Submissions open from 2026-09-30 15:00:00 to 2026-10-31 12:55:00
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Whether they're pig-nosed, green-skinned, bred from corrupted elves, or descendant from mushrooms... You know orcs when you see them!

We're looking for adventures, items, monsters, character classes, NPCs, townships. Anything goes.

Rules

  • Submissions have to be for an OSR/NSR system and be playable
  • Submissions can be no longer than 4 A4 pages, and written in nothing smaller than standard 10pt font. 
  • Cover pages and legalese pages (for things like the OGL) are exempt from the page limit - provided they contain nothing else.
  • No use of Ai.
  • No real-life bigotry.
  • Keep your submission free for the duration of the jam and review. After that charge whatever you like.

Guideline: Let orcs be orcs 
It's ok for orcs to be warlike, clan-based, scary, brutish, dumb, etc. What makes it such a fun prompt is that we all sort of know what an orc is. Just don't tie your orcs closely to irl human societies/stereotypes and you'll be good.

Or... mess with our expectations. It's a broad orc church here.

Ranking System

  • Gamibility: How well would it play at the table? That's the #1 criterion.
  • Writing:  How well is this thing written? Just like an orc, you'll know good writing when you see it. 
  • Orcy-ness: Does the work put you in an orcy state of mind? Does it get you excited for some honest to Gork/Gruumsh shenanigans?

Prompt: The Orc Fang Mountains
Far to the west, well beyond the civilised lands of man there is a mountain range as dangerous as it is wild. Its jagged peaks jut from the surrounding foothills like cruel, sharp teeth.

It is here that the manyfold tribes of orc-kind live, feud and die. Scholars and strategists agree that if the orcs were ever to unite, their combined power could overwhelm the forces of man, elf and dwarf combined. Thank the gods then for their infighting! For millenia we have looked west in aprehension. Only the bravest and madest adventurers dare to approach The Orc Fang Mountains.

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It would be cool if by the end of this jam we had populated the Orc Fang Mountains with a variety of orc clans. That said, it is just a prompt and you are free to create whatever you like.

FAQ
Q: Can I do a trifold?
A: Assuming it's an A4 or letter-sized trifold, yes. That's ca. half the size of 4 A4 pages!