The three most populous sentient species in Orboboros are as follows:
Rablins
These are cute bunny people. They’re the RGB Trinity’s original ‘little guys’. They can jump very far and have very good hearing. They’ve gathered themselves in a monarchy ruled by a Queen. As far as Queendoms go, it’s pretty chill. Most Rablins are happy with their lot. Those that aren’t are free to gain fame and fortune in adventure!
Rablins came about when Jordan Richer ran Shift for CanGames last year. I loved it, but noticed that, despite their lovable mascot Risky Rabbit, there were no world sparks with rabbit people. I aimed to change that. Hence, the Rablins.
Goblins
Goblins were brought to Orboboros by DLD – Dark Lord Denisis, the RGB Trinity’s professor. They, and a bunch of monsters, were sent to stress-test the world. They were defeated by Queen Non and her Rablin Knights. The Goddesses welcomed the Goblin survivors as full people of Orboboros, and the Rablins made peace. They’ve been the greatest of allies ever since. Goblins can see even in absolute darkness and can talk to animals. They gather themselves in councils. Though their government is different, they cooperate fully with the Royal Rablin house.
The OG version of Orboboros (https://clovermouse.itch.io/orboboros) had Goblins as the main species. This was to make it different from the triangle elf game (https://zelda.nintendo.com/) that inspired my setting. Also, I find cute goblins neat. I’m glad modern D&D allows them as playable characters.
Mothmofs
The Goddesses were away for a time, and the 2nd Calamity struck. The Mothmofs were summoned by Mother Flame to burn Orboboros to a crisp. However, their Queen fell for the Rablin hero, and all Mothmof forces switched sides. They’ve been a full people of Orboboros ever since. Mothmofs are moth people, slightly taller than a Rablin. Yes, they can fly. They only have one city in the world, but show up everywhere in Orboboros.
Mothmofs popped into my head randomly. They seemed cool, so I thought I’d add them. They complete the trinity of dominant sentient species in this world.
Other Sentients
Ethereal Net Trolls send a lot of monsters to Orboboros. Those not stopped by the Goddesses wreak havoc. Though sometimes they’re just lost and confused.
Etherealnet Trolls are dicks.
Out-of-dimension folks who do not hurt other folks in Orboboros are also welcomed as full people of the world by the Trinity. While they might draw stares from Rablin, Goblin and Mothmof,s no one will, in a lawful community, harass them.
Orboboros is a chill world.
The game itself has further write-ups for Kitsune, Kobolds, and even Humans.
The average height in Orboboros is 1 meter, so Humans are giants, though they do have tiny eyes and ears when compared to everyone else.
I play a lot with religions in my settings: https://clovermouse.itch.io/as-above-so-below. Orboboros came out of a desire to buck tradition. I asked myself ‘What if the gods, rather than being imposing, sanctimonious, and jealous, were just… kind of chill?” That’s where the RGB Trinity comes from.
The world of Orboboros is based on old-school adventure games, so it makes sense that the goddess of its creation is Red, Green, and Blue, the OG pixels. It’s just that these pixels are also goblins, and divine college students whose first project was this world they created.
Red, Green, and Blue love Orboboros to pieces. The metaphysical engine (they designed) that holds its existence is placed safely in a spare room in their rented house. They love their little Rabblin guys. They love the newcomer Goblins, Mothmofs, and others as well. They take pleasure in helping them out and watching them grow.
The Trinity directly intervenes from time to time. Red has stopped earthquakes, Blue has stopped hurricanes, Green has soothed grieving crowds with calming dreams.
However, they’re neither omnipotent nor omniscient. While they’d love to banish pain, death, and all bad things from their world, they can’t. There are certain structures of the cosmos that they cannot change, no matter how much they want to. Accidents and evils do happen in their world. If an Ethereal Net Troll sends a monster who becomes a warlord, the Goddesses might not notice until he’s caused a lot of harm (1 day for them is like 10 years on Orboboros). They also have lives outside of their world; sometimes they’re not present, but they try their best to be available as much as possible.
The Goddesses ask the people on their world to simply be kind; beyond that, they try not to interfere. They want to see what the people build, not build it for them. They do their best to exemplify kindness and hope the denizens of their world emulate it. When people go bad and harm others, they don’t punish (they don’t send anyone to any hell) but are saddened at their little dude/dudette’s choices. They will inform heroes and let them manage these sorts of affairs. If other gods threaten their charges, however, the Goddesses will gleefully roflstomp them.
The RGB Triny don’t request, nor need worship. Of course, they like praise. They’d be heartbroken if their people hated them. However, even if all the people on their world turned their backs on the Goddess, they would still help, at least until they could figure out a way for Oborboros to function safely without them.
These three aren’t perfect, but their hearts are in the right place. Their kindness is at the center of their world, and makes it a place worth protecting.
Starting Orboboros off at a game jam and no art price of $3 CAD!
After I add art and after the game jam, the price will go up to $10 CAD. Of course, those who bought the no art version, will be able to access a PDF with the art at no extra cost, when it is done.
