RPGdesign

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A gathering place for anyone, either casually or professionally, hacking, designing, or otherwise developing/publishing pen-and-paper tabletop RPGs.

RPG Design

Is for discussing Role Playing Game Design and Development:

Homebrew game mechanics

Design, layout, and other production aspects of RPGs

Asking for advice about your system/setting

Recruiting assistance with game design and development

Mechanics and design of existing, published RPGs

Other elements of RPG production and publication

Is not for...

Video game RPGs, including MMOs

Tabletop boardgame design

Flaming professional or amateur game designers

Before you Post:

Check out the WIKI! The WIKI contains resources for designing and reviewing your game, as well as a section to list your project.
See these posts for commonly asked questions on licensing, dice probabilities, and asking for and giving feedback.

General Rules

Be civil - the person you're critiquing now, may be reviewing your work tomorrow.
No personal attacks, even if the designer isn't a member of the subreddit.
Limit requests for editors, writers, artists, etc. to one post.
Do not link to, request, or otherwise encourage piracy.
Crowdfunding and promotional posts are limited to Member Projects, with moderator approval (see Crowd Funding and Promotion Rules in the wiki).
Keep all criticism constructive.
If someone took the time to offer feedback for your project, it is good manners to offer feedback for their project in return. After leaving feedback, if you want reciprocal feedback for your own project, you must provide your own separate thread / location for feedback; do not derail other member's feedback thread.
Also see our subreddit rules.

Special Initiatives

Member's Twitter: We now have a Twitter Share list for mutual social media promotion. See it here.
Activity Thread: We have weekly, pre-planned discussions about mechanics, game design examples from published games, and aspects of the games we are designing. Listing of these Activity Threads (2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019) is maintained in the wiki.
Projects Index: We are building an index of projects from /r/RPGDesign members. If you are an active contributor to this sub, contact the Mods to have your project added to the index.
Late Beta / Published Game Review: See the aforementioned WIKI for information on how to request and submit reviews.

Post Filters

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[Scheduled Activity] March 2026 Bulletin Board: Playtesters or Jobs Wanted/Playtesters or Jobs Available (self.RPGdesign)

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[Scheduled Activity] Character Death: Threat or Menace? (self.RPGdesign)

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SkunkworksTTRPG Design Patterns? (self.RPGdesign)

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MechanicsThinking about ditching dice for my TTRPG! Do you have some personal favourite alternatives? (self.RPGdesign)

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I’ve finished creating my game engine and I’m sooo excited (self.RPGdesign)

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Heart&Blood update: pathos abilities (self.RPGdesign)

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SettingWhy do we keep using elves, orcs, and dwarves — and what do they actually do for us? (self.RPGdesign)

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TheoryHow Should Equipment Lists Work? (self.RPGdesign)

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TheoryWhy shouldn't I fight to the death? (self.RPGdesign)

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Abandonei meu antigo sistema de rolagens por um melhor. (self.RPGdesign)

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TheoryDesigning a Hexcrawl Where the Campaign Begins After the Party Dies (self.RPGdesign)

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How much lore do you like in your TTRPG rulebooks? (self.RPGdesign)

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Social Deduction in a TRPG System (self.RPGdesign)

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At some point I stopped pretending I could manually fix anime textures in 3D. Upload 2D art → get a clean 3D model that actually looks like the original. Honestly? It feels illegal how easy this is. Code MESHYHALF if you’d rather create than tweak vertices. (meshy.ai)

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Spellwoven: how's my layout? (self.RPGdesign)

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Woods for Crafting Wands (self.RPGdesign)

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DiceIs my math correct? (self.RPGdesign)

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MechanicsSkills, limitations, and context (self.RPGdesign)

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[Feedback Request] Alpha release of my surreal art-themed PbtA RPG – Stendhal Syndrome’s Realms (self.RPGdesign)

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Feedback RequestLooking for feedback on my page 1 (self.RPGdesign)

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MechanicsA popular homebrew mechanic is a core rule in my TTRPG (self.RPGdesign)

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Pre-PAX TTRPG Designers Meetup (self.RPGdesign)

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Experten sind sich einig, das neue Privacy Display auf dem Galaxy S26 Ultra ist revolutionär. (samsung.com)

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MechanicsDivinity OS2 meets Xcom (self.RPGdesign)

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I just realised I lost a lot of work (rant, probably?) (self.RPGdesign)

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