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What’s this?

The goal of the CHAINLINKED Game Jam is to encourage players, GMs, and game designers to create their own content for the semi-cooperative dungeon-defying RPG, Chain×Link. Alternatively, participants may create their own games using the Chain×Link system.

Jam Rules 

To participate in the jam, create something using the freely available Chain×Link System Reference Document, upload it to Itch.io, and submit it to the jam. 

Submissions can be directly related to Chain×Link, such as: 

  • Grave Levels (i.e., adventures)
  • Wardens and Oppositions
  • Breaker Reputes and Factions
  • Art and Illustrations
  • Music and Videos
  • Fiction, such as short stories or poems
  • Tools and Player Aids

You can also submit new standalone games using the Chain×Link system. Feel free to pick apart the system and use only what interests you. I want to see what the system inspires you to create!

Submissions can be priced as you wish: “Pay What You Want,” free, or paid. 

No use of generative AI is permitted.

Please use the #CHAINLINKEDGameJam hashtag on social media, and tag @glyphtide.games for visibility.

License

All submissions must include the Chain×Link license:

This work is CHAINLINKED, and is made using the Chain×Link system, developed and authored by Ethan Yen of Glyphtide Games, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). This work is not affiliated with Glyphtide Games. https://glyphtide.games/chainxlink

You may also include this logo: 


Resources

The Chain×Link SRD is free and includes guidance to create elements of the game. A limited supply of PDF community copies of the full Chain×Link game are also available on the Chain×Link itch.io page. 

The following are links that may be helpful when creating your submissions: