#The Islands of Sina Una

[lailanihan]

Honestly kind of late post, but! Islands of Sina Una has an expansion Kickstarter still going for new adventures and world lore from the setting (with more art by more folks and also including yours truly!)

If you have liked any of the work that I have done, or even just want something new, please do check this project out, and support it if you can!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/luciaversprille/tales-from-sina-una/

Also here’s a peak from Twitter for just one small piece of mine that will be featured 👀

#my art #The Islands of Sina Una #Tales From Sina Una #Sina Una #dnd #dnd 5e #kickstarter #TTRPG #elves

[rockhoppr3]

Been obsessing over an aarakocra character I made recently, inspired by the The Islands of Sina Una 5e expansion.

#drawing #sketch #dnd #dungeons and dragons #islands of sina una #aarakocra #mydrawing #rockhoppr3

[gxldencity]

I GOT to learn more about Dolores!

@allyennah also asked this lmao

Full Name: María Dolores Adelaida Alvaros y Marasigan

Gender and Sexuality: bisexual (cis) woman

Pronouns: she/her

Ethnicity/Species: Half Drow/Half Human

Birthplace and Birthdate: 10th day of Ches 1464 in a small barangay (town) in Cupang, Sina Una :)

Guilty Pleasures: Kids. She would never have them and had nightmares about being a parent but she's fond of them on their own. Like she's so weak to kids. The one time she got utterly mad so far was when Kagha was threatening to imprison and torture a child (like...the eldritch powers truly came out when Dolores was intimidating her to spare the kid)

Phobias: spiders lmao. She would not last a day in her father's homeland in the Underdark. Kar'niss would be an interesting person to meet.

What They Would Be Famous For: She already is (in)famous in the islands of Sina Una for nearly destroying an entire town :).

What They Would Get Arrested For: Murder :) and bc of her pact (which IM still trying to figure out the full conditions) she has been almost arrested in every town she's been in but thanks to the "kind" mercy of the eldritch creature she has a situationship with, she almost always gets away.

OC You Ship Them With: None tbh :) she truly zoomed in at the one person who has been appreciative of her efforts this entire time and has planned out their life together lmao.

OC Most Likely To Murder Them:

Also none. If anything Dolores would probably adopt them.

Favorite Movie/Book Genre:

Comedic plays I'd say. Anything to make her laughs.

but okay okay assuming this in the modern day and they share the same media as we do, she'll be a Romance novel and movie lover! She's a perpetually tired eldest daughter. She'll love the escapism and unabashed joy of a good Romance novel. The Brown sisters trilogy by Talia Hibbert would be her favourite.

Least Favorite Movie/Book Cliche:

Same idea as the last question...assuming this is in the modern day and we share the same kind of media as they do then she generally won't be a fan of doorstopper books and incomprehensible movies. She can appreciate the artistry of them but that's it lol.

Talents and/or Powers:

Aside from the powers given to her by her patron, Dolores is good at weaving and has knitted shawls and scarves for the camp. (Withers is fond of the hat she made him)

She's also highly organized and good at most housework thanks to her parentification :)). Not that she likes doing them. She still hasn't cooked for the camp because she finds no joy in cooking.

Why Someone Might Love Them:

Dolores is fiercely loyal and wears her heart around her sleeve. She has a lot of love to give. She's also compassionate and a good listener, an open shoulder to cry on.

A lamplight left on in the darkness, leading them home...so to speak :)

Why Someone Might Hate Them:

She can be overbearing, thanks to her wanting to find fulfillment with being needed. It's like something that she clashed with nearly everyone in the party early on bc like...just bc they have problems doesn't mean she has to solve them or god forbid use her illithid powers to read their minds (Gale and Wyll did NOT like that at all). She can be nosy as well and it is something she struggled with Shadowheart at the initially as u know Shadowheart prefers to keep things a secret as part of her calling to Shar.

How They Change:

She learns that it's okay to be selfish from time to time and not to sacrifice herself constantly. She also learns to channel the deep-seated anger she had for her family into something more healing. Like finding peace doesn't necessarily mean forgiving and forgetting the person who has harmed you.

