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Fancy card, like a trading card game card, with Koboa in the upper right. A picture of Luis Gustavo "Manchae" Pelatieri. His pronouns are marked as He/Him and Any. Next to his picture is a Brazil flag. Under his name it says "Layout Lead / Graphic Design"

@manchae.bsky.social is an acclaimed Graphic Designer, working with layouts for big Brazilian publishers and famous game magazines. He loves cats, is well-versed in gambiarra, silly jokes, and, contrary to this piece, doesn’t usually talk about himself in the third person.

Cover for the Koboa book. Koboa in big golden letters on top. Four adventurers and their pet capybara look all heroic, a butterfly-winged woman casts a spell as she flies, a horned elf with a serpent tail holds a sword and shield, a ghintak with flaming hair casts a spell, and a guvent archer readies their bow.

Koboa is THE South American inspired fantasy setting
- By latines, for latines
- A new system to replace species called forms
- 2 new subclasses per class and 2 new classes
- endless player options
- 5 gazetteers
- 32 creatures

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Fancy card, like a trading card game card, with Koboa in the upper right. A picture of Lis Welch. Her pronouns are marked as Ela/Dela and Elu/Delu. Next to their picture is a Brazil flag. Under her name it says "Writer"

Lis Welch is a Brazilian queer creature, activist, and weaver of words who lives in a cozy home with their partner and five cats. Autistic and travesti, they write about all things weird, from fiction and TTRPGs to politics. You can find them on social media talking about art, açaí, and cats.

Fancy card, like a trading card game card, with Koboa in the upper right. A picture of Lucas Conti. His pronouns are marked as He/Him. Next to his picture is a Brazil flag. Under his name it says "Writer/Designer"

Lucas Conti is a Social Scientist, assistant editor for Indievisivel Press, and author of RPGs including the afrofuturist Mojubá and Full Metal Cria, where children fight with robots during school recess. He is a fan of fighting RPGs like Karyu Densetsu and weird settings such as Dark Sun.

Fancy card, like a trading card game card, with Koboa in the upper right. A picture of Lucas Nascimento. His pronouns are marked as Ele/Dele. Next to his picture is a Brazil flag. Under his name it says "Artist/Designer"

A storyteller turns smoke into a monster as children listen to the scary story

A warrior tattooed in all sorts of iconagraphy jumps up into the clouds, taking power from a giant drawing of a condor down below on earth

A person holds a bowl up into the air, a tattoo of a bow and arrow on their back.

@lucasnwd.bsky.social is an illustrator, art teacher, and analog game dev. His authorial projects (especially RPGs) focus on serving as inclusion and empowerment tools for marginalized and invisible people, giving them the opportunity to create their own narratives by building their own projects.

godkiller qismat poster of Baltimore new media befest nominations in 6 categories. Best Actual play - Video Best Director of an Actual Play Best Writer of an Actual Play Best storyteller - video Best Cast in an Actual Play[video] Best Art in an Actual Play

Incredibly proud of the team behind GODKILLER: Qismat who made the show what it is. <3 We got nominated in 6 categories at the Baltimore Next Media Webfest 2026!
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@latinerd.bsky.social @tgimenezrgm.itch.io @spectercrums.bsky.social @miesterhypester.bsky.social 🧵

Fancy card, like a trading card game card, with Koboa in the upper right. A picture of Kim Sugahara. His pronouns are marked as He/Him and They/Them. Next to their picture is a Brazil flag. Under his name it says "Artist"

A half-person, half-dolphin jumping into a river. They are holding a bag full of empty liquor bottles. A blowhole on the top of their head emits cigarette smoke through their blond hair. In the background, a burning town and a man holding a "no smoking" sign and waving his fist at them.

A family of people with mouse-features gathering in the kitchen for lunch. The parent is spooning feijoada and rice into a ceramic bowl.

