Hello dear readers!
It’s November and autumn has finally arrived in our neck of the woods!
Chilly, foggy mornings. Amber and scarlet foliage. Cosy evenings with cups of tea and blankets. Great stuff!
Aye, ’tis my favourite season of the year. To kick it off, I’ve been particularly busy!
Chimeric Fantasy: Text Only Version & Crowdfunding
After much hesitation, I finally got round to publishing the “text only” version of my latest game, Chimeric Fantasy.
As quick reminder, Chimeric Fantasy is a modular fantasy TTRPG and resource book.
It contains a large collection of roll tables, prompts and examples that can be combined in various ways to create unique fantasy worlds, quests and characters.
It is a refined and enhanced collection of everything I’ve learned from my previous fantasy games, which have always focused on customisation and creativity.
I’m currently crowdfunding a fully illustrated version for both digital use and print-on-demand.
The funding campaign is split across RPG Trader and itch.io.
If you purchase the game on my website, as a thank you I will send you a 100% discount code you can use to buy the fully illustrated version, once it’s published!
New Patreon Assets: Page Decorations
The latest art asset pack is now up on my Patreon. This month it’s a collection of decorative border/divider and icon images you can use to embellish your pages, character sheets, and more. Check them out here!
New Video: My Jingle Cats Submission
Those who know me well also know I’ve been a fan of the Yogscast for a very long time.
Why, it was their forays into the Fighting Fantasy adventure gamebooks during their annual Jingle Jam fundraising streams that first got me interested in TTRPGs!
So, to better celebrate this year’s upcoming Jingle Jam, I have decided to participate in a way.
Every 1st of December, the Yogscast watch through a curated list of fan-submitted “Jingle Cats” videos. These videos can range from absurdist nonsense to little works of art.
Inspired to try a bit of animation again after seeing Wildwood last month, I made and submitted my own Jingle Cats video. It’s unlisted on YouTube until next week, but here is a sneaky peek for you.
Of course, there is no guarantee my submission will be selected for the stream.
Regardless, I had a lot of fun making it and hopefully that’s come across in the final production. It took about four days of near solid work, but it was absolutely worth it.
Pictured above: just some of the 40+ traditionally hand-drawn frames I made for the animation. A huge shout-out to my wonderful wife for gifting me the really cool USB light-screen I used to trace all of these without going insane.
Media Showcase
- Check out the Godawan: this absolutely gorgeous stop motion animation from Studio Eeksaurus all about the near-extinct Great Indian Bustard and current efforts to restore its population. Every frame was hand-painted onto an individual piece of pottery. Amazing.
- Michelle Kelly’s new one page TTRPG: “Sexy Disco Vampires“!
- A simply awe-inspiring behind-the-scenes look at the production of Wildwood. Adam Savage visits Laika Studios and loses his composure multiple times geeking out over the astonishing craftmanship on display.
- A fascinating compilation of TTRPG Oracles by Robin over at Cozy RPG Reviews. Congrats to Cezar Capacle for his Random Realities getting showcased!
- And of course, some Positive Leftist News from October!
That’s all for this issue!
As always, thank you so much for reading.
One last reminder that if you feel like supporting my work, you can buy something from my website or itchio, join my Patreon as a paying member, or commission me.
If none of the above are doable for you, please consider spreading the word about my work to your friends!
Want to try a space to hang out and chat that’s not a social media platform?
Check out my forum, PennySpace!
Until next time,
– Penflower