One Page RPGs

[Reynard]

I have decided to get involved in One Page RPG Jam 2022 and am hoping for some recommendations of great one page RPGs. I am a long time RPG freelancer, but my experiences are more traditional (and word ratey, so, you know, NOT concise) and I want to examine the form.

So link me your favorite one page RPGs, and tell me what YOU think makes a great one page RPG.

 

[overgeeked]

My favorite...that's hard. There are so many great ones.

One of my favorites is Perfected.

Spoiler: Spoilered for size.

Lasers & Feelings is eminently hackable.

Lasers & Feelings

www.onesevendesign.com

FKR-style games are my favorite, but some of them are more than one page.

Over the Edge 3rd Edition would fit on a single page if you hacked it ever so slightly.

 

[hawkeyefan]

Tons of one (or so) page games by Grant Howitt

Enjoy!

 

[aia_2]

Man, a 1-page RPG is one of the most difficult tasks in the industry! Unless you decide to write a full RPG on one A3 page with font size 0,5...

 

[overgeeked]

Primeval 2d6 is kinda awesome.

Primeval 2D6 by Justin Hamilton

FKR tabletop rpg

jamiltron.itch.io

 

[jdrakeh]

The Business Card RPG - this is my free, one-page, public domain RPG. I've written a number of other games that build on it, such as Conquest and Dharma (Dharma is not a one-page RPG, but Conquest is).

 

[Reynard]

Lasers & Feelings is eminently hackable.

Lasers & Feelings

www.onesevendesign.com

I downloaded this last night. What an amazingly tight little piece of game design. I can see why people are constantly hacking it (which is why i won't for this game jam, but still).

 

[Reynard]

Primeval 2d6 is kinda awesome.

Primeval 2D6 by Justin Hamilton

FKR tabletop rpg

jamiltron.itch.io

This feels woefully undeveloped. It's basically just a task resolution system with no theme or inherent story (as compared to Lasers and Feelings). I feel like a one page RPG needs an especially strong and recognizable thematic identity in order to work.

 

[Morrus]

Here's my one!

LifepathRPG by Morrus

www.lifepathrpg.com

 

[Mannahnin]

Primeval 2d6 is kinda awesome.

Primeval 2D6 by Justin Hamilton

FKR tabletop rpg

jamiltron.itch.io

Hey! That's my Pendragon (and formerly Barrowmaze, for OSE) GM.