Make Your Own One-Page RPG

Make your own one-page RPG

Create your own roleplaying game that fits on a single sheet of paper.

Written by the creator of the ENNIE nominated Exclusion Zone Botanist, this guide takes you through every step of the process from initial concept to publication. This Skeleton Code Machine guide offers practical advice and examples you can use.

Contents:

1. Introduction
2. The different kinds of fun
3. Exploring one-page roleplaying games
4. Choosing a theme
5. Selecting mechanisms
6. Writing, layout, and design
7. Publishing

The PDF guide is formatted as approximately 46 A5 pages with a color cover and black and white interior.

Get it in print

A limited number of print copies will be available at the Exeunt Press Shop, expected to be available September 2024.

Read it online

Make Your Own One-Page RPG is a compiled edition of the six-part series at Skeleton Code Machine. You can read those articles for free starting July 21, 2024.

This edition collects the entire series into a single volume, with improved formatting and layout. It also expands the text in some areas, and includes information about The 8 Kinds of Fun.

Skeleton Code Machine

Skeleton Code Machine is an ENNIE Award nominated weekly publication that explores tabletop game mechanisms in board games and roleplaying games.

The goal is to spark your creativity as a game designer or enthusiast, and perhaps think differently about how games work.

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