The last couple of months has been really busy here at the ole' Other Side. I went from the "April A to Z" right into SciFi month. I think June is a great time to get back to the bread and butter of this blog; D&D. Plus watching Season 4 of Stranger Things has really put me back into the mood.
June was always a great D&D month for me. While in school it meant summer break. After I got married and had a house it was the month when the planting season was mostly over. My wife has always had a huge garden (+2,000 ft2, that's a lot for the burbs) so in April and May, every weekend is spent outside working.
I have to admit that of late I have been in a sort of creative lull. Oh I am still picking at the various Basic Bestiaries and I am collecting art for them. My goal/plan/desire is NOT to do a Kickstarter for it. So I am collecting and buying art as I can. I have not done much if anything on the High Witchcraft book. I have been sorting through the 800+ spells I have written over the years and trying to figure out which ones need to be used. Both of these projects will be generic OSR, so not tied to any one rule system. I will use my own Compatibility Logos on them. But the ideas have not been flowing really at all. Oh I have picked some Fey Lords and a few different types of Angels (both are also discussed in the High Witchcraft book) but that is about it really. You may have noticed that outside of NIGHT SHIFT I have not produced anything during Covid-Times. You also may have noticed the uptick in reviews here vs. new content.
My friend and day-job co-worker Richard Ruane pointed me in the direction of something going on on Itch.io. Itch.io is an RPG PDF storefront similar to DriveThruRPG but catering more to the Indie crowd. All I know about it is the prices of the PDFs are usually twice to three times what I expect to pay on DriveThru, but whatever. The thing he pointed out to me was the OSR June Jam.
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| https://itch.io/jam/osr-june-jam |
I have never participated in a Design Jam for RPGs before. I have done plenty at my day job. So I thought I should give it a go.
This sounds like a fun idea really, and I do have two completely brand new ideas I could do with this. I will talk about them later since I am looking into some details now. But a hint for one is "Halfling Folk Horror."
It is hosted on Itch.io but I have to look at my contract with DriveThruRPG since I think I signed exclusivity. I don't know yet. Submissions are due at the end of the month so that gives me 28.5 days to get it all in.
I will also use my Compatibility Logos above for these, but my target system is likely to be Old School Essentials Advanced Fantasy and/or Advanced Labyrinth Lord. Though there are some logos on the site they recommend.
Maybe this is something I need to shake off the cobwebs in my brain.
In the meantime check out all the empty space on my Itich.io profile: https://timsbrannan.itch.io/
3 comments:
I'm glad you brought up DriveThruRPG, I'd never have thought of that on my own.
FYI, I've officially cursed Monkey Paw Games for going out of their way to slander and disrespect RPG Pundit, Grim Jim, and myself. I'm not responsible for any "splash zone" fallout that occurs from my curse. Specifically, those individuals who support Monkey Paw Games and their OSR game jam.
So you are offering "Thoughts and Prayers." Got it.
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