RPG Writer Workshop
Level up your skills in narrative and game design for tabletop roleplaying games
Join a global writing community with more than 12,000 ttRPG storytellers
RPG Writer Workshop offers accessible, affordable project-based courses, workshops, and programs for ttRPG writers.
Write Your First Adventure
Our flagship course can now be taken at ANY TIME throughout the year. Choose from one of four paths to develop your adventure. More paths coming in 2023!
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Write Your First Adventure | General Path
CourseLearn the basics of writing, producing, and publishing a tabletop roleplaying game one-shot adventure for any game system! An RPG Writer Workshop program.
$49
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Write Your First Adventure | Call of Cthulhu Path
CourseLearn the basics of writing, producing, and publishing a tabletop roleplaying game one-shot adventure for any game system! An RPG Writer Workshop program in partnership with Chaosium.
$49
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Write Your First Adventure | DnD Path
CourseLearn the basics of writing, producing, and publishing a tabletop roleplaying game one-shot adventure for any game system! An RPG Writer Workshop program.
$49
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Write Your First Adventure | RuneQuest Path
CourseLearn the basics of writing, producing, and publishing a tabletop roleplaying game one-shot adventure for any game system! An RPG Writer Workshop program in partnership with Chaosium.
$49
FAQ
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If I've taken WYFA before, can I can take it again or take another path?
Absolutely! We have lots of returning writers!
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Will you still be assembling bundles after the workshop?
Yes! We will be publishing bundles with WYFA adventures twice a year. We'll connect with all course registrants to let you know when these will be and when we'll need your adventures.
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Is there a discount for taking more than one path at a time?
Yes, and our team can help you out — email us at Hello@StorytellingCollective.com and let us know which paths you want to take.
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How long will I have access to the course material?
Once you register, you have access to the course material indefinitely! Plus, you'll also get any updates we make to the paths.
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What's a bundle?
The bundles are pages that have links to all of our writer's published adventures, published on DMs Guild and DriveThruRPG. It's our way of promoting your published work in one convenient place, plus we collaborate with DMs Guild and DriveThruRPG to spotlight your adventures!
New to writing ttRPGs? Start here:
Three essential programs to get you writing, reading, and thinking like a professional game or narrative designer
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Write Your First D&D Encounter
CourseWrite, produce, and publish a one-page D&D encounter to publish to Dungeon Masters Guild!
$25
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Bookwyrms
BundleJoin the Storytelling Collective and ttRPG industry professionals for a guided monthly reading club. Explore new tabletop roleplaying games so that you can feel empowered to create for them!
$19 / month
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Dungeon Design Essentials: Moments
CourseLearn how to design engaging dungeon adventures that will keep players talking long after the game has ended!
$13
RPG Writer Workshop programs are developed in partnership with ttRPG industry professionals
Bookwyrms: a ttRPG Reading Club
A guided reading club for learning new tabletop roleplaying games so you can be empowered to create for them
Curious how the RPG Writer Workshop can help you? Hear from our alumni:
"This program is amazing"
I wrote my first published D&D adventure through this program and it has sold nearly 500 copies. This program is amazing and worth completing if you want to get published or just want help getting your adventure expertly crafted.
"Thoughtful in its lesson approach"
So I did the fall workshop for Storytelling Collective and I absolutely loved it! I found it so incredibly thoughtful in its lesson approach. I learned so much and highly recommend anyone looking to learn how to publish their own DND adventures / Cthulhu Scenarios to give them a look.
"Empowering and inspiring"
Being part of the RPG Writer Workshop
was empowering and inspiring. It fueled my desire to work in this field and gave me new avenues to pursue in finding paid opportunities as an RPG writer.
"A rewarding creative experience"
A rewarding creative experience, one I thoroughly recommend other people to try out for themselves.
Level up your knowledge of tabletop design and production
These self-paced, project-based courses can be taken at any time
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Dungeon Design Essentials: Traps
CourseLearn how to design traps that excite and challenge your players.
$39
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Dungeon Design Essentials: Moments
CourseLearn how to design engaging dungeon adventures that will keep players talking long after the game has ended!
$13
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Dungeon Design Essentials: Treasure
CourseLearn how to design treasure and rewards to excite, entice, and inspire your players.
$29
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Choice Design in Solo Adventure Gamebooks
CourseLearn how to write solo adventure gamebooks that present readers with meaningful, memorable choices.
$35
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Laying Out Your Solo Adventure Gamebook Using Adobe InDesign
CourseFollow a step-by-step process to put your solo gamebook into a beautiful, readable layout using Adobe InDesign.
$13
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Publishing Your Campaign Setting: A Primer
CourseLearn how to plan, write, and market an original campaign setting. Instructor Mike Myler has more than 150 credits to his name and has funded several campaign settings through Kickstarter.
$29
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Marketing 101 for ttRPG Creators
CourseLearn the basics of marketing and come up with a marketing plan that will help you promote your roleplaying games!
$19
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Dungeon Design Essentials
BundleA bundle including three foundational game design courses: Moments, Traps, and Treasure. Developed by Sersa Victory, in partnership with Storytelling Collective.
$70
Narrative and game design encompasses all that we love about storytelling: creating immersive, participatory, and communal stories.
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