What Is This?

One Shot World is a hack of the excellent Dungeon World RPG that removes most of the long-form mechanics and replaces them with simple rules designed to facilitate one-shots and short campaigns. This initial release is for the beta rules, which are 100% playable.

What's Changed?

Playbooks have been simplified down to just a few background and core moves, as well as a few optional advances.

One Shot World uses the standard Dungeon World basic moves, though some have been tweaked to facilitate a shorter game.

Alignment and Bonds are replaced with questions that serve a similar function.

Rations and encumbrance are gone, and wealth and equipment are simplified.

Racial moves have been removed in favor of a playbook-specific backgrounds, which provide a package of ability score bonuses, moves and starting equipment.

Included are the core rules, playkit & playbooks, starters and supplements intended to make your one shots shine!

This game is (and always will be) FREE OF CHARGE.