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Indonesian TTRPG Blogwagon ROUNDUP

IT'S MY BIRTHDAY! And to celebrate it, I am showcasing all the blogposts that have been made for the Indonesian TTRPG Blogwagon.

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The blogwagon started on 17th of August, on the Indonesian Independence Day. I used the opportunity to rally the Indonesians and international TTRPG hobbyists to create gameable blogpost related to Indonesia.

A total of 22 blogposts were made during the Indonesian TTRPG Blogwagon. 18 of them were made by Indonesians. Four of them were made by non-Indonesians.

You can find all of them below in this list:

  1. The Pocong by Afraid of Encounters has a Liminal Horror statblock for The Pocong, the shrouded hopping ghost from Indonesia.
  2. The Tumaritis Gang by Inside Wicak Hidayat has the Punakawan wayangs (shadow puppets) as Liminal Horror archetypes.
  3. Orangladangs by archonsmarchon has an OSR statblock for Orangladangs, Orangutans that have been changed due what humanity did to them.
  4. Oray Nu Euweuh by Inside Wicak Hidayat has a Troika! statblock for the endless snake from Sundanese mythology.
  5. Banner Blade by Diceless has a banner-like blade as both monster and weapon.
  6. Justice on the 81st by Afraid of Encounters (guest written by Citaaticat) has random tables for corrupt politicians as villains in your game.
  7. The Keris Are Out of This World, Man! by Distracted at the Table has random tables for keris (Indonesian magical dagger) that you can use in your game.
  8. Indonesian Language by Red for Roseline has a Dialect backdrop inspired by the origin of the Indonesian language and Dutch colonialism of Indonesia.
  9. Why You Play With Matters by Red for Roseline has odd jobs for Anjaykarta, an Electric Bastionland hack set in a fictionalized Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia.
  10. Surrender hope, but carve out your heart for the future by Red for Roseline has a random table on why are you fighting a hopeless battle.
  11. Cursed Queen of the South Sea by Gibbering Pudding has a MÖRK BORG class based on Nyi Roro Kidul, Queen of the South Sea in Javanese mythology.
  12. The Shadowplay by Caelin's Underground Vault has a situation that player characters can experience where they turn into shadow, based on wayangs (Indonesian shadow puppets).
  13. The Orangutan by Personable has a The Orangutan as a unique forest entity, as well as a possible diegetic advancement for a player character in Cairn.
  14. An Indonesian Magic System by Afraid of Encounters has a proposed magic system based on Indonesian occult practices and a Control Rain spell using the framework.
  15. True Names in Elf Games by Prismatic Wasteland has a procedure on an animal-human's True Name, inspired by an Indonesian folk tale of the cuscus.
  16. Borobudur, samadhi, and interplanar travels by Alice has several realms that can be used as planar travel locations, based on Indonesian Buddhism.
  17. What the #!$% is spellcasting components? by Kerisian Kult explains how D&D's Spell Components work in Indonesian magic, and how it expands to be more than just Verbal, Somatic, and Material.
  18. Toko Merah by Duar is about Toko Merah, The Red Shop, in Jakarta. It has a random event table based on the history of The Red Shop.
  19. Meet Pencak Silat and Panglima has a D&D 5.5e class and a Fabula Ultima class based on Indonesian traditional warriors and martial artists.
  20. Being a TTRPG Creator/DM with Religious Background by Elia's Blog is about one's struggle playing TTRPG in a religious country, as part of a religious family. It has a d10 character trait based on the Ten Commandments.
  21. Lily and Rose by Nebraska Writers is a GM-less, two-player TTRPG exploring a mother-daughter relationship through the lens of time, based on their life experience as an Indonesian living in a society where familial bond is seen as important.
  22. Soft Launching Anjaykarta! by Red for Roseline is a Mark of the Odd game set in a fictionalized version of Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia.

Those are all the blogposts that were made during the blogwagon! I want to thank everyone who participated in the blogwagon, and thank those who have been reading them and sending good vibes throughout! There may be late entries to the blogwagon, so I will be updating them in the future.

I hope this blogwagon gives you a window to what Indonesia has to offer to this lovely hobby!