Free D&D/TTRPG Resources
Gathered here are some links to the various resources and other game systems mentioned by guests on the Hidden Roles podcast. If any links are a part of an affiliate agreement, it will be clearly noted.
TTRPG Systems
The 13th Age
13th Age is an “open” d20-based tabletop fantasy RPG similar in play to games like D&D 3.0/3.5 and Pathfinder.
Burning Wheel
Burning Wheel is an award-winning fantasy roleplaying game in which players take on the roles of vibrant, dynamic characters whose very beliefs propel the story forward.
Chew (Imagining Games)
Set in a world where chicken is illegal after a catastrophic outbreak of the bird flu killed over 100 million people, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration is now the most powerful law enforcement agency on the planet.
As a member of the Special Crimes Division, it’s your job to investigate food crimes like chicken trafficking, egg dealing, and putting food-powered criminals behind bars.
The Dark Eye (Ulisses Spiele)
You and your friends play the leading roles at the center of heroic action. Travel the land as a virtuous knight, elven ranger, or erudite mage.
GURPS (Steve Jackson Games)
With GURPS, you can be anyone you want – an elf hero fighting for the forces of good, a shadowy femme fatale on a deep-cover mission, a futuristic swashbuckler carving up foes with a force sword in his hand and a beautiful woman by his side . . . or literally anything else!
Invisible Sun (Monte Cook Games)
A roleplaying game of surreal fantasy, secrets, and magic that is truly magical. Wield fabulous powers as you uncover the secrets of reality itself.
Kult: Divinity Lost (Helmgast)
KULT: DIVINITY LOST is a reboot of the highly acclaimed and infamous contemporary horror role-playing game “Kult”, originally released a quarter of a century ago, in 1991. This version of the game features a completely new rule-set, and the setting is updated to present day.
LexOccultum (RiotMinds)
LexOccultum is an award-winning game about occultism, mysteries and secret societies in an 18th century setting. Load your flintlocks!
Mouse Guard (David Petersen, Archaia)
Based on the award-winning Mouse Guard comic book and graphic novel series by David Petersen, this pen-and-paper traditional RPG designed by Luke Crane contains everything players need to know about the world of the Guard including rules for forming patrols and heading up missions into the Territories.
They Came From Beneath The Sea (Onyx Path Publishing)
They Came From is a tabletop roleplaying game in which the players, as humans, live in a world under increasing attack. The attackers? Aliens from beneath the sea, obviously.
Thirsty Sword Lesbians (Evil Hat Productions)
Thirsty Sword Lesbians is a roleplaying game for telling queer stories with friends. If you love angsty disaster lesbians with swords, you have come to the right place.
Wanderhome (Possum Creek Games)
Wanderhome is a pastoral fantasy role-playing game about traveling animal-folk, the world they inhabit, and the way the seasons change. It is a game filled with grassy fields, mossy shrines, herds of chubby bumblebees, opossums in sundresses, salamanders with suspenders, starry night skies, and the most beautiful sunsets you can imagine.
Books
GrymmWorld by Grant Ellis & Ryan Servis (2CGaming)
The Monsters Know What They’re Doing by Keith Ammann
Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master by Michael E. Shea (Sly Flourish)
Monster Errata
Online Tools
Put mimic inside a gelatinous cube (Jordan of Lionhead Gaming, Episode 101)
Game Maps
Miro: Digital post-it notes
Foundry Virtual Tabletop: Foundry VTT is a standalone application built for experiencing multiplayer tabletop RPGs using a feature-rich and modern self-hosted application where your players connect directly through the browser.
World Anvil: World Anvil is a set of worldbuilding tools that helps you create, organize and store your world setting.