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If you find the above interesting, you can get “What Happened to the Silver Spoon Boys?” at heycentaur.com. Also on itch and DTRPG! If you are going to Gencon, @plusoneexp.bsky.social will also be bringing thisand other adventures. Visit them!

Cover illustration: 4 man warily enters a dark temple inside a cave. stalagmites/stalactites visually form the fangs of a mouth.

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Balancing how much information to provide while leaving space for players to make things up was a bit of a challenge, so I’m super thankful for important dev-editing from @ehronlime.bsky.social and @brianyaksha.bsky.social . And as usual, Eli Gimbad for going through all 10+ drafts with me.

A page from the adventure module zine “What Happened to the Silver Spoon Boys?”. The page features a demon with much prominent teeth. It looks like a long colon but with large teeth in front and small hands on the side. Beside it, are its small demon henchmen–dog sized with teeth a ⅓ of their body size.

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It is a small twist on the usual dungeon-delve, flirts a little with storygame mechanics and turns the after-session recap into a part of the game itself.

A page from the adventure module zine “What Happened to the Silver Spoon Boys?”. The page is titled “Commission”, laying out the details and criteria for judging the submitted report.

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The Party is handed an Event Report and told to go into the cave to gather clues and write what they think happened. Rewards are then based on how thorough and interesting their story is.

An Awat Event Report from the adventure module zine “What Happened to the Silver Spoon Boys?”.

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So, an adventuring party of really handsome boys went into a haunted cave 3 weeks ago and have not been seen again. As children of rich families, this is a crisis! Awat, the guild dealing with information is looking for folks to find out details. (Friends call them the Kala Mandala Saja Boys)

A page from the adventure module zine “What Happened to the Silver Spoon Boys?”. The page is titled “The Silver Spoon Boys”, with an illustration of the 4 boys and describes how shitty they are.

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Munkao @munkao.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

I released my 4th Kala Mandala adventure — What Happened to the Silver Spoon Boys? — last week! The adventure came from a passing thought of “what happens after a TPK?”.

A tabletop RPG adventure module zine “What Happened to the Silver Spoon Boys?” held by a hand, photo taken in front of plants.

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I made a poster to ask for people to vote for Tragedy at Zaya's Theatre. vote.ennie-awards.com/vote/2026/ba... I need your vote!

Poster to campaign for votes for Ennies 2026, for Tragedy at Zaya's Theatre. A man pointing at the audience, a parody of Uncle Sam's WWII poster.
The text below says "I WANT YOU TO VOTE FOR MY ADVENTURE".

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Munkao @munkao.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I haven't done B/W pieces in a while. Did this a few weeks ago! "Hiding From the Heads of Godaang"

Southeast Asian Fantasy: 2 large statues (with very large heads) walk menacingly in patrol. At a lower plane, 3 adventurers head in fear of the statues.

Text below "Hiding From the Heads of Godaang"

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Munkao @munkao.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Oh gosh. This was one of my most embarrassing mistakes. Accidentally an important bit in one of the last edits before going to print. Fixed it in the pdfs but couldn't do anything with the print run. This was the entry for R13. Do you have the pdf?

A screenshot of R13 King's Hall, a room in the adventure of Tragedy at Zaya's Theatre.

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Munkao @munkao.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I AM IN DISBELIEF! Tragedy at Zaya's Theatre is nominated for the Best Adventure - Short Form. WHATTTT. Friends! I have so much joy in me now!

Screenshot of the nominees for Best Adventure - Short Form for Ennies.

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Munkao @munkao.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Here is a mock up of the mud tiles!

A mock up of mud tiles from the stretch goal of The Tiger Princess of Treacherous Tripura.

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Munkao @munkao.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

I finally made some new art! "The Porcelain Tyrant of Mount Anhtong" I am not a fan of how "iconic" tigers look and am always looking for ways to make it look less tiger.

Southeast Asian Fantasy:
A masked tiger (unclear if it is a statue or a living thing),walks menacingly towards the viewer.
Below "The Porcelain Tyrant of Mount Anhtong"

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Munkao @munkao.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Did you guys spend the day tgt? haha @monokromyist.bsky.social Virtual hugs to you both.

screenshot of 2 friends complaining about bad days within seconds of each other.

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Munkao @munkao.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Folks in Malaysia. Having a really belated launch event for "Tragedy at Zaya's Theatre" from 1-6pm, 26th April, at Here Be Dragons, TTDI. We've got 2 free games run by cool GMs, so come try it! Book here (actually 1 table is fully booked). www.herebedragonsgames.com/events

Poster for the launch of Kala Mandala adventure "Tragedy at Zaya's Theatre".
Deets:
1-6 pm, Sun, 26th April, Here be Dragons, TTDI (Malaysia)
Free Sessions! (Limited, 2 tables)
GM Nick 1-3pm, Dungeon Mother Kir 4-6pm.
One table of character creaton, chit-chat, zines and art by Munkao.

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If you find the above interesting, you can get Tragedy at Zaya’s Theatre at heycentaur.com. Also on itch and DTRPG!

Main illustration of Tragedy at Zaya’s Theatre, 2 adventurers, a human monk and a bearcat look into a building, rising above the building are giant phantom images of 2 dancers locked into a pose.

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This was hard to work on! Incredibly grateful to have the critical developmental guidance of @directsun.bsky.social, Eli Gimbad’s assistance, as well as invaluable notes from @ehronlime.bsky.social and @dungeonmotherkir.bsky.social (who is both a TTRPG and a theatre person).

A page from the adventure module zine “Tragedy at Zaya’s Theatre”. This page has a gamelan set as well as an illustration of a statue with a drum as a head, hands holding drumsticks.

