment that stood out with this was third party prices keep creeping up while Core Books stay locked in. Personally, I think that d and d beyond is fine. I'm not in love with how they're trying to turn d and d into a World of Warcraft style online subscription.

But for the purposes of getting great content like Crooked Moon here, I think d and d making a bit of money is okay. So how about for you? Are you picking up your own digital copy of the Crooked Moon on d and d beyond, or are you sticking with physical books or your own home brew campaigns for now? Drop your spookiest subclass idea in the comments.

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