# Roleplaying Games **URL:** https://forums.hexed.press/c/rpg/6.md [Latest](https://forums.hexed.press/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.hexed.press/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forums.hexed.press/tags.md) --- ## [About the Roleplaying Games category](https://forums.hexed.press/t/about-the-roleplaying-games-category/12)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0
--- ## [Prompts Megathread!](https://forums.hexed.press/t/prompts-megathread/1012)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/prompts-megathread/1012 "2026-06-08T17:21:37Z")
I’m trying something: weekly worldbuilding prompts! Here’s the first one, a remedy: --- ## [Class (Life) Paths?](https://forums.hexed.press/t/class-life-paths/173)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2026, 5:43am UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/class-life-paths/173 "2026-03-15T05:43:47Z")
Something that I’ve been messing around with for a long time is taking the concept of life or career paths and applying it to classes. I can’t say that GLOG inspired me, per se, as the idea in my brain predates my exp… --- ## [Antarctic Adventure Jam](https://forums.hexed.press/t/antarctic-adventure-jam/907)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2026, 9:18pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/antarctic-adventure-jam/907 "2026-01-05T21:18:55Z")
There’s a year-long game jam that I stumbled across that sounded like it could be a lot of fun: Antarctic Adventure Jam. The idea is dead simple: key up hexes in a fantastic temperate continent based on Antarctica! I we… --- ## [Interesting Things in Classic Rules Sets - Chainmail](https://forums.hexed.press/t/interesting-things-in-classic-rules-sets-chainmail/991)
**Author:** [@Croco](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Croco)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2025, 3:55pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/interesting-things-in-classic-rules-sets-chainmail/991 "2025-12-23T15:55:19Z")
I decided to go through some classic rule sets, to re-familiarize myself with them, as well as find interesting things that can serve as inspiration. First up: Chainmail 3rd Edition A familiar quote, but funny to find … --- ## [Mythic Bastionland](https://forums.hexed.press/t/mythic-bastionland/988)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2025, 6:12pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/mythic-bastionland/988 "2025-12-18T18:12:28Z")
If everything holds together, on Monday, I’m finally going to get a chance to play in a Mythic Bastionland game hosted by the incomparable Jack Edward! I rolled up my Knight this morning. I ended up with a Gazer Knigh… --- ## [Solo Play Report - The Temple of Psaan (1980)](https://forums.hexed.press/t/solo-play-report-the-temple-of-psaan-1980/987)
**Author:** [@Croco](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Croco)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 10:15pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/solo-play-report-the-temple-of-psaan-1980/987 "2025-12-11T22:15:55Z")
A solo playthrough of „The Temple of Psaan“ from The Beholder Issue 11 (1980). Can be found here: Explore: Beneath & Beyond: Original Scenarios Resurrected III: The Temple of Psaan (1980, Andrew Ravenscroft) Continuing… --- ## [Attack Declaration System](https://forums.hexed.press/t/attack-declaration-system/986)
**Author:** [@Croco](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Croco)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2025, 9:04pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/attack-declaration-system/986 "2025-12-08T21:04:16Z")
Attack declaration similarly to how spell declaration works =\> At the start of the round, damage interrupts Using BX-ish rules in regards to phased combat, but skipping Morale checks for the sake of testing Combat: In… --- ## [Running this Oneshot tomorrow night!](https://forums.hexed.press/t/running-this-oneshot-tomorrow-night/977)
**Author:** [@bryansmiff](https://forums.hexed.press/u/bryansmiff)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2025, 8:55pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/running-this-oneshot-tomorrow-night/977 "2025-10-21T20:55:04Z")
I usually run a game around halloween for my buds and came up with this for tomorrow. Open to any and all criticisms,witticisms,and any other isms. --- ## [\#RPGaDay2025 - Create one game thing a day for 30 days!](https://forums.hexed.press/t/rpgaday2025-create-one-game-thing-a-day-for-30-days/959)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2025, 12:02am UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/rpgaday2025-create-one-game-thing-a-day-for-30-days/959 "2025-09-01T00:02:31Z")
A prompt a day for 30 days? Let’s DO this! And, yeah, we’re behind, or at least I am… but my first piece is done! On patrons… Feel free to post links to your work in here if I can entice you to participate! --- ## [AD&D Appendix A - Dungeon Generator Experiment](https://forums.hexed.press/t/ad-d-appendix-a-dungeon-generator-experiment/962)
