The barong is a creature from Southeast Asian folklore, a protective sprit often revered by the people who live nearby. It’s one of the creatures of our Drintera TTRPG setting. Get the lore and 5E (Black Flag Roleplaying) stat block as a free PDF from our store. Join our Patreon to get more of our diverse fantasy setting!
Adventurers from Throntru consult the spirit Bluejay about their quest.
Drintera® is returning to Kickstarter!
We’ve replanned the Kickstarter for Drintera, our TTRPG worldbuilding project. Drintera is a fantasy world inspired by heroic myths and legends, designed for rich narrative storytelling. It has a special commitment to representing as many world cultures as possible. Read more about Drintera.
The replanned Kickstarter will produce a single book, Drintera Annual 2026. This will focus on Throntru, the continent based on Indigineous North American nations. Imagine a fantasy world where the “new world” was never colonized, but rather met foreign nations on equal terms. We have an international creative team anchored by three writers with Native heritage and a professional cultural advisor.
Follow our Kickstarter to support a strong launch!
Drintera® Behind the Scenes with Jack Kellum
Drintera creator Jack Kellum shares his perspective on what makes the Drintera fantasy setting unique and interesting.
Drintera® Interview on GMS Magazine
In this 56-minute deep drive, Shewstone creative director Andrew Gronosky talks with Paco Garcia-Reed Jaén about the world of Drintera, its vision to promote diversity in fantasy TTRPGs, the gods of the world, the creative process, and more.
Note: As Paco explains in the introduction, the Kickstarter for the 2025 magazine is cancelled. We are trying again to build an audience via Patreon. If you believe in Drintera’s vision, follow us today!
Drintera® Magazine Suspending Publication; 2025 Kickstarter cancelled
The January 2025 issue of Drintera® Magazine is running a bit late, and it will be the last issue of the magazine for the foreseeable future. We’ll be suspending publication after January 2025 and looking for a new way to finance continued development of the Drintera setting.
The Kickstarter for the 2025 magazine is cancelled. The full cost of publishing the magazine was over $1,500 per issue. 12 issues would then cost more than $18,000. I didn’t feel we could raise $18,000, which meant we’d be facing the prospect of succeeding at the Kickstarter and still losing significant money.
We have every intention of continuing work on Drintera. The vision of a heroic fantasy TTRPG setting with broad cultural representation has huge potential. Follow our Patreon to see where we go with it!