Mysterious Races and Ancestries for DnD 5E and Pathfinder

A project in New York, NY by Roll For Combat
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Year of Mysteries releases a new super-sized ancestry every month throughout all of 2026! Add 13 new mysterious races to your game!
Backers: 914
Average Pledge Per Backer: $84

Funded: $76,449 of $10,000
Dates: Nov 18th -> Dec 22nd (35 days)
Project By: Roll For Combat
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Latest News

We Did It! The First Mysteries Have Been Revealed... But Our Journey Together Has Just Begun!

December 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
We did it! We rallied together, solved all the puzzles, unlocked all the secrets, and even managed to reach our thicket urchin mushie stretch goal right here at the end, too! Thanks to all our new puzzle detectives and experienced Roll for Combat... (Read More)

Scorpion's Sting! March's Ancestry Revealed

December 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Scorpion + Poison Magic, a Match Made in Uruk!It's Wednesday, so it's time to reveal the ancestry unlocked by last week's puzzle: Girtablilus are ancient Mesopotamian creatures found in the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Enuma Elish, scorpion people who... (Read More)

What's That Smell? December's Ancestry Revealed!

November 26th - via: kickstarter.com
It's Wednesday, so it's time to reveal the ancestry unlocked by last week's puzzle: Xulgath, or troglodytes, are a reptilian lizardlike ancestry with a pungent scent who live underground. While they once flourished, something mysterious happened to... (Read More)

Deinonychus Unlocked, Thicket Urchin Up Next!

November 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Kali on the Roll for Combat Discord asked me if the deinonychus would have feathers. I'm delivering on my promise that they would today! Look at the delightful plumage on this stylish deinonychus rogue.Hi everyone, We were so thrilled to meet some of... (Read More)

What an Incredible First Day; Thank You So Much! Vote to Decide Our First Stretch Goal!

November 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Fellow Seekers of Mysteries! Thank you so much for supporting Year of Mysteries! We funded in 30 minutes and we're close to hitting the first stretch goal as well. The time has come to vote for what that stretch goal will be! Vote either in the... (Read More)

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