What is Obojima?
Obojima is a tabletop roleplaying game setting inspired by the works of Studio Ghibli and The Legend of Zelda. It’s a fantastical and whimsical island filled with spirits, beautiful landscapes, and good-natured NPCs. The world is designed to be a slice-of-life setting, inviting players to adventure in a world that’s slower paced and more focused on roleplaying and collaboration rather than combat. This is the world of leisure fantasy. Obojima is designed to work with 5E/5.5E Dungeons & Dragons, offering a popular ruleset that gamers worldwide are familiar with but played in a totally different way.
Cultural Consultant
Dr. Emma Yasui has a PhD from the University of Toronto in the Department of Anthropology. Besides her work as a teacher and archaeologist, Dr.Yasui is also known for her work as a cultural and sensitivity consultant in the gaming space. She's a skilled writer who has recently worked on projects like Tian Xia World Guide produced by Pathfinder in 2024. Since working with us, Dr.Yasui has been an amazing collaborator on Obojima, and her role has evolved to be both a consultant and a creative, which has helped us shape the culture of the world we've been crafting.
Who Are the People Behind It
The team boasts a lot of different people from all walks of life, from all over the world. Artists from all over the globe have contributed to the world. Two of the writer's credits include some of the most famous Dungeons & Dragons adventure modules ever written. An Emmy award winning composer made our soundtrack. The graphic design team is run by a talented mother/daughter duo. A worldwide team of devoted mods oversee our Discord. We have professional Dungeon Masters and book binders, a mechanics writer who may be an actual RPG machine, and arguably the nicest guy in the world running our shipping department.
