Tabletop Roleplaying Games

Salvage Union is a RPG set in a Post-Apoc world where MegaCorps rules pockets of civilization and nomads on giant 'Crawlers' comb the wastes for 'salvage'. Players are part of the 'Salvage Union', on one of these roaming Crawlers and deploy out in jury-rigged Mechs to collect salvage and investigate their ruined world. Description Playing Salvage Union means playing a crew of salvager mech pilots living aboard a massive, mobile home base called a Union Crawler, scavenging a corporate-ravaged wasteland for scrap to keep their community alive. Beyond raiders and rival scavengers, threats include monstrous Bio-Titans, alien Meld, and the Corpos who still control most of the world's remaining resources. Much of the game's appeal comes from its two-layered loop: narrative exploration and salvaging runs outside the mech, and tactical, resource-managed mech combat once things go loud, tied together by a deep crafting system that lets pilots build and refit their machines from scavenged parts between missions.

Get your table playing in minutes, not hours.   GATEWAY RPG is a free, rules-lite d20 system built for zero-prep adventures, sudden one-shots, and seamless intro sessions. Familiar 5E-style mechanics with all the bloat stripped out, so you can run any genre instantly: neon-soaked cyberpunk streets, grit-filled noir alleys, high fantasy, cosmic horror, and everything in between. The Definitive Edition is now the main book. This is the complete, current version of GATEWAY RPG: updated core rules, solo play, a starter bestiary, and homebrew variants, character sheets all combined into one source. New artwork, professional layout, and everything players and GMs need in a single 132 page PDF. Want the history? Every older version of the rulebook, spanning 2017 to 2026, is bundled in the Legacy Zip below for collectors and the curious. Download the complete PDF bundle. AI Disclosure: This Enhanced Edition of Gateway RPG features some AI-generated artwork and layout assistance. The rules were still hand written by me and human proofread/playtested since 2017. As a one-man passion project with $0 budget, and $0 revenue gain from this game, this edition utilizes AI imagery only to provide a visually richer and cohesive experience while keeping the game entirely FREE. The original Classic Edition from 2017, featuring human-created artwork, is included as a bonus in the download files. However, if you are only looking for a gaming experience completely free of AI-generated assets, the standalone Classic Edition can be found exclusively on its own dedicated product page at https://gatewayrpg.itch.io/gateway-rpg-classic-edition. What’s Inside? Definitive Edition (Main Book): The complete game in one volume. Updated rules, solo play engine, starter bestiary, and homebrew variants. Legacy Zipfile (2017-2026): Every prior version of the rulebook, character sheet, supplement preserved as released. For archivists, returning players, and anyone who wants to see how the game evolved. Core Rules: The streamlined engine for players and Game Masters, in both English and Spanish (Reglas en Español). Character Sheets: Multiple Printable and Form Fillable Character Sheets Ready-to-Play Content: Pregenerated characters and one-shot adventure modules spanning multiple genres. Jump straight into the action. Player's Toolkit: Printable and form-fillable character sheets, a one-page quick reference guide, and the d20 Oracle for solo play. Starter Bestiary: 25 adversaries across 11 settings, from High Fantasy to Space Opera to Lovecraftian Horror. Homebrew Variants: Over 20 pages of optional mechanics, including Spark of Heroism (Inspiration), Pushing for Success (partial success), and genre modifiers for Survival and Cosmic Horror. Pocket Character Sheets: Compact sheets designed for portability. Solo Play Quickstart Zine: A portable, zine-style guide for on-the-go solo adventures. NEW: Android Player Companion App Character Builder: Create custom characters or select from 30 curated pre-mades. Pocket Rules: Quickly search core mechanics and references on the fly. Sheet-Integrated Dice: Roll checks directly from your sheet. Solo Engine: Built-in oracle for quick, on-the-go solo adventures. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aistudio.gatewayrpg.app Designer's Note: GATEWAY RPG grew out of a personal passion for tabletop gaming. Back in 2015, I discovered S. John Ross’s classic 1993 game, Risus: The Anything RPG. It was free, modular, ultra-flexible, and simple to pick up, but as I played more TTRPG's like DND5e, I missed the iconic d20 and the drama of critical hits and misses. I created GATEWAY RPG to capture that same beginner-friendly spirit while bringing back the thrill of the twenty-sided die and being able to use it for any setting. Whether you are running quick one-shots, playing standalone adventures, diving into solo sessions, or modularly introducing advanced rules as your group learns, GATEWAY adapts seamlessly to your table. GATEWAY RPG and Aurican's Lair are a Not-For-Profit Tabletop Roleplaying Game publisher.

