Hi! We’re looking for Jazz & Swing Musicians to help create music and sound assets for our project, the Monochrome RPG (https://dvnc.itch.io/monochromerpg). The Workshop welcomes those interested that have a few (or more than a few) hours each week to contribute to an indie game!
The Game
Theme: 20s/30s Cartoon
Setting: Toon version of US Roaring 20s
Genre: Narrative-driven Comedy RPG
Platforms: PC, Mac, hopefully, more!
Engine: Unity
In Vaudevillian society, acting ability is the most important skill to have. Conflicts are solved with staged bouts, money is made through attention and those who can’t wow a crowd are left alone.
With his constant stage fright and unique appearance, Otto our protagonist, eventually, put on a white garb and cap then barged his way out of Vaudeville to avoid the constant bullying. He found a pre-furnished house just outside Talent Town, past the grim Greyshade Valley where he could live cheap thanks to the rude furniture.
Years pass, toons change, and politics happen! Vaudeville has a new mayor, Mayor Munchen LeStache! The economy is now in an uproar! The entertainment bubble has burst! Interestingly, labor jobs are decreasing as work is deemed dangerous due to suspicious disappearances.
What could be causing these sudden changes? How will they impact Otto’s new life? Watch as the disruptions in Vaudevillian society thrust Otto into a series of annoying situations that evolve into the adventure of a century!
Try out the latest version of the Demo on Itch
Need a video? https://youtu.be/QANqgGrUSrw
What You’d Do
While working as a Musician for the Workshop your primary responsibilities would be:
- Creating music or sound effects based on documentation
- Participating in Musician meetings and occasional discussions
- Using the Workshop creation pipeline to submit assets
In this position, you’d be able to work with a team of other musicians to create music and sound assets for the RPG. While working with the Workshop you’ll be able to:
- Be paid ($1-$100) per asset (depends on sound vs music asset, and length of assets)
- Meet and learn from other creatives (artists, designers, writers, etc)
- Access resources focused on music and art principles
- Participate in various community events
About the Team
The Monochrome Workshop is an online cooperative of more than 125 members contributing art, animated, and music assets. As a cooperative, the Workshop wants to see its members grow and flourish through professional experience. This translates into our payment model which is a rev share and contract model dependent upon how many assets each creative creates. Thus as you create assets that are implemented into the game you get a share of the revenue from the sales of the game or are paid directly on Paypal based on how difficult the asset is. Other benefits of the Workshop include
- A growing network of new and professional creatives
- Opportunities to increase payment through community participation
- Chances for mentorship, potential internships, and continuous freelance work.
Contact Info
Form to Join Workshop: https://airtable.com/shrdWPVVgtSGkMHjr
You can also message us on discord: ottojokes#8802
If interested you can send a message via Discord or send your resume and portfolio link directly to workshop@monochromerpg.com and our Community Manager or Art Director will reply.
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Additional Info
What’s Been Done
We began the development of the Monochrome RPG in February of 2019. In June 2019 we finished a Demo version of the RPG (the latest version is available on Itch). Since then we’ve been continuously updating the build. We are now beginning the development of a vertical slice which we plan to use to find more investors, a publisher, or use for crowdfunding.
- Project Development - Full Game Narrative, Marketing Plan, Art Documentation, and more!
- In-Game - General Player Systems (health, movement, etc), Battle System, Creature Collecting System, Narrative Sequences, and more!
- Website - Front-facing pages, team-focused backend, documentation integration, and more!
The Team
The team is filled with a mixture of student and professional artists all helping with art for the RPG. Meetings are held once a week (with the occasional off week to allow for development time and holidays). The Workshop is using a new platform to help with task management and uses Discord for team communication.
How’s Development Going
Development is in full force. We have recently received a relatively small budget from our investor and are now paying our members through Paypal while also allowing for rev share opportunities. Right now we are focused on sourcing the core art for the first 3-4 major regions of Otto’s journey. After that, we’ll go into a heavy implementation cycle while planning the next art push!
We’re also getting ready to announce our first Art Bout. The bout will be an opportunity for workshop members to earn bonuses for contributing assets to the game! More info is available in the Discord:
Form to Join Workshop: https://airtable.com/shrdWPVVgtSGkMHjr