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Top$5 or less tagged Text based (47 results)

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A solo journaling game using the Carta SRD about exploring an abandoned mansion.
A new revised rules set for solo journal RPGs, based on the Epistolary solo journal RPG system.
A one-page RPG about Witches resolving a Disturbance through flashy Magic
A Horror Solo Journaling TTRPG about Paranormal Investigation
A one-page RPG about a party of adventurers being guided by an Oracle that may not exactly be what it seems.
and the Accounts of the Changeling Child whom was brought crosst the Veil
a journaling game of solitary journeys on post-apocalyptic highways
A solo game about haunting a bed and breakfast around Halloween.
a character creation game that makes you clean your room
A solo RPG and journaling game set in a labyrinthine mall.
A solo game about loving a malicious monarch.
A GMless, one player game about a mad scientist that aims to build the greatest creation anyone's ever seen
A storytelling game about breaking free of a time loop that has ensnared your Home.
An epistolary game of love and letters.
You're a fan of mechs and their pilots: spectate their glory.
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a single-move, single-sheet, setting-agnostic PbtA microgame
An expansion pack for Heroes of Lite featuring the new Gauntlet weapon type, new Skills, and new Combat Arts!
Yes, who’s this? A LARP about re-getting to know a life long lover or friend.
reveal your true names
A storytelling game about the world's pettiest café and its quest for payback.
Is your revolution worth pursuing?
An expansion pack for The Masks We Wear with new enemy-recruitment mechanics for a playable Fool Arcana
An expansion pack for The Masks We Wear with a playable combat-navigator hybrid arcana and new Reaper build
A micro-world re-architecting game/ art game
a decidedly un-heroic pen-and-paper dungeon crawl
Aiming to blend role-playing with turn-based tactical combat, to create an immersive TRPG experience.
A TTRPG about Welcoming and Friendship
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reaching out from isolation
Dracula in the world of The Blood
An extraterrestrial being has made contact and invaded... your group chat in this text-based guessing game using emojis.
A Picross-inspired Puzzle RPG
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A solo journaling game about death and discovery
Cheats, hacks, and alt. play modes for Fight Item Run
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A Dice 12 (2xD6) Print and Play Singleplayer TTRPG, go through a Dungeon to Defeat the Undead General! Fantasy OSR Game
A competitive arena-fighter Discord RPG
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