vajramaterialist mystic
@makapatag.bsky.social
hanggang magpula ang silangan. speculative realism, poetry, martial arts, and buddhamarxism
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SWORDS UP, WANDERERS.
THE PEOPLE ARE WAITING.
MAKE SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL HAPPEN.
WE ARE ON YOUR SIDE.
10,000 SWORDS AGAINST HEAVEN is an Ultraviolent Tropical Gothic Xianxia RPG. Martial artists and mystics wander and survive a Buddho-Communist Dark Fantasy world. Out for free!👇🏽
THE PEOPLE ARE WAITING.
MAKE SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL HAPPEN.
WE ARE ON YOUR SIDE.
10,000 SWORDS AGAINST HEAVEN is an Ultraviolent Tropical Gothic Xianxia RPG. Martial artists and mystics wander and survive a Buddho-Communist Dark Fantasy world. Out for free!👇🏽
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@makapatag.bsky.social why roll under instead of roll above D: ?
@makapatag.bsky.social why roll under instead of roll above D: ?
February 16, 2026 at 4:29 AM
However...
@makapatag.bsky.social why roll under instead of roll above D: ?
@makapatag.bsky.social why roll under instead of roll above D: ?
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Reading what feels like will be one of my favorite ttrpgs ever: "10.000 Swords Against Heaven" by @makapatag.bsky.social .
It's an Ultraviolent Tropical Gothic Xianxia.
Ever heard the joke that jrpgs are like "you kill a rat and then you kill god?".
In this game you do kill A god. Capitalism.
It's an Ultraviolent Tropical Gothic Xianxia.
Ever heard the joke that jrpgs are like "you kill a rat and then you kill god?".
In this game you do kill A god. Capitalism.
February 16, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Reading what feels like will be one of my favorite ttrpgs ever: "10.000 Swords Against Heaven" by @makapatag.bsky.social .
It's an Ultraviolent Tropical Gothic Xianxia.
Ever heard the joke that jrpgs are like "you kill a rat and then you kill god?".
In this game you do kill A god. Capitalism.
It's an Ultraviolent Tropical Gothic Xianxia.
Ever heard the joke that jrpgs are like "you kill a rat and then you kill god?".
In this game you do kill A god. Capitalism.
4e has the exoteric mechanics fill up the entirety of its esoteric mechanics and so its fiction starts to feel mechanical and rigid and (lack of better term) video gamey. i think the fiction generated by d&d synchronically across its multi-year culture was shattered by it and hence
4e annoys because it doesn't pretend that it's fighting-adventure rules are anything else and expects you to use rules as written. By not lying about itself, it fucks up the normal D&D process of pretending that it's good for other things, which pretence is *self-fulfilling* via quiet rulings.
February 15, 2026 at 3:07 PM
4e has the exoteric mechanics fill up the entirety of its esoteric mechanics and so its fiction starts to feel mechanical and rigid and (lack of better term) video gamey. i think the fiction generated by d&d synchronically across its multi-year culture was shattered by it and hence
yknow to me ttrpgs are some of the only game experiences that can arise purely from vibes. like a game manual can have hella simple mechanics but an absolutely penetrating vibe and people can run with that. the writing IS the mechanics
February 15, 2026 at 3:02 PM
yknow to me ttrpgs are some of the only game experiences that can arise purely from vibes. like a game manual can have hella simple mechanics but an absolutely penetrating vibe and people can run with that. the writing IS the mechanics
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working on the aesthetic manifesto again for hingsajagra for when i start getting artists for projects here
February 11, 2026 at 3:27 AM
working on the aesthetic manifesto again for hingsajagra for when i start getting artists for projects here
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SWORDS UP, WANDERERS.
THE PEOPLE ARE WAITING.
MAKE SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL HAPPEN.
WE ARE ON YOUR SIDE.
