Designing TTRPGs For Dummies
Martin Buinicki
- 20 november 2025
- 9781394361908
Samenvatting:
Build extraordinary tabletop RPG adventures
In this easy-to-read guide by a veteran role playing game writer, you’ll discover the exciting world of tabletop role playing games and learn how to create your own. Designing TTRPGs For Dummies walks you through exactly how to develop your ideas, test them out with players, and create a fun, extraordinary tabletop experience you can enjoy with your friends. You’ll learn to build a compelling world with practical rules that keep your games fun. You’ll also discover how to publish your creations so that the world can enjoy them as well.
Inside …
- Learn about role playing games (RPGs)
- Explore the RPG industry
- Develop your game ideas
- Refine player experience
- Publish your games
- Create exciting worlds
- Craft dynamic rules
- Design new monsters, magic systems, and more!
Create your own epic tabletop adventures
Tabletop role-playing games (also known as TTRPGs) are social games that often center on playing fictional characters in a story or adventure. Designing TTRPGs For Dummies is an introductory romp into the creative and magical world of the game design process. This fun book guides you through character creation sheets, rule setting, worldbuilding, and beyond.
With this book at your side, you'll roll for initiative by learning what roleplaying games are, the history of TTRPGs, how to take an idea and turn it into a playable game, and how to perfect gameplay experiences. A great TTRPG is full of creativity, surprise, and storytelling. This easy-to-follow guide teaches you the secrets to creating immersive worlds of your own.
Inside
- Explore the exciting world of tabletop roleplaying games and create your own
- Follow step-by-step instructions on fleshing out your game idea, testing it out with players, and improving the overall game experience
- Get tips for designing a compelling game world, creating rules that keep games moving, and handling unexpected player choices
- Find out how and where to publish your completed TTRPG
Designing TTRPGs For Dummies is your magical guide to creating fun adventures you can play with friends and even share with the world.