How to start playing OpenRPG

Is there anything to download?

No. OpenRPG runs in your web browser at openrpg.ca, and there is no app or program to install. The rules are web pages you can read without an account.

What you need at the table

• A group of friends, with one of you as the game master.
• Percentile dice (d100).
• A printed character sheet for each player.

You play in person. The site is where you build characters and manage the campaign, and your characters print to paper sheets for the session.

If you are a player

1. Read the rules overview. It is free and needs no account.
2. Sign in with Google or GitHub. A free account lets you keep one character.
3. Build your character. Character building is point-buy: see the character rules as you go.
4. Print your character sheet from the character page, on US Letter or A4.
5. Join your game master's campaign with the invite link or short code they send you. Sign in with the same email address your game master invited, and the site walks you through what remains before play.

If you are the game master

1. Read the rules overview and the combat rules.
2. Sign in with Google or GitHub. Every account can run a campaign, and a free account runs one.
3. Open the Game Masters page and create your campaign.
4. Invite each player by their email address. You get a share link and a short code to send them. Invites expire, so send them soon.
5. Pick an adventure to run from the published adventures, or run your own.

To learn the world your game is set in, start with Openheim.

What does it cost?

Every rule is free to read, forever, and a free account covers one character and one campaign. Paid plans are not on sale yet, and nobody is billed today. See the FAQ and pricing.

Stuck?

Email [email protected], or see the contact page.