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Adventurers can use costumes, props, dance, act, sneak, or just fight their way through the theatre. You are also given a playbill of “The Shunned Giant”; knowledge of the storyline will help you get around!

Playbills from the adventure module zine “Tragedy at Zaya’s Theatre”, held by a hand, photo taken in front of plants. Playbill describes the play of “The Shunned Giant”.

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The theatre’s founder is frantic; all his scripts are stored in the theatre. Adventurers are tasked to retrieve them. The “dungeon” itself consists of a theatre space, a puppet workshop (where puppets come alive as demons!), and a tropical garden with landscaping and a chic pond.

A page from the adventure module zine “Tragedy at Zaya’s Theatre”. This is the map of the space.

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A play (The Shunned Giant) has come alive and taken over Zaya’s theatre. The palace scene is playing and the theatre has transformed, patrolled by guards and besieged by a rampaging giant.

A page from the adventure module zine “Tragedy at Zaya’s Theatre”. The page is titled “The Theatre is Alive”, and details the background of the whole adventure and how adventurers are tasked to go into the theatre to retrieve play scripts which are in a black chest.

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I released my 3rd Kala Mandala adventure — Tragedy at Zaya’s Theatre — last week. It’s heavily inspired by two things: Southeast Asian/Indian performing arts, and how so many things (e.g. objects, plants) have sentience in SEA. What if non-material things like theatre plays can become sentient?

A tabletop RPG adventure module zine “Tragedy at Zaya’s Theatre” held by a hand, photo taken in front of plants.

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One of the best bits about working on Kala Mandala is the learning (and sharing) of really interesting things. Sales pitch sign off: You can get Earthly Beings on my new website heycentaur.com.

A bark cloth vest from Sarawak.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php/?story_fbid=359715135776309&id=100052134774175

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Some images of folks wearing bark cloth. Sources and links in alt text. Top image: Mah Meri women wearing bark cloth attire from Malaysia. Bottom Image: Also from Malaysia, Temenggong Lawai Jau with his warrior chiefs, all wearing bark cloth vests.

Two images of different folks wearing bark cloth.
1. A modern design of bark cloth worn by Mah Meri women.
Toh, T. (2023). ‘Mah Meri animal tales come alive in new book’. Free Malaysia Today. 5th September 2023. Available at: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2023/09/05/mah-meri-animal-tales-come-alive-in-new-book

2. An old photo of Sarawakian Temenggong Lawai Jau with his chiefs, wearing bark cloth vests.
Loong, GLY (2024). ‘ Meet the legendary Kayan leader who changed Sarawak's history forever’. New Straits Times. 29th December 2024. Available at: https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/sunday-vibes/2024/12/1153999/meet-legendary-kayan-leader-who-changed-sarawaks-history

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Bark Beaters The tools themselves matter. Different bark beaters are used at different stages of pounding. This is from Indonesia. Mella Jaarsma (2017). I Owe You: short version. Available at: vimeo.com/387095832?fl...

Screengrabs from https://www.thetextileatlas.com/craft-stories/barkcloth-indonesia#:~:text=Barkcloth%20%28Fuya%29%2C%20is%20a,cloth%2C%20taking%20around%20ten%20days

first image shows a variety of bark beaters.

second image shots a close up of a bark beater. it is patterned.

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The tree bark is basically stripped, treated (sometimes boiled, washed in rivers, or/and fermented). Then it’s pounded and stretched into a piece of fabric. Screengrabs from Phillipine-based channel, AGTAkami (2021). Vlog 19-The Bark Clothes. Available at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKm_...

Screengrabs from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKm_xP9KXu0
Basically the process of making barkcloth.
1. stripping the bark off a tree.
2 and 3. pounding the bark with different bark beaters.

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Bark cloth is probably the OG cloth, not only in Southeast Asia but in Africa and all the way to the islands of Polynesia. Bark cloth is literally made of bark! Rather, the inner bark of certain trees.

A page about Barkcloth from "Earthly Beings".

A page about Barkcloth from "Earthly Beings". This page has illustration of bark beaters, a tool used in the manufacture of bark cloth.

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I’ve got a bunch of other drawings in the book but what I am most enthusiastic to share are the research entries. For Earthly Beings, I got Elizabeth Gimbad to help. She wrote about: 1. Magic Coins 2. Bark Cloth (I’m sharing more about this here!) 3. Blow pipes 4. Dong Son Drums

A page from the art zine "Earthly Beings", it writes about Magic Coins, talismans used in the Southeast Asia.

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Some of the art: "Summoning Aoswang, Prince of the Undersky" "Trading With Gimpu Jungles" I’ve got a cool story behind this but it’s so long, I parked it in the Alt Text.

Southeast Asian Fantasy; a drawing of a man with outreached arms, summoning a beak-faced spirit in the act of pressing themself out from the ground. The spirit is surveying the offerings laid in front of it.

Southeast Asian Fantasy; a drawing of a trader with 2 helpers and a water buffalo (pack animal).
One helper is placing goods by the jungle’s edge while the trader shouts towards the trees.
The other helper looks around warily.

This work is inspired by accounts about pandemics in Southeast Asian history.
Indigenous communities have long played an integral role in international trade, sourcing and supplying much sought after jungle produce such as resin, feathers, bezoar, etc.
During disease outbreaks, these communities retreated deep into the jungle, avoiding contact with traders.
Folks who wanted to trade could only leave their wares by the river/forest edge, returning the next day to find exchanged goods.
Such Imagination fuel!
1. The jungles here are mysterious and unknowable.
2. Did traders really know who they traded with?
3. The act feels more like offerings to the jungle, receiving blessings in return.

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