rpg

In the spirit of games like the Wizardry RPG of the 80's, Let's make a Dungeon RPG. Focus on one city/town and one huge dungeon. You can post up to 5 facts about the setting per post, but after that you can't post until one person has posted more, or a day has passed. You cannot contradict...

A story once told, forgotten yet bold In fitful cries it folds, but into another molds When dawnful night beckons, the fateful past shall behold Deep down the endless depths, a lost legend untold Might become this reality, but how would it unfold? @Janus @Ryumancer @curlybrace @_Plague...

Two people knelt over a corpse—that of a fifteen-year-old boy. His cause of death was no mystery, given the arrow shaft sticking from his eye-socket. It was a gruesome wound, more so given the victim's youth, and one that drew a frown from the older of the two parties. To call him unusual would...

Welcome to Nullborn Infinitus Anthology, a game where you play as a Nullborn, divine-like entities that draw power from concepts to impose as patterns within stories and grow through creating stories. By forming narratives within the islands that float on the Voidsea as worlds of their own...

To the north of Himmilgard, the sands of Vought seem to go on forever. But some say that they do not. That, somewhere even further north, the endless desert gives way to an endless rainforest. They say that the jungle is ruled by an Empress of Golden Scales, a monstrous forked-tongued woman...

IF YOU'RE NEW HERE, Go to the button in the upper right hand corner of this thread that says "Reader mode" and click it. That way you'll experience the actual storytelling and gameplay of Storm King's Thunder, rather than my note-taking, thoughts, and planning entries about it. If you're...

"5th Lenzmonat, 1622 I write to you today, sir, to bring you the most excellent news. I have succeeded in forging an alliance that will finally put an end to all our troubles and cement your unquestionable rule of these lands. The Hetman has agreed to support your forces in the march on the...

The year is 20XX. John Toei's former roommate has decided to go into the children's superhero television business, green-lighting the creation of an (almost) original thirteen-episode magical girl anime to air on Sunday mornings. But in order to do that, the studio's assembled team of creatives...

"...and in that place, I could feel: the wind on my face, the rain as I walked, and the smell of an impending storm in the air. It was a dream, but one unlike any I had ever felt before..." — Dr. Shaun Johansen, Ph.D., Medical Officer, FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Division of...

“So, I heard on 60 Minutes that they’re pretty dangerous. Is that true?” The lady at the front desk of the store, held a purse in both of her hands, her brow furrowed. The smiling Marathon rep chuckled, like he’d heard the question a hundred times a day. You were lounging in the seat by the...

Working at a maid cafe turned out to be a much more complicated and demanding job than you had originally thought. Paying attention to and serving customers wasn't the only thing you had to worry about, you also had to keep a radiant smile on your face for so long that your cheeks even started...

I woke up in a sea of confused voices, surrounded by people who were just as lost as I was. The only memory that still echoed in my mind was the image of a city-sized meteor crashing down on Earth. When I looked down at my clothes, a flash of familiarity enveloped me, as if I were wearing...

The Year is 20XX. The 21st century, once thought to be a time of peace and hope, now teeters at the edge of a knife. Mutants, once people known only in the shadows of our world, now have had the opportunity to live, and to grow old in our modern society. The chemicals and radiation of the modern...

It's not going away. That persistent tugging from that mysterious energy deep within me. It's still constantly making its presence known within my mind. Trying to urge me to use it for something. It has been bothering me since this morning. I am already done with cleaning myself, wearing my...

Dear Journal 4 Entry 1 I had to get yet another new journal today. It's been... hard, the last few weeks. House got blown out by 'a stray missile from the warfront'. Yeah. Sure. After all, the city's only a few thousand miles out of the way, and there's only seven different settlements between...

Virtual Reality Games had dominated every human civilization in the universe for a few thousand years. Different titles rose and fell as gaming mega corporations tried to compete against each other. It was Year 8000 when the pinnacle of VRMMO suddenly popped up on the gaming scene. World...

Being involved in a bike accident along with his girlfriend, Spencer was barely able to regain consciousness after going through an emergency procedure in a hospital. What greeted the orphan wasn’t an empty ward but a black robed woman. Informed that he had awakened a talent, he was selected...

Jack rubbed at his eyes with his one empty hand, taking a moment to blearily look around his small cubicle. Yep, Wolfs Brew was still there, the famous red headed wolf mascot of his favorite energy drink framed on a poster and plastered to the wall on his left. To his right? A list of both...

You are Leon von Gerstenstadt, and this beer is terrible. "No, really." You lean in close to the man at the table with you. "I've had some good beer, and some bad beer, but this." You swirl it about in the mug, noting with annoyance the dirt under your finger, or is it engine oil? "This is...

After two long years of misery and pain with the Explorer System, in a lucky opportunity, I got an item capable of changing my System. Thus, I obtained the change to "Multiversal Romantic Scripter System". My first action as a multiversal scripter? Obviously, erasing Issei and taking his place...

Arcadia 2010 Danielle Burite - real last name Sharpe - has been summoned back home by her family. The Arcadian will have some explaining to do, and some of the answers for certain questions may not be allowed to be revealed. Part One Port Glacia hadn't changed. The capital of the United...

13 August 1619 Dear Mother I apologise for the scene you had to witness the day before my departure. I fear it may have given you the wrong impression about the circumstances leading to me leaving the estate. Both myself and Uncle feel that it would be for the best if I spent some time...

~----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------~ They taught us about it in school. How humanity evolved to its current state. Apparently there was a time where none of this was normal. Six hundred and sixteen years...

You and the Temporal Sea of ⚓alpurgisnacht. Day 1: A good night's rest. .....I hope you can forgive me someday, for this. But we both know that I have to do this even if you don't want me to. so I have to go back, as many times as it takes. I might be stained now, but I'll keep...

Alright, I'm doing it, I'm back on my bullshit. This is already a terrible idea. Okay, fine, let's get started: So.... A few years ago, I decided to build an TTRPG (again). The basic set up for this one was that, instead of being Adventurers, the players played as the Regents of small...