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"What do you want, a medal?"
One of the PCs in my campaign Miss Kalaw's School for the Gifted which is set in the larger Swellbloom Kids universe. This guy is a sacristan working as an exorcist, fighting demons to one day face the Bakunawa. What's behind him is a St. Benedict medal, which are used in exorcisms in real life.
all these lovely lives... none of them mine
Semi-vent art. Severino Vibal, a swellbloom kid who can communicate with his parallel selves through The Hollows, a space within the Great Balete that reaches into all realms and timelines.
LERONG SINTA, SAINT OF FORTUNE
Likes to bless mortals with her magic, bringing them great prosperity but sometimes also ruin. Not even she can control her own luck. Loves seeing unexpected events and plot twists, even if they seem cheesy to others. She likes papayas and hates falling down.
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Abilities Granted
Sweet, Sweet Papaya: You gain +1 on all rolls related to climbing things. However, for every successful roll, you take on an additional 1 Hit if you fall down.
Luck Magnet: You can clasp hands with someone to gain +1 on all the rolls they gain +1 on as per their abilities. This does not apply when they spend boons or otherwise use their traits.
Contrived Coincidence: Once a scene, you can cause a coincidence that provides minor benefit to you, such as finding money on the ground.
Sharing the Fortune: You gain boons on rolls of +3 or higher rather than +4. You can redistribute your boons to your allies at will.
Basket Catch: When you are using a basket or other woven container, you can automatically catch anything that fits inside if it is falling down.
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Lerong Sinta is one of the Saints featured in my Ibong Adarna ttrpg, Ballad of the Princes Three. It's set in the larger Swellbloom Kids universe. Check out the ttrpg here:
Bipolar heroes blessed by the gods of Philippine myth
PRINSESA BLANCA, SAINT AT THE GATES
Holds the key to the secrets of the universe, which she doles out carefully to those she finds deserving. Her royal resembles her greatly, as she made practically no changes when she inserted herself into the story. Delights in stories with extensive lore and worldbuilding.
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Prinsesa Blanca is the Saint version of Doña Maria from my Ibong Adarna module, Ballad of the Princes Three. Maria is technically her self-insert, which is why they look practically identical. I wanted to retain the snail theme I had going with Maria, but at the same time still make them distinct, hence the change in hair and outfit. I would say Blanca's a bit more whimsical and unhinged than her human version!
Her title, Saint at the Gates, was originally meant for another character I conceptualized but ended up scrapping. I do think it still fits her character, since she presides over keeping the greater truths of the universe a secret. It's also a bit of a reference to St. Peter the Apostle, who guards the gates to heaven.
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Ballad of the Princes Three is set in the larger Swellbloom Kids universe. Check out the ttrpg here:
Bipolar heroes blessed by the gods of Philippine myth
Flerida and Laura kissing. I have no excuses
Flerida is the Saint of Truth in my Umineko-inspired ttrpg, When the Crocodiles Weep. Yes, the Flerida from Florante at Laura! Here, she represents the force of truth as she tries to get to the bottom of Doña Jeronima's riddles.
I thought giving her the truth theme was appropriate, given that she wields a bow and arrow ("true" aim) and is faithfully devoted to Aladin ("true love").
Ballad of the Princes Three is a ttrpg set in the Filipino classic epic poem Ibong Adarna. It stars the three princes of the story - Pedro, Diego, and Juan - alongside Juan's love interest Maria as their lives are shaken up by the quest for the Adarna bird.
All the while, higher-existence beings called Saints spectate on the story - Plata Panata, Nining Matsing, Leron Sinta, and Prinsesa Blanca; each one corresponds to one of the main characters.
This ttrpg specifically takes place in a rewritten continuity of Ibong Adarna; I decided to weld together the Crystal Kingdom plot with Maria to the main Adarna bird quest to make things narratively tighter.
Here, the bird is the escaped pet of Maria's father King Salermo, with Maria being tasked to recover it. However, she plans to disobey her father and gift the Adarna bird to a worthy guardian - hence, she disguises herself as a beggar and waits for anyone to capture the bird.
> Laura: Rewind.
No no no no no. Everything is all WRONG. You were supposed to be saved by your darling Florante, NOT some other woman!
You inadvertently activate your SAINT FORM and begin to rewind the story back to its very beginning. Yes, now you remember. You are the Saint of Salvation. You only recently became aware of it. Like, just this moment. And then you'll forget again once time resets.
You will do this as many times as you have to. So that your beloved Prince will save you. You are a laurel, only deserving to be placed on the hero's head. You will not stop until you get your happily ever after.
Happily. Ever. After.
When the Crocodiles Weep is a murder mystery tabletop inspired by Umineko, Nick Joaquin's Doña Jeronima short story, Mutya ng Pasig, and other folk tales about the Pasig River.
