Games like Stories RPG

Welcome! This is a two-page, printable approach to designing engaging, dramatic scenes for any story - whether one you choose to write out, or for a story game.  Though designed to work with the StoriesRPG base game, it works with any tabletop RPG, breaking every scene into four parts: The Hook: A read-aloud description to set the scene!Explore: A list of things to describe and questions to ask to…

Welcome! This is a two-page, printable set of cards designed to help you become better at running tabletop RPGs.  Though designed to work with the StoriesRPG base rules, it works with any tabletop RPG, giving you tips for improving: Trust & Collaboration: Help players build community and connection.Speaking & Listening: Help players improve their improv and attention.Writing & Storytelling: Help…

Welcome! This is a two-page, printable tool for tying character advancement to writing stories!  By encouraging players to contribute to the world of the game with stories, celebrating them, and distributing Story Points with which to buy new abilities and re-rolls, this Boost makes TTRPGs a joyous way to link a difficult skill - writing - with the greatest reward: peer support.   As a certified …

Welcome! This is a two-page, printable tool for creating climactic moments of tactics and tension - without combat!  Whether an epic chase, the struggle to save a sinking ship, or a desperate search for a medicinal ingredient, this will help you create collaborative goals and a real sense of drama! As a certified teacher, I find the narrative focus in most TTRPGs to be reductive - the action and …

Partnerz in Grime is a story game in which the players take on the role of a crew of goblins: awesomely awful, magical critters hiding out on the edges of hooman society getting into all sorts of trouble. The game is a story arc for Stories RPG. It includes all the rules in the free one-page game, along with illustrations by the incredible Rob Hebert, fun extra rules, a world-building tool, and s…

94%Game Brain Score

story, emotional

character development, grinding

94% User Score Based on 289 reviews

You're a young man named Alex who arrives in the cliffside town of Silverpine. Explore the town's many mysteries and meet its colourful townsfolk, while you grow closer to a kind-hearted local named Jake. Can the two of you save the town from the impending doom brewing inside the mysterious Vault?

77%Game Brain Score

story, music

gameplay, grinding

89% User Score Based on 37 reviews

Sydney's World is a family-friendly JRPG. Game focus is on the intersecting story arcs of a young girl seeking her father and a king in search of redemption.

93%Game Brain Score

story, humor

monetization, grinding

93% User Score Based on 10,000 reviews

Play a choice-driven text RPG inspired by Dungeons and Dragons (D&D).

Play kid monsters as little heroes in their creepy world. 84 pages of rules, characters, setting, monsters, guidance, and creative tools.2 or more players. Works best with 3 to 5.Playtime of 1 or more hours.Requires six-sided dice, pencils, and paper. Tokens, such as game chips or glass beads, are useful but optional.Created by the Sims family (two little girls and their dad) with special guests. …

79%Game Brain Score

story, music

monetization, gameplay

79% User Score Based on 117 reviews

Choose your own path and solve the mystery in this text based RPG adventure.