New resources are available online for players and GMs looking to get into Orobos Championship Tournament. Most notably, this document contains 10 sample creatures ready to do battle on your game table today. drive.google.com/file/d/1oCnR...

Relaxing and working to mood board songs for our games. Orchestral versions are easier to have on in the background without getting distracted by lyrics. What kind of music do you listen to while working on #TTRPGs? www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeLb...

Currently gathering some information from backers to send out rewards for supporting OCT. Backers should see an email and/or message from Kickstarter if that function is working. The "message all" button does not appear to be working. If you get a lot of messages, that is the reason. ha

All of our books are on sale through the rest of this holiday weekend! There is still one day left to grab a copy before the end of summer. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

Check out the work in progress character sheet for #OCT! Sharing this with everyone right now to gather feedback. Main concerns are available space, usability, and appeal (how does it work and look). Let us know what you think. Sheet by @penfrei.bsky.social. drive.google.com/file/d/1tX7R...

Backers-only update on Orobos Championship Tournament is live. Kickstarter backers can sign in and check out the full text-only version of the book right now. Thank you all so much for your support. I cannot wait to share the book with everyone when it is done! www.kickstarter.com/projects/434...

The writing for Orobos Championship Tournament is complete! It comes in at 117 pages before art. Backers get access to the text version of the document tomorrow. Thank you all for making this possible and supporting our work.

OCT Book Progress Art: 100% Writing: 90% New Character Sheet: Drafting Layout: Starting soon About 2 more chapters need touching up before we are ready to present the text-only version to our backers. Just a little bit more work!

Working on getting the full text version of Orobos done by this coming weekend! When it is ready, Kickstarter backers will get access to the text-only file right away while we get things finished. Hope you are all looking forward to the release as much as I am!

Sometimes it is just a simple post of something that makes me feel good. I figure we could all use that now and again. Have some nostalgia and #Dawngate. Never got a chance to play that one but the music still has that feel for me. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_r5...

Orobos update. Currently revising the last few sections at the end of the book! I hope to have it ready for the next step by August. Pulling some late nights here but I think it can be done. It is gratifying to see that progress and know that this is the home stretch. More to share soon.

Hey #OC folks! What songs are in your character's playlist or what songs make you think of them and their story? Maybe it was the song you were listening to when you sketched them the first time, maybe you plotted out their entire as-of-yet unwritten narrative with musical beats. I am curious. :)

Need a new game? All our books are 30% off on @drivethrurpg.com as part of our big summer sale! It is a perfect way to stay out of the heat and make some memories with friends. #ttrpg #sale legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/5134...

To all the folks participating in art fight this year: I may not always see your stuff, but you have my support!

Hi everyone! Quick update on Orobos Championship Tournament today. Writing took a bit longer than expected but we are still looking good on progress for the summer. Basically I found some gray areas in the rules that allowed for some humorous but unintended results that have now been fixed.

@nightmargin.bsky.social Some of the ancient media you requested to survive this drought. I have more. Sadly most of the old Flash games have stopped working, but a lot of other things are still out there if you know where to look. :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW9w...

New Kickstarter update today on our progress on the book thus far. It includes a lot of new art! www.kickstarter.com/projects/434...

There are still a few days left to pick up any or all of our books at 30% off in our start of summer sale! We have adventures in space, stories inspired by Celtic folklore, and more. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

An old friend of mine is raising money for his first album! If you'd like to support some music and get some cool stuff, go check him out. www.kickstarter.com/projects/jas...

Looking for a new TTRPG? All books are discounted as part of our start of summer sale! The sale goes through early next week. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...

Had a bit of fun with this exercise #sketching from memory without references. One long, goofy train of thought. I am quite fond of the round chickens. Give it a shot yourself and see what you can make!

I try to read as many different #TTRPGs as possible to learn new things, find cool ideas for my players, or just to enjoy the art. I mostly pick up PDFs these days but I treasure the physical prints I have on my shelf (new book smell). For my fellow GMs/designers, what games inspire you recently?

OCT Kickstarter update. We are now down to the last few illustrations left for the book. Most backer art pledges are complete. Currently working on the new character sheet and various improvements throughout the book. Next balance pass is done. Forge is done. All appears on schedule.

Since we had such a good response last time, I am once again taking sketch requests through this weekend! Show me your original characters, or characters from OCTs, and I will see how many I can fit on the page. #OCT #originalcharacter #sketchrequest

Happy Star Wars Day! I dug out some old one-shot ideas I made for Edge of the Empire awhile back where you play as a group of clones (best period). They are not polished enough to run a full game, but still useful for inspiring other adventures. A couple became adventure hooks in Galactic Anarchy.

Massive congrats to the Orobos team for reaching their funding goal! If any OCTers are interested i might try running a one shot in the early build of the system in the summer

The Orobos Championship Tournament is officially funded! Thank you to everyone who helped support us, spread the word, and lend encouragement to make this possible. Now, we get to work! www.kickstarter.com/projects/434...

