Dopamine RPG

From The Hidden Room

Overview

The Dopamine RPG system is a custom system built to maximize the aspects of RPG systems that bring me the most joy. It is inspired by elements from many systems, such as Fiasco, Apocalypse World, and others.

Characters

Styles

Styles are the main attributes of characters. They are most similar to the stats such as strength, dexterity, and wisdom in other games.

  • Brutality: This describes the character's talent with pure physical force.
  • Subtlety: This describes the character's talent with grace or finesse.
  • Mysticality: This describes the character's talent with mental and magical power.

Arts

Each of the styles has an associated number of arts. Arts describe the actions the character can take or passive qualities the character might have, related to the style of the art.

Brutal Arts

  • Strike
  • March

Subtle Arts

  • Sneak: Move without being noticed
  • Suppressing Fire: Attack creatures from a distance

Mystic Arts