#ttrpg translation

[emapmaker]

I barely ever do this and only keep these thoughts for me but the Tal'Dorei Reborn translation in Italian is on drivethru now

and boy that synopsis is either badly translated or badly written from the get go cuz the wording is SO CLUNKY

[juunipupu]

Knight and the enemy within

[moookar]

My Candela Obscura character, Hector Nieporządek! An ex-Pyre cultist turned Occultist.

[birmit]

Ilandis Scarletveil

✧ Name: Ilandis Scarletveil ✧ Race: Night Elf | Kaldorei ✧ Occupation: Druid, one of the senior alchemists of the Cenarion Circle ✧ Age: about ~10,000 years ✧ Gender: Female

Note: I am not very knowledgeable about the lore of the night elves, especially their history. Therefore, there are not many details regarding traditions here, but I plan to add them in the future. Also, Ilandis is my character in the ttrpg "A Time of Changes", so some fragments of her biography may change. The article also intentionally omits some details from future events, so as not to spoil the plot of the personal quest for fellow players (and also because at the moment I want to focus on the image and life of Ilandis "before" certain events).

Appearance

Ilandis is a tall, thin night elf with long green hair. She has sharp features, and her skin is already showing the first signs of aging in the form of dark circles and wrinkles around her eyes.

One of the most obvious features of her appearance is her long, knife-like ears. Ilandis has longer ears than many other night elves, which often becomes a problem, especially in cold climates.

Her body is covered with traditional tattoos of her race, which she has applied throughout her long life. The first were patterns on her face and ear, which marked her coming of age. Otherwise, Ilandis's figure can attract attention only by its excessive thinness and even bonyness. The druidess rarely eats anything other than decoctions and infusions, which has greatly affected her appearance over the years. The fact that Ilandis does not disdain to test the results of her own researchs on herself also adds to the sickliness of her appearance.

Headcanon: Night elves (especially those who have mastered the art of druidism) require much less food and sleep to survive. This is why Ilandis can go longer than others without rest.

Сharacter traits

— An old and grumpy elven woman, that says it all. — She distrusts and disdains all races except the Kaldorei. She considers them inferior and unworthy of much attention. She is tolerant only of representatives of other elven communities (except the Sin'dorei). She despises the Horde and can agree to cooperate with them only in cases of extreme necessity. — She can rarely be seen smiling or simply content with life. Most of the time she is gloomy, and her eyes look as if in her thoughts she is somewhere very far away. Ilandis has difficulty expressing emotions, but she herself does not suffer much from this. — She prefers the company of books and her own research to society.

Background

Most likely, Ilandis had some kind of psychological (or congenital) deviation from birth, which in the realities of Azeroth simply went undiagnosed, since no one really cared about it. Since childhood, she was withdrawn and silent. She was not interested in playing with others and was always busy with her own things. With endless persistence, she could repeatedly move things from one place to another or arrange tree leaves by shade and degree of sickness. No matter how much her parents and teachers studied with her, she remained terribly straightforward, although she could perfectly well repeat every line from etiquette books by heart. As a teenager, she was not interested in relationships with others or events and could spend days in her own room, which was more like a library.

Note: I don't know enough about medicine or psychology to make a specific diagnosis (and I don't want to put a label), but Ilandis most likely had some form of autism from birth.

Elven age smoothed out all these nuances and taught her to better adapt to society. Or, at least, to pretend that she was at least a little interested.

Even before women were officially allowed to become Circle druids in Kaldorei society, Ilandis became interested in this art. Since childhood, she was attracted to everything related to nature: from studying plants to collecting butterflies and insects. And — their dissection. She was interested in how it all worked, how she can "reassemble" any manifestation of life and what it can be used for. Secretly, she eavesdropped on the lessons of other druids, and so gradually, step by step over many years, she was able to master this magic herself.

