#burn bryte

Oh, it’s been a while since I’ve posted something here, there is a lot of stuff going on and a lot of arts that I can’t post yet. But here are some of the most recent stuff, an RPG group for a D&D streaming, some portraits for the newest Dark Matter Kickstarter, a group for a Burn Bryte streaming, some stuff that I’ve made for Underground Oracle press, and a monster for another client.

*Insert some cool quote about fire probably that I currently can’t think of* - Me

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Roll20Con 2020 was a blast. For those that joined us, whether you were one of the hundreds of thousands playing with some friends in the vtt or hanging out with us on Twitch, we hope you had as much fun as we did. Thanks to your efforts, we raised over $15,500 on Tiltify so far! We are still collecting donations, and we’ve got some exclusive rewards over there as well.

Here’s your quick rundown on everything waiting over YouTube. As quick as we could make it, anyway. It was a very busy weekend.

Denkles kicked us off with a great tune.

Evil Hat got us ready for a weekend of fun with Thirsty Sword Lesbians.

Gabe and Dave sat down to learn a lot about Dynamic Lighting straight from the Roll20 devs.

Then Dave took the dungeon they made and led Gabe, Aki, Aabria, and Elf through a Pathfinder Second Edition Dungeon Crawl.

All Asian comedy troupe Stir Friday Night began their journey into Balikbayan: Returning Home.

Zweihander brought the Grim & Perilous to Friday night.

Celeste Conowitch closed out Friday with A Brave New World run in the Mothership RPG.

9th Level Games: The Excellents RPG started off Saturday with delightful magical girl action.

Honey & Dice took us through the Spice of Life, an original Harlem Unbound oneshot with an all-star all POC cast.

Rivals of Waterdeep boldly went… somewhere, giving us Star Trek fun at its finest.

Not to be missed were the Roll20 Announcements, full of awesome things! You can also read the wrap-up over the blog.

Dimension 20 Fantasy High: Boys Night attempted to go to a party and instead went off the rails.

Team Xenomorph all the way! TK took delight in the rest of Indoor Recess attempting to survive the Alien RPG.

The Gender and Identity Development through Roleplay panel delved into some fantastic topics.

Interested in learning more about the Roll20 Marketplace? Don’t miss the Marketplace Makers Methods panel for tips direct from the pros.

Burn Bryte: Trapped at the Edge showcased the new system and the newest oneshot adventure.

The Shop of Lost Dreams brought a whole new level of intrigue and lore to Burn Bryte.

If you missed it, the Artist Alley thread is a great look at some of our Marketplace creators’ work. Be sure to look through Dr. B’s advice on mental health for (and after) conventions. Thank you all for your continued support during Roll20Con. Our Tiltify Campaign to benefit Code2040 is still ongoing, and you can join in and help us help Code2040 work towards a better, more equitable future for the tech industry. 

We’re excited to announce BURN BRYTE, the first-ever TTRPG built from the ground-up for Roll20. Available for preorder now, Burn Bryte will hit the virtual tabletop on July 7.

We asked lead designer James Introcaso to write a brief introduction to the science-fantasy world of Burn Bryte. Read on to find out more!

Stare oblivion in the face and dare to hope.

On July 7, more than three years of incredibly hard work by many, many people will come to fruition. You will be able to purchase Burn Bryte, the first original tabletop roleplaying game created exclusively for Roll20.

The Olaxis Galaxy

In Burn Bryte, the players build heroic characters who live together on a spaceship in the Olaxis Galaxy, a place of tenacious creatures and magic-powered tech. Its ancient celestial bodies are dotted with bygone mysterious ruins and highly advanced modern settlements.

Olaxis is the last galaxy in the universe. A bright orange existence-consuming phenomenon, dubbed the Burn, surrounds and slowly closes in on Olaxis, wiping out entire solar systems as it makes its slow, inevitable advance.

With the Burn’s unrelenting destruction comes all manner of hardship. Resources grow scarce. Refugees struggle to find welcoming spaceports. Wars are fought over the planets at Olaxis’s center, the last to be taken by the Burn, while the ever-diminishing edge of the galaxy is rife with criminals and bizarre, space-faring monsters pushed ever inward by the glowing phenomenon from parts unknown.