Why You Love Them:

Dolores is like...my answer to most eldest daughter stories I've encountered :)). They almost always are too fluffy and ends with the daughter forgiving and reconciling with her parents after years of neglect and/or abuse. And that is fine I guess but I hate how most of the narrative around eldest daughters is basically that.

Sometimes your parents are abusive and they suck ass. Sometimes siblings also perpetuate the same kind of abuse your parents and living in the same abusive environment does not excuse or forgive their actions. And it's totally okay to have a negative reaction to this, to be utterly pissed off and angry about your situation.

It's fine to be resentful and hate your family. If they didn't want to be hated then they could've spent the entire time you're alive not being...abusive.

And there is absolutely No Need to dress eldest daughter obligations as "a way to show love to the people she cares about." Fuck that lol. Dolores can love and want to care for her family without being forced to give up her freedom to care for her siblings bc her parents suck at being parents.

Without getting too deep into it, Dolores is the most personal OC I've ever made. Moreso than the Ryder twins who were already very personal OCs (but for a different time period in my life and a different set of trauma lmao). There are some parts in her backstory (which I shall eventually post) that are similar to things that happened to me irl. While my family isn't That bad compared to Dolores' own family, a lot of the feelings are still there lol.

#dolores alvaros #she was also made out of spite :)) but i shall not elaborate further Lmao #like i told someone i basically trauma dumped on her and it is true :))

[soltytears]

the half-elven paladin of the Islands of Sina Una. Marilag.

#original art #dungeons and dragons #original character #dnd #dnd oc #dnd art #sina una

[allairens]

Buenos dias kamag aral we're here, allairen's getting all of your attention to read our personal blog.

Hello ka-allairen's, I am Jamel Dumaog as a Isaiah Savellano. Actually, I really love to read, to make a stories about my life and I love playing CODM.

Hi guys, my name is Jhonrick Salvador but they call me Lucas, I am 16 yrs old, g11 student.

Hi guys! My name is Trisha known as Yuri. My hobbies are dancing, reading, eating and sleeping. I also love watching anime and kdrama,and I really hate spiders and cockroaches.

hi, I'm Claire but you can calll me Hannah. I love playing game and also drawing.

Hi, I'm Janelle also known as Astrid. I love listening to music, playing and having fun with my family and friends.

Hi everyone that who's reading and watching. I am Jamie Sodela as Zoe Morteza, and I really love singing and dancing. See y'all Allairen's.

Sampung matatalinhagang salita:

Agamahan - Religion

2. Agbarog - Architecture

3.Angaw - Million

4. Balintataw - Imagination

5. Batlag - Car

6. Daksipat - Telescope

7. Katoto - Friend

8. Anluwage - Carpenter

9. Salipawpaw - Airplane

10. Makabuntala - Asteroid

Halimbawa:

Ang mundo ay puno ng mga taong may iba't ibang AGAMAHAN.

2. Ang pangarap ni Seungwon ay maging isang maga-AGBAROG, balang araw.

3. Si nanay Ellen ay nanalo ng ANGAW-ANGAW na papremyo mula sa Lotto.

4. Sa BALINTATAW ni Zechrah ay niligawan siya ng lalaking pumapasok lagi sa kanyang isip at mga panaginip.

5. Si Kevin ay may malaking BATLAG na kasya ang kanyang pamilya, at sila'y bumiyahe na papuntang Jeju Island.

6. Si Jaehyun ay mahilig tumingin sa mga planeta at bituin, kung kaya't mahilig rin siyang mangolekta ng mga DAKSIPAT upang makita niya niya ng malinaw ang mga ito.

7. Sina Kazel, Kean, Lyssa at Miah ay mga totoo at maaasahang KATOTO.

8. Ang tatay ni Ong na si Goy ay isang manga-ANLUWAGE.

9. Ang pagpunta sa ibang bansa kagaya ng Korea, ay kinakailangan ng pagsakay sa SALIPAWPAW.

10. Noong 1801, habang gumagawa ng mapa, nadiskubre ng priest at astronomer na si Giuseppe Piazzi and una at pinakamalaking MAKABUNTALA, Ceres, at ito'y umiikot sa mga planetang Mars at Jupiter.

