#chiloe

[paolo218]

a trip to the island

[ultimavela]

Sledging villages and what inspired them.

One thing I was very interested in including into the world of this OSR/NSR game I’m creating was a fantasy counterpart to a particular tradition from Chiloe, one that had captured my imagination since I was a child: the “minga”.

The word minga comes from the quechua minccacuni meaning “asking for help by promising something” and it’s a concept used to describe the tradition of communal work, typically used in the rural areas of different cultures of South America. These communal projects can include building a house, harvesting, or any kind of labour that can help the community or some person, or group of people, belonging to the community. They are usually unsalaried, and food and drink are shared at the end as a gesture of gratitude.

In Chiloe, this word is used to describe the particular tradition of moving a home from one location of the island to another, by sliding the house over long wooden logs, while being pulled by oxen and the people of the community.

In the world of Isla Grande, the setting for “No Peace for the Heathen”, I expanded this concept of moving houses to entire towns, and gave them the name of sledging villages:

[besovieolentoenelpavimento]

[la-vida-es-efimera]

"Formas parte de mi, aunque no vuelva a verte nunca". Franz kafka

Ph: @fideru-borogu ♡ Lugar: Chiloé.

[franciscojm]

Recordando un bello momento.. 📷📸

[luc3mferr3]

fue una linda mañana

[cr0ssover]

[maffexb]

Dónde escribí mi libro.

Chiloé - 2024

[justcamai]

[ultimavela]

An OSR for the heathen — who are the characters?

Before I release this game to the wild (No peace for the heathen), want to show you what kind of characters you could play in it, and what style they have in the art I'm making for the game (which I'm still deciding whether to change or keep as is).

I've been drawing for this game using Krita. I'm still not sure if this is the art that will end up in the game, but anyway, here's a sneak peek:

[besovieolentoenelpavimento]

[almadelcuerpo]

[luc3mferr3]

[algodon-de-azucaaar]

[federer7]

Chiloé - La Cruz del Sur, Chile. 2002-2008

Foto: Brigitte Grignet