Hello story players, and welcome to the Role community! Whether you’re an avid tabletop RPG player, creator, streamer, or curious newcomer – we want to share in your passion and help it grow.
Here at Role, we believe in the power of authentic narrative play. Role playing games are powerful empathy generators – creating spaces for genuine intimate friendship, adventure, inspiration, and collaboration. With all the world’s advances in technology & entertainment, there is still nothing quite like a great RPG.
Today’s role playing community is larger and more vibrant than ever. Diverse voices from around the globe are creating new games every day. We want to be the place where everyone can play, meet new people, and get their games into more players’ hands. Come take a look at what we’re building…
More than anything else, the most important part of any role playing experience is the people. To that end, we’ve taken a people-first approach to everything we do. From online play, to marketplace tools, to community building, and beyond – everything about Role is designed to foster genuine human connections with players & creators.
In simplest terms, we really just want to answer one question for every person in our community: What’s missing from your table today?
We try to answer that question in 3 major ways: intuitive & seamless online video play, a creator-driven marketplace, and robust player matching services.
Play Effortlessly
Crisp high quality video chat puts the best part of the game front-and-center: the people. Show critical information through screen sharing. Upload visual aids to enhance your game via your Asset Tray. Text chat as a group or privately, allowing you to communicate however is most effective for your game.
Roll any combination of dice by selecting them quickly from your Dice Tray. Add stat modifiers from your character sheet, track critical successes & failures, and add up your totals automatically. Draw cards from any deck of your choosing, including standard 52 card decks, tarot, and custom decks from your favorite games. Show your results live to the entire Table, or set them to Private for discreet gameplay.
Fully modular character sheet tools ensure you have what you need to play any game, even homebrew content or custom systems. Character sheets are automatically indexed, with a Table of Contents generated for easy navigation.
Discover Great Games
We’re designing a marketplace that puts creators first, making it easier for players to discover, learn, and purchase new games from diverse voices in the role playing community.
Basic game info such as complexity, player count, and time commitment is always easy to find & search by. Creators can upload a free teaser of their game to help players quickly understand the basics, sample the world, and get excited to play more.
Say goodbye to review bombs & trolling. Instead of a traditional review score system, Role uses a recommendation engine. Players recommend what they love, not trash what they hate.
Players never have to worry about buying new games without people to enjoy them with. Every game is directly linked to our Player Matching tools, ensuring that every new player can find people and play together.
Meet Players Like You
Match with players who share your interests, based on information listed in your Profile. Use advanced filters to find exactly who you need based on desired complexity level, specific game experience, and location. You can even use Role to find experienced Game Masters to run your Table!
Role is a people-first role playing community, and that means you’ll always have tools to meet new players that align with your interests. Browse until you find someone you want to match with. If they match back, you’ll be able to chat and set up your next game together!
Real names & location data are always optional – you only have to share what you’re comfortable sharing.
Let’s Imagine Together
Whether it’s compatible people to play with, new games to discover, or specific tools needed to play – we’ve got you covered. You can play with us.
Role is coming to early access this year, along with a Kickstarter campaign featuring new games from some of our favorite community creators! If you haven’t already, sign up for our mailing list to stay up to date on all the latest Role news. We can’t wait to show you more.
Every world, every story, every version of you. This is your game table. This is Role.
Welcome home.
