Gubat Banwa First Edition [LEGACY]

Devlog

• [1.7] To Golden Shores!
  October 15, 2024 by makapatag

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  Ohoy, Kadungganan! Exciting news as things continue apace. We have a new Itch Page where we'll be posting all new content because we're planning for huge things in the works! A lot of my work as Lead... Continue reading
• GB Patch 1 Errata 1 "GLORY IS AN ENDLESSLY RUSHING RIVER"
  January 12, 2024 by makapatag

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  #update

  Patch 1 Errata 1 - "GLORY IS AN ENDLESSLY RUSHING RIVER." Ohoy Kadungganan! For the most part, you can just download the PDF and apply changes. It’s mostly numbers and number tweaking, but no major... Continue reading
• Gubat Banwa Patch 1
  January 04, 2024 by makapatag

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  As we're working with the final text of the doc, the devlog names will now be referred to as Patches or Fixes, rather than 1.X. General clarifications in general, I did my best. Fixed a large number o... Continue reading
• Gubat Banwa 1.6 "Sailing Past The Clouds And To The Shores Of Heaven!"
  December 08, 2023 by makapatag

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  Ohoy Kadungganan! And welcome to all the new people that now have access to the game of martial arts fantasy! Today marks a new chapter in Gubat Banwa’s lifespan: a shift of gameplay for a number of... Continue reading
• Gubat Banwa 1.51
  November 04, 2023 by makapatag

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  Hey gang, here's 1.51 released. Check out the changelog: lots of miniature changes. Gubat Banwa 1.51 Added the Tumbling Mantra to consolidate “move through enemies” effects. Added Accuracy and Ina... Continue reading
• KICKSTARTER AND 1.5!
  October 20, 2023 by makapatag

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  IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WE'RE ON KICKSTARTER FOR PHYSICAL PRINTS AND A BOX SET OF GUBAT BANWA! And for now, the 1.5 update, and will be the last one for a bit! Final changes to the Drama Side of things... Continue reading
• [1e] Update 1.42
  September 18, 2023 by makapatag

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  1.42 Tweaks Violence The biggest tweaks have been to Enemies: Raised stats across the board to be more in line with Kadungganan capabilities and strengths. Added an additional note on the Threat level... Continue reading
• Gubat Banwa First Edition (1.41)
  August 10, 2023 by makapatag

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  Hey all! Just a quick fix of typos and clarifications. Jump in: GUBAT BANWA 1.41 Made it so that Honor is flat numbers now. Clarified that only Bravery, Posture, Faith and Resilience are Prowesses, an... Continue reading
• UNTIL GLORY! Gubat Banwa 1e (v1.4)!
  August 03, 2023 by makapatag

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  Ohoy Kadungganan! Greetings in BATALA! 1.4 is finally out, the final release of Gubat Banwa before the big news soon! This is going to be the penultimate release before the final layout: for the most... Continue reading

  
• [GB1E] 1.3
  March 23, 2023 by makapatag

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  Ohoy Kadungganan! I hurried to get this particular version out because of the slew of people coming in from the Trans Rights for Florida Bundle! Check it out here and support trans people: https://itc... Continue reading
• [GB1E] V1.21
  February 22, 2023 by makapatag

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  v1.21 Changelog This one is a lot lighter than v1.2. It gets into all the typos founded by readers. Thanks all! Fixed Naga Song Exhuberation’s wording. Changed Heavenspear’s Enlightenment from Str... Continue reading
• [GB1E] V1.2!
  February 20, 2023 by makapatag

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  Ohoy Kadungganan, here is the balancing for the new version, which seeks to round out the techs and features. I think we're in a pretty good spot now! v1.2 Changelog Across The System Tumabaga Rule no... Continue reading
• [GB1E] 1.06!
  January 30, 2023 by makapatag

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  1.06 Changelog Here’s a number of tweaks and balancing changes! Nothing has changed fundamentally, a large number of clarifications and tweaks. There might be some that I missed as well, as I worked... Continue reading
• [GB1E] 1.05
  January 18, 2023 by makapatag

