Kickstarter for Native Representation in Fantasy - Funded in 10 minutes!

Shewstone Publishing has a Kickstarter running (ends March 26, 2026) where our team of Native American TTRPG designers and their allies bring inspiration from Native culture and folklore to fantasy gaming. Mainstream fantasy is heavily influenced by European folklore. Imagine what fantasy would be like if drew inspiration from North American folklore as well!

“Hero of the Plains” by Giorgio de Michele, Erebus Art

This Kickstarter is off to a strong start: funded in ten minutes! This project is going to happen. We’ve structured it so there are stretch goals at regular intervals. The more backers support us, the more lore and artwork everyone gets!

Check out the Kickstarter page for further details about the project.

Drintera® is Shewstone Publishing’s inclusive fantasy TTRPG setting, designed from the ground up by a diverse team of freelancers. It has five continents, corresponding to Europe, Africa, Asia, and North and South America. This project is to develop Throntru, the North American-inspired continent.

The Barong, Protective Spirit of the Forests

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!

Barong, Creature from the Drintera Setting

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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!