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Welcome to the SHELL TTRPG Jam! Sticky

A topic by Kaid Brenen Sacander created Mar 31, 2026 Views: 191 Replies: 13
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Welcome to the SHELL TTRPG Jam! 

This jam is the chance for any ttrpg creator to make something for use in the SHELL ttrpg! You might consider making:

  • A Realm for Nomads to explore, made up of two or more Regions
  • New Shells, ancestries that are also the source of the Nomad's ability to resurrect after being slain
  • New Equipment, including Weapons, Gear, Talismans, or Masks with which to equip your Nomad
  • New Enemies, Unique Enemies, or Titans to battle
  • Optional rules for adding new twists to SHELL gameplay
  • And any other ideas that might expand or supplement the game!

Make sure to follow the rules listed on the Jam page for your submissions. 

Since SHELL is built on the bones of RUNE, you can find a lot of great advice for making content in the RUNE Creator Kit, found here: https://gilarpgs.itch.io/rune-creator-kit.  That's also where you will find the "Carved by RUNE" logo that you'll need to include in your submission.

If you have any questions, feel free to either comment on this post or create a new topic in this Community tab and I'll respond as soon as I can! 

hey ! 

I am so hype by your game and your Jam ! It's sins 2020 i write my own rpg world inspired by hollow knight and i'll try to adapt it to Shell. i just don't know if i will have the time caus only the main land of my world is already massive with 11 regions and way too muche things to do in each one of them XDD
i already start to draw the map X)

HostSubmitted(+1)

That sounds amazing! An 11-Region Realm would be so many hours of entertainment!  Let me know if you need me to extend the Jam to give you more time, because I want to see this!

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hahaha thanks ^^

the only thing that could be complicated is that i'm french and if i'm not bad in english, i'm not sure that i can translate everything by hand XDDD

I also write two new rule : The Bargain, and travel challenges. the first one is to add some social interactions and not solve everything by fight. the second is made to add the platforme aspect of hollow knight games. And wth that 8 new shells for nomads that conform in my world reasons to resurect after death.

In short, i have too many things to write.

that is the first région of m'y realm

HostSubmitted

Ah, this looks so good! I love those little details!

HostSubmitted

These ideas all made me VERY excited!  

I toyed around with some ideas for travel challenges in the core rules, but didn't want to bloat the rulebook too much. I'd love to see your take on the idea! That, and the idea of social resolution to conflict is also really cool! 

8 new shells also sound amazing! 

You know, some people from the RUNE community translated the original RUNE rules into a bunch of different languages; I bet that there might be someone out there willing to help make a French version of SHELL, or to help translate your realm to English! The Gila RPGs Discord server is a treasure trove of helpful people and information.

i'll probably go there to take a look then ^^

I try some illustration in the same style than Shell x) 

HostSubmitted

Holy smokes, that is incredible! I love the chiaroscuro amid the deep blues, and the action of the posing!

Another one ^^

HostSubmitted

Incredible! I love the way you've done the crystals, rocks, shadows, and the movement of the cloth!

I start a new illustration, but it's a massive spolier for one of the last fight of the realm's story. 

So i hesitate to share it x) 

HostSubmitted

I'm very tempted to ask to see it, but if it's a spoiler, then maybe not.  Whatever it is, I'm sure it will be amazing!