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  1.05 Changelog Hey all! This came in a bit too soon for my liking, but there have been some glaring typos and clarifications that needed to be addressed. Following this actually is the first pass of b... Continue reading
• [GB1E] 1.04!
  January 11, 2023 by makapatag

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  Hey Kadungganan! This is going to be the last one for a while, as I've hit all the bases I wanted to polish following initial release! Thanks all, and please do play the game. Balancing and Errata are... Continue reading

  
• [GB1E] 1.03
  January 04, 2023 by makapatag

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  1.03 PDF Changelog. Bunch of typo fixes! Removed all mentions of dupa so that squares can differ in scale as needed for the fiction. Added Prerequisites to the Tigpana Techniques. Added the following... Continue reading
• [GB1E] 1.02
  December 31, 2022 by makapatag

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  Who woulda thunk we'd have Day 1 (or, Day 3 I guess) patches on RPGs? Thanks for everyone that's been reading through the game. Here's a 1.02 update that fixes a lot of stuff. Fixed a bunch of typos... Continue reading

  
• Gubat Banwa First Edition
  December 28, 2022 by makapatag

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  SWORD AND ENLIGHTENMENT. LOVE AND GLORY. VIOLENCE AND LIBERATION. Gubat Banwa is a Southeast Asian fantasy martial arts Role-Playing Game , inspired by the refulgent cultures of Southeast Asia. Raise... Continue reading

  
• Playtest 3.2
  November 18, 2022 by makapatag

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  Hey all. Here's a number of changes that clean up the game a bit more, with some new content! 3.2 (11/18/22) General 0 Fixed typos across the board. Drama 0 Removed the Achieve Goals downtime activity... Continue reading
• Playtest 3.1
  October 28, 2022 by makapatag

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  Ohoy Kadungganan! This particular release is particularly small (at least, relative to every other release). After few games played by playtesters, we've realized that the numbers feel too large for t... Continue reading
• Playtest 3!
  October 24, 2022 by makapatag

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  Ohoy Kadungganan, the Siyak speaks! Welcome to the 3rd Playtest of GUBAT BANWA 1E! This showcases the following major edits: A Short Change in Layout, Alignments, Revamps to the Combat System, and Rul... Continue reading
• Public Playtest 2!
  August 12, 2022 by makapatag

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  Gubat Banwa Public Playtest 2 Ohoy Kadungganan! The version 2 of the Public Playtest sees a bunch of rollbacks to earlier mechanics in the private playtest as game feel is consolidated. However the me... Continue reading

  
• 1e Playtests!
  July 28, 2022 by makapatag

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  Ohoy, Kadungganan! To put it simply, here are the official public playtests for Gubat Banwa's final version, 1e! It is mostly a streamlining of a lot of concepts from Early Access to the point that mo... Continue reading

  
• Early Access 4
  January 01, 2022 by makapatag

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  Changelog for Early Access 4 Hey all, Happy New Year! In the Year of the Tiger, let’s grab the bull by the horns with our jaws. Firstly, apologies for the rapid update: I was planning to get this ou... Continue reading

  
• Early Access 3
  December 29, 2021 by makapatag

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  Changelog for Early Access 3 Happy Holidays to all, and happy incoming new year. A harvest cycle has ended, time to rest. Thanks for sticking with the game for so far. I'm excited with the changes we'... Continue reading

  
• Early Access 2
  December 03, 2021 by makapatag

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  Early Access 2 Rejoice in the glory of combat! A long road to this one. This last update for the year, and I think, the best one as well. Lots of hard learned lessons, and there’s still some more, w... Continue reading

  
• 11-23 Quickpatch
  November 22, 2021 by makapatag

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  11 - 23 Quickpatch Fixed a very bad writing error on Star Shooter Boast. It’s fixed now. It should've been Unbalanced instead of Unbreakable. Dragon Tail is a Flourish Wall is now Charge 2, an Actio... Continue reading
• GUBAT BANWA EARLY ACCESS RELEASE
  November 17, 2021 by makapatag

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  EARLY ACCESS Ohoy, Kadungganan. Have a WARSMITH. This is technically just a 1.41, but I’ve decided to reboot the patch update system so that we can start from this, the foundation of Gubat Banwa fro... Continue reading

