Otaidokan, the Sapphire Island

Devlog

• NINJA FAMILIES
  November 23, 2025 by Warbriel

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  #Pbta, #Samurai, #Ninja, #Tabletop, #Rpg, #Otaidokan, #Action, #Adventure

  Characters with the Ninja skill can choose one of the following options if they renounce their inheritance. False Identity: Choose another clan and background for your false identity. It's Social Posi... Continue reading

  
• Daimyo generator
  October 05, 2025 by Warbriel

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  #ttrpg, #tabletop roleplaying, #storytelling, #samurai, #random tables, #character generator, #gm tools, #rules-light, #world building

  The social structure of clans in Otaidokan can give a lot of diversity in the playing group with the drawback of creating unwanted rivalries if the player´s clans are in bad terms. Actually, clans ar... Continue reading

  
• Stats in Otaidokan
  September 05, 2025 by Warbriel#samurai, #Five rings, #Ttrpg, #Narrative, #Bushido, #L5r, #Otaidokan, #Pbta, #Hack, #World of Dungeons

  One of the main features of Otaidokan is, coincidentally, one of the biggest hindrances of the game: the stats. Unlike many other games, a character in Otaidokan is defined by 4 stats named as social... Continue reading
• MOVES FOR THE GAME MASTER
  July 31, 2025 by Warbriel

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  #ttrpg, #gm tools, #game mastering, #roleplaying, #Pbta, #narrative mechanics, #drama rpg, #samurai, #storytelling, #rules light

  Otaidokan has a pending expansion with more options and a GM Agenda. I will possibly give a good wash to The Forge of Tokurenkai and expand it with images to keep all things together. I first thougt o... Continue reading
• Creation of exotic weapons
  July 17, 2024 by Warbriel

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  #otaidokan, #pbta, #weapons

  The forge of weapons in Otaidokan is an ancient art that has evolved over the centuries. The katana is considered the pinnacle of weapon technology, but there are other less common weapons created by... Continue reading

  
• Journey to the West of Otaidokan
  June 14, 2024 by Warbriel

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  #otaidokan, #mission

  I came up with this idea after starting reading to my children Journey to the West . They love the Monkey King. Chiyotanda, the hermit fortune teller of the bamboo forest predicted an era of spiritual... Continue reading

  
• New courtesan schools
  May 08, 2024 by Warbriel

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  #Otaidokan, #pbta

  As part of the upcoming expansion, here are some new skill exclusive for those characters with Diplomatic background: COURTESAN SCHOOLS The Art of Conversation: When conversing politely with someone i... Continue reading

  
• New bushi schools
  March 10, 2024 by Warbriel

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  #Otaidokan, #Pbta, #Expansion

  I am currently working on a little expansion for Otaidokan with new skills and equipment. The following skills can be chosen only as initial skills for characters with bushi background: One Cut: Ignor... Continue reading

  
• Otaidokan 2.0
  March 01, 2024 by Warbriel

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  #otaidokan, #pbta, #update

  With the translation to Spanish of Otaidokan I went through the original file and a few mistakes popped up. Quite a few, actually. So, I have fixed them and updated the original file. Take it easy... Continue reading

  
• Original scribble of Otaidokan
  February 28, 2024 by Warbriel

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  #pbta, #minimalist, #samurai

  This is my original concept for the Sapphire Island (names in Spanish) scribbled in a piece of paper in my son's football class. I copied a few mon from real samurai clans as back in the day my plan w... Continue reading

  
• Meditations about Otaidokan
  February 08, 2024 by Warbriel

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  #pbta, #samurai, #minimalist, #Free

  I am quite surprised by the success of Otaidokan. In a couple of weeks it has had more than a 100 downloads and more than a few buyers have left a tip! Thinking about the reasons for this, I came with... Continue reading
• Welcome to the Sapphire Island
  January 23, 2024 by Warbriel

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  #pbta, #samurai

  Here is Otaidokan ! After a couple of weeks of manic work (not that much but fitting writing and drawing in my schedule is though bussiness) my 12 page-long-samurai-themed ttrpg is out there on time f... Continue reading