Free pen-and-paper roleplaying games designed to be used in a variety of gaming genres.
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Sites 25
- GURPS Lite Free 32 page PDF version of the GURPS rules. "Covers the essentials of character creation, combat, success rolls, magic, adventuring, and game mastering."
- Hyper Generic role-playing game. Official site.
- SLUG Simple, Laid-back Universal Game. By Steffan O'Sullivan.
- The Window Flexible, modular rules built around three gaming precepts.
- Ex Mortis V 1.0 BRPS Ex Mortis base role playing system. Free to the public. Fully functional RPG.
- Prism A versatile multi-genre free RPG by Frank J. Perricone. It is a modular system originally intended for use with Rolemaster's combat system. Over 100 pages, illustrated.
- GAME Skill- and attribute-based rules designed to fit on one page.
- SAGA A small system using attribute based dice pools.
- Poly A modular system that is adaptable to many styles of play.
- Generic Roleplaying All Purpose Engine A free, one page, generic game system.
- 3Muse D6 RPG System Free multigenere RPG system. Currently has fantasy and SuperHeroe rules.
- Infinite Horizons Freely available rules for a multi-genre role-playing game and supplements.
- Role Playing System Foundations for a game system, reference implementation of that system and resource page to develop game worlds.
- Alpha-Zulu Games Contains to free games: Alternacy, featuring character-driven skill development; and Mnemonic, a minimal rules, memorizable system designed for portability.
- Draft RPG A small set of rules suitable for running campaigns of independent backgrounds. Open content license, downloadable in PDF format.
- OPIGS Supers One page gaming system for super heroes.
- OPIGS: Simple one page gaming system.
- Universal Features a free, universal roleplaying game system. Also includes supplements for the fantasy and Doctor Who genres.
- Simple Rules Engine A two page generic skill and attribute based roleplaying engine, focused on characters and stories.
- EGO-Endless Gaming Options A simple, universal system, with a stable core rule, a complete foundation, and plenty of room for modifications. Free to all.
- Epitome Freeform organic diceless system that puts system mechanics in the hands of the users.
- Nuelow Series of interlocking games that focus a little more on love (both in the ideal and carnal sense) than those that have proceeded it.
- Hexatome: Exploiting the Number of Six Light-weight role playing game rule system which emphasizes simplicity as well as the scenario and fluently progressing plots.
- Fantastic Realities Works with any time period and genre, includes 16 species, magic and monster systems, and realistic rules all of which are optional.
- Cyno's Roleplay A universal RPG by Chieh Cheng. Approx. 33 pages HTML rules, plus four 10-15 page genre books (fantasy, modern, near-future).