Unrest
2010-10-27, 02:45 PM
Lists most comprehensive if outsource'd:
http://www.1km1kt.net/cat/rpg (http://www.darkshire.net/jhkim/rpg/freerpgs/)
http://www.darkshire.net/jhkim/rpg/freerpgs/
http://www.homebrew.net/games/
(http://www.homebrew.net/games/)
Redundant:
What this is:
In order to spread around role playing goodness and the work of those who have put way too much effort in it for it to be free, I decided to start this thread where we could compile a list of all known free pen-and-paper role-playing game systems (which means I do not aim to include board games, card games etc., just RPGs*). I hope this speaks for itself. I will be adding any new submissions into the OP, so check it beforehand if you're thinking of submitting your favourite Creative-Commons system in.
*if you're not sure how to classify your submission, post it; if it's dubious whether it is or not it will most likely be listed.
Please, post** ONLY links that will not steer you into any objects that are obviously illegal or malware or commercial. I believe posting a link to a free download from a net store is okay (but please note in what way do you obtain this file). Linking to e.g. a torrent site or any site that may contain malware / illegal things is not, even if the file(s) of the RPG system itself are fair.
If you have the time, please describe what kind of system this is, as I attempt to, below. I may group them into some categories / tables when time allows. However, please Do Not post your opinions of the system in the submission.
The list I started but were taunted to discontinue:
Ars Magica (4th Ed.) (http://e23.sjgames.com/item.html?id=AG0204) - through non-registration store - "(...) a game of wizards and covens in mythical Europe. The magic system is a (...) combination of free-form and customization, and (...) each player also controls the companions and servants of his magus." - endoperez (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/member.php?u=12535)
Encounter Critical (http://www222.pair.com/sjohn/encounter-critical.htm) - direct download - pulp-sci-fi game from the creators of RISUS, detailed, but not heavy rules
Everyone is John (http://wso.williams.edu/~msulliva/campaigns/john/) - online text - very free-form game of voices in the head of a madman trying to take him over
FEAR (http://www.fearrpg.net/) - direct download - a realistic-mechanics system for a fantasy setting
Final Fantasy d6 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=173958) - direct download - an options-rich, streamlined system for playing (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=174130) adventures in the style of the Final Fantasy game series
GURPS Lite (http://e23.sjgames.com/item.html?id=SJG31-0004) - lite version of the GURPS system; through no-registration store - generic system for any setting, played as lite or as complex as you want
Horrific (http://www.tgdmb.com/viewtopic.php?t=51695) - online text - rules lite; "(...) it's more like a cross between Scooby Do and Benny Hill with just a bit of Lovecraftian background art than it is a nail biting and grim dark death fest." - author
Labirynth Lord (http://www.goblinoidgames.com/labyrinthlord.html) - direct download - intended to simulate 'old school-fantasy gaming' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_simulacrums), akin to the first editions of D&D.
Microlite20 (http://www.microlite20.net/) - direct download - a 'pocket' version of the d20 system
OSRIC (http://www.systemreferencedocuments.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=124:osric) - direct download - intended to simulate 'old school-fantasy gaming' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_simulacrums), akin to the first editions of D&D.
Pathfinder (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/) - online system reference document - dubbed "D&D version 3.75", a re-hashing of the D&D 3.5 system
PDQ# (http://www.atomicsockmonkey.com/freebies.asp) - a free 28-page basic, playable rules of a bigger Core Rules set, direct download - Swashbuckling, rather rules-lite
Risus (http://www222.pair.com/sjohn/downloads.htm#Risus) - direct download - 'Universal Comedy RPG', very rules-lite
Spirit of the Century (http://www.faterpg.com/dl/sotc-srd.html) - online system reference document - pulp, over-the-top action in a rules-lite system (off of FATE mechanics)
Star Wars d6 (http://www.rancorpit.com/swrules.shtml) - online text - average complexity Star Wars-based system
Warrior, Rogue & Mage (http://www.stargazergames.eu/games/warrior-rogue-mage/) - rules + several separate additions; requires free (checked: spamfree) registration to an online store - classic mid-fantasy, rather simple rules with possibility of expanding with additions
Witchcraft (http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=692&it=1) - requires free (checked: spamfree) registration to an online store - a rules-rich system for witch-hunting, supernatural setting; apparently possible to appropriate to a generic setting
Window (http://www.mimgames.com/window/welcome/) - online text / download - a rules-lite system focused heavily on role-playing and with some underlying philosophy
http://www.1km1kt.net/cat/rpg (http://www.darkshire.net/jhkim/rpg/freerpgs/)
http://www.darkshire.net/jhkim/rpg/freerpgs/
http://www.homebrew.net/games/
(http://www.homebrew.net/games/)
Redundant:
What this is:
In order to spread around role playing goodness and the work of those who have put way too much effort in it for it to be free, I decided to start this thread where we could compile a list of all known free pen-and-paper role-playing game systems (which means I do not aim to include board games, card games etc., just RPGs*). I hope this speaks for itself. I will be adding any new submissions into the OP, so check it beforehand if you're thinking of submitting your favourite Creative-Commons system in.