10,000 SWORDS AGAINST HEAVEN is an Ultraviolent Tropical Gothic Xianxia RPG. Martial artists and mystics wander and survive a Buddho-Communist Dark Fantasy world. Out for free!👇🏽
THE PEOPLE ARE WAITING.
MAKE SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL HAPPEN.
WE ARE ON YOUR SIDE.
10,000 SWORDS AGAINST HEAVEN is an Ultraviolent Tropical Gothic Xianxia RPG. Martial artists and mystics wander and survive a Buddho-Communist Dark Fantasy world. Out for free!👇🏽
February 2, 2026 at 2:49 PM
SWORDS UP, WANDERERS.
THE PEOPLE ARE WAITING.
MAKE SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL HAPPEN.
WE ARE ON YOUR SIDE.
10,000 SWORDS AGAINST HEAVEN is an Ultraviolent Tropical Gothic Xianxia RPG. Martial artists and mystics wander and survive a Buddho-Communist Dark Fantasy world. Out for free!👇🏽
THE PEOPLE ARE WAITING.
MAKE SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL HAPPEN.
WE ARE ON YOUR SIDE.
10,000 SWORDS AGAINST HEAVEN is an Ultraviolent Tropical Gothic Xianxia RPG. Martial artists and mystics wander and survive a Buddho-Communist Dark Fantasy world. Out for free!👇🏽
btw if there are any ttrpg streamers/video-ers in seasia (or just asia ig) that want me to run a game for them (either one shot or up to a three shot) as an actual play just shoot me a dm
SWORDS UP, WANDERERS.
THE PEOPLE ARE WAITING.
MAKE SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL HAPPEN.
WE ARE ON YOUR SIDE.
10,000 SWORDS AGAINST HEAVEN is an Ultraviolent Tropical Gothic Xianxia RPG. Martial artists and mystics wander and survive a Buddho-Communist Dark Fantasy world. Out for free!👇🏽
THE PEOPLE ARE WAITING.
MAKE SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL HAPPEN.
WE ARE ON YOUR SIDE.
10,000 SWORDS AGAINST HEAVEN is an Ultraviolent Tropical Gothic Xianxia RPG. Martial artists and mystics wander and survive a Buddho-Communist Dark Fantasy world. Out for free!👇🏽
February 11, 2026 at 7:27 AM
btw if there are any ttrpg streamers/video-ers in seasia (or just asia ig) that want me to run a game for them (either one shot or up to a three shot) as an actual play just shoot me a dm
working on the aesthetic manifesto again for hingsajagra for when i start getting artists for projects here
February 11, 2026 at 3:27 AM
working on the aesthetic manifesto again for hingsajagra for when i start getting artists for projects here
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one of the players takes the role of the INTERCESSOR: one who reveals the world and intercedes on behalf of the world for the wanderer and on behalf of the wanderer for the world. it is through you, intercessor, that they will bring about a new world
February 2, 2026 at 2:49 PM
one of the players takes the role of the INTERCESSOR: one who reveals the world and intercedes on behalf of the world for the wanderer and on behalf of the wanderer for the world. it is through you, intercessor, that they will bring about a new world
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XIANXIA because this is essentially a buddhist dark fantasy world. the bodhisattvas and buddhas grant us teachings, a lifeline from this brutal world. but to truly thrive and turn the wheel, we must be brave enough to make our current land into a pure land.
February 2, 2026 at 2:49 PM
XIANXIA because this is essentially a buddhist dark fantasy world. the bodhisattvas and buddhas grant us teachings, a lifeline from this brutal world. but to truly thrive and turn the wheel, we must be brave enough to make our current land into a pure land.