Ilandis' views on nature and the druid way have always been quite different from the mainstream. Instead of blindly protecting any living thing, she followed the principle of "survival of the fittest." Therefore, she studied all manifestations of life and death.

Another favorite hobby and the meaning of Ilandis's life was alchemy. Even before she came of age as a Kaldorei, she began making potions, decoctions, and poisons. This direction opened up a whole new path for her experiments, which she did not fail to take advantage of. Very quickly, her house turned into a storage room for all sorts of ingredients, notes, and experimental samples. The elf often tested the effects of various mixtures on herself, which is why her body, especially on the inside of her arms, has faded remnants of specific scars.

Artwork by aunhana

After her talents as a druid and scholar became known to the community, she was forced to become a member of the Cenarion Circle. Ilandis always felt love and a certain patriotism for her people, so despite her reluctance to interrupt her studies, she still agreed to move to a new position. Thus, Ilandis became one of the first female druids invited to the Circle.

Despite the fact that experiments on living beings were not very approved by the druid community, the results of the work of the Scarletveil always justified any risks. For example, she made some of the best healing potions, whose recipes could not be repeated by other alchemists. In matters of antidotes, she often had no equal, since she could determine by the smallest signs what exactly the wounded were poisoned with - and how to provide them with first aid. On the battlefield, she remained cold-blooded even in the most frightening situation, which saved the lives of many kaldorei and representatives of the Alliance. Therefore, for a long time, everyone turned a blind eye to what other dubious concoctions Ilandis made and what ingredients she used for them.

Ilandis always refused any titles in the community and preferred to remain in the shadows. But despite this, she was still appointed senior alchemist - and later mentor. After all, even the Circle is not averse to politics, and they were well aware that sooner or later Ilandis could cross the line. And losing her work would be too inconvenient in view of the constant aggravation of conflicts between the Alliance and the Horde. Therefore, they tried to assign students who showed talent in alchemy to her many times. But, except for one, no one could withstand her difficult character and teaching methods.

Artwork by CHELOBEK

A Time of Changes

Note: Northrend - about 25 years from the opening of the Dark Portal, until the start of the full-scale war with the Scourge.

Ilandis Scarletveil rarely left Kalimdor for official reasons, and even more rarely as a member of an expedition. But this time, when the Circle approached her with a request to join a group of other druids traveling to Northrend, for some reason she agreed. It is currently unknown whether this was due to an unexpected surge of altruism, or if the night elf was pursuing her own goals.

Having safely reached the northern continent, the expedition set up camp in the Borean Tundra. But during the night, their camp was attacked by undead, who killed most of the druids. Ylandis miraculously managed to survive, but she woke up on the cold stone floor of a frozen prison, completely without equipment and even without clothes. And more importantly - surrounded by unknown and motley representatives of the peoples of Azeroth.

Among them, a huge furry mass stood out, taking up most of the cell. This "mass" eventually turned out to be a tall tauren - and moreover, a druid, who, however, could not possibly be part of their expedition. In other darknesses of the small room were, as Ilandis then decided: two obvious elven women with ears similar to sin'dorei; a man in a cloth mask, which for some reason was left to him; and a blood elf with eyes burning with the fel fire.

At that time, Ilandis could not yet imagine that she would have to forget about her principles regarding other races and enter into a temporary alliance with this inveterate group of adventurers.

Artwork by SYR

Facts

— Ilandis is ambidextrous and can use both hands equally well. She also speaks Darnassian, Druidic, and Common. Ilandis is 230 cm tall.

— She believes that life in animal forms is a humiliation for true kaldorei. She herself also rarely uses them, preferring to rely on the magic of the stars, as well as healing spells. The only forms she uses are the half-elven moon and tree forms.

— Ilandis is asexual, she does not feel attraction to others and is not interested in romantic relationships.

— She runs a store with potions. She herself never appears there, having shifted all the work on interacting with clients to hired employees. Over her long life, she has accumulated quite an impressive capital, but does not monitor it in any way.

