Founder of W.R.K.S. Games, Kosala Ubayasekara, discusses the Jordenheim roleplaying game. Set in the same universe as their popular computer game, Blood Bond – Into the Shroud, Jordenheim merges Scandanavian history & myth with their imaginative twists.
All of W.R.K.S. Games’s properties are developed with the story first and everything else growing from that. This method creates a fully realized setting that allows players to enjoy playing to their heart’s content.
Their online storefront, W.R.K.S. Store, allows publishers to retain more of their sales compared to existing platforms such as Steam or DrivethruRPG/WargameVault.
Through social media and a Discord server, the team at W.R.K.S. Games both participates with their users while also accepting feedback that meaningfully impacts the games they create.
We are thankful that W.R.K.S. backed the Kickstarter for our 2020 season at the Be Interviewed level. It allowed us to be aware of the fantastic work they’re doing. We’re excited to spend some time with their Jordenheim RPG and to also discover what happens when they release Katana-Ra in 2021.
Katana-Ra will turn traditional cyberpunk themes on their head while transporting players back to the Kamakura and Muromachi periods of feudal Japan…but with technology from the 32nd century. If you love Japanese folklore, mythology, and a darker setting, then Katana-Ra will be for you.
To see some footage from Blood Bond along with some imagery from the Jordenheim RPG, we strongly recommend that you watch the livestream recording of this podcast episode.
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