  
• GUBAT BANWA 1.4 - 「 Conviction and Destiny」
  October 25, 2021 by makapatag

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  1.4 Devlog Ohoy, Kadungganan~ I’ve been actively and relentlessly developing Gubat Banwa for over a year. It’s a wonder that I’ve been able to not lose sight of the initial game design principle... Continue reading

  
• 1.32 - Murderglave
  September 30, 2021 by makapatag

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  Another small update to welcome the coming of the MURDERGLAVE's art. Look forward to updates coinciding with Discipline art drops. Changelog Changes and Clarification - Increased all instances of Foes... Continue reading

  
• 1.31
  September 28, 2021 by makapatag

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  Short update, caught typos and clarifications for the most part. Any more typos and clarifications should go to the Feedback form: https://forms.gle/efoHGcUiYDYQHsds6 Minor changes: - Unbalanced no lo... Continue reading

  
• Gubat Banwa 1.3 Release
  September 17, 2021 by makapatag

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  #gubat banwa, #fantasy

  Hey! Here's 1.3 with a changelog. Balancing will keep on going. I recommend going through the PDF again because this is another overhaul to align the game to a closer play experience that I wanted sin... Continue reading

  
• 1.24 Update
  August 09, 2021 by makapatag

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  Another, even smaller update. Removed all instances of Gear. Removed the "Choose a Starting Weapon" in Last Bits Fixed a few typos: such as Snarling Binturong Attitude and Sword Saint being a Raider G... Continue reading
• 1.23 Update
  August 09, 2021 by makapatag

  Found a few more typos. This is even smaller than before, but I added a bespoke pronunciation guide and lexicon near the beginning of the PDF to make up for it. - Removed mentions of ranged and melee... Continue reading
• 1.22 Update
  August 08, 2021 by makapatag

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  Another general typo update! Added a pronunciation guide for the major terms, such as Gubat Banwa, Kadungganan, and Mang-aawit. Removed all mentions of wielding weapons and prerequisites. Effects have... Continue reading
• Beta 1.2 Update
  August 07, 2021 by makapatag

  Hello! Welcome to the first of probably many balancing updates, after running a gauntlet of combats and gauging their gamefeel. Weapons are no longer bespoke mechanical things. Instead, each Disciplin... Continue reading
• Beta 1.1
  August 01, 2021 by makapatag

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  Ohoy, Kadungganan! I return from the mines to bring a new feature update. I think with the foundation laid out and a solid view of the game's fiction and fantasy, these last few items should be everyt... Continue reading

  
• Minor Patch 2 and a bit of a Devlog
  July 26, 2021 by makapatag

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  #gubat banwa

  Ohoy Kadungganan! First off, the main reason why I wanted to get this PDF out is because Dyl finished the Buwaya Lancer drawing and I wanted to give it to you guys. Check himb out: Doesn't that make y... Continue reading

  
• Quick Day 1 Minor Patch
  July 24, 2021 by makapatag

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  Ohoy! A quick update because I had to iron out more kinks and formatting errors, but I think I caught most of them now. Additionally, there's a Combat Cheat Sheet now as I anticipate that more people... Continue reading

  
• GUBAT BANWA BETA [REJOICE IN THE GLORY OF COMBAT UNTIL VIOLENCE IS GONE]
  July 23, 2021 by makapatag

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  #gubat banwa

  UTTER THE KILLING OATH! In violence the islands rose, and in violence it will fall. I am quicker than lightning, stronger than the hurricane. With the sin of my steel, I shall sunder the world, I shal... Continue reading
• GUBAT BANWA 0.9! - ⚡⚔ DESTINY STORMS FROM EACH FINGERTIP
  July 08, 2021 by makapatag

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  #gubat banwa, #major update

  Ohoy, Kadungganan! 0.9 is less a mechanical overhaul and more of a content drop. All the Core Disciplines are done! That makes for 35 Disciplines, 7 for each Role. This was a huge endeavor and most of... Continue reading

