Phang Nga Bay / Thailand (by Jonas Hornehoj).
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Gubat Banwa is FULLY FUNDED!
In less than A DAY, we've hit our goal of $40,000!
Thank you all so much! Your continued support made this massive achievement for SEA representation in TTRPGs possible. 🔥🔥
Revel in glory, Kadungganan! This victory belongs to us all!
The campaign will continue to run for the next 29 days.
There are a few stretch goals still waiting up ahead, so if any of these catch your interest, do continue to spread the word about the project.
The Gubat Banwa Kickstarter was fully funded in 1 day! (But we've still got some neat surprises in the stretch goals...) Check them out here:
We cannot overstate how deeply we appreciate your support, it truly means the world to this small team from the Philippines.
Now, let us see this campaign through to the end of the far horizons, shields abreast and blades gleaming and heads held high with pride.
Until glory!
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Just wanna say that as a Southeast Asian I found Raya and the Last Dragon... very underwhelming. I've felt a LOT more represented in Avatar: The Last Airbender, Moana, Encanto, and Luca. And at least ATLA is inspired by multiple Asian cultures. THE REST AREN'T EVEN ASIAN.
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Starting a thread ft women from South East Asian folklore
Seri Gumum - Malaysian Folklore
She says you better respect nature or else.
Child of the woods - Laos Folklore
She ran off from society because she just hated everyone and we too into the woods to live in solitude.
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Meet Sari Suminten, a shopkeeper who always craves love from every customer who stops by especially if you are a handsome man. But love never arrives, it seems that love prefers to order food or coffee at the next stall. Nevertheless, Sari does not give up easily in her adventure to find her true love in Kedai Kopi Pak Darmo.
Sari always appears in a tacky makeup and outfit, which I was inspired by the local girls we call "Cabe-cabean"
I just started playing Sims 2 recently, and yeah the game is more fun I guess. Big thanks to my friend @bayoubashsims for giving me one of his CC, which really helped me complete the Indonesian aesthetic in my game. Makasih buat gantungan minuman sachetnya👍🌺
and also a big thanks to @jacky93sims for converting @cepzid "Indonesian plate rack" into this game.
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Amazing Houses on KINTAMANI BALI Indonesia 🌴
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It was announced last week that WORK-LIFE BALANCE by Wayne Rée and I will be developed into an adult animated comedy series by Robot Playground Media . We’re incredibly thrilled, and so here’s a little celebratory animation doodle~
Press release by Difference Engine
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Da Nang, Vietnam
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He's been looking for those...
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The First Blade: Balaraw - Winged Dagger
I realize I haven't been explicit about it on here yet (mostly because I'm not the best at keeping all my social media profiles up to date), but I am involved in the development of a Tabletop Roleplaying Game
It's called Gubat Banwa- a TTRPG based around tactical grid combat, contemplative war drama, and high-flying martial arts, all of which taking place in an unapologetically Southeast Asian-inspired fantasy setting, developed by @makapatag with art direction by @villain-returns.
Initially I developed the script that is used in the gamebook and diegetically in the setting- called Kasuratan- but I'll talk about that elsewhere.
With the Kickstarter launch imminent, I thought I'd do a bunch of Twitter X threads on a bunch of weapons I've drawn for the game counting down the final week before the launch. Then I thought: "Why aren't I posting these on tumblr also, at least I wouldn't lose my mind over character counts over here"- so here we are. These were supposed to be posted as Swordtember drawings, but then the KS launch got moved to October.
Most of these blades are of Philippine make, since that is where my knowledge-base is and what I'm comfortable enough to share knowledge about. I thought it'd be nice to share a bit of blade knowledge from some of the cultures that inspired the setting.
Without further ado, let us begin with the BALARAW.
Also known as a "winged dagger", it is characterized by its unique shape, consisting of a short leaf-shaped blade driven with the tang out into a hilt with two distinct protrusions, creating three prongs on the back with the tang included.
(Photos from an exhibit at The Met)
They may be held at the hilt like a regular knife, or they may be held in a manner not too dissimilar from how our neighbors in Southeast Asia hold keris. One may imagine it like a "push dagger" for lack of other reference points. It might be likened to the katar as well, in some sense.
(Sketches by the Gubat Banwa Art Director himself)
Nowadays, the blade is frequently attributed to the People of the Upstream- the Mandaya group of peoples- though they would have seen much wider use in their day, likely also spanning across what is now the Visayas region of the Philippines.
(Modern rendition by Panday Keiven Tolentino of Itak Mindoro, Photo by Ramon H. Bathan)
Something I've noticed from looking at Philippine blades all the time is that symmetrical, double-edged blades like these are rare, here. Blades that lend themselves more to stabbing than anything else aren't very prevalent either, and blades that do not- at first glance- appear to be made with tool use/foliage clearing/farmwork in mind don't make up the majority of specimens.
The balaraw is unique in several different respects, and any self-respecting warrior Kadungganan of Gubat Banwa's Sword Isles would do well to mind its bite.
The weapon makes an appearance in Gubat Banwa in the hands of the Beast Hunter- one of the many Disciplines ("character classes") whose techniques your character can learn in-game.
The Gubat Banwa Kickstarter launches in 7 days! Check it out here:
We'd appreciate any and all help in getting the word out. Support an independent TTRPG made by a team from the global south, looking to make waves through a fantasy setting where the Southeast Asian inspirations takes center stage!
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SIKSA KUBUR (2024) / GRAVE TORTURE
I don't know where the story is going yet because the movie will be released in April. The director, Joko Anwar yesterday shared the first still from the movie on his social media. There is a mysterious tunnel that might be a crucial part of the movie. So I recreated it in my game.
The concept of grave torture in Muslim belief refers to the phases of the grave that people must pass through after death. Grave torture is considered as a reward for bad deeds during the lifetime in the world.
This movie itself is a feature-length movie adaptation of a short movie previously made by the director. I'm very excited for this movie to hit theaters. You can watch the short movie legally on Youtube.
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M E K O N G
CC:@sims4luxury @harrie-cc @felixandresims @charlypancakes
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