In 2016, Grant Howitt decided – flippantly – to write a one-page roleplaying game every month and release it for free online. Little did he know that the barely-intelligible pen-and-ink scratches he turned out would go on to define his career, and the shape of roleplaying games, for years to come.
Played by thousands of people all over the world, Grant’s one-page games run the gamut from strange to silly, daft to deadly serious, and powerfully original to potentially copyright-infringing. This volume is a special collection of ten one-page games aimed at younger readers, complete with SECRET BACK PAGE material for every game that’s never been released online. (If there were any swears or grown-up concepts in the game, we’ve swapped them out for more family-friendly content.)
Each game has been written, illustrated (poorly) and laid out entirely by Grant, unless someone else helped him, in which case it says so.
In this handsome packet you’ll find a copy of:
HONEY HEIST
You’re a criminal bear, and you’re here to infiltrate HONEY CON
SUPER-COOL MONSTER HUNTING CLUB
Put a saucepan on your head and kick the snot out of a dracula
DUNGEONSCRAWL
Draw and explore a magical dungeon to rescue your friends and family
GOAT CRASHERS
You’re a cheeky little goat who just wants to party
ONCE UPON A CRIME
You’re in a fairy tale; time to steal anything that isn’t nailed down
KOBOLD ENDEAVOUR
You must rob a dragon’s hoard, but your only talent is creating elaborate distractions
STREETS OF KARAZUN
Danger, intrigue and adventure await in this grimy fantasy city. Plus it folds up into a little book!
CRASH PANDAS
You’re six raccoons all driving the same stolen car at once
ADVENTURE SKELETONS
You’re a skeleton and you’re on an adventure. Bits of you keep falling off, but it’s cool
BEAUTIFUL SPACE PIRATES
Derring-do and swashbuckling at the galaxy’s most dangerous funeral
AND all their back pages, with additional content, new rules, fun scenarios and any jokes we couldn’t fit on the front.
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About the author: Grant Howitt is the most prolific and celebrated creator of one-page roleplaying games in the business. He has written more than 75 one-page games so far (as well as multiple full-length books with themes and political statements) and shows no sign of slowing down.