  
• 0.8.61
  June 24, 2021 by makapatag

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  Very quick update~ Raise Shield Action now only gets you to shield against the next attack Defined "to-hit" rolls as rolls forced when a target parries, evades, or has cover Opportunity Attacks don't... Continue reading
• [0.8.6] - Trembling Star Unfurling
  June 23, 2021 by makapatag

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  Ohoy Kadungganan! This upcoming 0.8.6 update is a bit bigger. It's another small-ish overhaul, but one that greatly streamlines and quickens combat, cuts away at the chaff, and breaks free from many p... Continue reading
• 0.8.55 Minor Fixes
  June 14, 2021 by makapatag

  Ohoy Kadungganan! Here's a quick update for some glaring issues. Put back the Frightened Condition in the list of Debuffs. Changed how Debilitated works (it's a stacking Damage debuff now). Changed th... Continue reading

  
• [0.8.54] - More Tweaks and Hotfixes
  June 11, 2021 by makapatag

  Ohoy Kadungganan! I played through a game at Karanduun Tier and have come to round off some math tweaks to round off the game experience! Again, I apologize for the constant updates, especially to all... Continue reading

  
• 0.8.53 - Tweaks and Changes
  June 09, 2021 by makapatag#gubat banwa

  Ohoy Kadungganan! Here's the new tweaks~ Changelog 0.8.53 Smaller again! Mostly Discipline tweaks. WORDING TWEAKS All Techniques that have a Strong Pass that lets you do both effects of a Weak Pass is... Continue reading

  
• [0.8.52] Hotfix and Patches
  June 04, 2021 by makapatag

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  Ohoy Kadungganan! Here's a not as big update for Gubat Banwa! Updates are: - Grapple rules (whew) - Clarified starting Subvirtues - Changed chapter order, tried to clean up the Table of Contents - Dis... Continue reading

  
• [0.8.5]「Prove your conviction.」
  June 01, 2021 by makapatag

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  Ohoy Kadungganan! A quick update today, with the following changes. 0.8.5 Changelog Clarified the Casting Status (5-8 is keep Casting, etc. Must Focus Sorcery to keep Casting) Fixed Style Abilities ta... Continue reading

  
• [0.8.4]「In this cruel world, I will hold your hand.」
  May 27, 2021 by makapatag

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  #gubat banwa, #minor update

  Ohoy Kadungganan! Waks here. The last few months have been pretty rough. A mixture of just constant work, family members dying, and more not very happy news as we’re all caught up in this hellhole o... Continue reading

  
• [0.1] Where We Were Most Beautiful
  May 23, 2021 by makapatag#gubat banwa, #campaign

  Ohoy Kadungganan! Let me introduce to you WHERE WE WERE MOST BEAUTIFUL, the first Main Scenario Campaign of Gubat Banwa. Where We Were Most Beautiful is a Main Scenario Campaign meant to bring Kadungg... Continue reading

  
• 0.8.3「We Are Lightning」 If I Can Run Through Time
  May 20, 2021 by makapatag

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  Ohoy, Kadungganan! A week has passed since the release of 0.8 and we've caught more bugs and typos, which have been fixed in the following. Additionally, I've split the book into three once again, for... Continue reading

  
• 0.8.2「We Are Lightning」 Cleansing Ritual
  May 14, 2021 by makapatag

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  Ohoy, Kadungganan! Here's another quick hotfix for you guys that fixes most of the issues in the previous PDFs. Again, I beg for your patience and thank you for putting up with the rapid updates! Clar... Continue reading

  
• 0.8.1 「We Are Lightning」 Minor Hotfixes
  May 14, 2021 by makapatag

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  Ohoy Kadungganan! As promised, here are hotfixes to the PDF. As always, I beg for your patience and understanding, as I am writing all of this alone, and so only when it comes out do people catch glar... Continue reading
• GUBAT BANWA 0.8 -「We Are Lightning」
  May 13, 2021 by makapatag

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  Ohoy, Kadungganan! 0.8 arrives. "WE ARE LIGHTNING" is a major overhaul and realigning of Gubat Banwa's design goals and game design in general. I hope you will enjoy it, and I will lay out the most ob... Continue reading

