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It's a bit disheartening, but understandable. I'm a pretty small-time creator, and only really advertised through BlueSky posts, so it stands to reason that it didn't get a lot of traction. I just don't really have the energy or focus to try to be more aggressive

There were a couple of posts in the jam topics with great ideas, though. I'm hoping they still end up making the projects they were working on, because I'd love to see them. I can't think of a greater honor any TTRPG can receive than enthusiastic fans making their own content for it.

TheDMChad8 days ago (1 edit)

Yeah. Same. Wonder what was the prize to the winner of the jam… since you’re the only participant. And you started the jam.

EDIT: Also, I’m surprised that you’re charging money for a Hollow Knight derivative (well, the flavorings of one, not exact since you made your own lore and all). And I get it, lot of effort making it. But still, a bit of a surprise. Just pointing to at out.

Kaid Brenen Sacander8 days ago

There wasn't a prize for the jam; it was more an open invitation to make third-party content for the game, much like many other TTRPG jams (or at least those I've been part of).

I've been careful to not include any official art, names, properties, etc. from the Hollow Knight games in any of my SHELL works, and have done my best to follow Team Cherry's guidance on fan works/merchandise from their FAQ. I've also been very open in all of the legal notices in SHELL that this is inspired by their work, and encourage everyone to go buy their video games, because this TTRPG wouldn't exist if it wasn't for them.

Still, if I ever get any indication that Team Cherry is not happy with what I'm doing, I'll either make SHELL completely free or take it down entirely. Same if I ever heard that Spencer Campbell didn't like that I made a hack of his game RUNE. SHELL has always been a labor of love that tried to emulate the video games I enjoy in a tabletop RPG format with rules I thought would fit the HK gameplay very well.

TheDMChad8 days ago

Yeah. And I can tell there’s a lot of effort you made for this game, especially with the art and the lore you did. Pretty cool, not gonna lie. And the starter Realm you made for it is pretty beefy as well. That must have took a lot of effort.

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