Welcome to The Maple Jam!
The Maple Jam is an indie TTRPG game jam celebrating Canadian creators, and is also a place to spotlight Canadian art, history & culture. From May 1 to July 1st (Canada Day), participants are encouraged to do one of the following:
- create a supplement for a game designed by a Canadian - Google Sheet Here
- create a game inspired by a game or setting designed by a Canadian
- hack an existing game to create a uniquely Canadian setting
- Make an original game centring a Canadian phenomenon, Canadian history, or a piece of Canadian culture
- Make a game or game-thing inspired by the works of a Canadian Artist
Non-Canadian game designers are welcome to participate. If you are Canadian, consider this a great opportunity to spotlight your work!
The Rules:
- No AI-generated art or writing
- This is a game for indie ttrpgs - no video games or visual novels.
- Only use assets and content you know you have the rights to: New School Revolution has a great collection of links for Public Domain Art.
- Submissions must fit the theme: either celebrating Canadian design, Canadian art, or Canadian culture.
- Representations of fascism, racism, and other bigotry should be critical representations.
- You have the right to charge for your work!
- Works submitted should be made (or added to / improved upon) during the two months of the jam.
Some Inspiration:
Historical Moments
Bjarni Herjólfsson's landing in Newfoundland
The War of 1812, including Canadian forces burning down the White House
The Red River Rebellion of 1869-1870 and Louis Riel
The First Transatlantic Signal, Signal Hill, Newfoundland
Newfoundland Resettlement and the Cod Moratorium
The Skylight Caper, a notorious art heist
Vietnam War Resistance and Canada's welcoming of Draft Dodgers
The Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist
Canada's Ban on Conversion Therapy
Remarkable Canadians
Emily Carr, a fine artist
Leonard Cohen, a Jewish-Canadian musician
The Brunswick Four (Lesbian activists)
Florence Wyle (sculptor)
Terry Fox, an athlete and cancer fundraiser
Celine Dion, a musician
Viola Desmond, a Civil Rights pioneer
Marshall McLuhan, a philosopher, coined the term "the medium is the message"
Michael Myers, a comedian & actor
Bill Reid, an Indigenous artist
Chris Hadfield, an astronaut
Rupert Raj, a trans activist
Carly Rae Jepsen, a musician
Shania Twain (singer)
Canadian Art & Culture
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Group of Seven, whose artwork falls in the public domain
The Bluenose, a remarkable racing schooner
Anne of Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery
The Loup-Garou, a French-Canadian werewolf
Ogopogo, a sea monster in Okanagan Lake, British Columbia
The Nature of Things (with David Suzuki) , a renowned environmental activist
Schitts Creek (tv show)
Corner Gas (tv show)
The rivalry between the Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs
The Works of Robert Munsch, a children's illustrator
Degrassi, a teen drama series
The Kids In The Hall, a Canadian sketch comedy quartet
Just For Laughs (Comedy Festival)
This Hour Has 22 Minutes(Canadian Comedy Show)
The Tragically Hip (band)
Rush, a rock band
The Calgary Stampede, an annual rodeo & exhibition
ReBoot, a children's tv show
Nickelback (band)
No Name Brand, iconic for its' yellow packaging
Kim's Convenience, a television show (starring Paul Sun-Hyung Lee & Simu Liu)
Canada's Darkest Moments
Canada's Treatment of the Acadian People
The Sixties Scoop & Canada's Residential Schools
Japanese-Canadian Internment Camps
Collapse of the Cod Fisheries in Newfoundland
Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women
Canadian Inventions & Discoveries
Insulin (Frederick Grant Banting)
The Lightbulb (Henry Woodward & Mathew Evans)
The Pacemaker (John Alexander Hopps)
Lacrosse (William George Beers)
The Electric Wheelchair (George Klein)
The Electric Synthesizer (Hugh Le Caine)
The Telephone (Alexander Graham Bell)
The Avro Arrow, a supersonic interceptor jet
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