Woe To The Wicked is a fantasy tabletop roleplaying game about adventurers finding their place in a damaged world and deciding what is worth rebuilding. Explore ruined places, recover supplies, confront dangerous creatures, and navigate the interests of people trying to survive. Begin with a shared Stronghold and build relationships that can lead to greater responsibilities. A repaired road, a rescued person, or a restored workshop can matter as much as winning a fight. The game combines tactical combat, exploration, social encounters, crafting, and character growth through practiced Skills and learned Techniques. Its approach is simple: describe what you want to accomplish, choose your method, and resolve the uncertainty. Playtest materials, a character builder, and guided solo onboarding are available at woetothewickedrpg.com.

Tales from Myriad is a Campaign-focused fantasy game run by a GM for at least 2 players. It is a 2d6 system with exploding dice and a magic dice pool-per cast (with miscasts!). It embraces whimsy and chaos, making every session an unpredictable adventure. Its standout features are its unique magic system that adds excitement and surprise to every spell, its character creation is quick and easy (plus, CLOTHES! Your wardrobe keeps you alive!) and the mechanics are approachable for newcomers while still offering plenty of depth and creative freedom for more seasoned players. With its focus on dungeon-delving and its playful, unpredictable style, Myriad is perfect for those who love creativity, surprises, and a touch of chaos in their games.

Mischief is a D12 chaos-driven game of magical mayhem that keeps your TTRPG sessions fast, intense, and unpredictable. Classless character builds offer maximum customization. The Luck system keeps gameplay quick and swingy. Prep is uber-simple and fiction-first. The Mischief engine is designed for easy reflavoring to suit your next campaign or setting!

Explore the galaxy with Starlorne, a D6-based tabletop roleplaying game where you can play in classic sci-fi worlds or create your own. Easy-to-learn D6 system that keeps the focus on story and adventure, not complicated rules. • Players choose a species and a role to define their attributes and skills • Characters are shaped by Burdens and Edges, influencing story and roleplay • Master unique skills such as Astrogation, Xenology and Blasters or mysterious Veil powers like Alter, Sense and Control • Command starships, explore planets, and face the dangers of deep space together

A Monster's Tail is a monster-catching tabletop roleplaying game about young trainers and the creatures they travel with, published by Five Points Games, a small studio based in Mesa, Arizona. It is a Powered by the Apocalypse game, inspired by video games such as Pokémon, Digimon, Dragon Warrior Monsters and Jade Cocoon. It was funded on Kickstarter between February 20 and March 21, 2024, raising $13,577 against a $10,000 goal from 201 backers. The system is heavily inspired by Apocalypse World, the game that created the Powered by the Apocalypse family. Description Players take on trainers in Hayle, a region of travel, exploration and coexistence between humans and Genmon, the monsters at the heart of the game. The Game Master (GM) runs rival trainers with competing dreams and the wild places between towns. There is no fixed goal, and the theme is coming of age: players are expected to return home changed. The game is built around dilemmas rather than plots, and one of its guiding principles is "Create Interesting Dilemmas, not Interesting Plots." It suits a table that wants a light, story-led game and is comfortable inventing monsters on the fly.

Apocalypse World is a post-apocalyptic tabletop roleplaying game by D. Vincent Baker and Meguey Baker, published by Lumpley Games. The first edition came out in 2010, and a second edition, funded on Kickstarter in 2016, updated some mechanics and playbooks and added Meguey Baker as co-designer. It won the 2010 Indie RPG Awards for Game of the Year, Best Support and Most Innovative Game, the 2011 Golden Geek RPG of the Year, the 2011 Lucca award for Best Role-Playing Game and a 2025 ALA Platinum Play Classics award. It introduced the Powered by the Apocalypse engine, which other designers have used to make more than four dozen licensed games, and critics credit its move-based action system as an important milestone in RPG design. The system is the origin of Powered by the Apocalypse. Description Players take on survivors of a collapsed world, each drawn from a playbook such as the Hardholder, Gunlugger, Battlebabe, Driver, Chopper, Hocus, Brainer, Savvyhead or Skinner. The Master of Ceremonies (MC), the game's name for its Game Master, does no pre-planning, and the setting is only implied until the players flesh it out during character creation, so each playbook adds details, such as the Hardholder ruling the local settlement. The game's themes are survival and relationships, and its tone is notably lethal. The game asks a table to play to find out what happens. The MC is also a player, so there are no fixed encounters, and the characters' relationships and the threats around them drive the story. It suits groups who want a tense, character-driven game and are happy with a GM who does not prepare a plot.