I recently played the amazing Mothership RPG with a group of friends, and boy was it fun! It inspired me to make a one shot adventure so I could introduce another friend group to this great RPG system, and for shits and giggles I though to put it on itch as well for anyone that might be interested :^)
Here is a short description of the one shot adventure I made:
Bio scientist Aisha, Graduand Marine Miguel, Translator Tim and spaceship pilot Aiko have been hastily assembled for a classified mission issued by their employee, the Ministry of Intergalactic Relations. Tasked to retrieve a mysterious offering—a "gift"—from an unknown alien species to humanity's Empress, the crew descend on a strange, jungle infested planet . What seems like a simple drop in, drop out mission soon spirals into a harrowing nightmare as they discover the dark secret behind the ancient artifact that is The Gift.
The Gift is a Mothership RPG one shot adventure designed for 4 players and one game master. It blends elements of exploration, investigation, and survival horror.
Check it out here if you like: https://coen-balkestein.itch.io/the-gift-mothership-one-shot
After reading you comment I felt inspired to draw some more battle maps in the same style :^) Thank you again for your support on the one-shot!
Hey wat superleuk dat je een uitgebreide comment hebt achtergelaten en de tijd hebt genomen om je gedachtes te delen! Ik waardeer het zeer! 😊🙏✨ Ik ga er morgen even rustig met een kopje thee doorheenlezen! Leuk!
Whilst working on my free RPG system Tellan I've been illustrating 20 additional simple black and white battle maps to use with the system, or any other RPG adventures, if you like you can check them out here: https://coen-balkestein.itch.io/map-pack
The maps included:
- Castle wall and tower
- Tavern
- Village road and houses
- Throne room
- Small alley
- Graveyard
- Tomb
- Old ruin
- Cliff rope bridge
- Mine
- Ship on sea
- Swamp
- Jungle
- Forest pathway
- Maze
- Hallway with rooms
- Dungeon floor
- Circle room
- Hexagon room
- Square room
Curious to hear your thoughts and if anything essential is missing! :^)
(For anyone interested, recently I also released a matching token pack that matches the style of Tellan and the battle maps).
Ah that's awesome! Thank you :^) and you're welcome ✌️
haha I like that! And thanks! :^)
Hey nice one! Yeah I'll think about a collection of sc-fi themed token!
As a little side project I've illustrated 120 tokens for VTT and print and play use in RPG adventures, you can check them out here: https://coen-balkestein.itch.io/rpg-token-pack
I really enjoy illustrating these in my free time, so if you have any suggestions of tokens to add I'm curious to hear!
Currently the pack includes:
- Aristocrat female
- Bard female
- Beholder
- Big dragon
- Bird
- Black knight
- Bear
- Bom
- Book
- Carpet
- Cobra
- Cat
- Cleric female
- Cleric male
- Chicken
- Construct
- Chest
- Crab
- Cube of jelly
- Clouds
- Cyborg
- Cultist
- Dog
- Demon
- Diplomat male
- Dragonborn male 1
- Dragonborn female 2
- Druid
- Dwarf male 1
- Dwarf male 2
- Dwarf male 3
- Elf male 1
- Elf female 1
- Elf female 2
- Emperor
- Ent
- Fairy
- Fighter female
- Fire elemental
- Fish
- Flaming skull
- Goblin male
- Goblin female
- Goblin witch
- Golem
- Griffin
- Grey face alien
- Giant fly
- Ghost
- Hobbit female
- Hooded figure
- Horse
- Human male
- Human female
- Jester male
- Jester female
- King
- Knight male
- Knight female
- Key
- Lich king
- Lion
- Little dragon
- Liquid
- Lizard cultist
- Masked female
- Mermaid female
- Merchant male
- Minotaur
- Mimic
- Monk male
- Mummy
- Mushroom
- Ninja
- Ogre (two heads)
- Orc male 1
- Orc male 2
- Orc male 3
- Orc female
- Orb
- Pirate captain
- Pirate male
- Pirate female
- Plant creature
- Queen
- Rat
- Robot
- Satyr male
- Scientist male
- Scientist female
- Seaweed
- Skeleton
- Snake
- Spider
- Sword
- Tall neck female human
- Tentacle
- Observer
- Tiefling female
- Tiefling male
- Torch
- Tree
- Unicorn
- Vampire lord
- Water elemental
- White knight
- Witch
- Wizard male 1
- Wizard male 2
- Wizard male 3
- Wizard female 1
- Wizard female 2
- Wolf
- Worm
- Yeti
- Zombie
Hey! Leuk dat je er naar hebt gekeken! En dank voor de taalfout check, ik heb het aangepast ;^) Mocht je meer tegenkomen laat het gerust weten, super fijn dat je het aangeeft.