It features the wealthy Obispo family trying to survive seemingly-impossible murders supposedly enacted by Doña Jeronima, the Muse of the Pasig. Meanwhile, higher-existence beings called Saints spectate on the story, trying to solve its mysteries - among them, Bernardo Carpio, Asuang, and Flerida.
Check it out here:
Once upon a time, there was a kingdom of love blossoming under the waters of a river. People who lived above cried out: ”We are hungry! We
Swellbloom kids as a queer allegory
In one of my earlier Swellbloom Kids campaigns, I had the PCs as relative strangers brought together by circumstance and going on a wild adventure through Rizal's Noli. Because they didn't know each other all that well, one of the things they grappled with was disclosing to each other their identities as swellbloom kids.
Do I let them know? Do they know what I am? Do they know I know what they are?
While I did have themes of marginalization in mind while writing the Swellbloom Kids module, as I ran the campaign I realized that I had unintentionally created an allegory for queerness. As a queer person myself, I was quite pleased! Keeping parts of yourself secret may always be a reality, but there are certainly people you can trust to be your authentic self around.
The Cicada-Song Solstice is absolutely peppered with little Kagepro references and callbacks. This formed a large part of the fun designing it!
sandosenang santos!
SAINTS are minor deities in Swellbloom Kids. They are higher-existence beings that spectate on the story, making comments as it progresses but also sometimes meddling themselves. They like to squabble with each other in a metaphysical space called The Retablo.
(Image from the San Agustin Museum.)
Their realm is named after real-life retablo, altarpieces with spaces inside for statues of saints.
Saints each have their own divine domain, as encapsulated by their title. Mechanically, this gives a bonus to certain rolls by their devotee (aka, your Player Character). For example, Bernardo Carpio as a Saint of Toil might give a bonus to his devotee for rolls involving repetitive or grueling tasks.
Saints are the Swellbloom Kids equivalent of Umineko witches, but it's not a one-to-one correspondence.
In my two games When the Crocodiles Weep and Ballad of the Princes Three, each player picks both a regular person and a saint to play as, the two having a patron relationship.
Learn more about the Saints here:
Once upon a time, there was a kingdom of love blossoming under the waters of a river. People who lived above cried out: ”We are hungry! We
Quick sketch of Juan and Maria! They're the heroes of the Ibong Adarna story - at least, my reimagining of them.
New cover art! SWELLBLOOM KIDS is a ttrpg about bipolar heroes blessed by the gods of Philippine myth. Have adventures across the various eras of history - crash a vaudeville show, defend Rajah Soliman’s palisade, enact a town-wide revolt against the guardia civil - all while learning to control your powers! Swellbloom Kids is a love letter to Philippine history, as well as being neurodivergent.
Download it here:
Bipolar heroes blessed by the gods of Philippine myth
THE MAIN CAST (AKA WHO YOU CAN ASK)
Ometeótl, The deity of Duality, aka the boomer Quetzalcoatl, God of Wisdom, aka jealous bitch Xipe Totec, Flayed god of Gold and Farming, aka skin fashion designer Tezcatlipoca, God of Deception and Darkness, aka vengeful bitch
Tecuziztecatl, Cowardly God of the Moon
and Tonatiuh, Brave War God of the Sun
the spectating saints.
Saints are higher-existence beings spectating on the story - in this case, When the Crocodiles Weep - a Filipino reimagining of Umineko. From left to right, they are:
Bernardo Carpio, the Saint of Toil. An imprisoned giant chained between two mountains.
Asuang, the Saint of Damnation. The mother of monsters and all things hellish. Dwells deep under Mt. Malinao.
Sto. Monito, the Saint of Gifts. The saint form of Kulas Obispo, the story's hero. He must defeat Doña Jeronima and uncover her lies.
Flerida, the Saint of Truth. Her statements, just like her arrows, always hit their mark. Values accuracy above all.
I've got other Saint OCs, but these are the main ones. They're premade PCs for When the Crocodiles Weep, though you can always make your own.
Check out WTCW here:
Once upon a time, there was a kingdom of love blossoming under the waters of a river. People who lived above cried out: ”We are hungry! We
ASUANG, SAINT OF DAMNATION
The mother of monsters and all things hellish. Dwelling in the depths of the earth under Mt. Malinao, from her cave come all manner of bats and beast. She loves to reward do-gooders almost as much as she loves to punish sinners.
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This is a reimagining of Asuang, the god of evil in Bicolano myth. Although in the original myth Asuang is a man, I thought having a whole "mother of all monsters" theme would be more interesting! I was aiming for a ghoulish vibe for this drawing - though hopefully not too scary.
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Asuang is the Saint of Damnation, the Swellbloom Kids equivalent of Umineko witches. She features in my module, When the Crocodiles Weep! Check it out here:
Once upon a time, there was a kingdom of love blossoming under the waters of a river. People who lived above cried out: ”We are hungry! We