Ang mga salitang ito ay may mga gamit at dapat lamang nating gamitin at palaguin bilang tayo ay mga Pilipino. Ngunit malalim man o mababaw, tandaan nating ang bawat salita'y may kahulugan at may kahalagahan kaya dapat lang natin itong pangalagaan.

[prinsomnia]

contributed more art for #SinaUna, and this time its about the kataw 🌊✨ thanks again, @seersword for all the guidance on this one!

Sina Una is a wonderful D&D book led by Filipino creatives, check it out and pre-order it here! 👉 https://bit.ly/2AAiRxX

#illustration #scenery #mythology #philippine mythology #merfolk #kataw #art ph #sina una #5e d&d #dnd #sea #portfolio #corals #water #concept art #plants #aesthetic #The Islands of Sina Una #filipino creatives #digital art #art fart #prinsomnia

[icecoldtea]

The Islands of Sina Una comes out October 5th

This 5e Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting is based on myths and folklore from the islands of pre-colonial Philippines and is made by an all-Filipino team of creators.

You can still pre-order the book on The Deck of Many’s site (thedeckofmany.com) and as of the time of posting, is on sale.

Something I regret not mentioning in my original post about Sina Una is that Lucia (the creator) specifically said the book is not just for gamers. This is for anyone interested in the myths from pre-colonial Philippines.

#philippine mythology #dungeons and dragons #dnd #philippines #asian #the islands of sina una #filipino #filipino creators #pls get this book

[stubbornjerk]

Sina Una dropped recently and its literally just so lovely, i recommend buying and reading it. It's a D&D campaign centered around and primarily about Filipino mythologies and pre-colonial cultures. Tons of research and creativity went into it and it was made primarily by Filipinos and Filipino diasporic artists, writers and editors.

To celebrate and to try and catch up on #Oktobra2020, I drew Mayari, the Tagalog deity of the Moon

#my art #sina una #the islands of sina una #philippine mythology #tagalog mythology

[risualto]

Support your local (or not so local since they’re in another state from me lol) artists and content creators of color!  This project looks really, really cool, and they’re a little more than 2/3 of the way there.

#risurants #the islands of sina una #signal boost

[etseance]

just found out about islands of sina una. cried the whole time reading through the pdf /pos

#def bc im feel so represented #but bc also i dont have to make a whole world from scratch 🥰 #its so beautiful im not joking #i just need ppl to gm/play with #dnd #islands of sina una

[bipedalseal]

list of dnd ocs i still have to make:

mechanic tiefling, has an illness that causes him to drop things and was abandoned bc of it and adopted by dwarves instead

artificer

balat-kayo rogue, has aswang blood

diwata sorcerer -> balete elf, they're like isabella from encanto. or i might make them a druid!

aaaand a barbarian. might make a barbarian aasimar who "went off to the bad side"

#mine #dnd #me gaming #ttrpg #islands of sina una

[lailanihan]

If you follow me and like my art, AND also play DnD, you should check out this project I’m working on:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-islands-of-sina-una-philippines-ttrpg-book

This is the cover I made for the front of the book:

We’re so close to being funded, only 10 days left in the campaign, help us reach our goal so we can make this happen!!

#dnd #dnd 5e #pilipinx #ttrpg #islands of sina una

[gxldencity]

for the get to know the oc asks, 5, 9, and 15 for your choice of character!

Doing this for Dolores 💜

5. Does your OC have a signature weapon and/or attack? How long did they train to master it?

She's not a proper warlock if she's not eldritch blasting everybody (or for more flavour hexdritch blast) :) learning it was quite easy because all she had to do was to trust her patron and fire lmao.

For weapons though, she tends stay far away and fire eldritch blast whenever she got in trouble lol. Sure, she's got her dagger but she hardly uses it. It wasn't until she lost contact with her patron that she tried to u know actually practice with her weapons.

Anyway, as a fellow warlock, Wyll helped Dolores a lot in this lol, training with her almost every night with a rapier. Now she favours her rapier a lot but still falls back on the eldritch blast from time to time.

