WHAT'S THE CHAOS TTRPG?
A card-based fantasy tabletop RPG you can play solo or with a group. Zero prep. Old school grit. All the rules are free right here.
Generate characters, quests, and chaos in minutes.
"The core appeal of The Chaos lies in its extreme portability and accessibility. Built for both solo and group play, the system eschews sprawling manuals in favour of a single, tarot-sized deck. It provides mechanics for character creation, session generation, and on-the-fly monster encounters. Players begin in The Keep, venture into The Realm, and return if they survive; a structural loop that deliberately accommodates fluctuating player counts and impromptu gathering. Early reception highlights the unpredictable narrative generation driven by the deck’s spark tables. [For] players fatigued by heavy sourcebooks and extensive session prep."- Geek Native
START PLAYING IN 2 STEPS
...aaaand you're all set.
The Chaos is a rules-light old school RPG that runs entirely off a card deck and d6s. Everything you need to run a one-shot or kick off a longer campaign is free on this site. Pick up the physical card deck to bring it to your table.
The rules are a framework, not a cage. If something makes sense in the moment, rule on it and move on. That's the spirit of the game.
Browse the rules, build a character, or jump straight into a session. The Chaos doesn't wait around.
happy rollin'
New to tabletop RPGs? No bother. The mechanics are lean enough to pick up cold, though it helps if you've played before.
Running a game with nothing planned and the random tables doing half the work? Venger's Guide to Mastering Chaos at the Table shows you how.
Want more? The shoppe has extra decks & map tiles for loot, NPCs, crits, and scenario seeds, and The Trove has hundreds of premium maps, rapid scraps of the chaos adventures, and exclusive roll generators.
Share your sessions, enjoy, and happy rollin'.
Scott
P.S. Enjoyed a session? Be sure to tell someone!
free stuff on this site
- Free Rules (and cheat sheet)
- Free tools (Ledger, Oracle, Chaos Rolls, Player Board, Safety Tools)
- Free maps
- Examples of play
- Limbo (free tavern game)
"Received both decks in the mail and everything is fantastic! My gaming group is very impressed with the quality of the materials and content in the cards. We’ve been playing together for almost 40 years and this is one of the coolest products we’ve seen in a while. We are all primarily old school D&D 1st-5th edition players, but have played just about every sort of system under the Sun. I just wanted to encourage you and your company, it’s great to see creators making unique and usable products like this. This weekend will be our first tryout session and learning the game. The website and generators are outstanding and have made that job so much easier in preparation." - Todd Lofton
