Q&A for How to Create a Role Playing Game on Paper

Yes you can! You just need to adjust the game for that. For instance, you will need to come up with new skills and spells, and figure out how to make the game more interesting, like getting magical quests at certain levels.

It's okay playing it alone as you control everything, which you might like. However, it can also be dull as you already know the outcomes and can't trick yourself into forgetting! Having at least one other player, or more, can allow you to expand it and give each other different missions and roles.

They don't all have to involve combat. Be creative -- there are tons of ways to have fun doing role playing games that don't involve combat.

There are tons of game making programs out there, including RPGMAKER, Game Maker Studio, etc. How you make them will depend on what software you use.

Yes. You can start out and level up however you like.

You can find tutorials online for playing Tabletop RPGs. Alternatively, you can buy handbooks with all the guidance you will need. Or, make up your own rules.

Roll a dice, and just say, as the article says, your sword does 3 - 7 damage. 3 + 3 doesn't make 7, so you need to increase the likelihood of one of the damages. Since 1 is the weakest, you could make it so that if you land on 1 or 2, you do 1 damage. If you land on 3, then 2 damage. And so on. If you land on 6, then you do 7 damage.

You can try having action figures instead of drawings, or just draw simplified versions of things instead of what the article had drawn, like a stick figure for the hero and a cross for the sword.

Magic Points.

You can roll a die to have the enemy damage you, or make the enemy stronger than you.

Technically, you can make the battle arena look however you want. It doesn't have to follow what it looks like in this guide.

Use many sheets of paper and draw the maps on them. Then take a miniature or something as your character and move them. If you leave the city (Sheet A) go to the world map (Sheet B).

Of course! This character sheet is only a model, so yours can be however you want it! Be careful, though, because other players might complain if your character is too powerful.

This should be done in pencil. That way, once your EXP bar has been completely filled, you can increase your character's level number by noe and reset the EXP bar back to empty.

Yes! You can do whatever you want with your game and your hero.

This really depends on the size and scope of your game. You may only need one page, or you may need an entire notebook.

You can give yourself 10 defense points, and when you get got three times, you subtract one defense point.

Make cards, like "Battle this monster," "Lose three HP(health points)," Unlock a new move," etc. You could make a three dimensional map, or make models of your characters, or start a new game entirely if you're bored with this one.

You can make a map on a separate sheet of paper and add areas, cities, landmarks, etc. Get creative. Design areas with different difficulties and make them levels (ex. Level 1 - Grass Area, Level 5 - Water Area, Level 10 - Lava Area, etc.).

Yes, it can.

You can make them up yourself if you're feeling creative, or you can check out roleplaying websites for quest generators.

You can draw your game in any style. Most people choose the ones in the picture, but you can draw it however you like. For example: you are a girl, you like dresses and you don't like boy style. All you have to do is draw your character and other stuff girl-styled. You can make a dress for your character, you can add a bow to your defenders and more.

Yes, there are many successful versions of paper Pokemon games, the most successful being Poke-role. Feel free to make your own.

Yes, you can, and it may even be more fun to play with others. You can keep track of their stats on another sheet so it isn’t confusing.

You could try adding special spells. When used, these spells can do something to your current character, like turning an orc's club into a flower. You could do this by creating many base versions of the characters, and then drawing on what the spell would do to it. For example, adding roller skates on the opponent. This could also affect the enemy's stats, like speed, etc.

Sure, if you want. It's your RPG, you can do whatever you want with it.

You could get someone else to draw for you. You can pay them or do something for them in return. You could also try using a computer program to draw, like Paint.net.

HP stands for "health points," and represents how much damage you can take until you die.

Yes. It even makes it more fun to play, as you don't know what to expect from their attacks!

20 players is the average number that you should create for your RPG. You could do more or less. You could even make ones that are randomized every turn with roles of a die.