**Author:** [@Croco](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Croco)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2025, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/ad-d-appendix-a-dungeon-generator-experiment/962 "2025-08-21T18:34:36Z")
My idea was using the Dungeon Generator from Appendix A to create the layout of a village or city. For that I generated a short dungeon and used that as a base to layout a village. Here’s what came out of that: Dungeo… --- ## [The Appendix N Game Jam](https://forums.hexed.press/t/the-appendix-n-game-jam/950)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2025, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/the-appendix-n-game-jam/950 "2025-08-04T17:33:04Z")
The Appendix N Jam Your adventure will be assigned a made up Appendix N book title. Your submission must use and reflect the title assigned to you. We’ll send your randomly determined title within 24 hours via Email… --- ## [Player Guide for my upcoming B/X campaign](https://forums.hexed.press/t/player-guide-for-my-upcoming-b-x-campaign/957)
**Author:** [@Heroes\_Homebrew](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Heroes_Homebrew)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2025, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/player-guide-for-my-upcoming-b-x-campaign/957 "2025-07-22T21:02:20Z")
I used B/X as a basis but wanted to build on it in some mechanical and non-mechanical ways to make it a game unique to my table. I’ve added boons and banes to be rolled randomly prior to choosing class, skill (or more ap… --- ## [Dungeon Level Detailing Procedure](https://forums.hexed.press/t/dungeon-level-detailing-procedure/955)
**Author:** [@Croco](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Croco)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 9:37pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/dungeon-level-detailing-procedure/955 "2025-07-18T21:37:22Z")
Use this procedure when you want to detail a dungeon level from scratch or expand on existing material. If you want to create an entire dungeon, simply apply the procedure for each level. Theme You likely already have… --- ## [Solo Play Report - The Halls of Testing (1977)](https://forums.hexed.press/t/solo-play-report-the-halls-of-testing-1977/951)
**Author:** [@Croco](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Croco)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2025, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/solo-play-report-the-halls-of-testing-1977/951 "2025-07-15T18:43:50Z")
A solo playthrough of „The Halls of Testing“ from White Dwarf Issue 4 (1977), using the barbarian class detailed there. Can be found here: Explore: Beneath & Beyond: Original Scenarios Resurrected II: The Complete Barba… --- ## [Megadungeon Random Level Connections](https://forums.hexed.press/t/megadungeon-random-level-connections/939)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2025, 7:19pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/megadungeon-random-level-connections/939 "2025-07-02T19:19:16Z")
Croco posted this on the Discord but I thought it would be better served here, where we’ve got more robust text formatting. Here’s their original post: A probably terrible, strange way to plan a megadungeon (especia… --- ## [Why play roleplaying games alone](https://forums.hexed.press/t/why-play-roleplaying-games-alone/937)
**Author:** [@Enfors](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Enfors)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2025, 9:38pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/why-play-roleplaying-games-alone/937 "2025-06-09T21:38:46Z")
It’s the obvious question, isn’t it? Everybody knows that roleplaying games are a group exercise. The fun comes from the interaction with other participants as well as untangling the plots of the Game Master. That’s not … --- ## [The 500 Word Game Jam](https://forums.hexed.press/t/the-500-word-game-jam/932)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2025, 9:06pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/the-500-word-game-jam/932 "2025-05-20T21:06:50Z")
Make a TTRPG adventure scenario using 500 words or less. I ran across this jam over the weekend. It looks fun and won’t require too much effort. I’ve joined, maybe you will too? If you do, let me know what you subm… --- ## [My first attempt at a "Campaign Starter" session](https://forums.hexed.press/t/my-first-attempt-at-a-campaign-starter-session/925)
**Author:** [@bryansmiff](https://forums.hexed.press/u/bryansmiff)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2025, 5:52pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/my-first-attempt-at-a-campaign-starter-session/925 "2025-04-11T17:52:40Z")
A few years ago I wrote out the start to a campaign I wanted to run, squarely planted in the “classic fantasy” style. This was before I actually got to play DnD lol. My idea was to have the first half of the session be … --- ## [Cool Finds Mega-Thread](https://forums.hexed.press/t/cool-finds-mega-thread/806)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2025, 4:24pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/cool-finds-mega-thread/806 "2025-04-08T16:24:33Z")