We are now in the last day of our campaign for Orobos Championship Tournament. It comes to an end early morning Thursday, May 1st. Thank you all for helping to spread the news and support our work. If you are hearing about it for the first time, now is the perfect time to come by and check us out!

Mascot for Orobos Championship Tournament! A little ttrpg guidebook that you can back at www.kickstarter.com/projects/434...! Just a couple days until the end of campaign!

A behind-the-scenes look at how we made some of the art from our first book in 2015. When we first got started on Rao, I did a lot of concept art to nail down the themes and styles of our world. The team did a great job translating that into the final illustration.

Just 2 days left in the #Kickstarter for Orobos Championship Tournament. Check out our latest update to see what we have been working on. We will have more to share as we count down to the finish together. www.kickstarter.com/projects/434...

We are down to the last few days in our campaign for Orobos Championship Tournament. We have a big update planned for tomorrow and some exciting things to share once the campaign comes to an end.

OCT #sketchrequest for @mattiematkat.bsky.social, @anshiel.bsky.social, @subarctichawk.bsky.social, and @tophatgeo.bsky.social. Also did one of my old characters and that of an old friend. Then, something for @fedoraspooky.bsky.social, @kalkie.bsky.social, and @nightmargin.bsky.social.

Check out our newly updated cover for Orobos Championship Tournament! Cover art by Kichi Strauss.

What is an original character tournament without original characters? I am taking sketch requests through this weekend to draw your characters to help celebrate the community that got us where we are today. I will see how many I can get done on the page. :) #OCT #sketchrequest

Less than one week left in our campaign for OCT! I have something special planned for this weekend to celebrate the awesome creativity of this community. :)

Just over a week left to go in our campaign for Orobos Championship Tournament. Time always speeds up near the start and end of these things. If you like TTRPGs with a high variety of customization options and miniatures skirmish style combat, come check us out!

I recently got back into reading Celtic and Welsh folklore and you always find something new because a lot of these stories are fragmentary translations and/or they borrow from even older stories in the tradition. Plus you have a healthy dose of modern reinterpretation and authorial bias.

New update on the #Kickstarter page today talking about what our team has been up to and what we have planned for the future of Orobos Championship Tournament! www.kickstarter.com/projects/434...

The dice giveth and the dice taketh away. The Tempest archetype rides the highs and lows of luck and chaos as they leap across the battlefield. Turn fate in your favor! Art by @battletailors.bsky.social. Check in with us tomorrow for some exciting news on the Kickstarter campaign!

We are in the home stretch final half of our #kickstarter campaign for Orobos with 110% of our funding goal already reached thanks to our wonderful backers. You can play a trial version of the new skirmish #RPG today by visiting our page. Check it out! :) www.kickstarter.com/projects/434...

I sat down with @mildrathemonk.bsky.social to discuss Orobos Championship Tournament. We talk about the game, its influences, and other #RPGs. Interview starts at 9:15. Brief language advisory in the intro/outro segment for certain viewers. #kickstarter www.youtube.com/live/HpSOX0h...

The games we play as we grow up help define our favored stories, character tropes and design styles. I keep a few stock ideas from my favorite JRPGs that I throw at my players and build from there sometimes. What games - of any kind - did you play as a kid that still resonate in your work to today?

Does anyone remember #WildStar? The original teaser trailers and voice acted cutscenes reminded me of a lot of games and movies that just sucked me in as a kid. It sadly went offline before I ever got to play it (console gamer). I would love to see that come back in some form or another someday.

Designers are always looking for new games and new ideas to help expand their knowledge. I read a lot of different TTRPGs, big and small. What is a game or game mechanic that especially inspired you?

There is never a dull moment in Orobos. Whenever you take a risky action, you must roll the chaos dice. These d6 represent things like bad luck and enemy sabotage. Each 4+ result gives the GM resources to activate enemies, trigger hazards, and introduce more drama into the scene.

We are fortunate that all of our products are digital and thus not affected by trade and tax instability right now. A lot of other folks are not so lucky. Be patient, be kind to one another, and support your fellow artists going through this if you can.

Knowing how to use the environment to your advantage is essential to victory in Orobos Championship Tournament. You can create new terrain to block enemies or create cover, jump over obstacles, and smash your foes into walls for extra damage. Art by @fedoraspooky.bsky.social

The #Kickstarter has officially met its funding goal! Thank you so much to everyone who helped support our work and share #OCT with your friends. We can only grow from here! There is still plenty of time left if you want to check out the game and try it today. www.kickstarter.com/projects/434...

Not every fighter in #OCT engages in direct combat. The enchanter manipulates their enemies with status effects, forced movement and illusions. They can even transfer negative statuses from themselves to enemies. Art by @telmand.bsky.social #skirmish #tabletop #ttrpg