Powered by the Apocalypse (PbtA) Games

Powered by the Apocalypse games descend from Apocalypse World. Players trigger moves from the fiction and usually roll 2d6 plus a stat, with results split into full success, success at a cost, and a miss.

29 systems in the catalog.

1. Apocalypse World The original fiction-first RPG: the apocalypse is beautiful and violent Dice: 2d6 · Complexity: Low · Cost: $$
2. Monster of the Week Hunt monsters, save people, unravel mysteries: Buffy meets Supernatural Dice: 2d6 · Complexity: Low · Cost: $$
3. Monsterhearts Teenage monsters navigate desire, social power, and personal horror in high school Dice: 2d6 · Complexity: Medium · Cost: $
4. Thirsty Sword Lesbians Queer action romance where swords cross and hearts race Dice: 2d6 · Complexity: Low · Cost: Free
5. Dungeon World Classic fantasy adventure powered by the conversation between players and the fiction Dice: 2d6 · Complexity: Very Low · Cost: Free
6. Avatar Legends Elemental bending, inner conflict, and heroic drama in the world of Avatar Dice: 2d6 · Complexity: Low · Cost: $$
7. KULT: Divinity Lost Adult occult horror about piercing the prison of reality and reclaiming lost divinity Dice: 2d10 · Complexity: High · Cost: $$
8. Masks: A New Generation Young superheroes finding out who they are, and who they want to become Dice: 2d6 · Complexity: Low · Cost: $$
9. City of Mist Neo-noir investigation meets urban mythology: ordinary people, legendary powers Dice: 2d6 · Complexity: Medium · Cost: $$$
10. The Sprawl Disposable operatives run corporate espionage missions in a neon-drenched cyberpunk sprawl Dice: 2d6 · Complexity: High · Cost: $$
11. Bluebeard's Bride The Bride’s divided selves investigate her new husband’s haunted mansion. Dice: 2d6 · Complexity: Medium · Cost: $$
12. Public Access Former latchkey kids investigate a vanished television station through strange VHS tapes in 2004 New Mexico Dice: 2d6 · Complexity: Medium · Cost: Free
13. Brindlewood Bay Elderly mystery book club members solve murders while uncovering a dark cosmic conspiracy Dice: 2d6 · Complexity: Low · Cost: $$
14. Apocalypse Keys Monsters bound by fate, love, and power hold back the apocalypse while wrestling with the darkness within Dice: 2d6 · Complexity: Low · Cost: $$
15. Stonetop Hearth fantasy where the heroes defend an isolated iron-age village Dice: 2d6 · Complexity: High · Cost: $$
16. Armour Astir: Advent High-fantasy mecha rebellion: strike back against the Authority in steel-clad Astirs Dice: 2d6 · Complexity: Medium · Cost: Free
17. Flying Circus Barnstorming aerial adventure with mercenary pilots in a post-war fantasy world Dice: 2d10 · Complexity: High · Cost: $$
18. Epyllion A dragon epic where young drakes discover the true value of friendship Dice: 2d6 · Complexity: Very Low · Cost: $$
19. Comrades Revolutionary underground RPG: fight a corrupt government, seize power, and change the world Dice: 2d6 · Complexity: Low · Cost: $
20. Cryptid Creeks Cozy horror mystery: River Scouts investigate curses, befriend cryptids, and protect their small town Dice: 2d6 · Complexity: Low · Cost: $$
21. Fellowship Heroic fantasy adventure where one player runs the evil Overlord and each hero gives voice to a whole fantasy people Dice: 2d6 · Complexity: Medium · Cost: $
22. Chasing Adventure Action-adventure fantasy forged from Dungeon World: fast moves, dramatic chases, and cinematic play Dice: 2d6 · Complexity: Low · Cost: Free
23. Legend of the Elements Elemental bending and wuxia martial arts action inspired by Avatar Dice: 2d6 · Complexity: Low · Cost: $
24. Rapscallion Pirate adventure on cursed seas: swear oaths, twist fate, and sail a ship that's a character too Dice: 2d6 · Complexity: Low · Cost: Free
25. Hogwarts: An RPG Play out original student stories at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Dice: 2d6 · Complexity: Very Low · Cost: Free
26. Let's Go to Magic School Collaboratively build a magic school and play out the drama of student life as young mages Dice: 2d6 · Complexity: Low · Cost: Free
27. Action Movie World Play action movie stars making cheesy VHS-era films: kung fu, buddy cop, barbarian epics, and more Dice: 2d6 · Complexity: Low · Cost: $
28. Fear of the Unknown Build a small town together, then play through the horror movie that tears it apart Dice: 2d6 · Complexity: Low · Cost: $$
29. Super Space Knights Companies of space knights fight extinction across a galaxy of desperate wars and spreading corruption Dice: 2d6 · Complexity: Medium · Cost: $