In the time of the Burn, or the “Burn Bryte,” as it is known in Olaxis, the galaxy panics. Exceptionally greedy industrialists and magnates exploit that terror for profit.

But the player characters are exceptional in their generosity. They put themselves at risk to help those in need, slicing corruption with laser swords and exploding wickedness with missile turrets. The end of the universe is no reason to stop having a heart. Overwhelming odds are no reason to abandon hope.

In Burn Bryte, you can play a crystalline pilot who hunts space pirates, a felinoid hacker who exposes overguild double-dealings, a living mecha who rescues those trapped on doomed planets, or a swarm of insects who share a hivemind and smuggle food and medicine to desperate families. If your crew of adventurers is daring enough, you just might find a way to stop⁠—or even turn back⁠—the Burn.

Burn Bryte and Roll20

Burn Bryte was tailor-made for Roll20 from the very first meeting. Every mechanic was designed to get the most out of what the platform has to offer, and to maximize the big moments similar to those in science fantasy epics like Star Wars, Voltron, and Guardians of the Galaxy.

Burn Bryte uses the power of Roll20 to let players roll fistfuls of dice with instant resolution, build super customizable characters with unique backstories in a matter of seconds, apply automated conditions to creatures with the click of a button, track shared resources, run white-knuckle spaceship battles with every player participating in a meaningful way, customize a spaceship together, roll on random tables instantly without flipping through pages, and do so much more.

We’re also taking digital safety tools to the next level with a beautiful deck of cards that allows players to let each other know when the game needs a slow down or stop with 100% anonymity.

This blog post isn’t the place to do a deep dive on game mechanics, but if you want to know more, World Builder Blog has a preview of the game’s core mechanics and character advancement rules.

Roll20 first unveiled Burn Bryte to Plus and Pro subscribers almost two years ago for a playtest. Needless to say, the feedback from our awesome playtesters helped us reforge the game to be in a new way that makes it faster, easier to pick up and play, far more dynamic, and even more optimized for Roll20. To our playtesters: Thank you so much. We could not have made this game without you.

On July 7, you can experience Burn Bryte through one or more of the following options on the Roll20 marketplace:

Burn Bryte Character Sheet and Charactermancer - FREE to all Roll20 users

Burn Bryte Core Rulebook - $29.99

Burn Bryte: Burning Daylight Starter Adventure with pregenerated characters - $9.99

4 Burn Bryte Map Tile Art Packs - $4.99 each

A bundle of the above PLUS an exclusive Burn Bryte Character Art Pack - $49.99 (which saves you about $10)

After launch, more Burn Bryte products wait just over the horizon, including a lengthy adventure, and a creature and ship expansion.

I cannot wait to join you in Olaxis. Let’s dare to hope.

Burn Bryte the Show

We’re also excited to announce an upcoming Actual Play of Burn Bryte on our Twitch channel! A ragtag crew of adventurers will travel the stars of Olaxis and try to outrun the end of existence. Our heroes will play through Burning Daylight story and take on a mysterious cult that worships the Burn. Keep watching this blog for more upcoming information on the new show!

Come get a first look at the new system! Our upcoming tabletop RPG, Burn Bryte, is coming to screens everywhere on July 7, but the actual play series starts on Twitch this week. A ragtag crew of adventurers will travel the stars of Olaxis and try to outrun the end of existence. Our heroes will play through the Burning Daylight story and take on a mysterious cult that worships the Burn. The first of 10 episodes premieres Thursday, July 2 at 7pm PT.

The stellar cast includes:

Jess – Jess (she/they) is an editor, writer, and podcaster. She plays D&D on the family-friendly podcast d20 Dames. You can find all of Jess’ writing on their website writejess.com and keep up with project announcements on their Twitter: twitter.com/writejessr.

