Level 1 Anthology 2023

Endings and Epilogues

Roleplaying games are all about placing yourself in strange situations and experiencing new vistas. For this volume of Level 1, we asked designers to put themselves at the end of the story – with our theme ENDINGS AND EPILOGUES. 

Throughout this anthology, you will find several different expressions of endings – the ending of phases, the literal end of life, and even games about what happens after you die. Each designer’s game was chosen because we felt that their submission captured the theme, brought a new idea or a fresh perspective, or all of the above.

Level 1

The indie RPG scene is a diverse, fascinating, and vibrant part of the TTRPG community. With Level 1: The Indie RPG Anthology, 9th Level Games brings together choice games from the world of indie RPGs in an annual collection published in time for Free RPG Day.

Every year 9th Level Games releases this series of officially endorsed featuring new role-playing games, RPG standalone adventures, 200 word RPGs, and more!

FREE RPG DAY 

Free RPG Day occurs annually in June and with over 500 stores participating worldwide. They provide consumers with free exclusive printed content for a wide variety of tabletop roleplaying games. New RPG adventures, quick-start guides, accessories and more are to be had at your local participating retailer, with publishing partners changing yearly.

"Endings and Epilogues" includes games from these diverse, unique voices: 

• Brigitte Winter
• Dustin Patrick Winter
• Gabrielle Rabinowitz
• Helena Real
• Holly Black
• KJ and CJ Lappin
• M. Belanger
• Mark Kennedy
• Midsummer Meinberg
• Nat Mesnard
• Noah Lemelson
• Rue Dickey
• Sylvia Gimenez
• Zak Eidsvoog and Ian Rickett

Level Up Fund

Our goal for Level 1 is always to feature unique and underrepresented voices. We look for games that shine a new light on an old idea or bring something new to the table. This has lead us to creating the LevelUp Fund.

Proceeds from polymorph™ system licensing fees, donations for Level 1 on our website, DriveThru RPG, and itch.io, as well as any sponsor dollars remaining after the production of Level 1 will all go into the LevelUp Fund.

The LevelUp Fund allows us to grant designers free use of the polymorph™ system!

We will be expanding information on the LevelUp Fund soon, so keep an eye out for more news!