Make Your Own One-Page Roleplaying Game (Print + PDF)

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

Digital edition included

Purchase of this print version includes a digital download key for the PDF version via itch.io. The download key will be printed and included with your order. It will not be emailed. Check inside the front cover.

Hands-on exercises to try what you’ve learned

Make Your Own One-Page RPG is more than just design theory and advice. Each chapter includes hands-on exercises so you can practice what you learned. The exercises will guide you through the process of making your own game.

Game design advice you can trust

Make Your Own One-Page RPG is the first of two guides from Skeleton Code Machine — ENNIE-nominated and winner of the 2024 CRIT Award for best blog in the TTRPG space. Produced by Exeunt Press, each week Skeleton Code Machine explores tabletop game mechanisms to spark your creativity and inspire your designs. Check out ADVENTURE! for more.