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Lasers & Feelings

Original
One-page sci-fi RPG — pick a number, roll some dice, crew the Raptor
scifi
Rules-LightOne-Shot FriendlyBeginner-FriendlyLow-PrepComedyCollaborativeFiction-FirstOpen SourceTag-Based
Languages: English
Diced6 dice pool
System FamilyStandalone
CostFree
LicenseCC BY-NC-SA 3.0
PublisherOne Seven Design (John Harper)
Year2013
Complexity Very Low
Accessibility Very High
Community Low

Core Mechanic

Pick a number from 2–5. Roll 1–3d6 depending on preparation and expertise. Rolls under your number succeed at Lasers (science, tech, reason); rolls over succeed at Feelings (intuition, diplomacy, passion). Rolling exactly your number triggers Laser Feelings — a special insight where you can ask the GM one question.

Best For

Quick one-shots with zero prep — the crew of the interstellar scout ship Raptor must save the day while the captain is out of commission.

Highlights

Entire game fits on one page, zero prep needed, character creation takes seconds, hundreds of community hacks adapt the framework to other genres, free and Creative Commons licensed

Considerations

GM carries most of the creative and structural load, single stat means characters can feel mechanically identical, no structured scenario framework beyond the initial hook, limited replay variety without community hacks