Hod Publishing and Melsonian Arts Council,
in celebration of Troika day,
announce the first
Troika Community Jam
BESTIARY

Get the Foundry Module with the submissions here: 
https://foundryvtt.com/packages/troika-community-content

Get the PDF with the submissions here:
https://cussa.itch.io/troika-community-content

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Some information and results for the jam!

First of all, after a talk with Melsonian Arts Council, we decided to extend the prizes, as we got 46 submissions and we didn't want to leave 10 people outside. So, **ALL** submissions will be included in the Troika Community Content for Foundry VTT!!

And not only that, but Melsonian was amazingly kind to extend the PDF prize to EVERYONE that sent a submission!

If you sent more than one submission, you will get just one PDF ;)

One the same motivation, I decided to extend the prize for the 20% Discount for any Troika module to the TOP 10 Positions! If you get that but don't use Foundry, just let me know and you can give the discount coupon to someone else :slight_smile:

How should I get my PDF for my submission?

Contact me via DM with your itch.io user/submission, your itch.io/drivethru email, and which PDF you would like. I will send you a "confirmation" code, that you should include in the monster page. With that confirmation, I will include you on the list I am preparing to send to Melsonian.

Please, be patient, as I will have to handle 46 submissions/confirmation codes :sweat_smile: 

I will send the list to Melsonian with all the information, so they can send the PDFs

How should I get my Foundry Module discount code?

If you got in the TOP 10 positions, send too the information about which module you would like get. With the confirmation, I will generate a discount coupon for you. if you don't use foundry and wants to give the discount to someone, just let me know.

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## TOP 10!

1. Projectaurs by AustinHolm

2. Pillar-Biter by franc

3. Smoochy Snout by The Gonzo GM

4. The Platonic Crab by Gently Rotting Productions

5. Soft Nail Man by Cussa

6. Caulker by islast

7. Time Rat by Emily Cambias

8 Eye Merchant by Imadotta

9. Civil Saboteurs by Caleb Nelson

10. Hitpatlut by xiombarg

Again, congrats and thanks to everybody that submitted your monster!

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Here's what you need to know:  

• Troika! is the Other World's Favorite Fantasy RPG. A free SRD version of the full game is available here.
• You can send any beast/monster/enemy that you created for some other book, some adventure, or just to published somewhere. However, it is mandatory that you are the author of that! Please, don't send something that was not created by you.
• This is a ranked jam. This means that after submissions are finished, anyone will be able to vote on the submissions. A queue will be active to provide better vote distribution. After voting for 20 beasts, you can vote in any other beast submitted.
• For this current Bestiary jam, it will NOT be accepted monsters that uses spells.
• Monsters that have Special that causes damage will not be accepted too. Sorry! Maybe on the next Jam!
• The 36 (d66) most voted submissions will be included in the brand new free Troika Community Content Foundry VTT Module!
• The 36 most voted submissions will get a free PDF from the Melsonian Arts Council!
• The 6 most voted submissions will get a 20% discount to purchase any Troika Foundry Module made by Hod Publishing!
• Please, during the Jam, keep your submission available for free. You can set a price on it after that. However, keep in mind that if you put a price afterwards, and your submission is on the list of most voted ones, it will be available for free in the Foundry VTT Module.
  
• You can submit more than one entry. However, only one entry will be included in the most voted module. This means that if two submissions send by a person is on the list of 36, only one will be included, and the other will not, giving the position to another submission.
• By submiting your beast, you accept that, if the entry is on the list of most voted, it will be part of the Troika Community Content Foundry VTT Module.
• You don't need to make it long or have art. Sometimes, less is more ;)
• We are planning/thinking of having a PDF version of the most voted too.
• Please, provide the name and url you want to be included for your submission.
• We will need a text version (simple TXT FILE!) for making it easier to create the Foundry module.
• Be kind to yourself and to others, and that you keep yourself and your work clean of bigotry and hate.
• You can publish a PDF version. But, please, follow the template specified below. Any entry that does not provide a text in the template specified will be disclassified. So, follow the template. If you want to add an image, make sure you have the rights to use that, providing the image author name and url too, and create maybe a zip with the text version and the image.
• If you have any question, please use the Melsonian Discord Server. You will be able to find me there (@CussaMitre), if you have any question.
• If you publish a PDF version, don't forget to add the legal text: "[Product name] is an independent production by [publisher name] and is not affiliated with the Melsonian Arts Council."
• If you tweet that, tag @MelsonianArts and @CussaMitre, and use the hashtag #troikabestiary2024
• Submissions start at the Troika Day, June 06th! And will be open for two weeks.
• Voting will happen on the following week.
• The winners will be announced on the Discord server. There is a big change I will do a live to talk and evaluate the most voted entries.

Text Template for submission (TXT FILE):

Beast Name
SKILL: 0
STAMINA: 0
INITIATIVE: 0
ARMOUR: 0
DAMAGE: ATTACK/WEAPON NAME (AS EXAMPLE)
Description
SPECIAL
Special Description
MIEN
1: Description
2: Description
3: Description
4: Description
5: Description
6: Description

If the creature does not have a Special, just remove it from the text.

For the Damage, give a "name" for the attack or weapon that the creature is using. Use the parenthesis (AS EXAMPLE) to say a similar weapon/attack that should be done. Only use attacks/weapon available on the SRD.

Mien is mandatory.

Let's use the Manticore as an example!

Manticore
SKILL: 12
STAMINA: 18
INITIATIVE: 5
ARMOUR: 3
DAMAGE: Claws (AS Large Beast)
Manticores are rarely encountered outside of their homes, which they tend to construct on mountainsides, far out of reach of the common folk. Kidnapped travellers, plucked from the backs of wagons or dragged from their inns during the night, attend them as servants. If a patron hires you to retrieve a stolen son from a manticore's manse, be sure to take some books. They are inveterate culture ends, and love nothing more than having new literature for the help to read aloud to them.
SPECIAL
If a manticore strikes the same person twice in one round, then the creature's tail hits the target. The target must test their luck (or skill for enemies) or become paralysed for 2d6 minutes.
MIEN
1: Lazy
2: Bored
3: Hungry
4: Busy
5: Aggressive
6: Bored and Aggressive