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TROPICAL GOTHIC bc the world reels from postcolonialism, imperial structures against tropical landscapes, and guerrilla warfare against greater forces. the horrors of neocolonialism that subsumes and deploys all other horrors of the body, of the flesh, of the gender
February 2, 2026 at 2:49 PM
TROPICAL GOTHIC bc the world reels from postcolonialism, imperial structures against tropical landscapes, and guerrilla warfare against greater forces. the horrors of neocolonialism that subsumes and deploys all other horrors of the body, of the flesh, of the gender
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Ultraviolent deals in the violence of the oppressed against the exploitation of ultimate capitalism and its unerring gods. Skull-on-pavement, bloody-knuckle martial arts, viscera-wielding, dust-reading magick arts. it is the final rebuttal of the proletariat
February 2, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Ultraviolent deals in the violence of the oppressed against the exploitation of ultimate capitalism and its unerring gods. Skull-on-pavement, bloody-knuckle martial arts, viscera-wielding, dust-reading magick arts. it is the final rebuttal of the proletariat
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itch: makapatag.itch.io/10000-swords...
patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/10-000...
it'll be up soon on drivethrurpg as well!
patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/10-000...
it'll be up soon on drivethrurpg as well!
10,000 Swords Against Heaven by makapatag
Ultraviolent Tropical Gothic Xianxia Role-Playing
makapatag.itch.io
February 2, 2026 at 2:49 PM
itch: makapatag.itch.io/10000-swords...
patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/10-000...
it'll be up soon on drivethrurpg as well!
patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/10-000...
it'll be up soon on drivethrurpg as well!
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in 10,000 swords against heaven the intercessor finds and deploys various World Beings (wbs) as part of the world's movements with and against the wanderers
February 9, 2026 at 1:48 PM
in 10,000 swords against heaven the intercessor finds and deploys various World Beings (wbs) as part of the world's movements with and against the wanderers
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Coolest trpg I’ve read since You Will Die in This Place. Authorial voice with attitude carries the setting and themes.
Even in the cultivation genre, the setting is unique. Mechanics look great, but I’d need to play. It's not like other games I've played. Maybe a bit of 4e with osr sensibilities
Even in the cultivation genre, the setting is unique. Mechanics look great, but I’d need to play. It's not like other games I've played. Maybe a bit of 4e with osr sensibilities
SWORDS UP, WANDERERS.
THE PEOPLE ARE WAITING.
MAKE SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL HAPPEN.
WE ARE ON YOUR SIDE.
10,000 SWORDS AGAINST HEAVEN is an Ultraviolent Tropical Gothic Xianxia RPG. Martial artists and mystics wander and survive a Buddho-Communist Dark Fantasy world. Out for free!👇🏽
THE PEOPLE ARE WAITING.
MAKE SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL HAPPEN.
WE ARE ON YOUR SIDE.
10,000 SWORDS AGAINST HEAVEN is an Ultraviolent Tropical Gothic Xianxia RPG. Martial artists and mystics wander and survive a Buddho-Communist Dark Fantasy world. Out for free!👇🏽
February 10, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Coolest trpg I’ve read since You Will Die in This Place. Authorial voice with attitude carries the setting and themes.
