#they came from

[ghostofcinders]

They Came from the Cyclops's Cave!

The first game I've ever pitched and developed is out!

They Came from the Cyclops's Cave! is a game of fantasy cinematic adventure. Part of the They Came From series by Onyx Path Publishing, Cyclops's Cave is completely standalone, an awesome game covering fantasy in all its shapes.

Each They Came From is a love letter to a given movie/media genre zeitgeist, and I pitched Cyclops's Cave to be unique and do the whole fantasy genre. It allows to play from Harryhausen movies to The Lord of the Rings, passing through Xena, Ladyhawke, He-Man, Labyrinth, The Dark Crystal, The Black Cauldron, and Dragonheart.

Seriously, I can't overstate how much range this game has. Like, it *technically* covers TV shows and movies from the 40s to the 90s, but I am who I am, so you'll find nods to Adventure Time, Zelda, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, and many more in here. Of course you will, this game's my baby, and I wanted it to commit to fantasy at its fullest.

Here you'll find:

- Tools to create your own heroes, be them warriors, gorgons, pixies, slimes, or mimics

- Cinematic powers that replicate movie beats.

- A vast collection of antagonists and creatures.

- Two ready-made scenarios.

...and much more!

Seriously, I love They Came From, how it combines comedy and devotion to media at the table through honest love. This baby of mine is the result of so much hard work, done by a team of awesome people who poured their love for the project into all pages.

Please consider checking it out! That would mean the world to me.

(Also: Cyclops's Cave is the foundation for the upcoming They Came From Witchford Academy!, its very cool upcoming Magical School supplement!)

#ttrpg #onyx path publishing #they came from #ttrpg writing #fantasy #ttrpg design #ttrpg dev #ttrpg development #xena warrior princess #labyrinth #ray harryhausen #clash of titans #dragonheart #ladyhawke #she ra and the princesses of power #he man #adventure time #cyclops's cave #witchford academy

[impernious]

Hey! Do you like Exalted? What about Scion? Do you maybe like the Trinity Continuum? Do you ever wonder *how* we make the games you love?

Onyx Path Publishing has a Discord, and I'm gonna be doing a Q&A on it about our book making processes on Thursday, August 3 at 10am EST. If you want your questions answered, you can ask them here or in our special q-and-a channel.

https://discord.gg/6sR6zHv7

#exalted #ttrpg #ttrpg community #ttrpg dev #cofd #wod #scion #trinity continuum #they came from #exalted 3e #onyx path publishing

[bekandrew]

Night of the Living Dead - Helen

This is one of the character portraits I painted for the "They Came From" Community Content supplement "They Came to Get You, Barbra!" which allows a table to step in the shoes of the cast of the 60s "Night of the Living Dead" and see if they fare better, available here: https://www.storytellersvault.com/product/414198/They-Came-to-Get-You-Barbra?affiliate_id=1734601 Art Print: https://bekandrew.artstation.com/store/art_posters/dYEd6/night-of-the-living-dead-helen [Alt ID: Digital black and white painting in watercolor style. Its a portrait illustration of Helen from the 1960's Night of the Living Dead, a white woman with dark hair that blends into the surrounding shadows. She looks up, mouth open in terror, and blood seeps out her nose and mouth. Her shirt is similarly splattered. She's on the wood floor. End ID.]

#queer artist #trans artist #print #print for sale #my art #art #artstation #Night of the Living Dead #zombie #horror #classic horror #Helen #ttrpg #ttrpg art #ttrpg community #ttrpg illustration #ttrpg character #illustration #they came from

[scrivnomancer]

The fine folks at The Old Ways Podcast performed a dramatic audio actual-play of the roleplaying scenario I wrote, "The Mask of the Hideous Heart" (for the horror/comedy game THEY CAME FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE!).

Get ready for an homage to Edgar Allan Poe, Roger Corman, and 60s/70s horror! PART 2!

PART 3!

#They Came From Beyond the Grave! #They Came From #Onyx Path Publishing #horror/comedy #Roger Corman #Edgar Allan Poe #ttrpg #roleplaying #actual play #The Old Ways Podcast #Joshua Alan Doetsch #The Masque of the Hideous Heart #70s horror #60s horror #gothic #Youtube

[theonyxpath]

A year ago today we released the They Came From… Tasty Bit Compilation via our partners at DriveThruRPG collecting Tasty Bits for Beneath the Sea, Beyond the Grave, and They Came From Camp Murder Lake! Available in POD and PDF at https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/432198/They-Came-From--Tasty-Bit-Compilation?affiliate_id=13&src=OPPTumblr

#onyx path publishing #they came from camp murder lake #They Came From #They Came From Beyond the Grave #They Came From Beneath the Sea #Storypath #tabletop roleplaying

[gutsgoregirlboss]

Spikes and Punching

What happens if you change "William" to an AFAB name?