9.  Is your OC laid back or do they thrive on drama? What role do they play in their group of friends/associates?

So as much as Dolores likes to say she's unbothered by drama, she..Honestly isn't and is almost always the first to be In about what's going on. She's nosy and for the most part she frames that as wanting to help but tbh she just likes getting the scoop lol.

Though, she doesn't like drama about Herself and is super conscious about ppl talking about her behind her back but God for others she is truly this emoji 👀

Dolores is the fixer/mediator in the friend group :') For better or for worse, she's the one ppl go to for advice and help to fix their problems.

15. What places hold significant meaning or memories for your OC? Do they have a positive or negative association with those places?

Her House :) Casa Alvaros. It holds awful memories now but for awhile she did love the place. The house was built by her father as a gift to her mother when they got married and mixes feywild architecture and sina una (or At least the island where dolores is from!) architecture so like there are a lot of wavy line patterns, especially on doors. It has two floors but bc it's elevated on brick like stilts (thanks to the regular moonsoons), it's way way taller. On the top floor, you could see the sun set or rise over the water. It's a really beautiful view. During those fleeting moments where Dolores didn't have her hands full with chores and her younger siblings, she would sit and watch the ocean, have coffee and sweat bread. It's her favourite spot in the house.

But Dolores can't come back anymore :)) The house is all but memory as it burned down after Dolores signed her soul away. All she can remember of the house are the dying screams of her family being burnt alive and the ash and smoke scratching her throat :))

#dolores alvaros

[captainofthetidesbreath]

Remember how I said the most important thing about Marquet is that Makenzie De Armas added Filipino food into Ank'Harel in Call of the Netherdeep? Well, the Filipinos keep winning:

[Image ID: Tweet from Makenzie De Armas. "It's hinted at in this article, but I’m very proud to say— I helped flesh out parts of Ank'Harel and Marquet. Matt was gracious enough to trust me with part of his world, and I'm beyond thrilled to have gotten the chance to include facets of my identity in this setting." It's quote-retweeting an announcement from the official Critical Role twitter linking to a welcome to Marquet. /end ID]

[Image ID: Tweet from Makenzie De Armas, replying to the first. "You'll see more once Call of the #Netherdeep is released, but all I can say for now is that I legitimately cried a little while writing this stuff. Seeing my Southeast Asian identity reflected in such a major fantasy setting is so important and cathartic. I'm so damn grateful." /end ID]

If you'd like to support Mak's work outside of Exandria, she is the lead writer on Islands of Sina Una, a 5e campaign setting based on precolonial Philippine culture. You can buy a hardcover or PDF copy from Hit Point Press. You can also watch Tampo (YouTube, Fridays on Twitch), an actual play series in Sina Una led by the co-director for the guide.

#Critical Role #Critical Role things #CR #YES I'M GOING TO BE OBNOXIOUS #my little filipina heart is so full

[critrolestats]

Media References and Puns of 3-05 The Threat Between the Walls

Thanks to @triaelf9​ for this art piece!

Nya.

Media References

(0:00:27) Sam: Chris Pratt as Garfield? Weird flex, but no.

(0:00:47) Sam: Now is the perfect chance to prepare for your next adventure in Humblewood, or travel deep into the Islands of Sina Una with the campaign setting inspired by Filipino mythology and culture.

(0:01:10) Sam: Don’t forget to equip one of the many items and weapons from the famed Griffon’s Saddlebag…

(0:01:33) Travis: I hope Brittany’s living right now.

(0:19:21) Sam: Open Safari.

Read more at critrolestats.com

#critical role #critical role spoilers #media references #critical role puns #c3e005

[jovaline]

I was honored to illustrate a piece for The Islands of Sina Una, a D&D Campaign Setting for 5th Edition that pulls from precolonial mythology and culture of the Philippines. This is the tragic story of the two lovers of Mt. Mayon, one the volcano, and one the smoke that billows out. 

If you’re interested in precolonial Philippine mythos and D&D, please consider pre-ordering the book! Huge thanks to Lucia for organizing the project! 

#mt mayon #sina una #filipino mythology #pre-philippine mythology #magayon #Panganoron #arielle draws