Drintera A multicultural fantasy RPG setting inspired by heroic mythology.

Created by

Shewstone Publishing

Drintera™ is a multicultural fantasy tabletop RPG world inspired by heroic mythology. It's designed to provide creative fuel for the gamemaster: inspiration, deep lore, and expert gameplay advice. A great gamemaster experience will lead to great game sessions. Drintera system agnostic: it's all about lore, characters, and plot ideas, with few or no rules. Drintera is created by a diverse team of geeky freelancers. We're bringing our passion for folklore, mythology, history, and culture to build a game setting that's approachable, playable, and fun to read. Drintera is published incrementally as a monthly periodical. Support our Patreonto get Drintera magazine, with at least 15 pages of lore and adventure ideas in each issue. Selected articles, or portions thereof, are cross-posted here to World Anvil for the TTRPG community to use and enjoy.

The tenets of Drintera are:

Multicultural: We honor and draw inspiration from cultures around the world.
Heroic mythology: Player characters are encouraged to embody heroic ideals. Monsters and magic follow the dream logic of myth and legend.
Deep lore: Our freelancers are history, folklore, anthropology, and science geeks. Basically, they're book dragons. They create deep lore that's fun to read.
A Canvas for Creativity: Our aim is to light the fire of creativity. We want to make it fun and easy for a GM to build a campaign in Drintera.
Youth friendly: We don't blur the line between heroes and villains. Drintera is not for kids only. It's simply not for adults only.
System agnostic: Drintera is a narrative toolbox. It's about plots, characters, and lore. You can adapt that lore to any fantasy RPG rule system you wish to use.

Drintera is for you if:

You want to support a diverse team of freelance TTRPG writers and illustrators.
Reading RPG world lore is fun for you.
You want plausible conflicts that go beyond good vs. evil.
You want a world shaped by mythology where magic is wondrous and strange.
You view the setting as a canvas for your own creative storytelling.

Drintera is probably not your cup of tea if:

You want dark fantasy or anti-heroes.
Queer authors scare you.
You'd miss drow elves, the Underdark, and other intellectual property from Dungeons and Dragons.
You're looking for ready-to-play adventures with full game statistics.

The magic of Drintera is driven by the dream logic of myth. Even the gods cannot command the ebb and flow of magic—but mortals' deeds can shape it. Of course a wicked king's realm becomes accursed and blighted. Of course a lost sacred relic can restore it. Drintera needs heroes and their quests.

The gods have proclaimed the Age of Destiny. Small bands of adventurers can, by wits and courage, work their way from smoky taverns up to royal halls and eventually earn honors from the gods themselves.

Brave the poisoned and haunted tunnels beneath Red Pillar City to recover the key ingredient of the Elixir of Life. Seek ancient knowledge in lost cities of the Ruinlight Desert. Unlock the mystery of the forbidden Dreamers' Isles, or delve into the magma tunnels beneath the arctic Thrones of Ruin to parley with spirits of ice and fire.

The Age of Destiny has begun. Gather your band and stride forth to claim your place in legend!