Hi itch.io Community!
I'm Nathanael, and I'm building Tales of Orrin, a fantasy MMORPG in the spirit of the classic era: leveling that's about the journey, zones you remember, groups that matter, and classes with real identity. It isn't a pitch deck. There's a playable alpha server running right now, with playtesters logging in every week.
Where the project is
- Our own game client: C++ and Vulkan, running on Windows and Linux.
- Open-source server core: a fork of AzerothCore, public on GitHub.
- A live world, level cap 60:
- several connected zones: towns, a harbour city, dungeons, a world map and flight paths;
- 300+ quests, with English and German localization;
- professions (gathering, crafting, cooking, fishing, first aid), mail, groups, talents.
- Our own classes and specs: for example the Frostguard Mage that is a tank, a holy warrior, a shield tank, a storm druid, a beast-focused hunter and an executioner warrior. Each has its own resource and spell effects, and a community designer works on them with me.
- A full content pipeline: zones, quests, items, spells and models are all built from data, so new content goes in fast.
Who I'm looking for
- Writers / narrative designers: zone stories, quest chains, characters, lore and dialogue. Most of the world is mapped out; it needs voices and stories that stick.
- 3D artists: characters, armour sets, creatures, props and buildings, in a stylized, painterly, slightly muted look (think classic MMO, not cartoon). Many current assets are procedural or generated placeholders, and handmade work would replace them.
- Animators: creature and character animations, especially attack animations.
- 2D artists / UI artists: spell icons, item icons, UI art, concept art.
- Sound designers and composers: spell sounds, ambience, zone music.
- Quest and level designers: if you love building zones and encounters.
What you get
- Your work goes into a live game that people actually play, usually within days.
- You get credit in the game and on the site.
- You work directly with me, short feedback loops, no bureaucracy.
- A friendly Discord with active playtesters who give real feedback.
- A Revshare system that is transparent, documented.
Compensation: this is a hobby/passion project right now, with no pay until the game is released. Please only join if that works for you.
Interested? Join the Discord, say hi, and tell me what you'd like to work on. Portfolio links help but aren't required. Or try the alpha for free first and see if it clicks:
👉 Discord: https://discord.gg/hFqAhBGJxU
👉 Website / free alpha: https://tales-of-orrin.gg/
👉 Raw Uncut Gameplay Footage:
Thanks for reading!