Somewhere between worlds, tucked into a quiet street that only appears when you need it, there is a café, though its shelves are lined not with books, but with stories waiting to be played. This jam invites you to create a Romantasy TTRPG and place it upon the café shelves for others to discover.
To participate in the jam, simply make a TTRPG Romantasy inspired TTRPG game or table aid that sticks to the theme. We're looking for games that are designed for group, 2 player or solo play and packed with yearning, tropes and titles such as 'A Court of [Noun] and [Noun]' or 'A [Noun] of [Noun] and [Noun]' (if you're a voracious Romantasy reader, you know what we mean.)
This is an unrated jam. Take your time, make something you care about.
Games for adults are welcome but should be clearly labelled as such.
Please do not submit a game if AI was used in any part of the process. We support human creation and only want to have that featured.
You deserve to be paid for your work - please feel free to set the price at whatever you'd like, or PWYW (Pay What You Want) instead. If you are attaching a price, consider adding a pool of community copies.
Because this jam explores emotional and romantic themes, please include safety tools in your game:
Lines and Veils
X-Card
Script Change
Create space for players to feel safe exploring emotional stories.
When your game is ready, submit it to the jam and imagine you are placing your story onto the café shelves for someone else to find.
Please include:
A playable TTRPG or narrative tabletop experience
Clear rules or instructions for a game catering to either a solo experience, 2 player or a group.
A Romantasy theme
Optional (but lovely additions):
Printable format
Example play
Art, layout, or aesthetic touches
Popular Romantasy Tropes
Use these as inspiration, or twist them into something new:
Enemies to Lovers (or Lovers to Enemies, you do you, boo.)
SHADOW DADDY/MOMMY!
We musn't...but we will. (Forbidden Love)
Destined Lovers
Fake Dating/Arranged Marriage....but we're catching feelings.
Found Family
The Chosen One
Slowburn Romance
Dragons you can ride (not like that? Maybe like that? Up to you.)
Hot Elves/Faerie people etc etc etc.
If you’re not sure where to start, here are some helpful tools and inspiration.
What IS Romantasy? - A Beginner's Guide
Free/Low Cost Decor from ALDERDOODLE
Free Public Domain Image Archive
Skeleton Code Machine - Advice on making games