— She has a huge collection of various dried insects and animal skeletons. She was into taxidermy for a while.

— She loves herbal teas and can survive for a long time eating only them. She does not tolerate alcohol well.

— Her only "successful" student eventually ran away from her to another continent and even refused to join the Cenarion Circle.

[mossydice]

Hey gamers- so my ttrpg group consists pretty much entirely of online folk and with us thinking about running CAIN at some point I went hunting for a sheet template I could use on docs so my character would be easily shareable with my group. Couldn’t find one, ended up making one for myself, thought I’d share it in case that ends up being useful for other online only groups o7 !! The exorcist card and CAIN symbol are both direct out of the book, everything else is tables that you should be able to move around if you want stuff in different places. Link to the template here, just make a copy and fill in for your character :]

Notes: it’s definitely a desktop beast as mobile formatting breaks the layout pretty heavy, it’s readable but not very functional. Also please be nicies to me it’s my first time trying to make a sheet layout in docs ᓚᘏᗢ

[allthatyouknow]

What dose it mean to be a psychic? can it be trained or are you just born like that?

Excellent question! So basically it's just kinda like this

Hope that helps! Thanks for writing in.

[shadynightly]

bweird OC-tober Day 3 Old OC

It's Crimson! She's one of my oldest active oc's I have! She was the main character I used when doing minecraft creative server rps :P. She's recently been transferred to being a Wynncraft OC! She was once a highly respected mage and magistrate in her home country. But she realized the desperate and slippery slope her home was going on and tried to create a coup. Crimson and her compatriots were found out early. While running from guards and soldiers she ran across a frozen pond that shattered and broke underneath her and she drowned. Around 400 years later she wakes up alive, but forever changed as an Ice Elemental. With her kingdom and country now just a footnote in history, she works as a highly skilled bounty hunter and mercenary for the Wynn Province.

[idoltimeyokai]

"RWARRRRRR MERRYYY CHRISTMASSS EVERYONEEE!!!

VERDEN HERE TO SAY I HOPE YOU HAVE/HAD A GREAT CHRISTMASS AND A HAPPY NEW YEARS

*Ahem* in all seriousness tho Merry Christmas to everyone inside and outside of PriPara!

Recently i got invited to perform for a Christmas live with @happyheartstar-blog and @virgoidolland. It was really really fun! Rolled a Nat20 on that fun for sure! I did my best not to get distracted by all the shiny gold, tho it was so hard to doooooo, i persevered tho! Yayy for me!

I personally dont have any big plans for Christmas inside or outside of PriPara myself, but i know I'll be having a good cozy Christmas with my dorm mates!

Annnyyywayyys ive rambled on for long enough, go enjoy your Christmas and make some good memories!" - Verden Komo [The Dragon of PriPara]

And in all seriousness from me, Octo, the actual peson behind this blog, i want to say Merry Christmas, Happy New Year's, and thanks for the warm reception so far from me joining and taking in part of this fandom!

Im posting this day of Christmas eve so technically its not Christmas yet but eh who cares.

Anyways, have a merry seasons greasons everyone!

[dyed-indigo]

several of my friends and my girlfriend all associate me strongly with mpreg now and i don't know how to feel about it. i'm not even into mpreg

[spoondoodles]

Here comes an ADHD disaster!

Played this merfolk for a pf2e oneshot over the weekend, wheelchair and all! She was adopted into an orc clan of stormdancers when her parents disappeared and has smoothly adapted to life on land. And by that I mean she made her chair out of copper so she could electrify it for extra speed lol

[you-are-being-deceived]

Seeking Bulgarian Help!

Hello! My name is Rylie, I am a biology major, and I am working on my very own Tabletop Role-playing Game (TTRPG)! If you’re unfamiliar with the term, think of Dungeons and Dragons.

