Welcome to the RPG section of 1KM1KT. Here you’ll find member submissions of tabletop pen and paper role-playing games. All of the RPGs available in this section are free for download and are generally in .pdf format. If you’re interested in submitting your own RPG for publication, please visit our submissions page for details or send it to us using our contact form.
Free RPGs
Kaffe Insomnia
Thursday, September 2nd, 2004(originally in Italian, it was translated in English to be posted here) The game is about Kaffe (KF15), an artificial coffee synthesis. The year is 21 and the world is ruled by KaffeInsomnia, the corporation that first made Kaffe. PCs can be Managers, Preachers, Technicians, Daredevils, Soldiers and all are addicted to Kaffe.
Haiku
Thursday, September 2nd, 2004what makes a hero?
strength, dexterity
constitution and wisdom
nothing else matters
Once Upon a Time and Long Ago
Thursday, September 2nd, 2004Once Upon a Time and Long Ago is a role-playing game inspired by the dark fairy tales collected by Jacob and Willhelm Grim, the enchanting, carefree children?s epic Peter Pan, and a wonderful novel by Neal Stephenson known as The Diamond Age, or, A Young Lady?s Illustrated Primer. It is not just a role-playing game, though: it is a lens with which the participants in the game look back at their childhoods, and transmogrifier that turns the day to day routine and tumultuous events alike of early childhood up through puberty into a fantastical adventure.
Young Gods
Thursday, September 2nd, 2004Some ancient Egyptians suddenly acquire the heads of animals and magical powers. Which of them will be remembered by history?
Rings & Rogues
Thursday, September 2nd, 2004A fantasy game written primarily in the final hour of my chosen day. Magic works by giving special magic items to complete strangers to trigger their effects.
Monster Trainer
Thursday, September 2nd, 2004Submitted for the current Grand Event
Price of Power
Thursday, September 2nd, 2004A rules-lite, descriptive superhero game. Build your powers and then watch your conscience.
SPAM – Super Powered Awesome Mutants
Thursday, September 2nd, 2004Contrary to popular belief, radiation doesn’t kill you it only makes you stronger. Now let’s go beat up that giant sentient lawnmower and take his swag.
SinZen
Thursday, September 2nd, 2004Sin/Zen is an experimental game system, with a mechanic based on the Seven Deadly Sins and Zen philosophical concepts. Characters are Entities of power in any of a number of possible game worlds. An Example game world is touched on, Gnothi Seafton, based on the Ancient Greek Mythos.
Above The Earth
Thursday, September 2nd, 2004Above The Earth is a superhero game designed around resource management mechanics. It’s flexible enough to handle street-level superheroes and cosmic powers, all in the same fight. “You have a hundred six sided dice; when you run out, you run out.”