  
• 0.7.2 Revisions and Patches
  May 02, 2021 by makapatag

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  Ohoy, Manggugubat! For this newer update, here's a few more things as I consolidate the game's mechanics. 2 New Professions for your troubles. We're almost done with all of the planned Professions! Ad... Continue reading

  
• 0.7.1 Mini Patch
  April 24, 2021 by makapatag

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  Ohoy Manggugubat! After a day of not looking at this, a bunch of player feedback has come in, and I've cleaned up 0.7 even more for you. No large paradigm shaking effects here, just relatively cleanin... Continue reading
• 0.7 - The Islands Burn, Sound The Horns
  April 22, 2021 by makapatag

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  Datiles! Ohoy Manggugubat! 0.7 brings with it a huge swathe of changes, reflecting the keener adherence to design principles and streamlining. As always, do keep in mind that .7.x might be required as... Continue reading

  
• [0.6.4] - 「War Changes Warriors」
  March 31, 2021 by makapatag

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  #gubat banwa

  Ohoy Manggugubat! This is the last update before the 0.7 Content Update. Here I overhaul and edit a lot of the Professions, to keep them on par with the changes in the system as well as give them bett... Continue reading

  
• 0.6.3 Update [06 - 30 - 21]
  March 29, 2021 by makapatag

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  Ohoy manggugubat! I come with 0.6.3 overhauls and updates. These are pretty substantial updates, significant in their effect. This streamlines a lot of things, and makes play easier as a result. CHANG... Continue reading

  
• 0.6.1 Revision Notes (03-23-21)
  March 23, 2021 by makapatag

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  As with every major update, there are typos and other oddities that I've since come to fix. Padayon, Manggugubat! Ipagdiwang ang kaluwalhatian ng patayan. 03 - 23 - 2021 Updates - Fixed some more form... Continue reading
• 0.6 GUBAT BANWA - "Should We Cling To Each Other?"
  March 22, 2021 by makapatag

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  #major update, #gubat banwa

  Introduction Ohoy Manggugubat! This is a substantial update to Gubat Banwa, and I'm proud to talk to you about it here. We'll go through it one by one, but it's a huge leap forward for the game! New C... Continue reading

  
• 0.5 - Spirit, Divine, Empire, Demon
  February 26, 2021 by makapatag

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  #major update

  "I Wrong You Not, It Is Your God and Country That Fail You." Ohoy, Manggugubat . This week presents 0.5, more of a content drop than anything. This update includes two new professions, and a whole sle... Continue reading
• [0.4.1] Quick-Up
  February 23, 2021 by makapatag#minor update

  Ohoy Manggugubat! Just a quick update with 0.4.1. The next major update is looking to add two new Professions. One Spiritual another Holy. Changelog 0.4.1 - Implemented MASTERY POINTS. A way to track... Continue reading
• 0.4 - Once You Spill The Blood, You'll Never Rid Of The Stain
  February 19, 2021 by makapatag

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  #major update

  A pretty substantial update, manggugubat! A change to the Action Economy, clarifications, and more Profession tweaks that you will want to take a look at. At this point, I'm pretty happy with how the... Continue reading

  
• 0.3.3 Hotfix
  February 11, 2021 by makapatag

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  #gubat banwa update

  Hello Manggugubat! The first day of 0.3's release was jagged and fraught, so 0.3.3 is a hotfix for many errors, such as missed changes, PDF Bookmarks now properly working, more typos, and strange inc... Continue reading
• 0.3 - To Bleed Others, You Must Bleed Yourself First
  February 10, 2021 by makapatag

  Greetings Manggugubat! 0.3 brings with it a host of new updates and polishes to the game. In addition, there is now art for the Songs For The Mangaawit. This update features the Ayam Hunter! The major... Continue reading

  
• 0.2 Update
  February 01, 2021 by makapatag

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  #update

  New logo! Look slick, right? Also you might have noticed the revamped cover, all works of @Huhsmile over at Twitter. So in my rush to get this game out in time for Session Zero, I noticed one charact... Continue reading