You get Wilhelmina.

What if you shorten Wilhelmina?

You get Mina.

What does that suggest?

That Mina Pratt could be named for her mother and Mina Murray for her great-aunt.

Where are you going with this?

I'm talking about a particularly nasty vampire, name of Spike.

---

GILES (looking at page): "Wilhelmina Pratt. Also known as Mina the Merciless and Wilma the Stoner." XANDER: "A stoner doesn't sound that bad." Giles looks at Xander over his glasses. GILES: "She crushed a Slayer's skull with a headstone."

-- S02E03: "Knockoff"

#Buffy #Spike x Faith #vampires #roleplay #they came from

[lazyflux]

Cross posting from a Discord. New round these parts, so I figure I'd catch up on this and hopefully hear from some y'all!

First rpg this year was most likely my Requiem x Forsaken Chronicles. Started in 1760 Montreal, this game leap frogged through time until we found ourselves in 1999 NYC and taking smaller jumps. The Chronicle ended in April irl, and in 2012 in game.

First irl go at GMing was Star Wars Saga edition; I use to be a petty-admin and junior Storyteller for a VtM Revised edition MU* prior that.

The first rpg this year that I bought was They Came From Camp Murder Lake.

#rpgaday2023 #chronicles of darkness #rpg #vampire the masquerade #vtm #dnd #ttrpg #they came from #onyx path publishing

[knifefightscene]

#this is so funny to me #from textpost u came to textpost u shall return #7

[wishuponastarion]

"oh sorry, i guess i was infodumping again" - sad, shy, apologetic

"you sly dog, you got me monologuing" - cool, strong, confident

#the incredibles #no i don't know where this came from lmao #neurodivergence

[shortmexicangirl]

'can i copy your homework?'

'yeah just don't make it obvious'

#literally bar for bar i'm SICKKKKKK #tumblr #tumblr update #put that thing back where it came from or so help me #imagine getting rid of everything that makes your website design unique and instead just stealing the layout of the site you slander so muc

[catboyrichardkarinsky]

I've never watched a single episode of spn but I've been thinking about the implications of being stuck inside a meme

#supernatural #spn #castiel #dean winchester #i seriously don't know where this thought came from

[ghostofcinders]

I'll run games for Onyx Path at UKGE once again this year. Had a blast the last time! Specifically, I'll run my babies Cyclops's Cave and Witchford Academy, alongside two of the genres I created for the They Came From RPG Anthology: Cowboy's Gulch and Under the Skull & Crossbones (which *do* cover two genres I love) This is also going the first time stuff from Witchford Academy and Skull & Crossbones gets to meet the public (got special permissions to do that ahead of release!), so that will be interesting. If you attend, you can even book a place for yourself at my tables!

#ttrpg #onyx path publishing #they came from

[wynsvre]

snoopy as lady macbeth

#i dont... really know where this came from #snoopy...... who has he killed .... #snoopy #lady macbeth #shakespeare #macbeth #peanuts #my art

[bekandrew]

Night of the Living Dead - Tom

This is one of the character portraits I painted for the "They Came From" Community Content supplement "They Came to Get You, Barbra!" which allows a table to step in the shoes of the cast of the 60s "Night of the Living Dead" and see if they fare better, available here: https://www.storytellersvault.com/product/414198/They-Came-to-Get-You-Barbra?affiliate_id=1734601 . Art Print: https://bekandrew.artstation.com/store/art_posters/kjAX1/night-of-the-living-dead-tom [Alt ID: Digital black and white painting in watercolor style. Its a portrait illustration of Tom from the 1960's Night of the Living Dead, a jock white guy with short dark hair wearing a tee shirt and holding a knife in his far hand. He's crouched in a fighting stance and looking off-screen for danger. End ID.]

#queer artist #trans artist #print #print for sale #my art #art #artstation #Night of the Living Dead #zombie #horror #classic horror #Tom #ttrpg #ttrpg art #ttrpg community #ttrpg illustration #ttrpg character #illustration #they came from

[scrivnomancer]

Season's strangeness! For the holidays, I'll feature one of my writings a day. Consider They Came from Beyond the Grave! This horror/comedy game places players in the campy horror films o the 60s/70s.

#They Came From Beyond the Grave! #They Came From #ttrpg #horror comedy #game writing #Joshua Alan Doetsch #Onyx Path Publishing

[theonyxpath]

On this day in 2021 we released They Came From Outer Space! This Tasty Bit offers new Archetypes and Tropes for spacefaring adventures in They Came From Beneath the Sea! Cover by Larry Blamire! Available via our partners at DriveThruRPG! https://drivethrurpg.com/product/352246/They-Came-From-Outer-Space?affiliate_id=13&src=OPPTumblr #ttrpg #Storypath

#onyx path publishing #they came from #they came from ttrpg #ttrpg #Cinematic #storypath