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As of 2018, Forum Roleplay offers over seventy different roleplaying game resources — ranging from roleplaying guides to roleplaying code templates. Whether you need pixel icons or a detailed guide to roleplaying game etiquette, Forum Roleplay can help you improve your play-by-post roleplaying skill.

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Bad Roleplaying

Bad roleplay might not be malicious, but it is harmful to the roleplaying experience. If you're a newcomer, read up on the bad RP guides to make sure you're sticking to widely accepted text-based RPG etiquette. If you're an admin, use Forum Roleplay's Bad RP guides on your own site to promote good roleplay.

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RPG Post Template Generator

HTML templates are an awesome part of forum-based roleplaying. While creatively writing, you can experiment with code. Plus -- they're an excellent way to personalize your character and posts. The Post Template Generator can help you get up and running fast -- and the rest of Forum Roleplay's code resources can keep you going!

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How to Advertise Your RPG

If you're an RPG administrator, you know promoting your RPG is a necessary part of keeping it active and attracting new members. The RPG advertising guide can teach you some best practices -- and some bad practices to avoid. Plus, Forum Roleplay offers several areas where you can advertise or list your RPG!

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RPG Family Tree Templates

Long-running roleplaying games can build in-depth family trees with hundreds of members! Visual guides to a family can help your roleplayers understand complex relations and see just how many connections they can forge by joining your character's family.

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Naturally, Forum Roleplay provides a list of forum and text-based RPG games! Browse the on-site list for the perfect new game. Or — if you’re an RPG administrator — register an account to share your RPG. Enjoy unlimited bumping — keep your RPG on the top of the list!

Carnage on Cape Cod

December 17, 2025

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Carnage on Cape Cod is a solo ttrpg, a choose your own adventure novel.
It’s a horror game where almost every story entry ends with a choice or a skill role that takes the story further.
Check out our itch page to learn more and try out our demo!

We are currently in a precampaign on Zoop and we hope we can publish our game sometime early next year.
The demo is available for download, it’s the prologue of the story and to get a taste of what we are making, you can find it on Itch or Zoop.
We hope you you like the project, and follow the precampaign on Zoop!

Glitz, Glamour, and Gilt

December 7, 2025 Modern, Real Life, and Other Human RPGs

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We are a character-driven, 3/3/3 forum focus on the glamorous and gilded lives of the the rich and famous. Characters of all types over the 18 are welcome! Jump into the fun; make friends or find rivals, stir up drama, and secure your place in Hollywood!

Explore the gilded lives of LA county’s residents. Are you an up and coming young star? Maybe a Hollywood legend, settling in to your golden years as the glory days grow further and further away? Or maybe you’re just an average person, just trying to get by as the rich and famous parade around you?

G3, is a welcoming environment for all writers aged 21+. Rated 3/3/3, we allow our characters to be as good – or as awful – as they were meant to be. Members can create and recruit for their own businesses, complete fun character development exercises and writing prompts, and drive their own stories in any way they see fit. Featuring opportunities for Random Encounters, In-Character Celebrity Gossip, a dice roll forum for those who want to add an element of randomness to their plots, G3 is a sandbox for all to enjoy!

Dalibor Weyr

November 29, 2025 Fandom RPGs

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AU Semi-Canon Dragonriders of Pern RP

Regular, member ran hatches!
Active Holds – With their own wher hatches!
Unique colors and pets!

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