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The three most populous sentient species in Orboboros are as follows:
Rablins
These are cute bunny people. They’re the RGB Trinity’s original ‘little guys’. They can jump very far and have very good hearing. They’ve gathered themselves in a monarchy ruled by a Queen. As far as Queendoms go, it’s pretty chill. Most Rablins are happy with their lot. Those that aren’t are free to gain fame and fortune in adventure!
Rablins came about when Jordan Richer ran Shift for CanGames last year. I loved it, but noticed that, despite their lovable mascot Risky Rabbit, there were no world sparks with rabbit people. I aimed to change that. Hence, the Rablins.
Goblins
Goblins were brought to Orboboros by DLD – Dark Lord Denisis, the RGB Trinity’s professor. They, and a bunch of monsters, were sent to stress-test the world. They were defeated by Queen Non and her Rablin Knights. The Goddesses welcomed the Goblin survivors as full people of Orboboros, and the Rablins made peace. They’ve been the greatest of allies ever since. Goblins can see even in absolute darkness and can talk to animals. They gather themselves in councils. Though their government is different, they cooperate fully with the Royal Rablin house.
The OG version of Orboboros (https://clovermouse.itch.io/orboboros) had Goblins as the main species. This was to make it different from the triangle elf game (https://zelda.nintendo.com/) that inspired my setting. Also, I find cute goblins neat. I’m glad modern D&D allows them as playable characters.
Mothmofs
The Goddesses were away for a time, and the 2nd Calamity struck. The Mothmofs were summoned by Mother Flame to burn Orboboros to a crisp. However, their Queen fell for the Rablin hero, and all Mothmof forces switched sides. They’ve been a full people of Orboboros ever since. Mothmofs are moth people, slightly taller than a Rablin. Yes, they can fly. They only have one city in the world, but show up everywhere in Orboboros.
Mothmofs popped into my head randomly. They seemed cool, so I thought I’d add them. They complete the trinity of dominant sentient species in this world.
Other Sentients
Ethereal Net Trolls send a lot of monsters to Orboboros. Those not stopped by the Goddesses wreak havoc. Though sometimes they’re just lost and confused.
Etherealnet Trolls are dicks.
Out-of-dimension folks who do not hurt other folks in Orboboros are also welcomed as full people of the world by the Trinity. While they might draw stares from Rablin, Goblin and Mothmof,s no one will, in a lawful community, harass them.
Orboboros is a chill world.
The game itself has further write-ups for Kitsune, Kobolds, and even Humans.
The average height in Orboboros is 1 meter, so Humans are giants, though they do have tiny eyes and ears when compared to everyone else.
I play a lot with religions in my settings: https://clovermouse.itch.io/as-above-so-below. Orboboros came out of a desire to buck tradition. I asked myself ‘What if the gods, rather than being imposing, sanctimonious, and jealous, were just… kind of chill?” That’s where the RGB Trinity comes from.
The world of Orboboros is based on old-school adventure games, so it makes sense that the goddess of its creation is Red, Green, and Blue, the OG pixels. It’s just that these pixels are also goblins, and divine college students whose first project was this world they created.
Red, Green, and Blue love Orboboros to pieces. The metaphysical engine (they designed) that holds its existence is placed safely in a spare room in their rented house. They love their little Rabblin guys. They love the newcomer Goblins, Mothmofs, and others as well. They take pleasure in helping them out and watching them grow.
The Trinity directly intervenes from time to time. Red has stopped earthquakes, Blue has stopped hurricanes, Green has soothed grieving crowds with calming dreams.
However, they’re neither omnipotent nor omniscient. While they’d love to banish pain, death, and all bad things from their world, they can’t. There are certain structures of the cosmos that they cannot change, no matter how much they want to. Accidents and evils do happen in their world. If an Ethereal Net Troll sends a monster who becomes a warlord, the Goddesses might not notice until he’s caused a lot of harm (1 day for them is like 10 years on Orboboros). They also have lives outside of their world; sometimes they’re not present, but they try their best to be available as much as possible.
The Goddesses ask the people on their world to simply be kind; beyond that, they try not to interfere. They want to see what the people build, not build it for them. They do their best to exemplify kindness and hope the denizens of their world emulate it. When people go bad and harm others, they don’t punish (they don’t send anyone to any hell) but are saddened at their little dude/dudette’s choices. They will inform heroes and let them manage these sorts of affairs. If other gods threaten their charges, however, the Goddesses will gleefully roflstomp them.
The RGB Triny don’t request, nor need worship. Of course, they like praise. They’d be heartbroken if their people hated them. However, even if all the people on their world turned their backs on the Goddess, they would still help, at least until they could figure out a way for Oborboros to function safely without them.
These three aren’t perfect, but their hearts are in the right place. Their kindness is at the center of their world, and makes it a place worth protecting.
Starting Orboboros off at a game jam and no art price of $3 CAD!
After I add art and after the game jam, the price will go up to $10 CAD. Of course, those who bought the no art version, will be able to access a PDF with the art at no extra cost, when it is done.