Christoffer Bodegård

In my homebrew games I usually run d100 tables with all kinds of One-Rule pockets. That usually makes encounters and dungeons a lot more chaotic/energetic. So I obviously had to add at least one major POCKET RANDOMIZER to the game. Still determined by a 1d100 though, which is fun.

Esoteric Pockets are naturally occurring randomized areas, regions, or 'bubbles' in this case, where rules are changed. It could be as simple as 'gravity-is-inverted', or it could be as weird as 'everything-is-blood-now'. And each play-through will have different pockets to find.

Sniffer

Your exhaustion level is a great indicator of how much you should go to bed. I'm sure this is social commentary on some level, I don't know, I'm too tired to think atm.

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Our glorious leader @chrisbodegard.bsky.social is back with another cracking blog.
This one is for all you Loot Goblins out there 😈
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The City Below is full of horrors of the typical (and not-so typical) dungeon variety. Delve into caverns, dodge traps, and solve puzzles step by step, then retreat back up for a long rest - all in an effort to locate your missing star witness.

(And to get sweet loot.)

Ambassador IVCX of the Golden Horde. A kind and gentle soul, ready to act as a shining example of intra-Coastal cooperation and modern neo-liberalism. Ignore the eye-of-Sauron energy.

In ESOTERIC EBB, it is very unlikely that you would ever succeed in starting a political debate in the middle of combat with Big Leader Gourgalash

However, it is possible

Since we're at Adventure X this weekend, we thought it might be nice to share some information on how @chrisbodegard.bsky.social built the wonderful world of Esoteric Ebb.
Get comfy and enjoy the read:
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First color test of 'Old Prison'. It's an ancient snailfolk cistern which was then reworked into a temple after they were driven underground. Today, it's one of many reused pieces of infrastructure sticking around deep underneath the city.

It is also the deepest dungeon in Ebb.

Tolstad city map (Esoteric Ebb)

Et tu, Sluggus?

Ebbheads!
Ever wonder about how the style of Esoteric Ebb came to life?
Our fearless leader @chrisbodegard.bsky.social is back with a blog all about just that! 🎨
Check it out here:
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Esoteric Ebb - An Esoteric Campaign - The Art of Ebb - Steam News Esoteric Ebb lived in limbo for many years. For one reason: I could not find an artstyle. As much as you might imagine the writing acting as the 'main pillar' of Ebb (since it has so much damn text), ...

New devlog about the Art of Ebb! The best part about making this game is definitely that so many amazing artists just keep sending me artwork (backgrounds, characters, illustrations, etc) that I get to drag n' drop into the engine each day ✍️🐌

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This week in Ebb:
-Ancient sewer/temple
-Mushroom jungle line art
-Emotional violinist snail
-A continue button

In this week's edition of Flames of Fate, we have an extra special write up on the Goblin that's stealing all our hearts... ❤🔥🔥🔥
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Psst we heard if you check out our game Esoteric Ebb for #wishlistwednesday you get a +3 on all your Charisma rolls for the rest of the year 👀

✍Hey mum & dad! OMG today was so cool - we got to check out this really, really old house owned by THE COINLORD!!
His name is Nicholas Darrow and his house is the biggest in all of Tolstad (imagine being that rich!) AND he's got all sorts of cool paintings and old stuff too!
I'll write again soon!✍

Behold! Another fantastic rendition of Nessan from one our lovely Discord members Wilimia! ✨

Thanks for taking part!

Just The Cleric causing shenanigans again. We're loving this piece of fan art by one of our Discord members, Petrichoir. ✨

(Cup Noodles sound good right now) 🍜

Will this trial set a precedent for further safety requirements in the Adventurers Guild?
Contact us via letter or Message if you want to voice your opinions on better background checks for party members!
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Did you know our dev @chrisbodegard.bsky.social really loves to yap about our game so we made a channel in our Discord just for people to ask him questions?!
Well now you do and you should come ask him things!!
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Norvik's FIRST EVER Election is fast approaching - which edition of What On Urth?! looks best to you 👀

Exclusive Esoteric Ebb Interview – Gamescom 2025 Exclusive interview with Raw Fury’s Paul Wilson at Gamescom 2025 — exploring the satire and secrets behind indie RPG Esoteric Ebb.

Dice rolls, inner voices, and a goblin named Snell. Esoteric Ebb is the funniest CRPG I played at Gamescom 2025. Interview inside: kekbur.net/interviews/e...

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We're esoterically inviting you to check out our ✨ new demo ✨ as part of the Wonders of Wizardry Steam Event from now until 24 September!
Read more about it here 👇
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Enjoying making the worst dialogue choices you possibly can in our demo this weekend?
Well, now you can also dive into the mind of the wonderful @chrisbodegard.bsky.social about the incredibly crafted dialog design in Esoteric Ebb!✍
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ITS #wishlistwednesday NERDS
IN OUR CRPG YOU PLAY AS THIS CLERIC GUY AND YOU CAN DO REALLY STUPID STUFF AND ALSO ROLL DICE YOU SHOULD CHECK IT OUT K THANKS 🎲

✍ Hey mum and dad! Just writing to you from our class trip to Norvik - woohoo!
Did you know it was only founded 77 years ago?! AND there used to be Lion Kin and Snail Folk here?!
It's so pretty too, and there's this giant Pillar of Jor that..oops out of room! I'll write again next week, promise! ✍

Video game producton is an important stepping stone towards mindfulness, enlightenment, and potentially functional software

Esoteric Ebb: a Dungeons & Dragons-style campaign that lets you be as stupid as you like Become the world’s worst cleric, speak to the dead or pick a fight with sea birds in this Monty Python-esque magical mystery from Swedish developer Christoffer Bodegård

Thank you so much to @theguardian.com for this exceptional article! 🙏

"Bodegård’s focus on the depth of the setting and the sheer scope of all the dialogue choices makes for an enticing prospect."

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