En momenteel heb ik ze alleen in het Engels, maar wellicht dat ik op termijn nog eens aan een vertaling zal denken. En ik vind het leuk om hier en daar wat Nederlandse namen en woorden te gebruiken om het een beetje eigen te houden. Maar niet teveel zodat het onmogelijk wordt om sommige dingen uit te spreken voor niet Nederlands sprekende spelers haha.
Ah wat leuk! Mocht je Tellan ooit een keertje proberen en je hebt vragen of feedback laat het gerust weten ;^)
Heya! Thanks for checking it out! :^) And yes I'm Dutch, you too?
Thank you for buying it! And lovely to hear you liked the maps :^) I hope you and your tabletop buddies will enjoy it!
I’ve spent the past few weeks working on an introductory one-shot adventure for my free RPG system, Tellan! You can check out the one-shot, A Simple Delivery, here: https://coen-balkestein.itch.io/a-simple-delivery
The adventure is written for Tellan, but it can easily be adapted for other RPG systems. Tellan is available for free here: https://coen-balkestein.itch.io/tellan
All feedback is warmly welcome, as I’d love to keep improving it! :^)
Hey thank you for the extensive list of suggestions! I'll add them to the list and try to find open licenses that match them :^) I find most of the sounds on freesound.org and pixabay.com and some from youtube if it has a license that allows sharing
Thank you for the suggestions! I'll add them to the list!
haha nice, for the comedic moments, I'll add them to the list!
Thank you for the suggestions! I've included the ones I could find that are copyright free on the website :^)
Personally in my experience the more background sfx such as a fire crackling or a cave ambient can really help set the mood for a specific scene, but in contrast the louder and more specific sfx such as an explosion are more on the fun side of things to wake up the players and get a laugh out of them :^)
Coool haha! Thank you for this great list! I'll try and implement them :^)
Nice, haha I agree! I'll put in on there as well
Thank you for the suggestions! I like them :^) I'll add them to the list of sounds to add. And thank you for noticing the inverted switch, haha whoopsie, I just fixed it
Do you need sound effects or fitting music for your RPG session? Groovy the Goblin has got it covered for you!
I've always dreamed of having my own soundboard as a GM to use during our sessions, so I decided to make one myself! It’s currently a work in progress, but feel free to check it out here (works best on desktop in the Chrome browser): https://oraora.nl/GoblinGrooves/index.html
I'm looking for more inspiration for sounds to add. Are there any sounds you think would be great additions, or are essential to add?
Here are the sounds included so far:
Sound FX:
- Forest ambiance
- Cave ambiance
- Water waves
- Howling wind
- Thunder and rain
- Crackling fire
- Town ambiance
- Tavern ambiance
- Knocking
- Creaking door
- Boiling potion
- Wolf howl
- Monster growl
- Explosion
- Sword unsheathing
- Laser gun shot
- Gun shot
- Rapit fire gun
- Lighting strike
- Wilhelmscream
- Horse running
- Trumpet announcement
- Phone ringing
- Energy charge
- Sinister cackle
- Heartbeat
- Magic sparkles
- Siren
Music (3 different sets for each type):
- Calm music
- Festival music
- Battle music
- Scary music
I make sure only to use music and sounds labeled as Creative Commons 0 or free to use for non-commercial purposes.
Any suggestions for additional sounds or feedback on the website would be very welcome!
It's free to download on itch io! https://coen-balkestein.itch.io/tellan
Tellan is a rules-light, funky, free-form RPG system focused on narrative. It strives to capture the heart of epic storytelling and thrilling battles with simple, fast-paced combat rules and built-in roleplaying hooks. The system is still in development, and I'm very interested in feedback and playtesting. If you have any thoughts to share, I’d love to hear them! :^)
Oh, and Tellan is licensed under Creative Commons, so you’re free to hack it or adapt it into your own system!
