Shrines: Sites of Reverence & Power
A Buddhism-inspired sourcebook of sacred locations for TTRPGs.
This is a community submitted press release.
New art-haus indie press Empty Mountain (Nothing Can Die) offers GMs, worldbuilders, players, and anyone interested in mystical themes the riso-printed sourcebook Shrines: Sites of Reverence & Power, which just funded on Kickstarter.
The book contains:
- Twelve illustrated vignettes of sacred locations, each with micro-fiction and system-neutral gameplay hooks that GMs can drop into their campaigns or use as inspiration for their own designs.
- Generator tables for creating shrines, rituals, visitors, and atmospheric detail
- A short essay on real-world shrines and their use as a trope in games
Sample vignettes
- Writing by game designer and publisher James Pianka (Magic: The Gathering, State of Decay 2, Onyx Path Publishing's Exalted)
- Illustration and layout design by artist Conner Fawcett (Wanderhome, Lancer, World Ending Game, The Longest Rest)
- Cultural consultation by Tibetan Buddhist scholar Khenpo Pema Wangdak, founder of the Vikramasila Foundation; cultural consultant, game designer, and writer James Mendez Hodes (Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, Frosthaven, Avatar Legends); and museum educator Jeremy McMahan (Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Rubin Museum of Art)
- Editing by writer and narrative designer Jerimiah Goad (Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering)