A creepy undead covered in leeches and algae

@kimsuco.bsky.social is an Asian-Brazilian nonbinary visual artist living in São Paulo and working mostly with illustrations for TTRPGs and monsters, when not actually playing TTRPGs. Oftentimes he does all of that at the same time.

I think about this all the time

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Fancy card, like a trading card game card, with Koboa in the upper right. A picture of Carmen Maria Marin smiling. Her pronouns are marked as she/her. Next to his picture are an El Salvador and Guatemala flag. Under her name it says "Designer"

@dianamoon.bsky.social is a queer, first-generation Latina creative from San Francisco. She is a contract writer, editor, & cultural consultant. She also designs TTRPGs like Que La Vida Vale, a Vampire DFTQ game, & The Secrets We Tell Ourselves, a queer mecha game with more to come.

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Fancy card, like a trading card game card, with Koboa in the upper right. A picture of David Fortich. Next to his picture are the flags of Colombia and Canada. Under his name it says "Designer"

In the heart of Colombia, a scholar of the psyche met a code-weaving mage, becoming a fusion of worlds, both digital and dreamt. Ascending both mountains and D&D campaigns since youth, David Fortich finds magic in every written word and line of code.

Fancy card, like a trading card game card, with Koboa in the upper right. An illustration of Deoxy Diamond. Their pronouns are marked as They/Them and She/Her. Next to her picture is the flag of Brazil. Under their name it says "Artist".

@deoxy-diamond.bsky.social Illustrator from Minas Gerais, with work focused on Black culture, character creation, and Afrofuturism.

Fancy card, like a trading card game card, with Koboa in the upper right. A picture of Diego Gomezjurado. Next to his picture is the flag of Ecuador. Under his name it says "Translator"

With a degree in translation, Diego will attempt to capture the original spirit of the magic behind Koboa into Spanish. When not working on translation, Diego enjoys playing videogames with friends and watching football.

Fancy card, like a trading card game card, with Koboa in the upper right. A picture of Edwin Lozano. His pronouns are marked as he/him and él/-e. Next to his picture is the flag of Ecuador. Under his name it says "Artist"

Architectural plan detailing how to construct a typical Atsatray home.

An old temple, slightly dilapadated but coming back to life.

Edwin is an Ecuadorian conceptual artist and architect. He has worked with production companies such as MATTE and LEVECTOR, on short film projects such as Lucky Brave’s Sunshine, Eyes of Fire, advertising spots for brands, and in illustration for books such as 5000 años contigo by Wilmer Zambrano.

Fancy card, like a trading card game card, with Koboa in the upper right. A picture of Elizabeth Banerjee. Her pronouns are marked as Any. Next to their picture are a Pride flag and a USA flag. Under ther name it says "Lead Editor"

Elizabeth Banerjee is an Atlanta-based designer and editor. With a background in psychology and social work she focuses on works that are socially conscious as well as fun.

Fancy card, like a trading card game card, with Koboa in the upper right. Elven Tower's logo on the center. His pronouns are marked as He/Him. Next to the logo is a Mexico flag. Under the name Elven Tower it says "Cartographer"

Map of Koboa

@elventower.bsky.social is a fantasy illustrator, crafter of imaginary places, and cartographer. For over 6 years he has been the mind behind Elven Tower Adventures and Dungeon Vault Magazine.

Fancy card, like a trading card game card, with Koboa in the upper right. A picture of Fernando Heinz Furukawa. Next to his picture is an Argentinean flag. Under his name it says "Artist"

A snake person is doing a chilenita kicking a magical spirit sphere

A swarm of bugs in a woman shape cling to the wall, a 7 fingered hand on her shoulder.

Argentine comics artist and illustrator, born in 1983. Fernando began making graphic novels professionally in 2004 in his native country. He has worked with Tokyopop, AvatarPress, IronMuse, StonebotComics, Cryptozoic, and DarkHorse, among others.