Eugenio – Eugenio/DM Jazzy Hands (twitter.com/dmjazzyhands) is the DM producer of The Last Refuge: A D&D Podcast (twitter.com/dndlastrefuge) and a variety streamer on Twitch (twitch.tv/dmjazzyhands). More information as well as links to his published adventures on the DMs Guild are available at eugeniovargas.com.

Celeste – Celeste Conowitch (she/her) is the DM & Producer for Venture Maidens, a 5e actual play D&D podcast powered by an all female & nonbinary cast. She’s also a published writer and game designer, most recently as Co-Author of Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden. Follow her on Twitter: twitter.com/cconowitch.

Darcy – Darcy Ross is a storyteller, snailologist, and RPG marketer and community wrangler for Monte Cook Games (Numenera, the Cypher System, Invisible Sun, No Thank You, Evil!). She contributed to the design of Burn Bryte, with other design work on projects such as The Forbidden Library, Your Best Game Ever, Singularity, and An Empty Page (in development). Find her on Twitter @DarcyLRoss, on montecookgames.com, and streaming on the One Shot RPG and Monte Cook Games Twitch channels.

Naseem –  Naseem Etemad (she/her) is a regular cast member of the Venture Maidens Podcast. A veteran gamer and actor based in Los Angeles, CA. Find her streaming regularly on the Venture Maidens Twitch channel. Follow her on social media everywhere @nas_ghoul to keep up with her streaming schedule and guest appearances.

Designed, developed and produced by Roll20, in Burn Bryte you can play a crystalline pilot who hunts space pirates, a felinoid hacker who exposes over guild double-dealings, a living mecha who rescues those trapped on doomed planets, or a swarm of insects who share a hivemind and smuggle food and medicine to desperate families. If your crew of adventurers is daring enough, you just might find a way to stop⁠—or even turn back⁠—the Burn.

Burn Bryte is the first of its kind, a TTRPG created by Roll20 and tailored for play exclusively on Roll20. Every mechanic was designed carefully to ensure that players get the most out of what our platform has to offer. It is built so that you can maximize those epic moments that come with science fantasy epics.

In Burn Bryte, the players build heroic characters who live together on a spaceship in the Olaxis Galaxy, a place of tenacious creatures and magic-powered tech. Its ancient celestial bodies are dotted with bygone mysterious ruins and highly advanced modern settlements.

Burn Bryte harnesses the full power of Roll20 to let players roll fistfuls of dice with instant resolution, build insanely customizable characters with unique backstories in a matter of seconds, apply automated conditions to creatures with the click of a button, track shared resources, run white-knuckle spaceship battles with every player participating in a meaningful way, customize a spaceship together, roll on random tables instantly without flipping through pages, and do so much more.

Get all the details about Burn Bryte by reading our Announcement Blog!

A cold wind blows from the North. Brace yourself for the arrival of RIME OF THE FROSTMAIDEN, now available for preorder! The Roll20 edition will be a full conversion, featuring ready-to-use monsters and NPCs, dynamic lighting, and more! Make your way to the Roll20 Marketplace to preorder today!

And now, here are some of our favorite items from our marketplace creators this week!

The Bridge by GoAdventureMaps | $4.99

Blue Maps: Cavern Tile Base Set by Minotaur Games | $6.99

It's a MIMIC! by Imago | $4.99

Feudal Japan Map Bundle 01 by Tom Cartos | $5.99

Ready to spend your roleplaying time *galaxy voice* iiiiin spaaaace? If you’re a Roll20 Plus or Pro subscriber, you can!

Our new roleplaying system, Burn Bryte, has just expanded its playtest to include all Roll20 Plus subscribers. This system comes complete with a ready-to-play adventure, “Burn Bryte: Burning Daylight” which has automatically been unlocked on every Plus or Pro Roll20 account.

Burn Bryte features diverse species from crystalline entities to anthropomorphic felines, along with a narrative-focused system that features guides players along story paths and exploding dice that lets them choose how far to push their luck. Oh and: yes, of course you can have spaceship battles!

Log into your Plus or Pro Roll20 account and Create New Game, then select “Burn Bryte” Burning Daylight” from the modules list. Try it out, then let us know what what you think!