Hello again, creators, and welcome to another concept jam for RPG Mania!

RPGs like Final Fantasy, Earthbound and Chrono Trigger have stood the test of time. With sprawling worlds, unique characters and epic tales of world-ending cataclysm, this genre has always opened up so many possibilities for fantastic story-telling and intuitive gameplay. Many games have also borrowed from this genre, resulting in a vast catalogue of games that incorporate RPG elements and make them a core part of the game.

The RPGM11 Concept Jam is intended for jammers to brainstorm ideas, create concepts and build the framework for the game they will be working on during the main jam (RPG Mania XI). As RPG Mania is fluid between iterations, jammers can also choose to work on a jam game they've previously been working on for RPG Mania, in order to incorporate new mechanics, further develop their ideas and work toward a more polished result.

Rules:
- There is no voting period for the concept jam, as it is merely a precursor to the main jam. With that said, jammers are encouraged to post their progress in Discord to get feedback from the community.
- Any jam submissions intended for RPG Mania XI must be done specifically for RPG Mania, but are fluent between iterations (in other words, if you submitted an entry for RPG Mania X, you can continue to work on and submit it for RPG Mania XI, etc.) If your entry is submitted to a different jam, it will be disqualified. However, you can use any assets you have available to you as long as you have the rights and/or licensing to use them. In the case of fangames, you can use whatever assets fit your project, though you do so at your own discretion.
- Jam games can be created in any game engine you have at your disposal (Unity, Unreal, Godot, RPG Maker etc.) or without the use of an engine, and the style can be whatever you choose, be it 2D, pixel art, 3D - the world is yours to design!

Also new this time around is the CGcember Art Challenge! For those of you who are artists or generalists, this will hopefully help inspire you and get those creative juices flowing. For three separate weeks (with a week in between each) during RPG Mania, there will be art prompts given, which you can use and interpret however you wish. Feel free to engage with the community on Discord or in the forums with whatever you come up with, or check out others' creations! You are free to present them in whatever media you wish, be it traditional media, digital art, 3D models/sculpting and the like. I highly recommend Sketchfab or Artstation if you're looking to properly present digital art. Also, don't forget you can use any of these assets in your RPG Mania submissions as well!

Don't forget to vote on your favourite theme for this jam, and join the community in our Discord server!

Links:
Discord server
Main jam page
Jam theme poll