Fancy card, like a trading card game card, with Koboa in the upper right. A picture of Francita Soto. Her pronouns are marked as She/Her. Next to her picture are a Chile and a Spain flag. Under her name it says "Layout Artist/Graphic Design"

Koboa Character Sheet

Francita is a Chilean graphic designer, currently living in Spain, who has worked for over 6 years in the indie TTRPG space, and has participated in more than 50 games, doing logos, layout, character sheets, promo images, and other design work.

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Fancy card, like a trading card game card, with Koboa in the upper right. A picture of Gabriela Hipólita. Her pronouns are marked as She/Her. Next to her picture is an Argentina flag. Under her name it says "Editor"

@hipolita.itch.io is a trans lesbian TTRPG designer, writer, editor, consultant, and general spinner of plates from Argentina. In her designs, she focuses on discussing colonialism and gender and letting mechanics express those themes through play. Her two major releases are Cantrip and RAD.

Fancy card, like a trading card game card, with Koboa in the upper right. A picture of Israel Botelho. His pronouns are marked as He/Him. Next to his picture is a Brazil flag. Under his name it says "Artist"

A patrone, a terrifying giant leech creature made up of smaller leeches

@israelbotelho.bsky.social is a freelance illustrator and concept artist passionate about fantasy, monsters, and horror creatures! Drawing has been a constant activity in his life since he was a kid, and whenever he could, he drew dinosaurs and dragons on whatever paper he found around the house.

Fancy card, like a trading card game card, with Koboa in the upper right. A picture of Jaqueline Florencio. Her pronouns are marked as She/Her. Next to her picture is a Brazil flag. Under her name it says "Artist"

A Guveng Wizard stands in front of a temple dedicated to the sun and moon, the cosmos behind her

Jaqueline Florencio is a freelance illustrator who loves creating fantasy and art nouveau-inspired illustrations. Her work has been featured in Urban Shadows 2nd Edition and The Price of Coal: A Story Game of Labor Rights. She lives with her four cats and enjoys reading and playing video games.

Fancy card, like a trading card game card, with Koboa in the upper right. A picture of Jairo Valencia. His pronouns are marked as Él/-E. Next to his picture is a Colombia flag. Under her name it says "Artist"

Path of the dirty brawler barbarian. A muscular female elf holds a very big anchor as she points forward, covered in mud and dirt.

After working as a graphic designer and art director for thirteen years, Jairo decided to follow his passion of becoming an artist in the videogame industry. He studied at Vancouver Film School where he acquired the skills to become a concept artist and complemented those he already had.

Fancy card, like a trading card game card, with Koboa in the upper right. A picture of Jessi Gueller. Her pronouns are marked as She/Her and Ella/-A. Next to her picture is an Argentina flag. Under her name it says "Artist"

A vehicle that is magically alive and looks like an armadillo carries several passengers who are having a good time, it is full of all sorts of instruments and objects too

A sword made out of a fern leaf.

Jessi is a concept artist with a graphic design background. She loves creating cartoon characters with emotional stories that remind her of those she liked as a kid. She’s passionate about 90’s Pixar movies and Cartoon Network shows, animals, pizza, and mate.

Fancy card, like a trading card game card, with Koboa in the upper right. An illustration of Kaithzer. His pronouns are marked as He/Him and They/Them. Next to their picture is an Ecuador flag. Under his name it says "Art Director"

A giant serpent with a llama head and wings receives an offering from two men standing on a cliffside by a llama

A humanoid leech wearing a suit with a hand with many many fingers, each one with a ring, one of which exercises controlling power on the viewer.

A landscape scene of Atsatray, a large city. Many buildings are integrated into a rainforest. In the distance a purple portal between two trees with purple leaves leads into the mountains, while an orange portal between two trees with orange leaves leads to the coast

Born in the beautiful ever spring of Quito-Ecuador in 1987, Illustrator, Concept Artist, and 2D generalist by day and a gamer all the time. This foolish-stubborn-artist wannabe struggles every day to keep the voices at bay by drawing fantasy stuff

What is it kids, did you wreck the car?
No? Well did you raise the dead?
But the car's ok?

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