*if you're not sure how to classify your submission, post it; if it's dubious whether it is or not it will most likely be listed.
Please, post** ONLY links that will not steer you into any objects that are obviously illegal or malware or commercial. I believe posting a link to a free download from a net store is okay (but please note in what way do you obtain this file). Linking to e.g. a torrent site or any site that may contain malware / illegal things is not, even if the file(s) of the RPG system itself are fair.
If you have the time, please describe what kind of system this is, as I attempt to, below. I may group them into some categories / tables when time allows. However, please Do Not post your opinions of the system in the submission.
The list I started but were taunted to discontinue:
Ars Magica (4th Ed.) (http://e23.sjgames.com/item.html?id=AG0204) - through non-registration store - "(...) a game of wizards and covens in mythical Europe. The magic system is a (...) combination of free-form and customization, and (...) each player also controls the companions and servants of his magus." - endoperez (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/member.php?u=12535)
Encounter Critical (http://www222.pair.com/sjohn/encounter-critical.htm) - direct download - pulp-sci-fi game from the creators of RISUS, detailed, but not heavy rules
Everyone is John (http://wso.williams.edu/~msulliva/campaigns/john/) - online text - very free-form game of voices in the head of a madman trying to take him over
FEAR (http://www.fearrpg.net/) - direct download - a realistic-mechanics system for a fantasy setting
Final Fantasy d6 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=173958) - direct download - an options-rich, streamlined system for playing (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=174130) adventures in the style of the Final Fantasy game series
GURPS Lite (http://e23.sjgames.com/item.html?id=SJG31-0004) - lite version of the GURPS system; through no-registration store - generic system for any setting, played as lite or as complex as you want
Horrific (http://www.tgdmb.com/viewtopic.php?t=51695) - online text - rules lite; "(...) it's more like a cross between Scooby Do and Benny Hill with just a bit of Lovecraftian background art than it is a nail biting and grim dark death fest." - author
Labirynth Lord (http://www.goblinoidgames.com/labyrinthlord.html) - direct download - intended to simulate 'old school-fantasy gaming' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_simulacrums), akin to the first editions of D&D.
Microlite20 (http://www.microlite20.net/) - direct download - a 'pocket' version of the d20 system
OSRIC (http://www.systemreferencedocuments.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=124:osric) - direct download - intended to simulate 'old school-fantasy gaming' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_simulacrums), akin to the first editions of D&D.
Pathfinder (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/) - online system reference document - dubbed "D&D version 3.75", a re-hashing of the D&D 3.5 system
PDQ# (http://www.atomicsockmonkey.com/freebies.asp) - a free 28-page basic, playable rules of a bigger Core Rules set, direct download - Swashbuckling, rather rules-lite
Risus (http://www222.pair.com/sjohn/downloads.htm#Risus) - direct download - 'Universal Comedy RPG', very rules-lite
Spirit of the Century (http://www.faterpg.com/dl/sotc-srd.html) - online system reference document - pulp, over-the-top action in a rules-lite system (off of FATE mechanics)
Star Wars d6 (http://www.rancorpit.com/swrules.shtml) - online text - average complexity Star Wars-based system
Warrior, Rogue & Mage (http://www.stargazergames.eu/games/warrior-rogue-mage/) - rules + several separate additions; requires free (checked: spamfree) registration to an online store - classic mid-fantasy, rather simple rules with possibility of expanding with additions
Witchcraft (http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=692&it=1) - requires free (checked: spamfree) registration to an online store - a rules-rich system for witch-hunting, supernatural setting; apparently possible to appropriate to a generic setting
Window (http://www.mimgames.com/window/welcome/) - online text / download - a rules-lite system focused heavily on role-playing and with some underlying philosophy