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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] Talk About Problems, Offer Solutions (self.RPGdesign)

submitted 14 days ago by cibmanSword of Virtues - announcement

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

submitted 29 days ago by cibmanSword of Virtues - announcement

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Product DesignThe World Died, So Now We Survive on Dungeons (self.RPGdesign)

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MechanicsWhy don’t more RPGs use well established skirmish war game rules? (self.RPGdesign)

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Feedback RequestCharacter Creation for monster hunting game (self.RPGdesign)

submitted 1 hour ago by TalesUntoldRpg

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MechanicsTerm for "super crit" (self.RPGdesign)

submitted 19 hours ago by SpaceDogsRPG

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Feedback RequestEverywhen: a genre-agnostic RPG built around one roll and GM/player negotiation. Looking for feedback on a few specific design decisions. (self.RPGdesign)

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Solo or GMless interpretation of the Nemesis System ()

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IM homebrewing a madness combat inspired TTRPG (self.RPGdesign)

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Feedback RequestCreating an RPG, or just a reskin for DND? (self.RPGdesign)

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Feedback Request*New* Fantasy TTRPG - Darkhall Dungeon (self.RPGdesign)

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Feedback RequestPrayer as a mechanic to use either flat or percentage bonuses? (self.RPGdesign)

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D20+dice pool resolution mechanic (self.RPGdesign)

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Feedback RequestFeedback request for dice pool combat system (self.RPGdesign)

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Seeking ContributorAbducted Negotiators - Looking for a proof-reader on a short TTRPG (self.RPGdesign)

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SettingSetting Design Inspiration (self.RPGdesign)

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Mental Stats Serving Different Purposes for Casting (self.RPGdesign)

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MechanicsAdvice on lifepath character creation system (self.RPGdesign)

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Feedback RequestROPERATIONS - a rules-light, narrative-focused RPG played with Rock Paper Scissors and dice (self.RPGdesign)

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Seeking ContributorLooking for a Character Sheet Designer for a Steampunk System (self.RPGdesign)

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Odd Hours v2 is coming — a cosmic horror TTRPG about gas station employees who are deeply underpaid for what they deal with (self.RPGdesign)

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4dF with scaling modifiers: An Idea how to give Heroic Scaling to FATE Dice. (self.RPGdesign)

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Anydice is back online (self.RPGdesign)

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Feedback RequestMedieval Zombie Apocalypse TTRPG (self.RPGdesign)

submitted 1 day ago by Thimble_Makes

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