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Debt in Mangayaw

Back in 2022, I added the concept of debt to Mangayaw. You can see the latest iteration of this in the 2025-06-06 15:46:19 +0000 UTC View Post

Arts, Names and God Tools - Character Growth in Mangayaw

I really admire Cairn’s approach to player character development, now dubbed growth. Rather than levelling up and advancing mechanically, it’s instead very rooted in the fiction. What the PCs do ...

Heroes and Community in Philippine Ethnoepics and Mangayaw

I have been reading and studying Philippine ethnoepics a lot recently. Just cultivating that brainrot of mine (or letting it fester?). I’ve found that these texts are a wealth of inspiration for Mangayaw. In vibes, in game loop, in identity. 

There is an interesting commonality in th...

The Dream Weaver (a character background for Mangayaw)

DREAM WEAVER

The textiles you weave are imbued with the patterns, colors, and likenesses you witnessed in the realm of dreams. There is power in these designs, and it takes skilled hands and sound mind to contain them. You take:

• Rations (3 uses) 2025-03-14 03:34:19 +0000 UTC View Post

New TTRPG video! Of Promises and Paper Airplanes

Check the game out here! https://rmbananas.itch.io/of-promises-paper-airplanes

BTW, March is a midterms month, so I might not be able to make a video then.

Boat Grunt and Brass Gunner (WIP Backgrounds for Mangayaw)

I wanted to make warrior backgrounds this month. Again, these are all subject to change for later on. But I have to start somewhere, right?

Enjoy!

BOAT GRUNT

You were a paddler upon bamboo outriggers–seawater up to your knees, pushing through the waves. You were in th...

I make videos now!

I've had the idea of making videos about exploring RPGSEA and indie TTRPGs for a while now. This year, I jumped in.

I'll try to make one video a month. That's aside from my monthly TTRPG design update.

3 New Character Backgrounds for Mangayaw

It's been 2 weeks since my first post here on Patreon. I've been writing up some character backgrounds for Mangayaw. I've been trying to figure out how to make a Youtube channel for another TTRPG-related project in the works. I hope to say more about that soon!

My goal for character ba...

Mangayaw in 2025

Last day of 2024. Time to start something new.

In 2024, I got to achieve one of my goals for my Filipino folkloric fantasy T...