What’s this?

The goal of the CHAINLINKED Game Jam is to encourage players, GMs, and game designers to create their own content for the semi-cooperative dungeon-defying RPG, Chain×Link (https://glyphtide.itch.io/chainxlink). Alternatively, participants may create their own games using the Chain×Link system.

Jam Rules

To participate in the jam, create something using the freely available Chain×Link System Reference Document (https://glyphtide.itch.io/chainxlink-srd), upload it to Itch.io, and submit it to the jam.

Submissions can be directly related to Chain×Link, such as:

• Grave Levels (i.e., adventures)
• Wardens and Oppositions
• Breaker Reputes and Factions
• Art and Illustrations
• Music and Videos
• Fiction, such as short stories or poems
• Tools and Player Aids

You can also submit new standalone games using the Chain×Link system. Feel free to pick apart the system and use only what interests you. I want to see what the system inspires you to create!

Submissions can be priced as you wish: “Pay What You Want,” free, or paid.

No use of generative AI is permitted.

Please use the #CHAINLINKEDGameJam hashtag on social media, and tag @glyphtide.games (https://bsky.app/profile/glyphtide.games) for visibility.

License

All submissions must include the Chain×Link license:

_This work is CHAINLINKED, and is made using the Chain×Link system, developed and authored by Ethan Yen of Glyphtide Games, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). This work is not affiliated with Glyphtide Games._[https://glyphtide.games/chainxlink](https://glyphtide.games/chainxlink)[](https://glyphtide.games/chainxlink)

You may also include this logo:

Resources

The Chain×Link SRD is free and includes guidance to create elements of the game. A limited supply of PDF community copies of the full Chain×Link game are also available on the Chain×Link itch.io (http://glyphtide.itch.io/chainxlink) page.

The following are links that may be helpful when creating your submissions:

• Chain×Link System Reference Document (https://glyphtide.itch.io/chainxlink-srd)
• Spadefront, an example Grave Level (https://glyphtide.itch.io/chainxlink-srd)
• CHAINLINKED compatibility logos (https://glyphtide.itch.io/chainxlink-srd)
• Player Resources (Chain sheet, Breaker sheet, Faction sheets, Pregenerated Breakers) (https://glyphtide.games/chainxlink/#downloads)
• CC 4.0 Art by Tony Tran (https://www.patreon.com/cw/tonytranRPG), illustrator of Chain×Link
• Physical games (https://plusoneexp.com/products/chainlink)available for purchase through Plus One EXP