Over on the Discord, I’ve got a channel for sharing cool stuff of interest from the web. I figured that I should post them here as well. Rather than have each item take up a thread, let’s use this for any fun, interes… --- ## [36-Word Game Jam](https://forums.hexed.press/t/36-word-game-jam/895)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2025, 4:53pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/36-word-game-jam/895 "2025-01-28T16:53:12Z")
I’m late posting this here (I was quicker over on the Discord) but I stumbled across an intriguing game jam on Itch called the 36-Word Game Jam! The premise is pretty simple: write a TTRPG or LARP in 36 words. Easy, righ… --- ## [Submarine hunting Elder Gods](https://forums.hexed.press/t/submarine-hunting-elder-gods/853)
**Author:** [@bryansmiff](https://forums.hexed.press/u/bryansmiff)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2025, 5:01pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/submarine-hunting-elder-gods/853 "2025-01-09T17:01:53Z")
Hey all! So I ran a one and a half shot recently with heavy Innsmouth vibes and ended up with the party summoning a Spelljammer from the waves and hurtling into the writhing tentacles of a Nautiloid which had also risen… --- ## [Lore24 Megathread](https://forums.hexed.press/t/lore24-megathread/664)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/lore24-megathread/664 "2024-12-30T15:57:51Z")
Happy New Year! Feel free to make your own separate thread (shout out to @DMMC for leading the charge!) for your own Lore24 efforts. If you’re sharing them on an external blog, feel free to link to it here! Otherwise… --- ## [Hexmap & Hexcrawl Resource Sharing Mega-Thread!](https://forums.hexed.press/t/hexmap-hexcrawl-resource-sharing-mega-thread/641)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 11:47pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/hexmap-hexcrawl-resource-sharing-mega-thread/641 "2024-11-12T23:47:54Z")
As promised, here is a thread in which we can share the maps we’ve made and any other resources that we’d like to share or show off! I plan to share and discuss these on stream so, if you would like to opt out of that, p… --- ## [Variable Enemy Pages](https://forums.hexed.press/t/variable-enemy-pages/822)
**Author:** [@bryansmiff](https://forums.hexed.press/u/bryansmiff)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2024, 2:24am UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/variable-enemy-pages/822 "2024-10-02T02:24:03Z")
Plowing through some more of these pages for the fun of it. Each “region” in my hexcrawl world has 4 main creatures, some tweaked Monster Manual critters, some unique ones. Their initial activity, notable terrain featu… --- ## [Jennell Jaquays Memorial Game Jam](https://forums.hexed.press/t/jennell-jaquays-memorial-game-jam/698)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2024, 4:27am UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/jennell-jaquays-memorial-game-jam/698 "2024-08-19T04:27:43Z")
This game jam is a memorial for the legendary game designer and Queer activist Jennell Jaquays… This game jam seeks entries to include in a published book titled Return to Parinthros as a memorial to Jennell Jaquays. … --- ## [WIP dicedrop encounters](https://forums.hexed.press/t/wip-dicedrop-encounters/796)
**Author:** [@bryansmiff](https://forums.hexed.press/u/bryansmiff)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2024, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/wip-dicedrop-encounters/796 "2024-08-13T15:31:56Z")
Basic statblocks for enemies, Roll the 3D4 to generate what Item it has, where it’s encountered, and what it’s doing. The idea for using these is that you would have already rolled to determine which enemy will be encou… --- ## [Old School Essentials / Dolmenwood / BX Hacks Thread](https://forums.hexed.press/t/old-school-essentials-dolmenwood-bx-hacks-thread/778)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2024, 1:32pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/old-school-essentials-dolmenwood-bx-hacks-thread/778 "2024-06-12T13:32:38Z")
I don’t know why this didn’t occur to me before but, for those of us playing and/or running B/X or Old School Essentials (now Dolmenwood too, I guess) games, share the useful hacks that you’ve found or created! If yo… --- ## [Ghouls just want to have fun](https://forums.hexed.press/t/ghouls-just-want-to-have-fun/769)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 11:30pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/ghouls-just-want-to-have-fun/769 "2024-05-30T23:30:14Z")
I read on a Discord how the common ghoul was not representative of the creature at its mythological roots. This inspired me to go down a wee rabbit hole, starting with the Wikipedia entry: Some state that a ghoul is… --- ## [Microscope! Game on Discord](https://forums.hexed.press/t/microscope-game-on-discord/734)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/microscope-game-on-discord/734 "2024-05-08T13:41:27Z")
Hey all, We’re going to be playing a game of Microscope on Discord! I will post the results of the various stages of the game here but the main play will take place over there so, if you’re interested in joining in, … [Next page](https://forums.hexed.press/c/rpg/6.md?page=1)