When I began researching for the ecology in which to base my setting, I found that the landscape of Bulgaria worked perfectly, and as I dove deeper into my research I fell in love with the language and culture, and knew that I wanted to incorporate both into my setting. 

I am looking for someone fluent in Bulgarian who can help me navigate and utilize the nuances of the language. I am specifically aiming to name characters and locations and have them sound authentically Bulgarian. I also intend to learn Bulgarian, separately from this, so that I can eventually do my own translations! If you are interested, please send me an ask or message me through tumblr DMs. Thank you for your interest and time!

[plotbunnygames]

We just released our newest TTRPG: Bunny, We Bought a Dungeon!

 You are a group of anthropomorphic bunnies in a traditional fantasy world who have bought a dungeon to move in there together... 🐰

GM-less OSR map-drawing story game for 2-6 players

Zero prep necessary, just start playing

Flexible play time from 1-4 hours

Suitable for both adults and kids

Bunny, We Bought a Dungeon is available in both English and German on Itch.io, and you can also get a printed version over at plotbunnygames.com!

The game consists of a 16-page PDF in A5 format. Inside you'll find:

22 random roll tables to create your bunnies and find out what they'll encounter in their brand-new dungeon

Instructions for play

An example of a finished dungeon map as inspiration

10 illustrations for the proper bunny dungeon vibe!

Screenreader-ready with image descriptions, PDF tags, internal references, and external links

In addition to that, you need a bunch of six-sided dice, something to draw your map on, and optional bunny ears for everyone. 🐰

If you want a pinktastic dolly-fied version of the same mechanics, you may also enjoy Dolly, We Bought a Dream House, which is a hack with almost the same mechanics. 🎀

Game Design and Writing: Jasmin Neitzel and Andrea Rick (@this-curiouscat)

Illustrations and Layout: Andrea Rick

Translation: Andrea Rick

[millenniumbreak]

Haven't got through the realis episodes yet but just that the text is meant to be a game written in setting from a single and biased perspective, and Austin saying he'd be interested in doing further stuff from another in-setting perspective.

I am now captivated by the possibility (or impossibility) of Bug Realis. Explicitly how would you rewrite Realis if you were trying to play it as a bug, or even a swarm of bugs, who live under an imperialist state?

Hypercollaborative storytelling? Crowd play? The stronger your sentence the more people have to say it- and the saying of it allows them to change it mid sentence? This is nothing but I'm having fun here.

It's like how you get communist or capitalist rewrites of board games, but the ideology presented is "it's sick as hell to be a ginormous insect and/or multiple large bugs."

[xavidotron]

The Kamigakari expansion I translated from Japanese is now out. There's definitely some really cool stuff going on in the Japanese TRPG scene! Kamigakari is a trad-ish investigation/combat urban fantasy game with a lot of cool weapons and powers and some clear Call of Cthulhu influence, and this expansion has some interesting stuff like scene templates that are trying to make running the game easier. Definitely an interesting branch of roleplaying!

[matty-from-megalos]

DARK SOULS TRPG Unofficial Fan Translation Project

Howdy howdy howdy I'm matty and I've been working on an english translation for the Japanese Dark Souls TRPG. I've just finished the first part of it (80 page document, first 130 pages of the actual book), containing core rules, character creation, items, skills, etc!

The next major section are the Scenarios, which is a pretty major chunk of work, so that's going to be coming out in pieces as I finish them.

(Go to the "Dark Souls TRPG resources" link on my carrd to get the pdf!)

This is a heavily scenario/module-focused game and the 1st section I finished doesn't have statblocks for enemies in it (they're in the next section), so it's not a "fully playable" document yet. But it's enough for you to learn how to play and see how characters and the core systems work. :3

Direct link to the file here!

[voidology]

all i do anymore is draw my undead blood hunter, but i finally designed how Charlotte looks when she activates her Crimson Rite!

she's a bit insecure about it though, of course, which is why she prefers to wear a mask and heavy clothes while she fights