r/RPGdesign↗
RPG Design: for Designers of Tabletop RPGs
A gathering place for anyone, either casually or professionally, designing, hacking, or otherwise working with the mechanics of pen-and-paper tabletop role-playing games.
107k subscribers398 posts / mo in Sep 2026293 authors / mosince 2014
r/RPGdesign has 107k members (+21% over the last 12 months). It gets about 398 posts a month from 293 people. Top topics: Dice Mechanics, Tabletop RPG Creations & Playtests and Combat Mechanics.
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Dice Mechanics11%
- Tabletop RPG Creations & Playtests10%
- Combat Mechanics7.0%
- Skill Systems4.1%
- Rulebooks & Feedback2.2%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- DriveThruRPG
- AnyDice
- Substack
- Fate SRD
- Dropbox
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