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Munkao

@munkao.bsky.social

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Halo. Munkao here. I make games and draw and run Centaur Games. Now working on Kala Mandala, a fantasy world centred on Southeast Asia.

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Munkao @munkao.bsky.social · Apr 30

"Rules-lite, shoes-lite, flavour-heavy TTRPG.
Southeast Asian fantasy. Flavours include cloves, gingers, and pepper."
I've just released Kala Mandala Playbook! Pay-What-You-Want on Itch. I hope you like it!
heycentaur.itch.io/kala-mandala...

Cover page of Kala Mandala Playbook.
A TTRPG rulebook for Southeast Asian Fantasy.
It has 4 adventurers in a cool pose.

A page from the Kala Mandala Playbook, basically describing that adventurers are real nosy busybodies, but there are meddling guilds to join to monetize that personality trait.
The illustration is of 4 adventurers escorting a water buffalo.

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SpicyTunaRPG @spicytunarpg.bsky.social · 1d

Breathe Easy...It's just a game.

Oxygen smuggling to Doptown. A new ship w/ the hottest attraction, a live streamed arena, and a rare option to gain influence by outracing the leaderboard.

Be careful not to take your last breath.

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Live w/ #MothershipMonth2025

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directsungames.com @directsungames.com · 2d

We need more puzzle dungeons! This is my siren call to creators. Make a dungeon with help thus November. itch.io/jam/puzzle-d...

Puzzle Dungeon Jam

A game jam from 2025-11-03 to 2026-01-10 hosted by Directsun Games. We're talking adventure game dungeons filled with OSR-style puzzles and challenges . At the end of the jam, I'll highlight some of m...

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Munkao @munkao.bsky.social · 3d

This is good. I shall aspire.

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Perplexing Ruins @perplexingruins.bsky.social · 4d

finished up this bad boy yesterday! commission piece for @thegeoffskinner.bsky.social in their upcoming project about titans

mountain city, in fog, large winged creature in background

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Munkao @munkao.bsky.social · 3d

whooooaa

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Thomas M, Full-time Rascal @newmadras.bsky.social · 5d

Okay, this worked really well last time! I need someone from Brazil who knows about the RPG scene (specifically Vampire/White Wolf) in the early 2000s. Anybody here who could answer a couple quick questions?

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Munkao @munkao.bsky.social · 5d

All the best!! Have a great con!

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Munkao @munkao.bsky.social · 6d

I actually liked the fighting because it doesn't have too much plot twists or drama. :D

Munkao @munkao.bsky.social · 6d

I just finished watching the anime amidst dealing with my aging and sick cat and I was super emo by the end of it!
Booo to draggy later chapters of anime/manga (Ranking of kings was so draggy after 10 or so eps)

Munkao @munkao.bsky.social · 6d

The Jubensha @newmadras.bsky.social and I played in Penang was super Conan vibes.

Munkao @munkao.bsky.social · 6d

My partner who isn't into anime loved Dungeon Meshi)(also enjoyed Dandadan).
I think Detective Conan is also very approachable but probably isn't very anime by today's standard.

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Three Sails Studios @threesailsstudios.bsky.social · 7d

On Monday, I went over a little bit about the setting of GALLOWS CORNER: one England, many Englands. A post-plague rotten isle, with crown, church, and nobility standing on the necks of the commons.

But what about the game itself? How does it play? What are its core mechanics? Let's find out!

Three Sails Studios @threesailsstudios.bsky.social · 9d

Gallows Corner is the next game from Three Sails Studios after the success of Mappa Mundi, our debut release.

But what IS Gallows Corner? What is a Peasants' Revolt RPG? This week, you'll find out. Today, we're talking setting!

The front cover of Gallows Corner - A Peasants' Revolt RPG.

A gallows and noose are silhouetted against a full moon. An ornate border of thorns and brambles extends around the edge of the cover.

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Munkao @munkao.bsky.social · 7d

oh i love this combining of dice. Brilliant!

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Plus One Exp | Staying Home For PAXU (cause we live in Philly) @plusoneexp.bsky.social · 7d

I have had a blast playing a few session of this sandbox with @iknowadamseats.bsky.social Ivy & @danielharila.bsky.social!

We finish our adventures tomorrow, but I'll be excited to get back into play when the whole thing is out!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/dan...

Duginthroat Divided

Weird fiction meets fairytale whimsy in this dungeon on your doorstep! For Old School Essentials and other roleplaying games.

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Munkao @munkao.bsky.social · 7d

Happy Birthday and sorry to hear about the lousy year.
I love Girl Underground; the cover (etched in my head, one of my fave covers) the interior art (full of feels and wispy-ness) and what the game is(the tenderness and thoughtfulness).
❤️❤️❤️
Hope things change and life gets better for you!

Munkao @munkao.bsky.social · 12d

Nice! First Take has intro-ed me to a lot of jap music. :D

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Dr Artyom Trakhanov - THERE COMES FOR YOU A DAY is out now! @vor-bokor.bsky.social · Sep 3

After FIVE YEARS of waiting, SHARP EYE #1, our follow-up to FIRST KNIFE, just hit Kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sha...
Check out our creepy full trailer, and then also all the info on the project following the link above, and please consider sharing and supporting our beautiful child!

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Sarah M 🌈🍉🌻 @braverobynart.bsky.social · Jan 14

Hello #portfolioDay I’m Sarah, a snr concept artist in games, freelance #cartographer & #TTRPG designer from Scotland. I love being an artist and over the last 15 years I’ve worked on projects like #DeathsDoor, #SpyroReignited, #HyperLightBreaker, Campaign Builder: Cities & Towns & a lot more!

Secret area of deaths door. a ruined templed inside a cave covered in snow.

A shipwreck on a mountain top, with a Japanese-style noodle bar inside.

$Battle map of a broken and fractured temple and tavern with stone and wooden flooring.$ Iso cutaway mat of a medieval castle showing inside of gare house, grand gall, spiral stairs and sleeping chambers.

Iso cutaway mat of a medieval castle showing inside of gare house, grand gall, spiral stairs and sleeping chambers.

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Aaron Voigt @aavoigt.bsky.social · 14d

The #ttrpgtoolsjam is now live! If you’d like to build something for your favorite game to help more folks play it, this is your chance!

TTRPG Tools Jam

A game jam from 2025-10-01 to 2025-11-16 hosted by Aaronsxl. In the vein of the TTRPG Resource Jam , this jam aims to create tools to bring indie RPGs to a greater number of people. These would likely...

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Munkao @munkao.bsky.social · 15d

damn, so damn good. the hell. the hair. urgh. so good.

Munkao @munkao.bsky.social · 16d

Woooots

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𝕾𝖙𝖗𝖆𝖓𝖌𝖊 𝕳𝖔𝖚𝖘𝖊 @strangehouse.bsky.social · 18d

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Deb JJ Lee 🔜 Lightbox 112 @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 19d

the end of summer

illustration of a woman holding a bouquet of flowers in a field of wildflowers

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snow @snow117.bsky.social · 25d

Hi everyone, so apparently substack sucks and we're in hell. So I'm migrating purely to patreon. You don't *have* to give me money, but, like, I could buy groceries if you do and you get some cool stuff! You can read all about it, well, over on patreon.

www.patreon.com/posts/139266...

Hi, I'm Snow | Snow

Get more from Snow on Patreon

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Munkao @munkao.bsky.social · 19d

Whoa. Amazing.