Secret Garden Games

02/08/2024

At where and are making it easy to attract customers with their amazing art.

28/12/2023

24 hours left to back the Bukana Bestiary. A book of 5e monsters curated and coauthored by Filipino folkloric of .

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24/12/2023

Holiday hours this week!
We will be open regular hours through Saturday.
Christmas Eve we will be open from 11-4pm. stop by and stock up on your favorite ciders and meads.

Beware, Robot Santa is on the loose again.

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06/12/2023

We just got the great news that Kickstarter has chosen the Bukana Bestiary as . In case you missed it, this is a D&D-compatible 5e Filipino and Imdonesian monster book made in conjunction with at phspirits.com with only artists from those cultures, like the gorgeous piece by .gd

01/12/2023

Join at booth 4214 at in Philly.
Learn about the just-launched campaign for The Bukana Bestiary. A book of monsters coauthored with of

Honey panya'en standee illustrated by

30/11/2023

A 5e (D&D) tabletop RPG inspired by precolonial Philippines co-authored by PHSpirits.com

If you care about Philippine folklore, progressive D&D content, or just awesome RPG books, please consider backing and/or sharing this project

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5E full color book based on Filipino Mythology Creatures set in the WakeSong world of Bukana: Gateway to the Sea of Skulls

28/11/2023

Tomorrow

Pine Box Entertainment November Updates - https://mailchi.mp/729a13961d90/pine-box-entertainment-november-updates

27/11/2023

Come join the elemental Tamyaw of
Waray folklore in 2 days for the launch of our 200-page
book of Filipino & Indonesian monsters. Co-written with
and published by@pineboxentertainment .

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Art by Angelo Adonis Chavez

12/11/2023

Art by Gladys Domalaon

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03/09/2023

Hello, Help us bring our local heritage to the global scene! My name is Maita and with me is Karl! Together, we are documenting and writing books on the heritage of different Ethnolinguistic groups in Davao and its surrounds. Globalization has brought about many benefits, including increased access

29/04/2023

The kaperosas are vengeful spirits. They haunt the locales of their untimely deaths and can only be released if those who are responsible for their demise end at the ghost's own talons. An interesting note about this piece is that its original version was not bloody enough for our consulting spirit medium who says they always appear covered in blood when they see them.

Art by hirayyaa_
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28/04/2023

is the Angogolood's favorite holiday. The ambush predator lunges forward to grab trespassers in its swamp. As it grapples, it drains the victim's life, turning them into trees bearing their anguished faces in the bark.

Art by Juaneo "Bainite" Fernando
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27/04/2023

The enormous kurita exists only to consume. Its many arms exist only to shovel food into its gaping maw.

Art by .gd
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26/04/2023

Witches that seperate from their bodies, trailing their innards are found throughout SEA. This version is our undead interpretationf from Indonesia - the leyak. Other names of this creature are Krasue in Thailand, Ahp in Cambodia; Kasu in Laos; also as Kuyang, Pelasik, Pelesit, or Penanggalan in Indonesia; Penanggal in Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei and Singapore; anananggal in the Philippines; and Ma'lai in Vietnam

Art by Banu Satrio

25/04/2023

The tiktik is one of the 5 aswangs presented in the Bestiary. These are one of the more powerful subspecies of the monstrosities. Like the True Aswang, tiktiks can bestow the inaswang kulam upon its victims. If the curse isn't identified in time, the person becomes a yanggaw aswang.

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24/04/2023

The hiwagas are powerful nature spirits. They are venerated by local mortals and can even act as warlock patrons. This is another template for beasts and plants. Until the tomawo or pinadings, this is a very beefy modifier. This image shows the template applied to a giant binturong - an indigenous species to the Philippines. Rules for the beast will be found in our Misc. Creatures appendix of the Bukana Bestiary.

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23/04/2023

Back-to-back Brian Valeza. For newcomers to Secret Garden Games, here is the cover of our first print on demand book: Heroes of WakeSong (5e). I'm not sure if I ever explained this piece even during the Kickstarter campaign. Each piece in that book was illustrated by an extremely talented artist from appropriate real-world cultures for the inspiration of the subclasses within. We ordered concept sketches from the 4 artists who brought us the Eagle Warrior, Immortal, Stoneclad, & Brood Mother. These were given to Brian for reference.