Even in the cultivation genre, the setting is unique. Mechanics look great, but I’d need to play. It's not like other games I've played. Maybe a bit of 4e with osr sensibilities
Even in the cultivation genre, the setting is unique. Mechanics look great, but I’d need to play. It's not like other games I've played. Maybe a bit of 4e with osr sensibilities
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they have a combat prowess system inspired by 4e. this is still completely diegetic, even someone that has cultivated much skill can be someone who is Weak due to not having cultivated their fighting prowess. a mistake in the Black World of Post Calamity
February 9, 2026 at 1:48 PM
they have a combat prowess system inspired by 4e. this is still completely diegetic, even someone that has cultivated much skill can be someone who is Weak due to not having cultivated their fighting prowess. a mistake in the Black World of Post Calamity
in 10,000 swords against heaven the intercessor finds and deploys various World Beings (wbs) as part of the world's movements with and against the wanderers
February 9, 2026 at 1:48 PM
in 10,000 swords against heaven the intercessor finds and deploys various World Beings (wbs) as part of the world's movements with and against the wanderers
incredible things going on i the 10k swords discord
February 8, 2026 at 3:21 PM
incredible things going on i the 10k swords discord
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the core rule is the Skill Check. inspired by Disco Elysium, the bones of GURPS, the flesh of Exalted 1e's Quickstart, the spirit of Fading Suns 2e. it cuts through the false trichotomy of "success/partial success/failure." no—there is only success and consequence
February 7, 2026 at 9:59 AM
the core rule is the Skill Check. inspired by Disco Elysium, the bones of GURPS, the flesh of Exalted 1e's Quickstart, the spirit of Fading Suns 2e. it cuts through the false trichotomy of "success/partial success/failure." no—there is only success and consequence
the core rule is the Skill Check. inspired by Disco Elysium, the bones of GURPS, the flesh of Exalted 1e's Quickstart, the spirit of Fading Suns 2e. it cuts through the false trichotomy of "success/partial success/failure." no—there is only success and consequence
February 7, 2026 at 9:59 AM
the core rule is the Skill Check. inspired by Disco Elysium, the bones of GURPS, the flesh of Exalted 1e's Quickstart, the spirit of Fading Suns 2e. it cuts through the false trichotomy of "success/partial success/failure." no—there is only success and consequence
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gearing up to run the second session of a twoshot for this and did some typo fixings and mechanic clarifications. two things i'd forgotten to add in for public release were more XP triggers and the Death mechanic, a fusion of Soulsborne and communism
February 6, 2026 at 4:19 AM
gearing up to run the second session of a twoshot for this and did some typo fixings and mechanic clarifications. two things i'd forgotten to add in for public release were more XP triggers and the Death mechanic, a fusion of Soulsborne and communism
replaying bloodborne after elden ring really shows the difference between miyazaki directed combat and junya ishizaki's combat direction. even lady maria who is one of the most difficult fights (to me) feels fair and with 40vig doesn't 3 shot you. meanwhile that's just not the case in elden ring
February 7, 2026 at 3:19 AM
replaying bloodborne after elden ring really shows the difference between miyazaki directed combat and junya ishizaki's combat direction. even lady maria who is one of the most difficult fights (to me) feels fair and with 40vig doesn't 3 shot you. meanwhile that's just not the case in elden ring
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That's alotta swords!
SWORDS UP, WANDERERS.
THE PEOPLE ARE WAITING.
MAKE SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL HAPPEN.
WE ARE ON YOUR SIDE.
10,000 SWORDS AGAINST HEAVEN is an Ultraviolent Tropical Gothic Xianxia RPG. Martial artists and mystics wander and survive a Buddho-Communist Dark Fantasy world. Out for free!👇🏽
THE PEOPLE ARE WAITING.
MAKE SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL HAPPEN.
WE ARE ON YOUR SIDE.
10,000 SWORDS AGAINST HEAVEN is an Ultraviolent Tropical Gothic Xianxia RPG. Martial artists and mystics wander and survive a Buddho-Communist Dark Fantasy world. Out for free!👇🏽
February 6, 2026 at 4:26 AM
That's alotta swords!
gearing up to run the second session of a twoshot for this and did some typo fixings and mechanic clarifications. two things i'd forgotten to add in for public release were more XP triggers and the Death mechanic, a fusion of Soulsborne and communism
February 6, 2026 at 4:19 AM
gearing up to run the second session of a twoshot for this and did some typo fixings and mechanic clarifications. two things i'd forgotten to add in for public release were more XP triggers and the Death mechanic, a fusion of Soulsborne and communism
Reposted by vajramaterialist mystic
this game is mostly mechanically simple (a player even said it's rules-lite, which im kinda proud of as i've never made a rules-lite game before) because the vast majority of its deeper mechanics have to deal directly with the fiction (or in this game, the World)
February 5, 2026 at 6:16 AM
this game is mostly mechanically simple (a player even said it's rules-lite, which im kinda proud of as i've never made a rules-lite game before) because the vast majority of its deeper mechanics have to deal directly with the fiction (or in this game, the World)