Roll Up!

A system for creating and running tabletop roleplaying games for group or solo play.

All you need to play is a six-sided die (d6) to go along with the procedures and tables in this guide.

~~ Pocket book available in soft cover at cost price ~~

Join the Roll Up! game jam to create and submit your Roll Up! games.

Roll Up! is a tabletop roleplaying game system designed to allow people to dive into a world of adventure with minimal fuss. Rolling up a new character, setting up a world, and starting an adventure takes just a few d6 rolls and can be done in less than a minute.

The system is a simple and versatile, allowing you to create tabletop roleplaying games that can be used for group games or solo games, including games with a GM and those without.

Gameplay is equally direct - decide what you’re doing and let the six sides of the die help you along your way. With extensive tables and randomness, Roll Up! games are designed to be endlessly replayable.

The primary features of the Roll Up! system are:

• Games can get started in a minute or less
• Only one die is needed - a d6
• Characters have three stats that double as abilities and an HP pool (when any one of them is reduced to zero, the character dies)
• Works seamlessly for group or solo games with no modifications to the core rules
• GM is optional, depending on how you want to play
• Loads of customisation options
• A high level of replayability

You can also use Roll Up! as a system reference document (SRD) to create your own games. You can copy the text from this guide and use it in your own work, building out a world for players in any setting you choose.

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This booklet includes:

• Easy guides for creating characters and playing the game
• A quick start guide with the core mechanics on one page
• Simple rules needing nothing more than a d6 to set up and play
• 10 creative tables for generating all kinds of stories and adventures
• Player and NPC character sheets
• A scripted example of play
• Toolkit on how to use the system to create your own games

The downloads are available in A6 and pocket book sizes (in singles and spreads), along with a plain text PDF. Character sheets, plain and form-fillable, compatibility logos, and Canva templates are also available.

~~ Pocket book available in soft cover at cost price ~~

The tables included in the guide are:

• d66 Backgrounds
• d66 Themes
• d66 Adjectives
• d66 Verbs
• d66 Objects
• d66 Places
• d66 Complications
• d6 Yes/No Oracle
• 2d6 Dispositions
  
• 2d6 Difficulty levels

You can copy these into your game, make any modifications you like, or use them as inspiration for creating something new.

To help you get started, I have also included links to the Canva templates for the full guide - they are available in the downloads below. These are optional to use, and they can help you kick-start your own game, making it easier to get going with the layout.

When using Roll Up! to create your own game (commercial or otherwise), you can copy any text you need directly out of the guide. You must provide attribution when using Roll Up! by including the following text somewhere in your product:

This work is based on the Roll Up! TTRPG system by Hugh Lashbrooke - hughlashbrooke.com/gaming

You can also use the attached compatibility images to indicate that you used Roll Up!

Grab the first game created with Roll Up! here:

You can find more games created with the system in this collection.

Roll Up! is copyright © Hugh Lashbrooke and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY 4.0) licence. You are free to use, share, and modify this work for any purpose, even commercial ones, provided you include attribution to Hugh Lashbrooke. Icons from Game-icons.net, by Lorc and Delapouite.