If you're interested, the 5e version is available digitally & print-on-demand at DriveThruRPG (link in bio). We will also provide updated versions for OneDND and Paizo's ORC license once those are released.

Concept artists: and
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22/04/2023

For , the massive gaki wants to remind you that clean water is not something that you can live without. This Celestial crab protects the headwaters of the lowland rivers that are so vital to so many folks..

Art by Tots Valeza
Info from Philippine Spirits

21/04/2023

Karl tells me that the Tiyanak appear in Filipino legend in a number of ways. I was only familiar with the popular undead babies as those found in . Another version is this little darling: a small monster than can take the form of babies. Just like babies, sometimes they want to play, sometimes they're hungry, sometimes they want to play with their food.

Art by Juaneo "Bainite" Fernando
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20/04/2023

The winged shark exists in the folklore of the Philippines. As terrifying as such a predator is, I was concerned about how visually exciting a shark with wings would be. So I sent it to Gladys, knowing that she would find a clever design... spoiler: she did. The subtending winglets and fins as fine-shaped feathers took a straightforward concept and made it visually compelling.

Art by .gd
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19/04/2023

The Ngepet are a species of porcine humanoids. Their culture is centered around the worship of the Demon Boar, a powerful fiendish deity. Through its blessing, they can temporarily change into a boar - an ability that they often use to their larcenous advantage. Another "monster" that is also a playable PC species.

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18/04/2023

The amanhig will not rest until it has completed its task. Whether that's building a bridge or wiping out an entire lineage. Their elbows and knees don't bend, but they are faster than most humanoids. Try not to stay up too late thinking about how freaky that looks.

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17/04/2023

The huniago chameleons of Bukana look like large lizards, but are actually small dragons. They can turn invisible at will and usually remain hidden. However, once they are attacked or their numbers grow too large, they are no longer just a nuance.

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16/04/2023

The very first image that we commissioned for Bukana. These stalwart adventurers face off against a violent band of duwende mound gnomes.

Art by Ash Ben Alpay
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15/04/2023

The Stumpfolk of Bukana are known as Taong Tuod. The humanoid plant-people guard the deep wilds of the islands. Like the tikbalangs we've already seen, the Taong Tuod will by a playable species. Lineages will include: poisonous, hardy, and carnivorous.

Art by Von Milano
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14/04/2023

The Busaw are creatures found throughout the Philippines and with numerous descriptions. "Busaw" is a creature subtype for monstrosities in the Bestiary, just like the aswangs with whom they have a mutual hatred. The first of our busaw is the Shadow Busaw. These are corpse-eaters who hide invisibly in trees near graveyards. Their rudimentary society favors tattoos made from the ashes of the cremated which form a shadowy emulation of local humanoid patterns.

Art by Juneo "Bainite" Fernando
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13/04/2023

The bingil is an undead spirit of pestilence. Once these creatures infest a settlement, pools of pus and waste form, disease spreads, and death is inevitable.

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12/04/2023

When you've been bringing your mother for day-long treatments multiple tunes a year without realizing that museum you've been meaning to go to was next door the whole time.

12/04/2023

One of the most well known and iconic creatures of the Philippines is the manananggal aswang. The Bukana Bestiary will have at least 5 types of aswangs including this self-segmenter.
The following book will be a Bukana Guide which will offer a warlock the option of making a deal with Lord Aswang, the mortal servant of an evil god, to even become an aswang themselves.

11/04/2023

In the south of Bukana is a cluster of allied city-states called the Amethyst Sultanates. Here, the population has largely converted to the foreign Amethyst Church. This religion is inspired by pre-Islamic Iranian religion. They have brought many of their knightly orders with them to the isles. That includes those who ride the karkadann's of Middle Eastern myth. Some have escaped into the wild becoming large and aggressive in the abundance of Bukana. In fact, their immunity to poison allows them to feed on the prolific monstrosities of the land, so they are not an unwelcome addition.

In the Players' Appendix of the Bestiary, we'll have rules to include them as mounts as well.

Art by OjanRezaei.Art